Cocoricò (nightclub)

Cocoricò is a nightclub in Riccione, Province of Rimini, Italy. Open since 1989, it has become Italy's largest and most renowned dance venue; DJ Mag ranked it at 16th place in its 2015 World Top 100 clubs list. It could accommodate up to 6,500 people.[1]

Cocoricò

Chris Liebing at Cocoricò in January, 2015
Location	Riccione, Province of Rimini, Italy
Coordinates	43°59′16″N 12°39′24″E
Owner	Piramide srl
Type	nightclub
Capacity	6,000
Opened	1989 (1989)
Website
cocorico.it

In recent years, various disputes with the tax authorities and judicial vicissitudes have led to a crisis in the management company. On 4 June 2019, the court finds the request for composition with creditors filed by the top management of the company that managed the Piramide company (owned by Fabrizio De Meis) inadmissible. With the second sentence of 11 June, the bankruptcy court rejects the composition with creditors, sanctioning the bankruptcy of the company and the closure of the disco.[2][3]

Following the new purchase of the place by Enrico Galli and Antonella Bonicalzi it was announced that the disco would reopen its doors on April 26, 2020 with the name of Cocco.[4] The change of name was necessary because the Cocoricò, Titilla and Memorabilia trademarks had been seized by the Rimini court and put up for judicial auction.[5] In the end, due to the new regulations for the prevention of COVID-19, the reopening was postponed until a later date. On July 10 the news appears that the brands were purchased by an entrepreneur who wanted to remain anonymous, but then a video appeared on the official social networks of the club which made one suppose that the new owners of the Piramide company had bought them back. The videos suggest that the disco will keep its original name: Cocoricò. In fact, the video reads: Now I can tell You My name: Cocoricò.[6]