A UNVRS power outage shut down one of the biggest weekly parties in Ibiza on Monday night. John Summit’s Experts Only residency at [UNVRS], the club voted number one in the world by DJ Mag this spring, was cancelled on July 20 after the venue lost electricity and could not bring it back, sending a packed house home just one week before the season finale.
The night the number one club went dark
Monday’s bill was one of the strongest of the residency so far. Summit was set to headline the Main Room with support from Cassian, Adam Sellouk back to back with Script, and Airrica. Instead, the lights cut out and stayed out. After a long wait with no music, the night was called off completely.
Clubbers who had traveled for the show vented their frustration in real time. “The power has been out for way too long. Unvrs didn’t give any explanation on their social media, just kept letting people wait,” one attendee wrote on Reddit as the cancellation was confirmed. When the official word finally came, the venue blamed a power cut in the local area and told ticket holders to contact their ticket provider for more information.
John Summit responds to the UNVRS power outage
Summit went straight to social media once the cancellation became official. “Trying to brainstorm any way to make it up to you guys, never have had something like this happen before,” the Chicago producer told fans, making clear the decision was out of his hands.
The timing hurts. July 20 was the eighth of nine scheduled Mondays in his debut [UNVRS] residency, which has run every week since June 1 and closes on July 27. It caps a loud month for Summit, who spent early July in headlines over his public dispute with Pete Tong over the Missing remix. This time the story found him through no fault of his own.
A rough moment for Ibiza’s new giant
The blackout lands at a delicate moment for the venue. [UNVRS] opened on May 30, 2025 on the site of the former Privilege, and in April it was voted the world’s number one club in DJ Mag’s Top 100 Clubs poll, the first time in the history of the ranking that a newly opened venue debuted at the top. Owner The Night League, led by Yann Pissenem, also runs Ushuaïa and Hï Ibiza, giving the group three clubs in the world’s top five. We covered the project when it was first announced as the newest name on Ibiza’s club circuit.
Even if the fault started outside its walls, a club that markets itself on next generation production and monolithic scale is expected to keep the show running, and a full shutdown on a sold out Monday is the kind of failure the whole island notices in peak season. All eyes are now on the venue’s technical team to make sure the finale runs clean.
What happens next for Experts Only
The residency’s closing party is still scheduled for Monday, July 27. Beyond pointing fans to their ticket providers, neither [UNVRS] nor The Night League had published refund procedures or announced a makeup show at the time of writing, so ticket holders from the cancelled night are advised to keep their digital passes while a fuller statement is prepared. Summit, for his part, says he is working on a way to compensate everyone affected.
One bad night does not undo a breakout season, but it does raise the stakes for the finale. If the club delivers next Monday, July 20 becomes a footnote. If the lights flicker again, it becomes a storyline.
FAQ
Why was John Summit’s Experts Only night at UNVRS cancelled?
The venue announced that a power cut in the local area meant the show could no longer go ahead on Monday, July 20. Electricity was not restored in time, and no further technical detail has been shared so far.
Will ticket holders get refunds?
The venue’s announcement directed ticket holders to contact their ticket provider for more information. As of publication, no formal refund procedure or makeup event has been announced, so fans are advised to keep their digital passes.
When is the final Experts Only night at UNVRS?
The season finale is scheduled for Monday, July 27, 2026, the last of nine weekly Monday shows that began on June 1.
What is UNVRS?
[UNVRS] is the Ibiza superclub that opened on May 30, 2025 on the former Privilege site. It was voted the world’s number one club in DJ Mag’s Top 100 Clubs 2026 poll in its first year, and it is operated by The Night League, the group behind Ushuaïa and Hï Ibiza.