It could have been Mosney but instead, it was Ibiza. It was thanks to a bunch of British DJs heading there on holiday in the late 1980s that Ibiza became the hook on which modern clubland hangs. Ibiza anthems, Ibiza compilations, Ibiza trends, Ibiza Uncovered - do not underestimate the power of this Balearic Island when it comes to marketing and selling dance music. You might be there for a hedonistic week of living la vida loca; the music industry is there to make money - and lots of it.
Ibiza matters because it sets the pace for clubland to follow. If trance and hardhouse are what people are dancing to at Space and Privilege, you can be sure these sounds will be ubiquitous back home in Castlebar and Crewe.
Tracks such as Alan Braxe's Runnin' and David Morales's Moca will be popularised at Ibiza clubs and then purchased in their thousands when clubbers come home, the 21st-century take on Black Lace's Agadoo as the track you buy to remember your holiday by.
When Irish and British DJs head to Ibiza, they're going for more than just a good holiday. It's a chance to become a star, the new Judge Jules or Sonique, and ensure their pay packet will rise and rise on returning home. It's also an opportunity for clubland's movers and shakers to spot what's hot and what's not and thus keep their regulars back home in tune with the island's tempo. No wonder Irish radio stations such as 2FM and FM104 have gone Ibiza-crazy this summer. No wonder, too, that more and more Irish DJs are booking their charter flights and that Irish clubs are taking the plunge and running their own nights on the island.
But spare a thought for the original Ibiza souls, DJs such as Jose Padilla whose eclectic playlists attracted the attention of Paul Oakenfold and the other innovators in the first place. "It's a disaster for me and people like me who have been living here for 25 years," he says sadly. "The island used be about style and quality and a good spirit. Now, it is a place where English people come to get pissed and take drugs. The English music industry destroyed Ibiza, they used it as a marketing tool to sell more records and market more clubs. Musically, it's absolutely crap, there is no quality control, I have never seen so many bad clubs and DJs in my life."