I love Elbow. They are a great band and I'm sorry to say that I haven't had the chance to see them live yet, hoping that will change very soon! In the meantime I'll have to make do with this video from Benicassim 2009.
These guys absolutely rocked it:
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posted by Paddy filed under Benicassim Line Up
I'm sure many of you use Spotify, well if you're not yet using Share My Playlists then you are missing out on a great service. Rather than go into the technical stuff of why its so good, just take a look a the link below which is a playlist that you can import into Spotify in one click.
Benicassim 2010
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Getting to Benicassim by train may be a very sensible option given the recent problems with volcanoes, ash cloud, cabin crew strikes... who knows what next?!
One service that seems to have remained pretty reliable is the train services. We've written some information on how to get to Benicassim by train from most of the main hubs in Spain such as
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We love looking back over previous Benicassim festivals, some fine acts have played over the years. One of which played Benicassim 2009 - The Killers. They are one of my personal favourite live bands, Brandon Flowers has massive amounts of energy when he is on stage.
Check out this video to see them performing at Benicassim 2009, its only just over
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posted by Paddy filed under Benicassim Line Up
Leading up to Benicassim 2010, we will be featuring some of the main acts playing the festival over the four days. Today we are focusing on Lily Allen who will be playing on Sunday 18th July.
Multi-talented Lily Allen, an English recording artist, actress, musician, and talk show host, previously saying she was going to take five years off, has embarked
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posted by Paddy filed under Benicassim Line Up
Up next in our Line Up Spotlight is Vampire Weekend who are playing Benicassim 2010 on Friday 16th July.
Recently debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200 for their latest album “Contra”, the indie rock band Vampire Weekend is proving their worth with their opening sequence for the box office hit Step Brothers, in which their earlier debut single A-Punk was
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posted by Paddy filed under Benicassim Tickets
Update: It isn't too late to get tickets, there are still some available on Ticketmaster.co.uk
Tickets for Benicassim 2010 are selling faster than ever before, this is mainly because of the influx of UK festival go-ers who want guaranteed good weather as well as great live music. It has to be said that those who went to Benicassim 2009 were not
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Benicassim is a beach resort in Valencia Spain that has become a noted venue for the Benicassim Festival since 1995. This is Spain’s version of a ‘Lulapalooza’ style music festival in that there is a long list of very popular bands performing. The festival takes place in the hottest season of the year in Spain, the July summer. With the
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Getting to Benicassim can be a bit daunting at first, especially if you are not from Spain. However it really is an easy place to get to from the UK as most major airports have regular flights into Barcelona and Valencia. Here are a few tips for getting to Benicassim.
Closest Airports:
Valencia is 92km away which is about an hour away.
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posted by Paddy filed under Benicassim Line Up
The line up for Benicassim seems to be pretty much confirmed now, there may still be one or two extra big name acts to be announced, but this seems to be most of them. Personally I'm not sure if Vampire Weekend are headliners so I wouldn't be surprised if a big act came in to play the Friday night.
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