Festival Internacional de Benicàssim

The first FIB took place in 1995. Since then, Benicàssim has been dedicated to rock, pop, and electronic music as well as featuring artists who are a reference on the world stage.

FIB is held in the seaside resort of Benicassim (Castellón province) on Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain, 92.2 km away from Valencia Airport. Festival goers who have purchased multi-day passes can camp for up to nine days starting the Monday before and ending Tuesday after the festival has ended.{{Cite web |url=http://fiberfib.com/en/the-festival/the-benicassim-experience/ |title=Festival Internacional de Benicàssim = FIB Heineken = fiberfib.com » the Benicàssim Experience |access-date=2009-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408111623/http://fiberfib.com/en/the-festival/the-benicassim-experience/ |archive-date=2009-04-08 |url-status=dead }}

Since the first festival in 1995, some of the most notable artists who have played the festival include The Arctic Monkeys, Beck, Blur, The Chemical Brothers, Depeche Mode, Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, Kraftwerk, Ladytron, Morrissey, Oasis, Placebo, Primal Scream, Radiohead, Lou Reed, Ride, Sigur Rós, The Stone Roses, The Strokes, Teenage Fanclub, Paul Weller and Brian Wilson.

The eleventh festival took place on August 5–7, 2005, with The Cure, Keane and Oasis headlining. Underworld were later announced as headliners of the "FIBstart" event on Thursday July 4, supported by The Tears and The Polyphonic Spree. Fischerspooner, !!! and Róisín Murphy headlined the weekend on the Hellomoto Stage, while The Kills, Kaiser Chiefs and The Wedding Present headlined the Fiberfib.com Stage. Other bands playing the festival included Basement Jaxx, The Lemonheads, Hot Hot Heat, Kasabian, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Yo La Tengo, Dinosaur Jr., LCD Soundsystem, Ladytron, Doves, Radio 4 and Richard Hawley.

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The 12th Benicàssim Festival occurred between July 20–23, 2006. Performers included Franz Ferdinand, The Pixies, Depeche Mode, Placebo, Echo & the Bunnymen, Madness, Morrissey, The Strokes, Scissor Sisters, Babyshambles, Beth Orton, Editors, The Futureheads, We Are Scientists, The Kooks and Art Brut, among others.

The 13th edition of the festival was held on the July 19–22, 2007. For this year's festival (and all subsequent festivals thereafter), there was no Hellomoto Stage, with the Pista Pop stage expanded instead. The line-up was as follows:

The 14th Edition of the festival was held on 17, 18, 19 and 20 July 2008.

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Saturday Night Fiber, a spin-off festival created in 2008, took place on the Saturday night of Benicàssim in Madrid.

On December 23, 2008, two of the four headliners for the 2009 festival were announced as Kings of Leon and Franz Ferdinand.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/Benicassim/41826|title=Kings Of Leon, Franz Ferdinand, Paul Weller for Benicassim 2009|work=NME|date=23 December 2008|access-date=2009-01-02}} Kings of Leon had previously played the festival in 2007, while Franz Ferdinand headlined in 2006. Tickets were made available at a discounted launch price between December 15, 2008 and January 15, 2009, with a four-day weekend pass available for €160 (£140).{{cite web |url=http://tickets.fiberfib.com/information-benicassim/ |title=Info - On Sale |publisher=tickets.fiberfib.com |access-date=2009-01-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219105753/http://tickets.fiberfib.com/information-benicassim/ |archive-date=2008-12-19 }} This includes full festival entry between July 16–19, as well as camping between July 13–21.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i13db0577bde6c55bf604816ff3298ee2|title=Franz, Kings For Benicassim 2009|publisher=Billboard|date=24 December 2008|access-date=2009-01-02|archive-date=2009-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327165734/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i13db0577bde6c55bf604816ff3298ee2|url-status=dead}} On 27 January 2009, it was reported that Oasis would also be joining the line-up.{{cite web|date=27 January 2009|title=Oasis confirmed to headline Benicassim|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a144672/oasis-confirmed-to-headline-benicassim.html|first=Alex|last=Fletcher|publisher=Digital Spy|access-date=2009-02-02}} On 2 February 2009, NME confirmed that The Killers would be headlining the final night of the festival, with Franz Ferdinand playing Saturday 18 July and Kings of Leon playing Friday 17 July. The article also stated that Oasis would headlining the "FIBstart" event on 16 July 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-killers/42469|title=The Killers to headline Benicàssim Festival|work=NME|date=2 February 2009|access-date=2009-02-02}} BBC News Online confirmed that Paul Weller would be playing on Friday 17 July.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7864827.stm|title=Killers join Benicassim line-up|publisher=BBC News Online|date=2 February 2009|access-date=2009-02-02}} On 26 February 2009, it was announced that The Psychedelic Furs, Friendly Fires, White Lies, The Bishops and Boys Noize had been added to the line-up,{{cite web|url=http://www.virtualfestivals.com/latest/news/5733/-/Psychedelic-Furs-and-more-for-Benicassim|title=Psychedelic Furs and more for Benicassim|publisher=Virtual Festivals|date=26 February 2009|access-date=2009-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328055122/http://www.virtualfestivals.com/latest/news/5733/-/Psychedelic-Furs-and-more-for-Benicassim|archive-date=28 March 2009|url-status=dead}} with Benicàssim's official website confirming which days the bands would be playing.{{cite web |url=http://fiberfib.com/en/line-up/benicassim-festival-2009/ |title=FIB Heineken 2009 |publisher=fiberfib.com |access-date=2009-02-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228190756/http://fiberfib.com/en/line-up/benicassim-festival-2009/ |archive-date=2009-02-28 }} Further line-up additions were made on 17 March 2009,{{cite web |url=http://fiberfib.com/en/news/magazine-tv-on-the-radio-glasvegas-lily-allen/ |title=Magazine, TV on the Radio, Glasvegas, Lily Allen… |publisher=fiberfib.com |date=2009-03-17 |access-date=2009-03-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322040630/http://fiberfib.com/en/news/magazine-tv-on-the-radio-glasvegas-lily-allen/ |archive-date=2009-03-22 }} and again on 2 April 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/elbow/43852|title=Elbow, Maximo Park and Horrors added to Benicassim bill|work=NME|access-date=2009-04-02|date=2009-04-02}} The line-up was as follows:

On the night of Friday 17 July a large fire broke out in scrubland within a few hundred metres of the festival site.http://benicassimguide.co.uk/earth-wind-and-fire-part-1/ {{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} High winds contributed to the difficulty of fighting the fire and caused conditions on many of the stages to become unsafe. As a result, a number of acts including the Kings of Leon, Maxïmo Park, Boys Noize and Yuksek were unable to perform. Tom Tom Club did perform but had to be taken off for their own safety. Maxïmo Park performed the following night following a cancellation by Lily Allen.{{cite web| url = https://www.nme.com/blog/index.php%3Fblog%3D120&p%3D6771&more%3D1&c%3D1&tb%3D1&pb%3D1| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090731081959/http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=120&p=6771&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1| archive-date = 2009-07-31| title = Wind, Fire… But No Kings Of Leon At Benicassim - NME Festivals Blog 2009 - NME.COM - The world's fastest music news service, music videos, interviews, photos and free stuff to win| website = NME}}

Several hundred festival goers had to be evacuated from the campsite to a nearby sports hall. The festival resumed the following day with limited disruption. Glamour model Bianca Gascoigne and Ringtone artist Ross Kent were reported in tabloid newspapers as having "gone missing" but reappeared several days later.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/07/23/bianca-gascoigne-missing-following-stormy-benicassim-festival-115875-21542333/|title=Bianca Gascoigne found after going missing following storm at Benicassim festival|website=Daily Mirror|date=23 July 2009}}{{Cite web|url=http://thisisvalencia.blogspot.com/2009/07/lets-clear-up-few-things-about-fib.html|title = Let's clear up a few things about Fib Benicassim|date = 25 July 2009}}

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Due to illness, Lily Allen's Sunday set was canceled and Ellie Goulding was moved up to replace her. Roy Pridmore was a late addition to the bill.[https://www.nme.com/news/lily-allen/52095 Lily Allen pulls out of Benicassim International Festival]

Maravillas Stage

Fiberfib.com Stage

Fib Club

Jack Daniels Stage Saturday

• The Dandies

The 2012 Festival took place from July 12, 2012 - July 15, 2012.

FIB has received criticism from nationalist sectors in Spain, aimed at the fact that it does not support Valencian culture, even though it takes place in the Valencian Community and receives a high amount of public money to finance itself.

FIB's director Jose Luis Morán stated in an interview that he did not intend to include any band in the festival that had lyrics in Catalan, Euskera or Galego.[http://lavanc.com/lavanc/iphp/not1.php?id=2527 "FIB management prefers to support music in Spanish over artists that sing in Valencian Country´s own language"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070903220519/http://lavanc.com/lavanc/iphp/not1.php?id=2527 |date=2007-09-03 }} "L´Avanç", July 20, 2007 Among the people and associations that have criticized this is Marina Albiol, an Esquerra Unida politician.[http://marinaalbiol.blogspot.com/2007/07/albiol-el-fib-hauria-dincloure-un-mnim.html "FIB should have a minimum of its music in Valencian, because it enjoys public sponsoring."] "Marina Albiol's blog", July 16, 2007

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• [http://www.fiberfib.com Official website]
• [https://www.myspace.com/fibheineken Official MySpace FIB]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090830003806/http://benicassimguide.co.uk/ Benicassim Festival Guide]
• [http://www.benicassim.org.uk Benicassim Festival information on flights and hotels]
• [http://festivalinfo.net/?page=gallery&gid=1987 Photos from Festival Internacional de Benicàssim 2007]
• [http://www.benicassimfestival.info Benicassim Festival Information Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222215306/http://www.benicassimfestival.info/ |date=2009-02-22 }}
• [http://www.eufest.com/beni Benicassim festival transport and accommodation]
• [http://www.danespfib.com Recommended Benicassim Festival Accommodation Provider]

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