Amnesia Ibiza is turning 50, and the White Isle institution is marking the moment the way it always has, through music. As part of its Amnesia Ibiza 50th anniversary celebrations, the club has revealed a sweeping compilation that collects 50 tracks across 10 vinyl records or 5 CDs, a physical archive of the sound that has filled its rooms since 1976. Pre orders are open now, and the release arrives in the middle of one of the busiest seasons the venue has ever run.
Five decades on the White Isle
Amnesia opened in 1976, when Antonio Escohotado rented an old finca near Sant Rafel and turned it into an open air party for hippies and locals. He called it the workshop of forgetting, a place to leave your problems at the door. Half a century later the room holds thousands, its terrace and main floor rank among the most famous spaces in dance music, and Amnesia stands as one of the very few clubs from that first Ibiza wave still running at full force. The foam parties, the marathon sets and the residencies that followed turned a rural farmhouse into a global reference point.
Inside the 50 track Amnesia box set
The compilation is built as a proper history lesson. Fifty hand picked records span disco, house, trance and techno, the styles that have shared the Amnesia floor across five decades. The tracklist runs from Eric Prydz and his piano house anthem Pjanoo to Hot Natured Benediction, and reaches back to foundational cuts like New Order Blue Monday, Chic Good Times and Alter Ego Rocker.
The full list stretches even wider. Expect Donna Summer, Paul van Dyk, Fred again.., Robert Miles, Laurent Garnier, Binary Finary and Candi Staton among the 50 names, delivered on 10 vinyls or 5 CDs. It reads less like a club promo and more like a snapshot of what the venue has meant to dance music.
A few of the highlights fans have already picked out:
- Eric Prydz, Pjanoo
- New Order, Blue Monday
- Chic, Good Times
- Hot Natured, Benediction
- Alter Ego, Rocker
Pre orders and the complete tracklist are live through the official Amnesia Ibiza site.
Jean-Michel Jarre makes his Amnesia debut
The anniversary season has already produced one genuinely historic night. Jean-Michel Jarre, one of the founding figures of electronic music, performed at Amnesia for the very first time, adding a new chapter to the club story right as it hits 50.
Amnesia summed up the moment in a message shared after the show: “Some nights become memories. Others become part of history. Yesterday, Jean-Michel Jarre performed at Amnesia for the very first time, adding a new chapter to 50 years of unforgettable Ibiza nights. Thank you for being part of it.” The French composer has taken his live show everywhere from the pyramids at Giza to Paris La Défense across a career that gave the world Oxygène and Equinoxe, yet he had never played the Ibiza club until this season.
A stacked anniversary season
The box set lands in the thick of a heavyweight 2026 programme. This year the calendar is anchored by long running residencies including Joseph Capriati presents Metamorfosi, Resistance and elrow, alongside high profile one offs like the Jarre booking. For a club marking its half century, it is a run designed to connect the history on the vinyl with the crowd on the floor.
Why the Amnesia Ibiza 50th anniversary matters
The release taps a wider trend. Vinyl has returned as a collector format, and heritage clubs are increasingly turning their archives into physical products that double as legacy statements. A 10 vinyl box is both a keepsake and a business move, a way to sell the story of a venue to fans who danced there once or dreamed of it from afar. It also fits Ibiza current mood, with the island leaning heavily into anniversary bookings and legacy moments across the season.
Amnesia sits at the center of that history. Its floor helped carry some of the most iconic house records ever made, and its 2026 calendar keeps it in the present tense too, part of the same Ibiza circuit that produced surprise nights like the recent Dom Dolla show at Hï Ibiza. The compilation is the club drawing a straight line from then to now.
What happens next
Pre orders are open, with the full tracklist and format options on the official Amnesia site. The anniversary season continues through the summer, and the club has signaled that more one off bookings are on the way. For a venue that has spent 50 years turning nights into memories, a box set is the rare object that lets fans keep one.
Amnesia Ibiza 50th anniversary FAQ
When did Amnesia Ibiza open?
Amnesia opened in 1976, founded by Antonio Escohotado in a rural finca near Sant Rafel before growing into one of the biggest clubs in Ibiza.
What is on the Amnesia 50 years compilation?
The release gathers 50 tracks across 10 vinyl records or 5 CDs, spanning disco, house, trance and techno, from Eric Prydz Pjanoo to Fred again.., New Order, Chic, Donna Summer and Laurent Garnier.
Did Jean-Michel Jarre really play Amnesia?
Yes. Jean-Michel Jarre performed at Amnesia for the first time during the 50th anniversary season, a debut the club described as part of its history.
How can I buy the box set?
Pre orders and the full tracklist are available through the official Amnesia Ibiza website.