1. SUNSHINE… Forget your wellies, ponchos and rain-macs but just remember your flippy floppys, speedos and ray bans! Theres known of this “how do I pull of the drowned rat look?” in Beni and forget “oh yeah I’m covered in mud”. Just plenty of sun kissed tannage, your if you’re a Pastey Pete like me factor 50 and a Sombrero!

2. LIFE’S A BEACH… Beni is pretty much a holiday & a festival! With the gorgeous(gay) beach a short (okay brisk) walk away from the campsite. Its not long until your sat next to the Mediterranean Sea with a Maxibon in one hand and a Mojito in the other, totes bliss! And if you can’t handle the heat and want to get out of the kitchen the Sea is the best way to cool down!

3. PRICE TAG… FIB early bird tickets start at £120! For 8days camping and four days of World class music that’s a bargain even David Dickinson couldn’t deny! Glasto on the otherhand £185 with the stressful mug shot registering process! Don’t be silly guys… Buy Benicassim Tickets Now

4. SHOWERS… I was a bit apprehensive about facilities when going to Beni, especially as I’m a sweaty Betty! Will wet wipes cut it this time? They didn’t have to… I was so surprised by the cleanliness and availability of the showers on the campsite! A freezing cold shower, was the perfect remedy for each of the killer hangovers I had at FIB 2011!

5. PORTALOOS… Glasto portaloos and troths are pretty much disgusting. So disgusting, I’d probably rather a night with Heather of Eastenders! Due to the heat and the possible spreading of germs etc Beni’s get cleaned upto 3 times a day, meaning they are spot or. It’s a poo happy zone my friends!

6. SOUND CHECKS… On the Thursday around 1ish my mate was like “can you hear that, Plan-B’s on stage?”… with the headline acts not hitting the stages until the early hours of the morning they have a chance to warm up in the day! The Sunday waking up and hearing Arcade Fire sound check was amazing!

7. CULTURE… If you’re a culture vulture there is plenty to soak up! There are loads of tidy little restaurant dishing up traditional Spanish food, freshly caught fish paella did go down a treat I won’t lie! And if your not a culture vulture Benicassim still has loads to soak up! Mainly alcohol, a leeeeetle bit of Sangria was consumed throughput the week! The Spanish ladies were also pretty unreal, hash tag decent (sexist)!

8. WATERPARK… Sure Glasto have a farm (Z’zzzzzzzz) but do they have a waterpark! Come on your never to old to run around a waterpark! There is also loads of shadey places here if you feel you need a spot of respite from the sun.

9. STAGES… At Glasto with so much kicking off which is amazing, it always made me feel a bit gutted I couldn’t be in two places at once. You also have to trek miles each time you want to see someone different. The Park stage to the Pyramid – Paula Radcliffe would struggle, is pretty far! The Maravillas and Fiberfib.com stages the two badboy ones at Beni are pretty close together!

10. PARTY ALL NIGHT… With Live Music continuing until 9am you can literally party all night! It is pretty crazy, but pretty amazing at the same time! Around the site there are also a few decent clubs that are definitely worth a look in the days building up to the music!

There we are… I’d just like to point out this isn’t a hate campaign against Glasto, which I think is pretty awesome, just more a love affair or bromance with KING BENI! See you in 2012 good friend!

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For the final day of music we headed down slightly earlier in order to catch more of the action. The first band of the evening we saw was Wales 3-piece The Joy Formidable. Despite being around since 2007, they were quite new to me! They won’t be much longer, I’ve just downloaded ‘The Big Roar’ their newest album. Seriously if you haven’t heard them, youtube ‘Whirring’ such a beautiful song and amazing live!
The Maravillas stage was our next stop for Noah and The Whale. Sure I song-a-long to LIFE GOES ON… but I wont lie, they were rubbish! Similar to Mumford and Sons they are essentially a folk band with pop tunes. But unlike Mumford they don’t have the hits or the enthusiasm to get the crowd going. Lead Singer ‘Charlie Fink’ just doesn’t have enough about him in my book. It was quite a bland set, and I was happy enough to spend most of it checking out some Spanish senoritas through the safety of my sunglasses (smooth).

Following this we headed for another act that I was slightly sceptical about. Professor Green was on at The Other stage. Prior to his entrance, he had a quality DJ that was ‘spinning’ yes that is the right terminology loads of decent hits! Pro Green then came on, and unlike Noah and the Whale he was all ENERGY, this translated well with the crowd. And as a white middle class youth I must say his set was sick (Not meaning nauseous but sick as in how the cool kids say it – sick maaan’)! Hits such as ‘Just be good to Green’ and ‘I need you tonight’ were quality. He also impressed with a cover of The Pixies ‘Where is my Mind’. Well done Pro Green, you’ve converted me – just don’t tell anyone!
We disappointly then missed Portishead, by who by all means delivered a great set as they always do. This was due to my mate insisting, we go collect the girls (and by girls I mean a group of young girls they’ve been trying to crack onto all week and failing, miserably). However, we were then immensely positioned for the band that was seeing the Sunday out Canadian Indie Rock Supergroup Arcade Fire.
They kicked off on the main stage at 1.15am with Husband and Wife combo on great form. Opening with Ready to Start it was clear this was going to be awesome! The crowd went crazy for hits such as ‘Crown of Love’ ‘We Used to Wait’ and ‘Lies’. Ending with ‘Sprawl II’ Vince Power found justification in allowing them to close the Sunday. Epic Set.
Even better, this gave us time to head back to the Fiberfib.com Stage and catch UK’s biggest rap star Tine Tempah! Judging by this performance here, it can’t be long until Tine will be mentioned in the same breath as legendary US rap Star Jay-Z. Tine delivered a stellar performance with great showmanship and crowd-participation. Playing all his hits from ‘Discovery’ Highlights including ‘Wonderman’ ‘Invisible’ and ‘Frisky’. My personal favourite was ‘Miami to Ibiza’ were he got everyone in the crowd to crouch and jump at the point of action. However, there was no denying ‘Pass Out’ was greeted with the most cheers. The crowd went CRAZY!
Benicassim 2011 – what a festival! 100% going again in 2012! If you’ve never been go! I can’t empathise how good it is!

Why not book your benicassim hotel now remember the music takes place from thu 14th July 2011 to Sunday 17th July 2011. Our favourite Hotel Supplier is Sunshine.co.uk

The 17th edition of the Festival will be held from the 14th to the 17th of July 2011 in Benicàssim’s concert venue. Our loyal Fibers will have the opportunity to buy next year’s tickets for a special price in the upcoming days.

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THURSDAY 15th July 2010

18:00 Puggy Escenario Fiberfib.com

18:30 Chin Yi Eastpak FIB Club

19:00The Paris Riots Escenario Verde

19:30 Cohete Escenario Fiberfib.com

20:00 Jack L Eastpak FIB Club

20:00 Southern Arts Society Escenario Verde

21:00 El Hijo Escenario Fiberfib.com

21:30 Charlotte Gainsbourg Escenario Verde

22:00 Brendan Benson Eastpak FIB Club

22:45 Love of Lesbian Escenario Fiberfib.com

23:00 Ray Davies Escenario Verde

23:45 Dirty Projectors Eastpak FIB Club

00:30 The Temper Trap Escenario Fiberfib.com

01:00 Kasabian Escenario Verde

01:30 Scratch Perverts Eastpak FIB Club

02:30 Magnetic Man Escenario Fiberfib.com

03:00 Phil Kieran Eastpak FIB Club

03:00 Broken Bells Escenario Verde

03:45 Skream Escenario Fiberfib.com

05:00 Joris Voorn Eastpak FIB Club

05:45 Benga Escenario Fiberfib.com

FRIDAY 16 July 2010

18:00 Delorentos Escenario Fiberfib.com

18:30 Cola Jet Set Eastpak FIB Club

19:00 Fionn Regan Escenario Verde

19:15 Alondra Bentley Escenario Fiberfib.com

20:00 jj Eastpak FIB Club

20:00 Triángulo de amor bizarro Escenario Verde

20:45 Sr. Chinarro Escenario Fiberfib.com

21:30 Julian Casablancas Escenario Verde

21:45 Ilegales Eastpak FIB Club

22:45 Mumford & Sons Escenario Fiberfib.com

23:00 Hot Chip Escenario Verde

23:45 Yacht & The Straight Gaze Eastpak FIB Club

00:15 Goldfrapp Escenario Fiberfib.com

01:00 Vampire Weekend Escenario Verde

01:45 Peter Hook performing Unknown Pleasures Eastpak FIB Club

02:15 Calvin Harris Escenario Fiberfib.com

03:00 The Haçienda Night featuring Graeme Park, DJ Pierre and Justin Robertson Eastpak FIB Club

03:00 Dj Shadow Escenario Verde

03:30 Boys Noize Escenario Fiberfib.com

05:15 Timo Maas Escenario Fiberfib.com

SATURDAY 17TH JULY 2010

18:00 The Ruskins Escenario Fiberfib.com

18:30 Ryan Sheridan Eastpak FIB Club

19:00 Gentle Music Men Escenario Verde

19:15 Cuchillo Escenario Fiberfib.com

19:45 Aaron Wright and The Aprils Eastpak FIB Club

20:00 Ash Escenario Verde

20:45 The Cribs Escenario Fiberfib.com

21:00 Jonston Eastpak FIB Club

21:30 The Specials Escenario Verde

22:30 The Sunday Drivers Escenario Fiberfib.com

23:00 The Clientele Eastpak FIB Club

23:15 Ian Brown Escenario Verde

00:15 PiL Escenario Fiberfib.com

00:30 Bigott Eastpak FIB Club

01:00 The Prodigy Escenario Verde

02:15 Four Tet (live) Eastpak FIB Club

02:30 Cut Copy Escenario Fiberfib.com

03:00 Klaxons Escenario Verde

03:30 Daedelus Eastpak FIB Club

03:45The Japanese Popstars Escenario Fiberfib.com

04:30 Motor Eastpak FIB Club

05:45 Alex Under Escenario Fiberfib.com

SUNDAY 18 JULY 2010

18:00 I Blame Coco Escenario Fiberfib.com

18:30 Marcus Doo & The Secret Family Eastpak FIB Club

19:00 Standstill Escenario Verde

19:15 Efterklang Escenario Fiberfib.com

20:00 Parade Eastpak FIB Club

20:00 The Courteeners Escenario Verde

21:00 Two Door Cinema Club Escenario Fiberfib.com

21:30 Dizzee Rascal Escenario Verde

21:45 Ellie Goulding Eastpak FIB Club

22:30 Foals Escenario Fiberfib.com

23:00 Lily Allen Escenario Verde

23:45 The Pinker Tones Eastpak FIB Club

00:00 Echo & The Bunnymen Escenario Fiberfib.com

01:00 Gorillaz Escenario Verde

01:45 Lindstrøm & Christabelle Eastpak FIB Club

02:10 Midnight Juggernauts Escenario Fiberfib.com

03:00 Yuksek Eastpak FIB Club

03:00 Leftfield Escenario Verde

03:25 Prins Thomas Escenario Fiberfib.com

04:45 Kidd Ross Eastpak FIB Club

05:30 Jack Beats Eastpak FIB Club

05:35 Funkagenda Escenario Fiberfib.com

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Example Prices for Car Hre to Benicassim
A Ford Focus for 4 days from Thu 15 – Mon 19 from Alicante is only around £150
A Vauxhall Corsa for 4 days from Barcelona or Valancia Airport is £150

You can pick up car from various locations like the airport or train station depending what suits you best. The cars all come with Air Conditioning, Air Con is a must in Spain as it is so hot.

If you are staying in a hotel near to Benicassim Festival which we recommend (see our Benicassim Hotels Post for more information ) we recommend you hire a car so you can easily drive to and from the hotel to the festival site etc.

Even if your camping a car with air con will be a great place to get some rest bite from the heat!!!

We recommend Alpha Rooms for Car Hire
they source the cheapest car hire in spain.

We have added a Google Map below to show the airports location from Benicassim, if you click on the airport your flying to you can get directions to Benicassim or anywhere that you need to goto.

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The Benicassim Festival Prize

The amazing guys at online travel agency Sunshine.co.uk have donated the following prize.

Hotel – Civis Jaime I, Castellon, Costa del Azahar
Check In Thu 15th Jul 2010
Check Out Mon 19th Jul 2010
No. of Rooms : 1
Meal Type : Room Only
Room Type : Double Or Twin
Duration : 4 nts
Prize is hotel only, winner has to arrange own flights / transport.

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Entrants must be over 18
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The festival site will again be Recinto De Conciertos.

Benicassim organisers pulled both the main acts as they said the weather was too bad for it to carry on.
The decision caused a lot of angry fans to boo as they left the building.

It is hoped that the King of Leon headline show can be performed tonight ( July 18th 2009) together with Maximo Park.
The day had already had dramas with a fire near the festival site, the show continued during this with Paul Weller performing on the Escenario Verde stage with no interruptions.

Benicassim has 2 more days to run. We would like to hear your Benicassim Reviews, and your eye witness accounts.

If your at the festival please leave a message on our benicassim twitter account or leave us a comment below with your benicassim 2009 reviews . We hope everyone is safe and well and the rest of the event goes without any more incidents.

Further News from Benicassim can be found here

http://thisisvalencia.blogspot.com/2009/07/huge-fire-and-high-winds-force-lights.html

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To start, you’re going need a good bag or rucksack that won’t fall apart the first time you throw it to the ground. Whatever you bring along, you’ll have to carry it with you, so bear that in mind. Therefore, eight pairs of heels are not going to be necessary, unless you’re Kate Moss. Line your bag with black sacks to add some extra defence from rain and water, as you don’t want to wake up in the morning having to put on wet clothes. Not a pleasurable experience.

Ensure you have a fully working tent and have checked everything before you leave. Try putting it up in the garden so you know what you’re doing and that all the parts are there. There’s nothing worse than turning up with a tent you’ve borrowed and finding you’ve got no ground sheet or a broken zip. Take plenty of pegs as you can never have enough and ensure you pick your pitch site carefully.

This is not a fashion parade, so don’t pack anything you wouldn’t want to get ruined and, while fancy dress might seem like a good idea, the novelty soon wears off. Bring clothes that are comfortable, warm, lightweight and ideally have lots of pockets for phones, camera’s, tobacco, etc. Bring wellies if you can carry them or alternatively bring old trainers. Flip flops are lightweight and easily tucked away, but are only useful if the weather is good. Bring more socks than you think you need to keep your feet dry. A single lightweight waterproof is a good idea as it will keep you dry, but will allow your body to breathe. A warm jumper will be needed at night and can also be used as a makeshift pillow. Bring a hat of some sort along to keep off the sun or the rain.

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Benicassim Line up 2009

Oasis, Thursday, July 16
Kings of Leon, Friday, July 17
Franz Ferdinand, Saturday, July 18
The Killers, Sunday, July 19

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