Benicassim 2022 lineup

The Benicassim 2022 lineup marked the festival’s return after the cancelled 2020 and 2021 editions. It was a rebuilding year under new promoters, with a bill led by Kasabian, Two Door Cinema Club, The Kooks, Steve Aoki and Tyga. Across four nights from 14–17 July 2022, fans saw a mix of British guitar bands, big-room DJs and Spanish indie favourites back on the Mediterranean coast.

Compared with the big 2010s lineups, 2022 was a little smaller and more focused. Reviews and fan blogs talk about a friendly crowd, later start times, and long nights soundtracked by indie anthems, Spanish pop-rock and EDM drops that ran until sunrise.

Benicassim 2022 at a glance

• Dates: 14–17 July 2022
• Location: Benicàssim, Spain
• Headline names: Kasabian, Two Door Cinema Club, The Kooks, Steve Aoki, Tyga
• Key acts: Declan McKenna, Lori Meyers, IZAL, Tom Grennan, Lost Frequencies, Dorian, Becky Hill, Carolina Durante, The Hunna, Ginebras, Cariño, Arde Bogotá, Guitarricadelafuente
• Vibe: post-pandemic comeback, mix of UK festival regulars and Spanish indie heroes

FIB 2022 lineup by day

Thursday 14 July 2022 – Opening night

• Declan McKenna
• Lori Meyers
• IZAL
• Tom Grennan
• Lost Frequencies
• Angel Pop!
• Jes_Set
• Toxicosmos
• Isaac Corrales

Thursday eased everyone back into festival mode. Declan McKenna opened the main evening run with bright, hooky indie, followed by long-time Spanish favourites Lori Meyers and IZAL. After midnight, Tom Grennan delivered big sing-alongs, and Lost Frequencies turned the Heineken Silver stage into a full-on dance party that ran into the early hours.

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Friday 15 July 2022 – Indie & EDM

• The Kooks
• Two Door Cinema Club
• Steve Aoki
• Dorian
• Guitarricadelafuente
• Becky Hill
• Carolina Durante
• The Hunna
• Ginebras
• Cariño
• Arde Bogotá
• The Lathums
• Rocket DJ
• Wisemen Project
• DJ Peje
• Boccachico

Friday felt like classic FIB territory. The Kooks and Two Door Cinema Club delivered peak-sunset indie sing-alongs – “Naive” and “What You Know” were shouted back by the whole arena. Spanish acts like Dorian, Carolina Durante and Guitarricadelafuente drew passionate home support. Late at night, Steve Aoki took over with cake-throwing, drops and lasers, giving the day a proper EDM finale.

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Saturday 16 July 2022 – Guitar bands & Tyga

• Kasabian
• Mando Diao
• Love of Lesbian
• Tyga
• Circa Waves
• La La Love You
• Elyella DJs
• More Spanish and UK support acts across the smaller stages

Saturday was built around rock and Spanish indie, with a dose of US rap late on. Mando Diao warmed things up before Love of Lesbian played one of the most emotional sets of the weekend for local fans. Kasabian headlined with a high-energy show packed with festival bangers. In the small hours, Tyga brought a club feel to the main stage, adding something different to the usual Benicassim sound.

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Sunday 17 July 2022 – Final night

• Further sets from returning DJs and Spanish acts
• More performances from names such as Circa Waves, La La Love You, Cariño and Elyella DJs across the site

The final night of FIB 2022 kept the site open late with a run of DJ sets and Spanish bands across the different stages. Fans who had followed the full four days reported that the atmosphere felt like a proper “we’re back” send-off: smaller than the biggest FIB years, but warm, relaxed and still running until sunrise.

What Benicassim 2022 felt like

For many regulars, 2022 was less about the biggest names and more about being back on site after the pandemic break. Travel guides and fan diaries from the year talk about humid evenings, long walks between campsite and arena, and that familiar rhythm of beach by day, stages by night.

The crowd skewed younger than the 2000s indie-boom years, with lots of fans discovering the festival for the first time. The mix of UK guitar bands, Spanish indie and high-energy DJs meant there was usually something happening on at least one stage that felt “very FIB”, even if the overall poster was leaner than 2018–2019.