Festival in Europe: Benicāssim International Festival (FIB Heineken)
Benicāssim, Spain
from Thursday 17/07/2008
to Sunday 20/07/2008
to Sunday 20/07/2008
FIB Heineken or Festival Internacional de Benicāssim (Benicāssim International Festival) is the most famous music festival in Spain, held in Benicāssim (Castellķn). It focuses in alternative pop rock and electronica and has other elements besides music like short films, theatre, dance, fashion and art. Four days of music and sun.
// Muzikalia
Info from organizers:
Benicāssim International Festival is one of the pioneering festivals in Spain. Since its birth in 1995, artists like The B-52's, Björk, Brian Wilson, The Chemical Brothers, Depeche Mode, Franz Ferdinand, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Kraftwerk, Massive Attack, Morrissey, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Orbital, Pet Shop Boys, Radiohead and The Stone Roses, to name a few, have performed on its stages - in other words, the very best of the international music scene of the last few decades.
Its fun-loving and festive vibe on the shores of the Mediterranean has made the Benicāssim Festival an unbeatable destination for a short holiday. Those who have been here know that it is a unique and unparalleled experience - a veritable phenomenon of entertainment from around the world - where people from all over can enjoy music as well as a series of other activities such as film, fashion, dance, theatre and art.
Focusing on the musical side, FIB Heineken 2008 once again boasts the very best in pop, rock and electronic music. The 35,000 people estimated to attend the Festival from the 17th to the 20th of this upcoming July are guaranteed to be blown away by the more than 100 groups performing on our four stages.
The perfect summer getaway!
Price:
4 days ticket (include access to the camping area for 9 days: 14th - 22th July)
170 euro
3 days ticket (include access to the camping area for 9 days: 14th - 22th July)
155 euro
Line-up 2008:
Thu 17 Aldo Linares, Battles, Black Lips, Facto Delafé y Las Flores Azules, The Futureheads, Krakovia, Lightspeed Champion, Nada Surf, Sigur Rķs, Single, DJ Supermarkt, These New Puritans Fri 18 Babyshambles, La Casa Azul, Chromatics, Danton Eeprom, El Guincho, Erol Alkan, Fujiya & Miyagi, Gentle Music Men, The Glimmers, Hot Chip, Josh Wink, Metronomy, Mika, My Bloody Valentine, The New Pornographers, Rķisín Murphy, Robert Babicz, The Rumble Strips, Spiritualized, Tobi Neumann, Vincent Vincent & The Villains Sat 19 American Music Club, Ascii.Disko, Booka Shade, Braceen, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, DaPuntoBeat, Eef Barzelay, Gnarls Barkley, Heavy Trash, John Acquaviva, José González, Kiki, The Kills, Lori Meyers, Manos de Topo, The Marzipan Man, Metope, My Morning Jacket, The Raconteurs, Tiefschwarz, The Ting Tings, Tricky Sun 20 Calvin Harris, David Duriez, Death Cab For Cutie, El Hijo, Ewan Pearson, Joakim, Justice (live), Leonard Cohen, Lori Meyers, Marc Marzenit, Micah P. Hinson, Morente Omega con Lagartija Nick, Moriarty, Morrissey, The National, Radio Slave, Richard Hawley, Siouxsie, Supermayer, Tommie Sunshine, Vive La Fęte, Yelle
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