Bennicassim Festival 2010, Spain
June 9th, 2010 by Ash Strain, under Vacations. 1 Comment
If you want to go to a festival this summer but are a little concerned about the weather, then Benicassim Festival is perhaps the one for you! It takes place between the 15th -18th July. The festival has the benefit of being on the Spanish Mediterranean coast in the resort of Benicassim on the the Costa del Azahar. FIB ( Festival Internacional de Benicassim ) is close to the cities Valencia and Barcelona.
Over the 15 years since conception Benicassim has seen a wealth of acts including the Stone Roses, Radiohead and Oasis playing to the sell out audience although Oasis leader Noel Gallagher wasn’t overly happy after a few sound problems during there set in 2009. He did, however compliment the enthusiastic crowd!
The line is astounding for 2010. Headliners are Kasabian on the Thursday, Vampire weekend on Friday. Wonder kid Sat. and Gorillaz on the Sun. Supporting acts due to play over the a few days comes from prize-winning band Ash, Punk legend Jonny Rotten with Public Image Ltd, Ray Davies, Ian Brown Dj Shade , Lily Allen, The Specials and the Klaxons and lots more top quality artists.
As well as the great live music there is also two FIB markets to wander through. The FIB markets are made up of stalls from record companies and fashion house to record stores and non profit organizations and there is one in the venue itself and the other is in the (free) camping area.
FIB fills Benicassim with various other attractions, over the 4 days, with contemporary art installations, exhibitions, theatre, a very popular short film festival and fashion shows. Just about something for everyone!
Both Valencia and Barcelona have international airports taking flights from the U.K. Alternatively you can fly into Reus, Alicante, Gerona and Madrid. Ryan Air (Liverpool & London) and Easyjet (Bristol, Edinburgh and Liverpool) flights are available to most of the destinations. Transfers are available from with an official FIB bus service.
Benicassim has a train station with connections to most Spanish cities should you need to fly elsewhere. National Express, Euro Lines and Alsa all run coaches form the UK to Valencia and Barcelona if you don’t mind spending a fair few hours on a bus. Make sure you take a couple of books and your iPod!
If you would rather stay away from the festival site there are hotels and camping available in the nearby resorts of Alcoceber, Castellon, Oropesa, Del Mar and Peniscola. Ensure to take plenty of sun cream as the average temperature for July is 30c! HOT!
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