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Not sure if anyones heard any rumours in regards to where Outlook and Dimensions festival are moving to? Ive heard Portugal from my mates but nothing more than that. Real shame as i don't think anything will come close to the setup and location they had in Pula.
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30 minutes ago, Sweet_pea said:
Ever considered Boom in Portugal?
Just checked it out. Seems the setting and the vibe would be just my thing, only problem would be the music, which i'm assuming is predominantly Psytrance?
That lake though....
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2 hours ago, gherring8 said:
Myself and about 25 pals went to Love International in 2018 as our Glastonbury alternative and we had a great time.
Nice location, great weather, pretty chilled daytimes and fun afternoon/evenings at the festival with option to carry on until morning at the club Barbarellas.
We didn't stay on the festival site in the sort of "cabin" type accommodation. Instead stayed a 5 min walk away in apartments we rented off of Airbnb.Give me a shout if you want any more info
The setting looks absolutely perfect, exactly the type of thing I’m looking for!
Still yet to upgrade from camping at a festival to Airbnb etc, but considering this is a week long festival I’m sure I can make the jump!
One thing - how accessible was it to get your hands on the type of things that make carrying on partying until the Morning a guaranteed eventuality? Only asking as a few years back I attended outlook festival in Croatia and although I didn’t find it hard, there was a serious sense of paranoia around the festival which dampened sprits a little bit!
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3 hours ago, FuzzyDunlop said:
I have done awakenings and nature one.
Awakenings in amsterdam is good if you are into techno, but it is just an arena with tents and stages. The tents are like the steel yard (if you have been to that). It is well organised. They do well on production and it is a "who's who" of techno.
Some mates swear by Loveland in Holland. It clashes with Boomtown and I have not been. They are trying to convince me for next year.
One issue I have with dutch festivals is, the outdoor stages are great - but you get the full experience for about an hour (when it goes dark). Music is off at 11.
Nature One (I went 11 years ago) - it is very full on. The campsites are as much of a rave as the festival. People bring stages let alone soundsystems.
I would recommend a trip to Gashouder in Amsterdam.
Cheers for the detailed response!
Ideally i'm looking for one in a slightly warmer, more picturesque setting (thinking the balkans) with less emphasis on large main stages, and more of a focus on a smaller intimate vibe....
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Has anybody got much experience of any electronic festivals overseas? Looking to try and fit one in next year.
Dimensions is moving which is a real shame, only attended that specific location for Outlook festival but have always maintained its the best layout for a festival i've been too.
Kala and Love International seems to be the most intriguing for me right now, especially considering i've never visited Albania before which is where the former is situated.
Any help whatsoever would be hugely appreciated
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What an absolute belter of a weekend. Every second there seemed to be something bonkers - the guy who danced round his ironing board all weekend was a personal highlight - a friendly and welcoming crowd, and the most picturesque backdrops wherever you were positioned.
As far as small festivals go, this will take some serious beating.
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Rather perculiar that this year they've provided a predetermined list to select from. Would be extremely strange to end up with a headliner which wasn't one of those listed.
Best surprises on the list for me,
The Rapture, Yo La Tengo, Supergrass, Depeche Mode, Phoenix, The Hives and Green Day - Give me 3 of them and ill be happy!
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3 hours ago, doobie ninja said:
Totally agree! And..weather Is looking good so far, so think I’ll just brave wearing trainers
Isn't it just! Seems that they've made a few site changes since last year as well, the airbase stage with the aircraft looks phenomenal
Roll on Thursday!!!
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10 minutes ago, Winslow Leach said:
Hunee and Todd Terje sound like the exact kind of vibe you're looking for. Other than that I'd be all over Omar S, Eris Drew (did one of my favourite Glastonbury sets in The Temple), HAAi, Inner City, James Holden & the Spirit Animals, Moxie, Shanti Celeste, fair few others.
Nice one bud - appreciate it!
Inner City - 'Good life' came on shuffle the other day and i remembered it instantly. Not too sure on many of their others but as soon as i heard that intro i knew exactly what it was!
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1 hour ago, Mouseboy11 said:
Folamour is ace, give his recent Boiler Room a watch if you’ve not!
Not sure if its the most recent, but the one i watched he casually drops ABBA in! If he drops that or something similar at Lost Village its going to be a special moment that's for sure!
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Lost Village set times have just been released, and i must say, my days are looking stacked!
Any of you lovely folk got any recommendations? Im pretty easy going with my genres, but one of the treats i've come across so far is Folamour. Anything on their remotely similar to his disco / funky sound?
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Apps been updated with the set times! There doesn't seem to be a minute spare from funky beats over the whole weekend! Bring it on
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IVE HAD AN EMAIL FROM FIB!!!
Just a data protection email informing us of the ownership change from Maraworld to FIB festival musical S.L. Nothing exciting, but it was nice nonetheless to hear from them.
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Just had a quick look on Efestivals now and noticed that after the last takeover (2014 festival) early birds didn't go on sale until Mid August but more shockingly the first acts weren't announced until mid February! I appreciate that the similarities between next year and 2014 end with the takeover, but if that's anything to go by i cant imagine many people wanting to hold out till February to see the lineup. Id imagine a fair portion of the usual punters will commit to a replacement festival before then - including a fair share of my group!
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36 minutes ago, TipToes24 said:
Not even a statement asking people to be patient, nothing about the take over! From the articles this new company are planning on taking benicassim very serious but the lack of communication seems otherwise! The flames from this year’s festival have burnt out and it just seems like the forgotten festival by now
I know its only hearsay, but the amount of comments i've come across on twitter stating that they've heard from locals that the festivals is moving isn't very reassuring. For me personally the town of Benicassim plays such a big part in the festivals success. If it moves i am afraid i've already been to my last ever FIB...
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i know its only been two weeks, but i'm finding this lack of communication from the festival very worrying....
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2 hours ago, found home in 2009 said:
That's a pretty interesting song. Hell of a lot going on, feels like it could be 3 or 4 songs. Not really listened to Squid before, but might start now. Like that.
Check out Houseplants. The energy they give off when playing it live is phenomenal. Only band I've ever seen before midday at Glastonbury and came back pumped up! Very exciting band IMO
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Another slammer from Squid.
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In this article it mentions that the intentions of the new owners is to "keep the 'essence' of Benicàssim Festival, but to 'improve the quality of every detail' overall and keep attracting top global acts for its stages." Not sure how much of this has just been translated, but keeping the essence of Benicassim suggests to me that we wont be seeing many major changes whatsoever - apart from hopefully a stronger lineup!
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3 minutes ago, TipToes24 said:
I’m unsure if they’ll change too much, has massive potential how it is I think, personally think they should just scrap the Thursday and pile the money from that into rest of the weekend! Location change would be the end of it as regards regulars going back I think, they just need to accept the international crowd is the key to making it a goldmine! As it’s their first year and it’s debt free I think they could go absolutely balls out on it and start as they mean to go on! But after this year’s line up the bar isn’t the highest.....but then again they could move and make its all Spanish! Judging a few comments from the Spanish on twitter that Arenal sound isn’t well thought of out there! Would love them to pull it off and I hope they release some statements sometime soon to make it clearer for the fans
Issue is with making it a 3 days festival is that for a lot of my group the fact it’s 4 days of solid music (excluding this year) is a huge pull! I know the majority of festivals in Europe are 3 days and are all successful, but the fact that we can buy a ticket and camp for a week with 4 days of solid music turns this from your run of the mill festival into a perfect mix of holiday and music!
Yeah im not having that it’s changing site one bit, especially if the town of Benicàssim has a stake in festival (sure I’ve read this somewhere). Them losing Benicàssim to another town will lose their local economy what I would assume is one of their biggest pay packets of the year.
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So what’s everyone’s interpretation of the takeover? Moving location? Change in the type of acts booked? Change to a more domestic focus rather than international?
Personally I feel that there won’t be many drastic changes at all. Beni has ran successfully (minus the odd blip here and there) for 25 years on a model which is aimed at the british and Spanish crowd, on the same festival site, and I feel because of this the new owners will realise it has the foundations to continue long into the future.
How much of this is wishful thinking (I really don’t want the festival to change sites) I’m not sure. But if it does move, or change it’s target audience, I’m afraid this year was my 8th, and last, Benicassim.
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Kept saying before i got there that this would be my 8th and final year, but after the week I’ve just had I’ll be doing it again.
Yes the crowd was non existent at most stages (TEEDs set at 5am literally had 6 people) but as a group of 15 we found this so much easier to meet up at stages and even have a good boogie together near the front.
Lack of ticket sales also meant we never queued once either inside the festival or the town - something which can really test your patience in 30 degree heat!
Music wise I thought Kings of Leon were amazing - maybe even one of my favourite headliners I’ve seen at beni! And the electronic acts this year - CC disco, OR:LA etc - filled in the gaps brilliantly.
Apparently a few of my mates had heard over the weekend that the festival was moving 20 miles south (got this from a taxi driver and a waiter in one of the restaurants) but I can’t see this happening, especially not under the Benicassim title.
Hoping for early birds in the next couple of weeks and a first solid headliner announced around Christmas!
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Does anybody know when the set times usually get announced?
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Don’t suppose anyone has a spare ticket for Stevie today? Friends decided last minute he is in fact an idiot for not buying them with us when they got released. Can meet at venue.
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Surely hear something this week?