Benicassim 2015 July 16th - 17th - 18th & 19th

[Gingerlord]

Hello all, my first post.

This will be my first time at Beni since 2006. For those worried about the line up, don't!

The atmosphere is ace and the whole thing comes together as a whole package.

Also, for anyone that has not seen the Crystal Fighters live, they're absolutely amazing. They beat all the acts announced so far for me.

[DaniBena20]

Hi everyone

I live in Spain so, more or less i "know" whats happening here

This year, so many internet pages have asked Melvin about FIB and the Headliners, and he said that Los Planetas is going to be Co- Headlinear, so maybe we can expect Los Planetas plus one Co-Headliner more in that day.

You can read one of the interviews here : http://howpopisnow.es/2015/01/melvin-benn-los-planetas-son-cabezas-de-cartel-porque-merecen-serlo/

Melvin said that Benicassim has two more surprises for us. We think that Bjork is going to be one of them. I think Bjork could be considered as Strong Rummor here now. We know anything about the other name.

Thanks and sorry for my english!

[shaun64]

Hi everyone

I live in Spain so, more or less i "know" whats happening here

This year, so many internet pages have asked Melvin about FIB and the Headliners, and he said that Los Planetas is going to be Co- Headlinear, so maybe we can expect Los Planetas plus one Co-Headliner more in that day.

You can read one of the interviews here : http://howpopisnow.es/2015/01/melvin-benn-los-planetas-son-cabezas-de-cartel-porque-merecen-serlo/

Melvin said that Benicassim has two more surprises for us. We think that Bjork is going to be one of them. I think Bjork could be considered as Strong Rummor here now. We know anything about the other name.

Thanks and sorry for my english!

this is a translation of the above link..enjoy! "Planets are headliners because they deserve to be," "The Planets are headliners because they deserve to be"

Melvin Benn was the newly crowned king. An applicant for a mythical savior festival in our country. A small enough to dazzle his speech to those present in the room Intruder Madrid. Shortly before revealing the first names of the XXI edition of the festival, the first under his full address, the English had made clear its commitment: to recover Benicàssim Festival paddling a clear and sensible direction. Nobody sent him landing in Benicàssim, has come because he wanted.

Seeing him after chatting with him along with our colleague Alberto Marco, it seems that the eccentricities are finished and also the attempts of disappearance. After his glasses is sensed a serious, pragmatic. Yes, after visiting the festivities of Benicàssim, directing his first idea is to put a brass band in the FIB. Why can not start the revolution out there? It is too early to become what some already baptized as melvinismo, but certainly it hopes authorities, a disenchanted public and, above all, a festival in low hours are posted.

It's the beginning of a new era in the festival with his first full year at the address?

Melvin Benn: Well, it's a new era because it's a new era for me. I would say no festival can never stop. None of my festival has never been stopped, I maintain the pace forever. So it's a new era for I am the new director, and I am the one who will lead the festival for it to become bigger and stronger.

I will lead the festival for it to become bigger and stronger

He notices a different way of doing things. Do you think that is the way to give back to the festival poster that was a few years ago?

M.B: Yes, it's a new era of doing things. It's a new direction, a new vision for the festival, my vision for it. And that is to become a festival is not just music. Music is really important, the most important thing. But I want to have other things, other bits of fun. Whether fun with Trenchtown in Campfest either with the area Bearded Kitten and I will create in the main hall ... or whether that bit of fun when we mount a brass band from the campsite to the town of Benicàssim. I want a festival that is alive, full of energy and contains great entertainment.

'With these new activities such as the Jamaican town of Trenchtown, is the Rototom an example to follow?

M.B: No, it will not be like the Rototom, no. It will be a unique festival, the FIB. Rototom is a great festival with which we share city, location ... But the two festivals are different, separate and unique. I do not want to be close, I want to be different.

As you approach the number of attendees that can reach Are dares to give a figure of how many people would expect for this year?

MB: I hope more people this year than last year, I think we'll have 30,000 people attended more than 30,000 people. And I expect the number to grow this year, the next and the year after that. I want to be a great festival.

I -HA talked about these new activities in the camping area, are going to keep existing ones as the 'Rock This Town' or retrieve others had before and film and dance?

Yes, let's keep 'Rock This Town'. We like, we said it was very good. For the rest, the Trenchtown has its own cinema, so the film will return to the Trenchtown.

And-entering in the cartel, the co-headliner for Planets is a reward for all that they have been for the FIB in the past and all that has cost them back in recent years?

They're headliners because they deserve to be. It is a Spanish festival, so it is appropriate to have a head of Spanish poster if there is a group with the level of headlining, and my planets are the head of Spanish poster. So it's not a conspiracy or a large order, they are a great band with a large audience, and are a public and a band I wanted in Benicàssim. So it is very natural. For me, it's so natural to have as headliner at The Planets much as The Prodigy.

Public Enemy hip-hop led to white audiences, the public mainstream

-Another Betting is a break with the last representatives of rap and hip-hop. Does it return the classic and better quality rap with Public Enemy?

M.B .: Yes. [Puts remarcador tone] I mean, Public Enemy are probably the band that introduced hip-hop to the world. On all bands and all actions of rap that have existed, I consider that brought hip-hop to the target audience, the mainstream public, non-American public ... That's Public Enemy. They are probably the live hip-hop most important in history, in terms of their movement led hip-hop to the world. Deserve to be treated well, and also are very good too. So they had to be at the festival.

'As for the arrival of the fibers to the enclosure of Benicàssim, is talking about a meeting with managers Castellon Airport, is it one of the issues that will also sell the fibers, get through it?

M.B: Yes, of course. We have been trying to arrange a meeting with the director of the airport but it is difficult because both your schedule like mine are very tight. But the main issue is that we are working closely with hotel chains and restaurateurs. So try to use the airport making packs for fibers come through Castellon Airport.

-Today We met ten names, do you have any hidden ace up its sleeve?

MB: Yes, we have a couple of surprises, a few more ads. But we will not hire Lady Gaga, we have not hired Taylor Swift, Rihanna will not come ...

-¿Kylie Minogue?

Kylie Minogue .: M.B will not come. What we believe is that we have a few shows more than 50 others are happy and bands that add to the poster. We are very excited.

You -¿Imaginas the appearance of a typical Spanish charanga amid Prodigy concert?

M.B .: -Seh [Editor's note: he said "yeah"].

-¿Realmente The wait?

Edited February 4, 2015 by shaun64

[DaniBena20]

I dont know if this is real or fake but :

[Gingerlord]

Prodigy and Los Planatas on the same night maybe?

It's killing me waiting for more acts!

[Gingerlord]

Source?

I dont know if this is real or fake but :

[thetime]

I didn't make the poster, honest!!

[Dano1990]

Hope that poster is nowhere near accurate. Terrible line up if it's somewhere near the truth.

[thetime]

Hope that poster is nowhere near accurate. Terrible line up if it's somewhere near the truth.

Looks fantastic to me

[andytommo]

Looks decent to me, if that poster isn't a fake. And that's only about a third of the 70+ acts on over the weekend, so plenty of decent additions to come over the next 5 months too!

[oxford20]

HI all , this my first time to Benicassim and cant wait. Im going with 12 friends and have booked into Marina d'or which is in Orepesa. The reviews do not look too great but hoping it will be fine!

Looking at a map there is a road that not far from Benicassim that runs along the coastline we were considering hiring bikes but probably not wise when we are all hammered at 6am in the morning cycling back!

Has anyone stayed at Marina dor ? is it any good and have you used the shuttle bus service that they provide as heard it is bit hit and miss when it arrives and departs? I have also heard that it's a nightmare to get taxi's due to the festival being on!!

Any info or advice would be greatly appreciated

[Gingerlord]

Just read that Radiohead are gonna be trialling material from their new album.....

Would be the best Beni ever with Radiohead playing!

[sess13]

Anybody meet any decent dealers last year? There was the American guy last year but he got arrested so doubt we'll be seeing him again!

Can never seem to find any decent gear there.

[Gingerlord]

Err prob not a good topic to have here.

I would suggest sourcing it in the big cities first and bringing it with you

[jackarmy]

Anybody meet any decent dealers last year? There was the American guy last year but he got arrested so doubt we'll be seeing him again!

Can never seem to find any decent gear there.

California Republic...

[Gingerlord]

This thread has died

[louiec96]

Need another fake/potentially real poster

[DaniBena20]

Whats going on with Glastonbury? Coldplay??

[andytommo]

Swim Deep are playing

[depurado]

Hi does anyone know how to book these tents which you can find on FIB website ? anyone knows how does it work ?

[DaniBena20]

Swim Deep? Where have you seen that?

Edited February 10, 2015 by DaniBena20

[Gingerlord]

Trenchtown!

Who are they?

[DaniBena20]

This https://www.facebook.com/TrenchtownIrieLand/photos_stream

[gedkelly]

Faithless out for their 20th !!!! Please call beni

[Gingerlord]

Oh man. I've seen faithless and prodigy so many times.

Dream available additions would be;

Radiohead, Mumford and Sons, Of Monsters and Men, Marika Hackman, Haley Bonar, Jose Gonzalez, pinkshinyultrablast, War On Drugs, Beck, Placebo, Chemical Brothers, Pan-Pot, Modeselektor/Moderat, Jon Hopkins, Maceo Plex, Green Velvet, Rone, Caribou, Sia, CHVRCHES, ALVVAYS, Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

If they can get 3 or 4 of them then i don't care who else plays. :-)