What is it?

A cross between a music festival and a summer holiday with your mates, Benicassim's popularity has soared in recent years due to its guaranteed hot climate and lack of rain plus the attraction of a beautiful beach to laze around on during the day in typical Spanish siesta style. Four days of indie pop and electronica will keep your thirst for music well and truly quenched. As well as a massive Main Stage there's also several smaller stages in tents plus a 10,000 capacity dance tent complete with cooling water misters and fans to keep everyone cool. With bands starting around 6pm, headliners hitting the stages at around 1am and DJs on to 6am, Benicassim is ideal for all those who prefer to stay up all night and sleep all day.

Where & When?

Benicassim is a small beach town on the Costa De Azahar located between Valencia and Barcelona. The Festival takes place from Thursday 17th July until Sunday 20th July. Campsites are open from Monday 14th to Tuesday 22nd July inclusive.

Who's playing?

Thursday 17th July

Sigur Ros, Nada Surf, Aldo Linares, Battles, The Futureheads, Black Lips, Facto Delafe y Las Flores Azules, Krakovia, Lightspeed Champion, Single, DJ Supermarkt, These New Puritans,

Friday 18th July

My Bloody Valentine, Mika, Babyshambles, Roisia­n Murphy, Spiritualized, Hot Chip, American Music Club, La Casa Azul, Chromatics, Danton Eeprom, DaPuntoBeat, El Guincho, Erol Alkan, Fujiya & Miyagi, Gentle Music Men, Josh Wink, Robert Babicz, The Glimmers, The New Pornographers, The Rumble Strips, Tobie Newmann, Vincent Vincent & The Villains

Saturday 19th July

Gnarls Barkley, Tricky, The Raconteurs, The Kills, My Morning Jacket, Booka Shade, Ascildisco, Bracken, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Eef Barzelay, Heavy Trash, Ivan Smagghe, John Acquaviva, Jose Gonzalez, Kiki, Manos de Topo, The Marzipan Man, Metope, Metronomy, The Ting Tings, Tiefschwarz

Sunday 20th July

Leonard Cohen, Morrissey, Morente Omega con Lagartija Nick, Siouxsie, Justice (live), Death Cab For Cutie, Calvin Harris, David Duriez, El Hijo, Ewan Pearson, Joakim, Lori Meyers, Marc Marzenit, Micah P. Hinson, Moriarty, The National, Radio Slave, Richard Hawley, Supermayer, Tommie Sunshine, Vive La Fete, Yelle

plus more to be announced...

How do I get tickets?

4-Day tickets are priced 170 euros each. All tickets subject to booking fees. Buy Here

Where can I read more about it?

Check out the official festival site at: http://fiberfib.com/en/line-up/line-up-2008/