Benicassim 2017

[Nesser]

Tame Impala aren't playing. The Panorama gig looks like a one-off -headliners and big $ included- besides his dj gig at Govs Ball.. Eminem, Wolfmother neither are playing: one is way too massive in UK and not at all in Spain to headline towards FIB public and Wolfmother simply don't fit.

Expect a few artist from Mad Cool: last year Biffy played both and today Foals appear on both line-ups. Probably M.I.A. will too.

I want to see Chance here so badly but he's headlining every fest he's playing this year so unless he goes as Thursday headliner I think it ain't happening. The thing is that we don't know what headliners we have and what is left. RHCP are likely playing Saturday a la Muse/Blur last year/two years ago and Kasabian are in Greece on Friday so it looks like they'll be closing the festival. That leaves us with The Weeknd either being the 'weak' headliner on Thursday and a TBA headliner for Friday or Weeknd playing on Friday and a smaller headliner for Thursday (Chance, maybe M.I.A.?). As long as we don't know when The Weeknd is playing we can't make any guesses upon the other one.

Anyway, just for fun: Radiohead are playing a bunch of gigs until the week before Beni AND they're playing in Israel the week after Beni.

Edited February 26, 2017 by Nesser

[OddRon]

Nice "fake?" poster on twitter, god knows where it came from or how close to home it is but I'd be happy with those lot

[gregory]

Flume is playing in the USA that weekend. I prefer this one  

 

(Which wrote VICENT instead of VINCENT  ) 

[Toto Schillaci]

Both the above, they didn't even bother to change the pipes to yellow. Surely FIB's designers wouldn't make a mistake like that, so I'd say fake.

[gregory]

3 minutes ago, Toto Schillaci said:

Both the above, they didn't even bother to change the pipes to yellow. Surely FIB's designers wouldn't make a mistake like that, so I'd say fake.

pipes?

 

[Toto Schillaci]

1 minute ago, gregory said:

pipes?

 

The lines between the artists. Granted not many people will notice but as a graphic designer myself it's the first thing I noticed, and FIB's designers are usually spot on.

[Mondo-kun]

6 minutes ago, gregory said:

Flume is playing in the USA that weekend. I prefer this one  

 

(Which wrote VICENT instead of VINCENT  ) 

Also - can't find that tweet now, but Mad Cool replied to somebedy that alt-J have their exclusive show in Spain at MC.

[OddRon]

Need to get a move on with the announcements, every other festival has almost all their acts announced 

[Toto Schillaci]

7 minutes ago, OddRon said:

Need to get a move on with the announcements, every other festival has almost all their acts announced 

Now that R&L is announced, FIB should follow by no later than 2nd week in March.

I never understand why they take so long. Or perhaps it's the Spanish way, they seem so much more relaxed and care free than we do. Must be all the sun.

[OddRon]

Just now, Toto Schillaci said:

Now that R&L is announced, FIB should follow by no later than 2nd week in March.

I never understand why they take so long. Or perhaps it's the Spanish way, they seem so much more relaxed and care free than we do. Must be all the sun.

primeavera, bilbao and mad cool all had their lineups out ages ago, must be a benni  thing 

[ConorC]

When was the last headliner announced last year?

Surprised there hasn't been another big announcement before the end of Feb tbh. Got the last one at the end of Jan didn't we?

Lana Del Rey actually seems like the most logical option at the moment imo. Her or Chance.

[scanerack]

Prefer Stone Roses or Fatboy Slim as the last headliner.

Unkle/James Lavelle would be good to see too

 

[andytommo]

8 hours ago, OddRon said:

primeavera, bilbao and mad cool all had their lineups out ages ago, must be a benni  thing 

This is normal for Benicassim.  You're never going to get anything more than a few names, prior to March-time.  It's the same every year.  Look at loads of other festivals - Glastonbury, Latitude, Longitude... none of them have announced anything yet.  I suspect there will be announcement between now and Friday for Beni though.

[AAlex]

First line up for latitude released the same weekend as Beni, wonder if we'll see any crossovers?

Mumford and Sons don't seem to be in Europe this early but could they be the four headliner? I don't remember seeing a Spanish date so far for them. 

Fat boy slim is on there as well who seems to be on a lot of people's predictions. 

[gregory]

I reckon out of that lot we'll get FBS, Placebo, Glass Animals. Mumfords could well play too

[scanerack]

Goldfrapp would be good too, I'd also like to see The Horrors and Car Seat Headrest.

Throw in a few decent DJ's and I'll be a happy bunny

[oxford20]

I can see Fatboy Slim playing one of the late night slots on main stage and not being a headliner at all , bit like Disclosure last year?

[Fan123456789]

Now that Mumford and Sons are playing in England the 15th and Ireland on the 16th of July is there a possibility they could play on Friday14th?

Edited March 1, 2017 by Fan123456789

[Nesser]

Mumford are curating their own day at Latitude/Longitude, which they won't be doing -not even being offered- at Beni so I can't see them playing tbh.

With its pros and cons, FIB is a serious festival. That means Fatboy Slim won't be playing. Please, don't talk about him again.

[gregory]

2 hours ago, alexlloyd said:

Mumford and Sons don't seem to be in Europe this early but could they be the four headliner? I don't remember seeing a Spanish date so far for them. 

 

28 minutes ago, Fan123456789 said:

Now that Mumford and Sons are playing in England the 15th and Ireland on the 16th of July is there a possibility they could play on Friday14th?

 

Think Friday is unlikely, but Thursday is possible.

[oxford20]

10 minutes ago, Nesser said:

Mumford are curating their own day at Latitude/Longitude, which they won't be doing -not even being offered- at Beni so I can't see them playing tbh.

With its pros and cons, FIB is a serious festival. That means Fatboy Slim won't be playing. Please, don't talk about him again.

You having a laugh?!

Fatboy Slim would be perfect for FIB to end the night off on a high (probably quite literally for some people) 

You not seen how popular South Beach is at the end of the evening with people wanting to dance the night away!

 

Edited March 1, 2017 by oxford20

[gregory]

18 minutes ago, Nesser said:

Mumford are curating their own day at Latitude/Longitude, which they won't be doing -not even being offered- at Beni so I can't see them playing tbh.

With its pros and cons, FIB is a serious festival. That means Fatboy Slim won't be playing. Please, don't talk about him again.

FBS played R&L last year & Latitude this year, which are both Festival Rublic owned like FIB. I don't care for FBS, but I think he's very likely to be playing. 

[gedkelly]

1 hour ago, oxford20 said:

You having a laugh?!

Fatboy Slim would be perfect for FIB to end the night off on a high (probably quite literally for some people) 

You not seen how popular South Beach is at the end of the evening with people wanting to dance the night away!

 

I'm with you fella , Fatboy Slim would be perfect

[OddRon]

this is on fiberleaks twitter page today

Edited March 1, 2017 by OddRon

[scanerack]

1 hour ago, gregory said:

FBS played R&L last year & Latitude this year, which are both Festival Rublic owned like FIB. I don't care for FBS, but I think he's very likely to be playing. 

I thought Maraworld SA owned FIB and not Festival Republic?