Solid Grooves DC10 Ibiza 2026: No Phones, Pure Tech House

Solid Grooves Returns to DC10 with a No-Phones Season

Solid Grooves has confirmed its full 2026 summer run at DC10 Ibiza — 18 Thursdays from June 4 through to October 1 — and alongside the dates, one policy decision that cuts against every trend in contemporary nightlife: no phones, all season. For a residency already known for programming that expects its crowd to pay attention, the rule is less a gimmick than a philosophy made explicit. Michael Bibi's Thursday night is back, and it's leaning in harder than ever.

What the No-Phones Policy Actually Changes

Phone-free clubbing policies have been implemented across various venues with varying degrees of commitment — some wrap cameras with stickers, others are more rigorous. Solid Grooves has applied the no-phones rule across all 18 dates, not as a one-off experiment but as a season-long standard. The practical effect is a room where the shared reference point is the music, not the content being produced from it. For tech house and deep tech programming in particular — where a set's quality lives in the accumulation of small decisions over three or four hours rather than in a single climactic moment — that shift in crowd attention matters in the mix. DJs who play for the room rather than for the camera benefit most from audiences whose eyes are open and whose hands aren't holding a phone above the heads in front of them.

It's a position that aligns with DC10's identity. The venue has never been the loudest or the most architecturally dramatic on the island. Its Garden terrace is an open-air concrete yard with a sound system, a bar, and very little else in the way of distraction. Solid Grooves fits it precisely because both operate from the same premise: that the music is sufficient.

Michael Bibi and the Solid Grooves Sound

Bibi founded the Solid Grooves imprint and party brand over a decade ago and has built it into one of the most consistent platforms in underground tech house. The label, Solid Grooves Records, has released work from Dennis Cruz, East End Dubs, Archie Hamilton, Pawsa, and a rotating cast of producers who understand the combination of deep groove and technical precision that defines the imprint's aesthetic.

At DC10 in 2026, Bibi holds the constant across all 18 dates while bringing in weekly guests who fit the brief. Past seasons have run through Loco Dice, Dennis Cruz, Pawsa, Archie Hamilton, and East End Dubs. The guest policy has always been consistency of sound over variety of spectacle — a curator's approach that keeps the programming coherent even as the names on the flyers rotate.

The sound itself sits at the intersection of tech house, minimal, and deep tech: low-end-heavy, percussion-driven, groove-forward without the bouncy commercialism that has diluted parts of the tech house mainstream. Bibi's DJ sets — often running four to six hours on the island — operate in the layered, patient register that rewards a listening crowd over a reactive one. The no-phones rule is a logical extension of the programming.

The DC10 Garden Context

DC10 runs multiple spaces during its programming nights, but the Garden — an open-air terrace separated from the main room — is where Solid Grooves has historically held its most focused sets. The outdoor setting, the concrete-and-grass aesthetic, and the venue's position a few kilometres outside Ibiza Town all contribute to an atmosphere that self-selects for a certain kind of attendee. People make a deliberate decision to go to DC10; it's not a walk-past from the Strip.

That self-selection means Solid Grooves draws a crowd already oriented toward the music. The no-phones policy formalises what was already an implicit expectation, and the 18-date season provides enough continuity for the Thursday night to develop the kind of crowd identity that makes the best residencies feel like a community rather than an event series.

The Ibiza 2026 Season and Why Thursday Works

Ibiza's 2026 season is dense with high-profile residencies — Circoloco at DC10 on Mondays, Music On with Marco Carola at Pacha on Fridays, the usual Saturday and Sunday blockbusters across Hi, Ushuaïa, and Amnesia. Thursdays have traditionally offered more room, and Solid Grooves has used that room well. The 18-date run from June 4 to October 1 places it across the full arc of the summer, from the early-season crowd that tends to know what it wants to the late-summer run when the island attracts its most experienced clubbers.

Tickets and dates are available via DC10 and the standard Ibiza booking platforms. Opening party is June 4. Bibi anchors every date. The phones stay in the cloakroom.