Pacha Ibiza have announced their full program of events for the summer season, which kicks off on May 22nd.

The iconic brand has undergone a significant shake-up recently, with former musical directors Mark Netto and Danny Whittle leaving the club for new venue Bomba. There have also been plenty of changes in the DJ department, with Erick Morillo, Luciano, Defected In The House, Tiesto and Pete Tong all departing. Under the guidance of new director of programming Steve Hulme, Pacha will welcome an almost entirely fresh roster for 2013.

Epica will run a weekly party on Monday nights, with Tuesday nights dedicated to Flower Power, Pacha's own in-house classic rock'n'roll event, which moves from a monthly to a weekly slot. Wednesdays welcome Guy Gerber and his Wisdom of the Glove vision to the fold, while David and Cathy Guetta continue with F*ck Me I'm Famous! on Thursdays. John Digweed and Fritz Kalkbrenner will join forces for Insane on Friday nights, hosting the likes of Steve Lawler, Umek, DJ Sneak and Derrick Carter. With Armand Van Helden, Martin Solveig and Bob Sinclair all confirmed, signature event Pure Pacha has moved to Saturdays, while Sundays will be all about Solomun+1, where the Dynamic boss will DJ from a custom-made booth at the centre of the dancefloor.

Sasha has announced details of a new residency in Ibiza this summer.

The British DJ will continue his close relationship with the Ushuaia enterprise, which has seen him perform at the club for the past three years. The residency will take place at the new Ushuaia Tower every Sunday from July 7th through September 29th. Looking to recapture the vibe of those early Ushuaia beach parties, entry is free, with doors opening at 4.30 PM. Each week Sasha will be joined by a series of his favourite artists, friends and collaborators, as well as a secret unannounced guest. The official name of the party series has not yet been announced. In case you missed it, you can listen to our recent RA Exchange with the famed DJ here.

Guy Gerber will launch his new night called Wisdom of the Glove at Pacha in Ibiza next month.

The Supplement Facts boss will cover Wednesday nights at the Ibiza institution, taking over from Erick Morillo. The latter's Subliminal event is one of three to leave Pacha for new club Bomba this summer, alongside Defected In The House and Luciano's Vagabundos. Running from May 22nd through Ocotber 2nd, Wisdom of the Glove plans to bring an air of mysticism to the club, combining DJs and live acts with puppeteers, magicians, fortune-telling machines and a $150,000 glove. Week-by-week line-ups are as yet unannounced, but performances from the likes of dOP, Cajmere, Deniz Kurtel, Matthew Dear and Benoit & Sergio have all been confirmed, as well as live sets from Four Tet and Chromatics.

Corresponding via email, Guy Gerber shed some light on the inspiration behind the concept and why Pacha was a natural choice:

Tell us a bit about how Wisdom of the Glove came to be. Was it an idea you've always had or was it something Pacha and yourself collaborated on?

The whole thing has sprung from a ridiculous idea that came to my mind while I was at a party in the jungle during BPM festival in Mexico. There wasn't too much behind it besides trying to tell Pacha that instead of cheesy merchandise, I wanted to sell one glove and put a price tag of $150,000 on it. The more we spoke about it however, the more I decided to look at booking acts that don't belong to any other brand, to be daring with the acts I wanted to book and focus instead on fresh and new interesting DJs that aren’t necessarily familiar to the island. My vision was that if someone like Grace Jones came to Ibiza, which night would she want to attend? It would have to be daring and chic and surprising.

What is the idea behind the concept?

While at the jungle party in Mexico, I was walking around wearing a single glove, Michael Jackson style. The texture inside the glove felt weird, because it was cheap, and I was enjoying going around and touching people on the face with it to creep them out. But after like two hours, I realized that no one was bothered by the glove. When I touched my own face, I realized the outside of the glove was actually soft and nice. So the whole time I was really just creeping myself out.

The WOTG concept involves bringing together magicians, puppeteers, Zoltar machines and hopefully some of the most cutting edge line-ups the island has ever seen. I feel if I was doing this kind of night in one of the more underground clubs, it would come across as very pretentious. Pacha, with its more mainstream aesthetic, makes everything seem a bit more over the top and ridiculous, and that's what I'm looking for.

Musically, what can we hope to expect?

My main idea is that the music has to be entertaining and challenging at the same time. I see Ibiza 2002-2007 as a goal and that means that there should be plenty of melodies - it will sometimes be techno, sometimes indie, but most of the time, it will just be party music. I would like to encourage a dialogue between the visitors of the night and the DJs by way of soulful, hypnotic beats. Something that is missing on the island is the 'track of the season' or the 'track of the after party.' I feel that it's been a while since anyone has spoken about one particular tune or party, one that really fits Ibiza more than anywhere else.

2013 has seen many of Pacha's longest-serving DJs part ways with the club, including Erick Morillo, Tiesto and Luciano. What do you make of the reasons cited by Ricardo Urgell recently in the New York Times that led to such a dramatic shift?

Personally I don't like to interfere in the business of other people. One of the biggest problems in this world is greed, but I'm sure some people might see me as greedy too. I just think that in general it's a free world and DJs should be allowed to play wherever they want, while at the same time, club owners should also be allowed to pay as much as they want.

From talking with Pacha, I didn't feel there was any resentment toward these people. The owners were just looking forward to a time when Pacha would move away from hosting commercial brands and move into doing something more fresh. Pacha was the first club in Ibiza and has always striven to be the first to discover the next new, exciting thing.

I don't feel like they have any bad feelings toward these people, and are still looking forward to working with them, just not on the same terms. It's funny because that whole money thing has become a big question right now in the scene with the emergence of the VIP crowd and bigger venues. Personally I feel that the fact that more money is injected into that world actually prevents some artists from selling out, because you can earn a decent amount of money while still remaining loyal to yourself and to your fans.

Freelive Festival will take place for the first time this year across the 5th and 6th of July in A Coruña, Spain.

Located within the Cerceda water park in the northern Spanish city, Freelive Festival will welcome a robust list of acts to perform across the two days, including John Digweed, Ben Sims, Dave Clarke and Reboot. Desolat head honcho Loco Dice will be joined by label staple tINI, with Paco Osuna, Uner and Exium helping make up the Spanish contingent. Drum and bass rockers Pendulum will offer an alternative to house and techno, with DJ Hell, Robert Dietz and Surgeon also set to feature.

Carl Cox has announced the line-ups for all 12 of his The Party Unites events at Space, to take place every Tuesday from July 9th through September 24th.

Billed as "12 Nights of the Revolution," the opening party on July 9th will see Carl Cox joined by Tania Vulcano, DJ Sneak and Dubfire. Cassy, Marco Carola and Carlo Lio will take to the decks on the 23rd, with Heidi, with Brodinski, Gesaffelstein and Umek joining Cox for his birthday celebrations on the 30th.

August will see Paco Osuna and Eats Everything debut on the 6th and 13th respectively, while the 20th will mark the return of Dyed Soundorom and Masters At Work for the second year running. Carl Craig, Seth Troxler and Pleasurekraft will all play in September, as will Loco Dice, who will perform on the 3rd and at the closing party on the 24th. Fatboy Slim, Ben Sims, Adam Beyer and Gilles Peterson will also make appearances over the 12 week period.

Art of Dark have announced a weekly residency at Ibiza's Sirocco Beach from June through September.

The London-based promoters have been throwing parties since 2011, hosting the likes of Kate Simko, Tania Vulcano and Martinez. This summer they will expand to Ibiza, throwing a weekly party every Saturday night at Sirocco Beach in Playa d'en Bossa from June 15th through September 14th. Running from 4 PM until midnight, the free party will feature performances from Tuccillo, Tato and David Gtronic, as well as several yet-to-be-announced guests. Away from the island, the Art of Dark crew will be splitting their time between London and festival dates. Barem and Nastia will join them in the capital on June 8th and July 6th respectively, and they will host stages at We Are FSTVL in Essex on May 25th and Vertigo Festival in Italy on August 15th through 17th.

Tickets for the London party on June 8th are available here on RA.

A new Ibiza club called Bomba will open its doors on the week of May 22nd.

Former Pacha musical directors Danny Whittle and Mark Netto have joined forces with Giuseppe Cipriani, of the renowned Cipriani hospitality group, to create the island's latest superclub. Whittle and Netto have already taken former Pacha residents Erick Morillo, Defected In The House and Luciano's Vagabundos crew with them. The latter trio will now hold residencies at Bomba, whose opening is set to coincide with the Ibiza IMS, with further residencies to be announced in the near future. Built on the Marina-front premises formerly occupied by Penelope and later Heaven, the venue will be fitted out with a custom-built Pioneer sound system, the first of its kind in the world.

Cocoon have released the line-up for their Ibiza opening party on Monday 10th June, as well as details of this season's featured DJs and live acts.

Amnesia will play host to another packed program of Cocoon Ibiza events in 2013, running every Monday night from 10th June through 30th September. Sticking to their policy of having only two DJs and one live act play in each room, opening night will see Sven Väth and Sascha Dive spin alongside a yet-to-be-announced performer in the main arena. Joining Ricardo Villalobos behind the decks on the terrace will be Dorian Paic, with Julien Bracht playing live.

Looking ahead to the rest of the season, Cocoon welcome back Luciano for the first time since the Cadenza boss left to do his Vagabundos party at Pacha in 2010. Roster staples Raresh, Dubfire, Josh Wink, Tobi Neumann and Loco Dice will all return, with DJ performances from Carl Craig, Dixon, Ben Klock, Richie Hawtin and Seth Troxler also confirmed. Meanwhile, Henrik Schwarz, Âme, Planetary Assault Systems and Guti lead the line of live acts set to feature.

Cocoon will officially announce the remaining weekly line-ups on a day-by-day basis, starting on Tuesday, April 9th, via their Facebook and Twitter pages.

Dixon will headline an Indigo Raw party on Sunday, April 14th.

The Innversions chief has a busy summer schedule ahead of him, with festival appearances at Hideout, Eastern Electrics, Stop Making Sense and Exit all confirmed. Before that, however, Dixon will play at Indigo Raw's latest event at Poble Espanol. He will be joined by an extended cast of local support DJs that includes Mirus, Lyonel, Denizer, Moreon, Negro, RodriGo, DB, Pettre and Clip. The party will run from 3 PM through 11 PM across two rooms.

Tickets for the event are available here on RA.

The first wave of headliners for Monegros 2013 have been announced.

Now in its 19th year, the 20-hour festival will run from Saturday July 20th through 21st. Taking place near the town of Fraga in Spain and split over several stages, the event has attracted upwards of 40,000 revellers in the past. As with past years, big-name techno and house sits side-by-side with hip-hop. In addition to a DJ set from Richie Hawtin, foundational rap crew Public Enemy will also headline. Underworld, French producer Vitalic and Spor dubstep side project Feed Me comprise the rest of the announcement, with 50 more acts and a new headliner to be announced later in the year. To get to grips with what the festival is all about, check out the below video.