STEVE LAWLER'S IBIZA DIARY: ROOFTOP RAGERS...

The legendary Steve Lawler gives Ritual a glowing review after his set back in July. He was our 3rd guest after wAFF and Sasha and he absolutely tore the roof off - music was amazing!

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Date published: 4th Nov 2016

Each week, longtime island veteran, Warriors boss and VIVa head honcho Steve Lawler gives us his personal insights and highlights into his wild Warriors party at Sankeys, and much more. This week, Steve's surprise rooftop rager, accidental romance and chaos in Italy.

"After Hideout festival and quite a heavy schedule throughout June, I came back to the UK for a few day?s rest before my afternoon show with Ritual at Madison Rooftop. I was expecting a small, easy afternoon set, but no ? this place was jammed wall to wall on a huge roof top! I don't know how many people you can get on a roof, but I'm guessing close to a thousand people were all there, waiting to hear me drop some groove led juice to fill the glass walls of the place. It was such a great party, I?m still a little shell shocked if I'm honest ? I wasn't expecting that...

I got some sleep before heading back to Ibiza for the third Warriors show of the season. As usual ? and this time no surprise ? it was packed and going off, Sundays is fundays. It started off with me doing the pre-party at Café del Mar, which was great. It?s such a nice vibe playing the classier of sunset strip venues. Café del Mar is so rich in history, and it always feels like a privilege to play there.

Next I headed back over to Playa d?en Bossa and into the cavern that is the Sankeys basement. I left there at 7am feeling somewhat dishevelled? sign of a successful night!

I had a quiet week after that with Friday off. I spent the whole week going through loads of old tunes, digging out some hidden gems for the summer ahead. I found that the new influx of promos of late had gone a bit stale, so this was much needed and I'm glad I made time for this. I found some incredible forgotten music. I went to my usual spa for a day of relaxation, which I absolutely needed after the heavy touring schedule. I tried to spend most my week in my apartment, avoiding going out for dinner or to the beach as that usually means being near alcohol, and I need some alcohol-free time!

On Friday I travelled to Naples for Jamie Jones' Paradise show at Metropolis, a huge beach venue. It held around 5,000 people throwing some serious shapes, but beautiful shapes as only the Italians can. Jamie played and was followed by Black Coffee, then I closed the show from 4am ? 6am. It was incredible watching the sun come up as I closed out on a couple of classics. The stage absolutely packed, it was vibes all round. I love playing for these guys, it's always good.

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