Benicassim 2012

Meglamonia

Reckon this deserves it's own thread,great festival,might head over next year.

Anything to do with the festival such as accomadation,travel tips,line up rumours etc post here

davywalsh7

Meglamonia wrote: »

Reckon this deserves it's own thread,great festival,might head over next year.

Anything to do with the festival such as accomadation,travel tips,line up rumours etc post here

Stone roses confirmed as headliner

Reckon the likes of the killers, Florence, kasabian, and maybe Noel Gallagher could appear

ItsAWindUp

Always wanted to go to this.

nxbyveromdwjpg

Went in 2009 and 2011, my favourite festival

strangel00p

can you not buy a ticket for 1 day? No way i'm paying €175 for 8 days camping to see one band.

paddylonglegs

strangel00p wrote: »

can you not buy a ticket for 1 day? No way i'm paying €175 for 8 days camping to see one band.

Go and see more than one then! They let you watch more than one.

Was there this year. great weather and great laugh with other festival goers, everyone happy to chat away to each other, good mix of irish, english, scots, spanish.

didn't stay in benni itself but we were happy to get the bus every night and morning which was always on time. Accom seemed fairly plentiful, will dig out the name of the crowd we stayed with. Needed another holiday after coming back though,five day parties take their toll!

davywalsh7

nm wrote: »

Went in 2009 and 2011, my favourite festival

hi
im seriously considering trying to organise a group to go next year, could u tell me how u travelled and accomodation and how much etc
any info at all greatly appreciated
thanks

Epicness

Will be so amazing! The Stone Roses! Sun! Beach!
Can't be dealing with Oxegen scobes this year

mikeymc

Folks,

If you are having any hesitation about going to this festival DONT!! It has to be without a doubt the best ten days of my life. I went last year for the first time and already have my Beni 2012 ticket sorted. The venue, the people, the music, the weather even the beer tastes sweeter over there!!

Im actually looking for info from people who have went more than once. Looking for accomadation advise. we got ripped last year. We got an apartment for 1600 between 4 of us in marina D'or which was gorgeous and clean etc but too far away from the nightlife. Marina D'or is the eqivalent of Courtdown for the Spanyards. And the one nightclub there is 15 spanish lads per one spanish girl - yikes.

So if anyone has any advise on places to stay in Beniicassim can they give me a mail Im new to this so post if my email address doesnt come up. Oh yeah if anyone wants any information off me by all means mail me

Thanks

Michael

aranciata

have the 4-day tickets with free camping sold out yet?

Easy Rod

mikeymc wrote: »

Folks,

If you are having any hesitation about going to this festival DONT!! It has to be without a doubt the best ten days of my life. I went last year for the first time and already have my Beni 2012 ticket sorted. The venue, the people, the music, the weather even the beer tastes sweeter over there!!

Im actually looking for info from people who have went more than once. Looking for accomadation advise. we got ripped last year. We got an apartment for 1600 between 4 of us in marina D'or which was gorgeous and clean etc but too far away from the nightlife. Marina D'or is the eqivalent of Courtdown for the Spanyards. And the one nightclub there is 15 spanish lads per one spanish girl - yikes.

So if anyone has any advise on places to stay in Beniicassim can they give me a mail Im new to this so post if my email address doesnt come up. Oh yeah if anyone wants any information off me by all means mail me

Thanks

Michael

I could also do with this advise, we're looking at a few villas nearby.

Probably going to go a few days early and stay a few days after to recover.

Also what's the best/cheapest place to fly to from dublin?

Cheers

dilapidating

Easy Rod wrote: »

I could also do with this advise, we're looking at a few villas nearby.

Probably going to go a few days early and stay a few days after to recover.

Also what's the best/cheapest place to fly to from dublin?

Cheers

Went last year from Dublin to Barcelona. Return tickets were €120.
Then train from Barcelona to a town just outside Beni was bout €60/70.
So relatively cheap.

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Alright, flew Dublin to Reus with Ryanair. Reus is closer to Beni than Barcelona. Valencia is closer again but Ryanair wack up the prices for festival week.

You get the train return from the airport for about €25 - http://www.renfe.com/

The first year we stayed in apartments in Marina D'Or which is about 15 mins drive away from the festival site and Benicassim town. We booked through a company called Danes Fib, it was €250 each for the week for an apartment for 6 people, plus €50 for the bus for the 4 days of the festival return. The bus runs every 20 minutes or so.
Danes Fib themselves were a pack of jokers, queues for apartment keys and such for hours on end in the heat, hated them but I heard they fixed all that the year after.

The following year we stayed in Benicassim town itself, again 6 person apartment but this time for €300 each (works out the same as you dont have to pay for the bus). The company was Orca Services and it went much smoother, the apartment was right on the beach and the nightlife in the town and on the beach was absolutely hopping for the days coming up to the festival (we did Monday to Monday so had 3 nights before the festival kicked off). There's plenty of places so don't just look at Orca, google it, there is plenty of places but they fill up FAST.
Hotel Intur Orange is right beside the festival site and the water park.

Obviously 250/300euro per person is a total rip off for a holiday apartment for one week but that's what you'll pay for festival week there.

Would recommend the festival to anyone, had a great time both times.

gilliangormley

Hey what website did you use for booking??

miller82

Meglamonia wrote: »

Reckon this deserves it's own thread,great festival,might head over next year.

Anything to do with the festival such as accomadation,travel tips,line up rumours etc post here

brilliant festival. Went 2009 and the infamous 2008. I'd strongly recommend getting an apartment in Oropesa del Mar between a few mates. works out cheap enough, decent sleep and shower and eating etc . makes it all more enjoyable. deal with your hangover by the pool sipping bottles.

its a cracking festival all round, no **** and a deadly buzz. Plus wearing shorts and flip flops to a festival is a bonus

acbs

Hey! I'm thinking of going to Benicassim next and was just wondering if anyone that has been at it before could give me an estimate of how much it would realistically cost... including flights, camping tickets, travel to and from the festival from the airport, spending money and anything else i've forgotten! Thanks!

DDDDDeannnnn

Going for the first time this year with a few mates,is camping a no no?The sheer expense of apartments i've looked at is ridiculous.
Also is there any point in camping for the full 8 days or are you better off just going for the four days of the festival?
Thanks in adavance.

dilapidating

acbs wrote: »

Hey! I'm thinking of going to Benicassim next and was just wondering if anyone that has been at it before could give me an estimate of how much it would realistically cost... including flights, camping tickets, travel to and from the festival from the airport, spending money and anything else i've forgotten! Thanks!

You could do it on €500/€600 if you plan everything to a tee, went last year and spent €1,000 but i was drinking pints in the tents in the campsite etc.
Won't be doing that again.

davywalsh7

hi
im travelling to benicassim this year for the festival but can any1 tell me if its better to stay in oropesa del mar or castellon de plana?
regards

gilliangormley

davywalsh7 wrote: »

hi
im travelling to benicassim this year for the festival but can any1 tell me if its better to stay in oropesa del mar or castellon de plana?
regards

Hey Davy,

Have you been looking at this link?? weve been looking at this and its for oropesa del mar - d'or marina...or something like that...havent heard much about it but the ratings arent great for it online.

davywalsh7

gilliangormley wrote: »

Hey Davy,

Have you been looking at this link?? weve been looking at this and its for oropesa del mar - d'or marina...or something like that...havent heard much about it but the ratings arent great for it online.

hi
yea iv actually booked that marina d'or place got it for reasonable price. ive found a good few hotels and apts but im just wondering is it better to stay in oropesa del mar or castellon de plana?
both are about 10km away from festival but in opposite directions
im just wondering has any1 stayed in either b4? which has more shuttle buses? which area is nicer? has more bars/restaurants etc?

thanks for your help

youcancallmeal

Anyone got any tips for camping? Mainly just worried about the heat!

Furious-Red

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Miles Kane, and Bombay Bicycle Club are the latest acts confirmed for this summer's International Benicàssim Festival, FIB Heineken, in Spain.


Also confirmed are Cooper, Department S, and Los Tiki Phantoms.

noideaforaname

New Order, The Horrors, Crystal Castles, Katy B, Example, Spector, Thee Brandy Hips added to the bill this morning. I can't wait, just trying to get the mates to get their **** together and book!

Furious-Red

Titanium' producer David Guetta is the latest act to be confirmed for Spain's International Benicàssim Festival, FIB.


Parisian DJ and producer David Guetta has revealed that he is currently in the studio with Dutch DJ Nicky Romero and has promised "big club bangers" will be on their way, perhaps they'll get an airring at Benicassim. More acts will be announced tomorrow.

Meglamonia

What's the ticked situation?Heard there were only 500 left a couple of weeks ago

Furious-Red

London rapper Dizzee Rascal leads the latest act to be confirmed for Spain's International Benicàssim Festival, FIB.

Also confirmed are Pennsylvanian singer and guitarist Kurt Vile & the Violators, Spanish songwriter Joe Crepusculo, Steve Shelley from Sonic Youth's new project Disappears, London's own Maverick Sabre, Norwegian DJ Todd Terje, and America's new teen pop-rock sensation Howler

Davexirl

Can anyone recommend any decent accommodation? Where did you all book?

davywalsh7

Davexirl wrote: »

Can anyone recommend any decent accommodation? Where did you all book?

i havent been before but i booked here:

http://www.travelrepublic.ie/accomodation/hotel-availability-details.aspx?hguid=436300e6-f8ee-4b8b-9630-c185904f13fe&id=114716&ssid=82753240

seems ok

davywalsh7

dilapidating wrote: »

You could do it on €500/€600 if you plan everything to a tee, went last year and spent €1,000 but i was drinking pints in the tents in the campsite etc.
Won't be doing that again.

did u spend a grand including ur accomodation , flights etc r a grand jus on spending money?

thefly

Spent well over a grand. I went in 09. Great festival pity the line up is so sh1te this year.

The Michael Darragh McAuley is top notch though

biffbangpow

Really? I think the line up is great this year! Personally prefer it to last year's, Primal Scream were the only band I really cared about then. Hoping to go this year if I can get the funds and do it cheaper than '11 when I spent a ridiculous amount of money unnecessarily. Anyone having doubts about going, take it from me - a claustrophobic hygiene freak - it's bloody amazing.

hctyler

Davexirl wrote: »

Can anyone recommend any decent accommodation? Where did you all book?

There is a website called "airbnb" which is good for small parties or comfy accommodation in private houses or apartments.

paddylonglegs

Hey all,

Just posting up some info I shared through pm with someone a while ago, happy to throw it up here too if it helps anyone. This is my experience so I'm sure people will have other ideas and other ways of spending the week.

So here ya go...


Ok, so there was a group of four of us going to Beni,3 guys and a girl. I had read a bit about the camping at the festival, while I don't mind having a party and all that, I knew from talking to campers at the place that as soon as it got bright, the tents would heat up like a sauna, so that was out of the question for me as camping takes on a whole different life form when you're in weather conditions you're not used to. I can't comment on what the camping is like as a whole at Beni but I was talking to people that literally roasted (not nice when trying to get some sleep after going to bed at 7am and bracing yourself for a nasty hangover).

So based on this we decided to just go ahead and get an apartment (aircon is your friend!). We looked at a few places and we went through a company called orca services.btw you could probably bypass this middle man and google marina d'or accom themselves. We stayed in Marina D'or which is about ten minute drive from the town of Beni, we didn't feel the need to be near the town of Beni and looking back on it we didn't really need to go in there. We have a good bit of craic as a group so didn't really actually go out to any bars or anything in beni or in the town we were in, we drank in the apartment block and met a few people at the pool during the day so had a few cans with them before heading to the festival. None of us were out there to score so we had banter with whoever was around. Marina D'or seems to be a purpose built tourist town with loads of restaurants and shopping etc, but as I said we didn't really go to bars so can't comment on what bar life was like (think theres an irish bar that was meant to be good craic). There was a big supermarket near our block which was good for buying booze and food for breakfast/booze/snacks/booze/toiletries and booze .

So, the apartment was class, 2 bedroom for me and another fella, and a double for the couple, and a pull out couch that you could fit another 2 people if needed. good balcony for sitting out and a kitchen with everything. These looked like they were built only a couple of years ago and looked like we were the first ones to be in it, spotless. there was a pool for each block and that was a good place to talk to people. the apt cost 1000euro I think for the week.

We bought a bus ticket at the start of the week to get us to and back from the festival. This took about ten or fifteen mins to get there, they leave at 7, 9, and 11pm going there and leave at 1, 3, and 5am going back. They are always bang on time and you just need to keep your eye on your watch and decided what bus you want to go back on. This worked better than we though. We would normally head on the 9 or 11 and head back on the 5, or towards the end it was prob the 3am as 4 days of partying really has an effect on the system! be prepared for getting up at 4 or 5pm as your body clock really gets turned upside down due to the late gigs (most headline acts come on around 2am.

Good idea to fly into Barca. We rented a citroen c4 at the airport for 240euro for the week and drove to beni - took about 3 hours to drive down and it was all motorway. we were glad we did this as I have heard about getting the trains and its meant to be a pain in the arse. It also meant that having a car, you can leave whatever time you want on the last day and not lug your bags around for the day. however we really didn't need the car during the week so unless there was a way of dropping off the car and re-renting when it came to leaving that might save some cash.

Budget - when it comes to buying your ticket(200), getting your accom(250 pps), renting a car(60pps plus petrol 20pps) and bus ticket for event(40), you have to look at food and drink money - I would be looking at having 600euro min for the week (large beer in fest is fiver, double vodka and rb is tenner).

Can't think of much else. to conclude, I myself wouldn't be bothered staying in beni itself (festival is just outside the town) but in saying that, I didn't experience it so I can't say, it may have been a f**king amazing buzz! Remember dude, I was happy to spend that bit extra for the comforts so it will depend on your budget and what you can tolerate, I had an amazing time, and thats not even talking about the festival itself (yeah, it was class).

Let me know if you need more info or if i left anything out.

paddylonglegs

hctyler

check through airbnb

eim641

Just booked flights and tickets! But work wouldn't give me the monday off so I'm going to miss the Sunday (15th)
I've been trying to figure out who I'm going to miss and have come up with the following

Not going to miss
florence + the mchine = 12th
Miles Kane = 13th
Noel Gallagher = 13th (assuming this date because of Miles Kane)

Might be missing
Stone Roses = NOT the 13th (playing at Optimus that night)
New Order = NOT the 12th (playing Novi Sad that night)

Does anyone else know the days acts are playing?
Or when it'll be announced - I need to prepare myself for the potential dissapointment!

CFC007

More acts been announced today.

Furious-Red

Ham Sandwich have been added

paddylonglegs

Latest acts:

At the Drive-In.
The Maccabees,
Dave Clarke,
Little Dragon,
Bat for Lashes,
Yuksek,
SebastiAn,
Delorentos,
Lisa Hannigan,
Arp Attack,
Sons Phonetic
Ham Sandwich

Some strong additions there. Exciting for Irish festivals too hopefully...

hacx

Considering getting a bunch of people to go, all in the 17-19 age range, for a post-LC holiday.We're all in Kerry, and here's what I've got so far.

So, 8 day camping tickets for the festival = something like €175.5.
return plane tickets from kerry to Allicante = €230
Train tickets from Alicante to Benicassim = €30
Tents, other equipment = €40ish
So, around €480 just to get there. Maybe add on one or two hundred spending money, and you've got yourself a holiday folks.

Options for flights/getting to beni
Dublin to Valencia(€192) and then from valencia to Benicassim(€18) by train. That's not counting a day extra or two statying in spain + getting a train to/from dublin.

Cork to Barca (171), Barca to Beni(33). I'd prefer this one. But like, I assume it's 30 each way.

What's the story abut renting a car in spain? Any minimum age?

3hn2givr7mx1sc

I've been easily convinced to go to Beni instead of a generic 'lad's holiday'! Would we be best off buying a tent here or over there do ye reckon?

me_at

Hey,
I've heard people on about tickets selling out in previous years? Will they sell out this year? When should I buy them by? And could anyone tell me about the security on the camp? Is there lockers and sorts? Is it friendly? Would anyone recommend going in two's or would a group be a better idea?
Thanks

Taz1

First time Benicassim-goer, we've decided to camp but I'm slightly worried about the heat situation! I can deal with it once I know that I can get out it every so often (by chilling in an air-con'd building) - I'm also quite claustraphobic so I'm worried about the restrictiveness of a very hot tent! Booking an apartment (although I would have opted for this) isn't an option as its been decided that we're all camping. I'll definately be chugging the water as much as the alcohol but Will the heat be a serious killer?

Amcm1989

Hi, any tips on a good/cheap place to stay for the festival? Made a last minute decision to go to the festival! Any advice would be great!

miller82

Taz1 wrote: »

First time Benicassim-goer, we've decided to camp but I'm slightly worried about the heat situation! I can deal with it once I know that I can get out it every so often (by chilling in an air-con'd building) - I'm also quite claustraphobic so I'm worried about the restrictiveness of a very hot tent! Booking an apartment (although I would have opted for this) isn't an option as its been decided that we're all camping. I'll definately be chugging the water as much as the alcohol but Will the heat be a serious killer?

push for an apartment. between a big group it wont be that expensive and ya have yourself a bed, air-con and a pool, oh and a nice cold beer in your fridge. well worth it. Went twice and did that both times. camping turns it into an effort IMO. sweating your nuts off, warm beer, no sleep, losing stuff, stinking , stuff getting robbed etc etc

youcancallmeal

Anyone got any recommendations some of the bands on the line up? Bit out of touch with the newest music. I like Florence, Maccabees, Crystal Castles etc.

Also I'm camping but mainly because we are planning arriving Lunchtime Thursday and leaving asap after final act Sunday so not much point getting an apartment for a week which seems to be minimum rental(Or 5 nights) for a lot of places. Heading down toward Alicante for a relaxing week to recover afterwards so money saved by camping will hopefully be worth it. I think best way to deal with the heat is just not drink as much and get a little battery powered fan for your tent

rory_K

Just got my tickets in ticketmaster in cork....

Just in case people think you can only get em online.
Cost €172 in total which is a nice saving since they're £155 online.

Can't wait! Altho 1 more good main act wouldn't go astray!

davywalsh7

is there many from ireland going to this?

i cant wait for it! stopping off in ibiza rocks for kasabian on the way over! roll on july 11th!

rodge68

Heading the 4th of July to Malaga flying home 21st from Barcelona, we are meeting up with 3 others so should be great craic, just imagine a music festival where it's nice and warm !!:p Not a great line-up though !!

youcancallmeal

Anyone know how to book accommodation, looking for cancellations if possible? Is there agents you can contact and they sort it out for you?

CFC007

Hi there I've a 5 night package incl airport transfer in a 4 star hotel if your interested from the wed-mon