4 AUGUST 2025
10 YEARS OF CLASSIC IBIZA AT BLICKLING ESTATE
We returned to the beautiful grounds of Blickling Estate on Saturday 2 August, delighting over 7,500 partygoers with five hours of Balearic-infused house music. Back to the venue where it all began, Urban Soul Orchestra (USO), conducted by Stephen Hussey, performed a “best of” set of over 50 house classics. The concert also featured Classic Ibiza debutants, London Community Gospel Choir (LCGC), who added their soulful and uplifting vocals to a number of tracks during the evening.
Concertgoer, Sally Hammond, summed upped the crowd’s reaction perfectly on Classic Ibiza’s social channels: “A brilliant night, thank you. We have been coming for several years, and it just keeps getting better. We will be back next year!!”
Gates opened at 5.30pm, and as the audience settled into the family-friendly vibe over their picnics, they enjoyed a soundtrack of Afro/Latin-infused house, expertly mixed by DJ Jose Luis, a former Pacha Ibiza resident. Towards the end of his set, he was joined on stage by LCGC for a live mash-up of gospel-inspired tracks, including Clivillés and Cole’s A Deeper Love and Blaze’s Most Precious Love, which featured the iconic vocals of Aretha Franklin and Barabara Tucker on the original recordings.
At 8pm, USO and DJ Goldierocks took centre stage for the Ghost Ship Sundowner Set, with the BPM taking a noticeable uptick. Beginning appropriately with Fatboy Slim’s Right Here, Right Now, USO were joined by LCGC for a spine-tingling rendition of eight classic tracks, including Gypsy Woman by Crystal Waters and Lola’s Theme by The Shapeshifters. LCGC are one of the world’s most in-demand choirs, having recorded with a veritable who’s who of popular music, including Adele, Blur and Madonna.
USO, who have collaborated with the likes of Groove Armada and Robert Miles, took a short break at 9pm, leaving the Blickling audience in the capable hands of party-starter extraordinaire, DJ Goldierocks. She mixed up a storm of deep house anthems, setting the scene perfectly for what was to come.
As night fell, and the grounds of Blickling transformed into magical, alfresco nightclub, USO returned to the stage at 9.30pm for the Dance Set. Accompanied by an awesome laser and light show, the crowd partied to USO’s breathtaking orchestral performance, featuring Galvanise by The Chemical Brothers, Out Of Space by The Prodigy and Adagio For Strings by Tiësto.
The audience was then treated to a fitting encore of two of Classic Ibiza’s most popular tracks. Saving the best for last, USO went out on high to Insomnia by Faithless and Sandstorm by Darude. The concert ended at 11pm.
Classic Ibiza’s Lisa Ward comments: “It was like coming home to where it all began; what started as an experiment in 2016, on the back of the classical proms’ concerts, has grown into something magical. I can’t quite believe it was our 10-year anniversary and Blickling never fails to deliver an incredible atmosphere. We brought back-to-back anthems, and the crowd matched the energy, it was fantastic. A huge thank you to Stephen Hussey’s incredible Urban Soul Orchestra and our DJs Goldierocks and Jose Luis, they never fail to raise the bar and as for the London Community Gospel Choir, they were sensational!
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