Stereotypes and reality of nightclub management through the Lucifer series
Abstract
Nightlife is a fundamental offer for many tourist destinations, although it has been more neglected than other offers in academic analyses. It is necessary to add that around nightlife, represented mainly by nightclubs, there are many stereotypes and prejudices about its management and entrepreneurs. The aim of this essay is to ponder on the stereotypes and reality of this sector, through the Lucifer series (2016-2021) and the example of several entrepreneurs from Ibiza. The starting point of the series is Lucifer Morningstar taking a vacation from his obligations in the Hell. Lucifer opens the LUX nightclub in Los Angeles (United States), but only uses it as a tool for show off and personal promotion, representing a widespread stereotype about entrepreneurs in the sector. For its part, several notable examples are taken from the nightlife offer on the Ibiza Island (Spain): Pepe Aguirre (Es Paradís), Martín Ferrer (Amnesia), Pepe Roselló (Space) and Ricardo Urgell (Pacha). It should be noted that Ibiza is an international benchmark for nightlife and the selected examples are very representative. The comparison shows that nightlife is a very complex and high-risk sector, where success in nightclub management implies: previous experience in the sector; strong involvement in planning and management; continuous innovation and reinvestment; great ability to organize teams.
References
Berrozpe, A. (2016). Ibiza como marca de destino turístico. Opción: Revista de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales, 32(S11), 111-120.
Berrozpe, A., Campo, S., & Yagüe, M. J. (2017). Understanding the identity of Ibiza, Spain. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 34(8), 1033-1046.
de Castro, F. G. (2003). La isla perdida. Memoria de una época de Ibiza. Eivissa, Editorial Mediterrània-Eivissa.
Fernández, P. A. (1999). La Casa Romana. Tres Cantos, Ediciones Akal.
Ferrer, J. L. (2014). De la casa payesa al emporio Pachá. Diario de Ibiza, 18 de noviembre. Web site: https://www.diariodeibiza.es/ [acceso el 4 de febrero de 2024]
Garret, L. (2003). Teología sistemática, bíblica, histórica y evangélica. El Paso, Editorial Mundo Hispano.
Gerring, J. (2017). Case Study Research: Principles and Practices (2nd Edition). Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
Grudem, W. (2007). Teología sistemática; una introducción a la doctrina bíblica. Nashville, Vida Publishers.
Howard, J. (2014). Biblia de estudio, Reina Valera 1960. Brentwood, Holman Bible Publishers.
IMDB (2024). Lucifer (TV Series). Web site: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4052886/ [acceso el 6 de febrero de 2024]
Krauth, N. (2011). Evolution of the exegesis: The radical trajectory of the creative writing doctorate in Australia. TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Courses, 15(1), 1-14.
Orlov, A. A. (2011). Dark mirrors: Azazel and Satanael in early Jewish demonology. New Tork, State University of New York Press.
Peirce, L. P. (1993). The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
Planells, M. (2002). El Nacimiento de Babel -Ibiza Años 60-. Eivissa, Editores José Ferrer y Vicent Guillamó.
Ramón, E., & Ramón, J. (2021). Historia del turismo en Ibiza y Formentera. 1900-2020. Eivissa, Balàfia Postals.
Ramón, J. (2016). Moda Adlib: de los hippies a los turistas. International Journal of Scientific Management and Tourism, 2(4), 177-206.
Ramón, J. (2017). Consolidación de Ibiza como destino turístico (finales del siglo XX). Gran Tour: Revista de Investigaciones Turísticas, 16, 43-62.
Ramón, J. (2019). Reflexiones sobre el turismo de ocio nocturno de Ibiza. Journal of Tourism and Heritage Research, 2(4), 33-51.
Ramón, J., & Sánchez, M. D. (2016). Del hotel de playa al Hotel Club: Los hoteles con eventos musicales de Ibiza (España). Revista Rosa dos Ventos-Turismo e Hospitalidade, 8(4), 494-509.
Ramón, J., & Serra, A. (2013a). Historia social del desarrollo turístico en Ibiza (décadas de 1960 y 1970). Análisis desde perspectivas historiográficas. Investigaciones Turísticas, 5, 86-109.
Ramón, J., & Serra, A. (2013b). Simbiosis entre realidad e imagen en un destino turístico. Revista Académica Hologramática, 18(2), 3-22.
Ramón, J., & Serra, A. (2014). Elementos de la contracultura de los años sesenta en la oferta turística de un destino maduro. Revista Iberoamericana de Turismo (RITUR), 4(1), 110-124.
Ramón, J., Azpelicueta, M. C., & Sánchez, M. D. (2016). Una clasificación de los establecimientos de ocio nocturno: El caso de Ibiza (España). HOLOS, 32(7), 418-437.
Ramón, J., Azpelicueta, M. C., & Serra, A. (2015). Ibiza Nightlife: Descripción de un referente mundial en su sector. REDMARKA: Revista Digital de Marketing Aplicado, 15(1), 101-139.
Reed, A. Y. (2005). Fallen angels and the history of Judaism and Christianity: the reception of Enochic literature. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
Rozenberg, D. (1990). Tourisme et utopie aux Baléares: Ibiza, une île pour une autre vie. Paris, Éditions L'Harmattan.
Sánchez, M. D., & Ramón, J. (2017). Gestión de la innovación turística basada en los eventos musicales: El caso de Ibiza. RAITES, 3(7), 30-48.
Sellars, A. (1998). The influence of dance music on the UK youth tourism market. Tourism Management, 19(6), 611-615.
Serra, A., & Ramón, J. (2017). Host community resignation to nightclub tourism. Current Issues in Tourism, 20(6), 566-579.
Toubes, D. R., & Vargas, A. (2021). Nightlife entertainment management: Social sustainability and conflict in tourist destinations. Journal of Tourism & Development, 36(1), 21-31.
Yin, R. K. (2018). Case Study Research and Applications: Design and Methods (6th Edition). Thousand Oaks, SAGE Publications.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
1.The works published in this magazine are subject to the following terms: Tourism Research Association (the publisher) preserves the patrimonial rights (copyright) of the published works, and favors and allows the reuse of them under the license of use indicated in point 2.
© Investur, 2017
2.The works are published in the electronic edition of the magazine under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivative 3.0 Spain (legal text) license. They can be copied, used, disseminated, transmitted and publicly displayed, provided that: i) the authorship and the original source of their publication (journal, editorial and URL of the work) are cited; ii) are not used for commercial purposes; iii) the existence and specifications of this license are mentioned.
3. Self-file conditions. Authors are allowed and encouraged to disseminate electronically the pre-print versions (version before being evaluated) and / or post-print (version evaluated and accepted for publication) of their works before publication, since it favors their circulation and earlier dissemination and with it a possible increase in its citation and scope among the academic community.
