Entertainment Blogs - Blog Rankings

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Benicassim Festival Introduction


The Benicàssim International Festival is an annual music festival which takes place in the port town of Benicasim, Valencian Country in Spain. It focuses mainly on alternative rock and electronica artists, as well as having other elements besides music like short films, theatre, fashion and art. The festival has been noted for being beside a beach resort, and having bands play later in the day (5pm - 8am) than most festivals.

The eleventh festival took place on July 5-7, 2005, with The Cure, Keane and Oasis headlining. Underworld were later announced as headliners of the "FIBstart" event on Thursday July 4, supported by The Tears and The Polyphonic Spree. Fischerspooner, !!! and Róisín Murphy headlined the weekend on the Hellomoto Stage, while The Kills, Kaiser Chiefs and The Wedding Present headlined the Fiberfib.com Stage. Other bands playing the festival included Basement Jaxx, The Lemonheads, Hot Hot Heat, Kasabian, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Yo La Tengo, Dinosaur Jr., LCD Soundsystem, Doves, Radio 4 and Richard Hawley.



Benicassim Festival Tickets at Sold Out Ticket Market
Ticket Market for Benicassim Festival Tickets

No comments:

Post a Comment