[3][4][5] Its name and distinctive pyramid shape became a recognised symbol of Riccione's nightlife and youth tourism along the riviera romagnola.

[1][6] In 2015, DJ Magazine's readers voted Cocoricò sixteenth worldwide in its annual Top 100 Clubs poll,[7][8][9] describing it as "a monumental Mecca of dance music".

[22][24] Past disc-jockeys, performers, and patrons at Cocoricò include Aphex Twin,[25] Tale Of Us, Juan Atkins,[26] Leigh Bowery,[25] Armin van Buuren,[27] Claudio Coccoluto,[28] Carl Cox,[26][28][29] Lucio Dalla,[28] Paul van Dyk,[29] Jean-Paul Gaultier,[25][28][30] David Guetta,[30] Daft Punk,[25][28] Martin Garrix,[28] Richie Hawtin,[26] Grace Jones,[25][28] Frankie Knuckles,[25] Amelie Lens,[26] Stefano Noferini,[25] Francesco Moschino,[28][30] Salome,[22] Isabella Santacroce,[28] Fatboy Slim,[26] Seth Troxler,[22] Sven Väth,[29] and Pier Vittorio Tondelli.

Under Riccardi's direction, the nightclub gained notoriety for provocative and transgressive clubbing,[3][4][5][34][35] reminiscent of the surrealism of filmmaker Federico Fellini, who was born in Rimini.

[40] Motivated by petty crimes and drug dealing in the nightclub, Rimini's police commissioner forcibly closed Cocoricò between 25 August and 15 September 2013, revoking Piramide SRL's licence.

[14] In February 2014, the nightclub was charged with participating in obscene acts and shows after a performance required patrons to enter through a room with six naked artists.

[4][39][41] The performance was stopped by military soldiers; its cancellation provoked two parliamentary questions and a public intervention from the art critic Vittorio Sgarbi.

[42] In June 2014, a safe was stolen from the management company's headquarters;[43][44] in the following years, the nightclub cited the theft to delay paying suppliers and booking agency invoices.

[11][12][13] The decision attracted significant commentary in the Italian press, including from the Minister of the Interior, Angelino Alfano,[14][15] an editorial in Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano,[15][16] disc jockey Claudio Coccoluto,[49] journalist Selvaggia Lucarelli [it], actor Luca Bizzarri,[17] and politicians Gianluca Pini [it],[13] Sergio Pizzolante [it],[13][16] Daniele Capezzone and Matteo Salvini.

[53][54] A quiet, social room was installed,[54] while the car park was closed to allow a new station for bouncers in front of an expanded entrance.

[4][5] In August 2015, Rimini's Guardia di Finanzia announced that it had discovered significant tax evasion by the nightclub's former management.

[20][57] In the summer of 2018, to celebrate its thirtieth anniversary, the nightclub hosted 70 events across the riviera romagnola,[58] including a concert at the Cocoricò by Armin van Buuren.

[58] In December 2018, Riccione's municipal government suspended the nightclub's licence for three months, citing 80,000 euros in unpaid waste disposal tax from the previous two years.

[10][64][65] The auction was suspended on 24 January 2019, after Cocoricò's management company filed for bankruptcy and a preliminary petition for access to the composition of debt with creditors.

[64][66] In March 2019, Riccione's municipal administration suspended the nightclub's licence for three months, citing the unpaid waste disposal tax.

[68] On 11 June 2019,[4] the Bankruptcy Court of Rimini rejected Cocoricò's preliminary petition, declared the management company bankrupt, and appointed a liquidator.

[22][73] The relaunched nightclub offers discounted entry tickets for female clubgoers,[5][22] requires gender parity in table reservations,[5] and has banned male clubbers aged under 20.

[5] A documentary entitled Cocoricò Tapes was compiled in 2022, documenting the nightclub's reputation and legacy through private and public footage during the 1990s.