Cocoricò

Cocoricò is a nightclub in Riccione, in the Province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, specialising in techno, house, and tech house music. Opened on 15 August 1989, Cocoricò became one of Italy's most famous nightclubs with a reputation for provocative and transgressive clubbing. Its name and distinctive pyramid shape became a recognised symbol of Riccione's nightlife and youth tourism along the riviera romagnola. In 2015, DJ Magazine's readers voted Cocoricò sixteenth worldwide in its annual Top 100 Clubs poll, describing it as "a monumental Mecca of dance music". Not only did the nightclub become famous, but its individual rooms, such as Morphine, Titilla, and Ciao Sex, became distinctive, recognised clubbing brands. In August 2015, Cocoricò was forcibly closed for four months after the death of a 16-year-old patron by drug overdose. The closure attracted significant commentary in the Italian press, and has been widely attributed to the nightclub's subsequent decline. Following official investigations into tax evasion worth over 10 million euros and unpaid municipal waste disposal taxes, the nightclub's managing company was declared bankrupt in June 2019. Cocoricò reopened under new management on 27 November 2021, following a two-million-euro renovation. Past disc-jockeys, performers, and patrons at Cocoricò include Aphex Twin, Tale Of Us, Juan Atkins, Leigh Bowery, Armin van Buuren, Claudio Coccoluto, Carl Cox, Lucio Dalla, Paul van Dyk, Jean-Paul Gaultier, David Guetta, Daft Punk, Martin Garrix, Richie Hawtin, Grace Jones, Frankie Knuckles, Amelie Lens, Stefano Noferini, Francesco Moschino, Salome, Isabella Santacroce, Fatboy Slim, Seth Troxler, Sven Väth, and Pier Vittorio Tondelli.