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5 minutes ago, Differ16 said:
That just access to the beaches over the dual carriageway yeah?
Think you can get to Villacamp that way too
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2 minutes ago, TipToes24 said:
Small bottles of wine are €6 and they’re an absolute treat as well! A night on them and you can’t speak for about a week after and the hangovers are biblical!
That reminds me! If you buy wine from the shop, make sure it's a screw top. Those videos that say you can get a cork out with a shoe against a wall are bullshit.
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2 minutes ago, Sturdysnake said:
Thanks for the advice - especially the beer part!
Can you remember how much beer is in the arena? (will help me work out how much moolah to bring)
Whats the beach like during the day, can you still find space most the time?
Cheers!
It's €3 for a 330ml cup same size as a bottle (desperados is best bang for your buck at 5.9%) or €9 for a litre cup. You also get geezers walking through the crowd with cold kegs of Heineken on their back, they're on commission though, so you get plenty of head on your beer, knowing the phrase 'un poco más' is handy in those situation. It's €9 for a vodka redbull measure that will blow your dick clean off and about €6 for spirit with normal mixer (not too sure on that one). There's plenty of beaches about so you might have to walk a bit further down to find a decent spot but shouldn't be a massive issue. Hardest part is actually walking to the beach. It's about 2 miles away and hard work when rough.
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1 minute ago, Differ16 said:
How are they with glass on the campsites? Canny hack tins ae lager
No restrictions in the campsite, think gas canisters are the only thing they're arsed about. Obviously just don't be a ball bag and they're pretty chill, plus it's never fun walking through glass with sliders on.
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6 minutes ago, Sturdysnake said:
Cheers
we booked a deluxe double which I think comes with a bed...
any other top tips for a first timer?
Yeah you do get a blow up Matt, so don't worry about that. My top tips would be: Go into town and get a cheap polystyrene cooler box, they're worth their weight in gold. Keep food and drinks cool for absolute ages. Or, get a sturdy plastic one and you can use it as a seat. Costs a bit more but saves you €12 on a camp chair.
When you buy crates of beer etc, do it in town because it's mega cheap, take a towel down with you and tie a knot in opposite corners of the towel, put the knot over your shoulder and use it as a sling to carry heavy shit with you. Easier to carry and also gives you two extra hands to carry more. Better still, if you have a car, load it with beer on the first day, and then youre only a few mins away from cheap beer all week, you only need to buy ice, which you can get on site for €3 a bag.
Wear sun cream 10 factors stronger than you usually wear, being burnt takes the fun out of it.
During the day eat in town. It's cheap and it's good. At night eat in the arena, it's better than any festival food I've eaten before.
Where possible buy smaller glasses of beer from the arena, the big ones mean you don't have to queue as often but you always end up drinking a warm beer by the time you get to the bottom. It works out the same price as a big one.
Anything else?
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6 minutes ago, Sturdysnake said:
This is my first beni trip and, despite the line-up not being to eveyrone's taste – I'm freaking pumped!
Just had a quick question, any advice on getting sleep!? (is it best to just stay up as late as possible and catch the Z's in the day?)
and do the tents in villacamp have padlocks on them?
See you all there
Sleep in your tent for as long as possible, then after about 4 hours sleep (if you're lucky) get to the beach and get under a parasol for a few more hours. If you have an easy tent or anything from the glamping company they provide a padlock and a light. You'll have to buy your own airbed though.
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15 minutes ago, TipToes24 said:
There’s like a conference going on today, the director has said this, this makes no sense to me. 2017 was packed out and last year felt so empty in places.
I can believe this because there's about 125,000 tickets going cheap on resale sites
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3 minutes ago, Bluemail said:
Cheese ham and beans plus at like 5 in the morning everything tastes good.
If I make it to 5am, chances are I'm not hungry.
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11 minutes ago, TheFullShaboo said:
That toasty van has been there every year since 2012, so i cant see it stopping now. You probably know this but the huge white tent opposite the toasty van does decent cheap snacks. They do a kebab for 6 euros which i have at least once a day!
Considering ive just come back from Glastonbury and seem to be suffering from the worst post festival blues / comedown ive ever known, its safe to say i cant wait to be back at Beni, regardless of how poor the lineup is!
Just over a week to go now guys!
Those toasties are dog shit! 40 Min wait and €6 for Mild cheese and tinned anemic mushrooms from a tin. I'd rather eat my own smegma than one of those things again ? Beni food is amazing for a festival but that toastie shack...
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After having a bit of time to think, I realised I probably only saw about 15 bands max each of the previous years I've been. I've wanted to see more but once; being too pissed to be arsed hauling myself to the stage/not being able to drag pals to watch them with me/time clashes, comes into play, the numbers around 15. Are there 15 bands I want to see this year? Probably yeah. Even though there isn't the same strength in depth as the last few years, I'll probably see the same amount of music as I have before.
I'm at peace with the lineup. Bring it on!
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Have they give the blokes who build the stages an extra day off this year? Fair play if the went for quality over quantity, but they've managed neither.
Thank god I like getting shitfaced and sitting in the sunshine.
Benicassim (FIB) 2019
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Well, I can count the amount of bands I saw on one hand, but had a brilliant week. At 27 I felt very old but luckily had some awesome neighbors who shared out penchant for debauchery.
One thing I will say though, I saw some amazing bands who deserved much bigger crowds than what they got, You Me At Six was a prime example, can't be a good feeling for the band's to play to a paltry crowd. Can't see them rushing back to the festival after that, which isn't good. Make it a 3 day festival, reduce the amount of stages, increase the ticket prices by €10 a ticket. Do any combination of those, I don't care, because the crowd is what makes the festival, and without the acts you don't get the crowds. Let's hope there's a rocket up the organisers arsed after this year's turnout!