Alex Trelinski
SPAIN’S biggest party – the Festival Internacional de Benicassim – kicks off four days of top musical entertainment this Thursday(July 18).
Located on the east coast resort some 100 kms north of Valencia, the weekend festival brings in visitors from around Spain and Europe and is regarded as one of the best on the planet!
The event is also very popular with UK music fans due to its seaside location and the guarantee of good weather.
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This year’s international acts include regular visitors to the country, the Black Eyed Peas, as well as the Libertines, Jess Glynne, and UK Eurovision runner-up Sam Ryder,
The festival focuses mainly on pop, rock, and electronica artists, as well as featuring short films, fashion shows and art.
Past performers at Spain’s answer to Glastonbury have included The Killers, Blur, Oasis, The Pet Shop Boys, Lou Reed, The Stone Roses, Madness and Bastille.
It also attracts celebrity visitors like Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, and his wife Begoña Gomez, who attended in 2018 to see The Killers.
The first event was staged in 1995 and is notable for having live music running well into the night with a schedule running between 5pm and 5am!
It has three main stages, Las Palmas, Visa, and South Beach Dance, with capacities of approximately 30,000, 15,000 and 8,000, respectively.
A typical attendance for the festival clocks up around 180,000 visitors.
Festival goers who have purchased multi-day passes can camp for up to nine days starting the Monday before and ending the Tuesday after the festival finish, two days earlier.
It’s famous for attracting a young, party-oriented crowd and plenty of fun is promised for people of all ages.
