Benicassim 2012

[agould]

Most line ups compared to last year were pretty poor! Beni was pretty strong last year but if you look at previous years in comparison it's never been as strong as last year!

[rdaphne]

year before last was an epic line up , last year to be honest wasn't as good and this year is ok , but regardless i will still get fucked up and have a fine time with friends old and new , see you at the Mojito bar x

[tc1927]

To those who have been before, what are the highlights of the festival which don't include music? Like what other stages/bars/tents/areas etc are good?

[Boothy380]

Can't knock the silent disco or the little foot pool area.

[lauralol]

Yes, I registered to whinge about the lineup.

Wasn't too bothered about it till now considering all the hype about the atmosphere, people and the town in general. Then I looked at last year's lineup...where has all the money gone?

[tc1927]

Yes, I registered to whinge about the lineup.

Wasn't too bothered about it till now considering all the hype about the atmosphere, people and the town in general. Then I looked at last year's lineup...where has all the money gone?

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

at the drive in actually tempting me! had beni written off as a bit of a chav/brits on tour fest but this tempts me

[philly_eds]

Well at least there's some hope that there's still another headliner to come. Neil's latest fib article says something along the lines of At The Drive-in join headliners Florence and The Stone Roses... along with New Order, David Guetta, Dizzee etc etc

[Sarge009]

'The new additions join headliners The Stone Roses and Florence And The Machine, as well as New Order, Crystal Castles, The Vaccines, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Miles Kane and Bombay Bicycle Club, who have all been previously confirmed for the festival, which runs from July 12-15 next summer.'

NME's article - could suggest ATDI aren't headlining?

[swordfish]

I'm not too fussed that ATDI are getting a headline slot, I am more fussed that Florence is surely now labelled as one of the larger headliners rather than the smaller headliner, which I originally thought she was going to be. Oh well she will draw a massive crowd.

[eFestivals]

NME's article - could suggest ATDI aren't headlining?

FiB's release - could suggest that NME are as crap as ever.

subject line: New Headliner for FIB 2012 - At the Drive-In. Also, The Maccabees, Dave Clarke, Little Dragon . and more

[swordfish]

Guessing the main stage will look something like this then

Thursday

At the Drive-in

Friday

Florence

Dizzie Rascal

David Guetta

Saturday

Stone Roses

Noel Gallagher

The Maccabees

Bombay Bicycle Club

Sunday

4th Headliner

New Order

The Vaccines

[MonteDarlo]

If it is true that At The Drive In are headlining as it seems almost certain that they are, I won't lie and say I wasn't more than a tad disappointed. But overall I still think the festival is looking canny, there are probably already more acts overall that I want to see than in most of the previous years. I still think a really strong headliner could tip the scales into a really strong lineup. I'd just like to personally thank whoever started the Blur rumour off, been listening to them all week since I saw the rumours on this forum so you can imagine my disappointment this morning!

[Davydenko]

Edited February 21, 2012 by Davydenko

[olliet101]

Despite not having listened to At the Drive In I am intrigued, but the final headliner needs to be decent because the undercard is so disappointing, seemingly identikit festival line-ups everywhere now. Could we not have people like M83, Bon Iver etc etc rather than bands who milked the circuit last year and are everywhere this year and this utter dross chav-fest of Guetta, Rascal and utter tripe like that.

My mate was complaining about blur and if that is their only show I will be really pissed off, yeah great everyone will be able to see you then! London-centric shit.

I get people saying it's a holiday etc but when you're shelling out near £200-300 on it to get some of the drivel we've been served up so far it's hard not to moan

[Welshyyy]

Guessing the main stage will look something like this then

Thursday

At the Drive-in

Friday

Florence

Dizzie Rascal

David Guetta

Saturday

Stone Roses

Noel Gallagher

The Maccabees

Bombay Bicycle Club

Sunday

4th Headliner

New Order

The Vaccines

[swordfish]

IMO i wouldn't have placed Vaccines that high, I think Crystal Castles will play 3rd or 4th though on one of the days

[RossTC]

Florence is thursday headliner thats been confirmed on her site.

[A-Rob]

At the drive, that's a total surprise. Hope they annouce more european shows

[roadrunner66]

Honestly, what a crap line up you got there. Benicassim headliners are subing Optimus Alive.

[sprostongreen]

To be honest, i'm going more for the weather to have a right good holiday with my mates. The music is secondary but there is plenty there that will keep me bouncing/dancing all night long.

It's impossible to please all of the people all of the time. If you don't like the line up, go to another festival you like the look of. If you've already bought tickets then you took a risk but you must have done so realising it's more than the music. So in other words, stop yer feckin moaning

[rug568]

Not bad not bad. ATDI will be fucking awesome. Anyway i'm not overly concerned about the line up. For me it is £150 for accommodation and some music with my friends.

[RossTC]

Must admit i know nothing about ATDI, any fans help me with where i should start? key albums? Thanks

[Charles Reynolds]

Quote from ATDI Official Twitter

"AT THE DRIVE IN is proud to announce our first show in Europe: Thursday July 12 FIB Benicassim in Costa Azahar, Spain!"

http://www.florenceandthemachine.net/live/upcoming/40-60

^^ shows they are also playing the thursday

does this mean they could be "co-headlining" and we could await 2 more headliners???

[Charles Reynolds]

Just a thought

Edited February 21, 2012 by Charles Reynolds