Benicassim 2013!

[radder5]

Cheers again radder!

Nearly made a classic newbie mistake, thought we were ready to go but I'd forgotten an essential item. I've got two now, which should be sufficent.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0054PSRT2/ref=nosim

One will, hopefully, designate our tent so if you see it say Hi.

[Symband]

LOL! If you don't get radder's last picture post, see the link in my last post which he quotes in his above.!

Edited July 2, 2013 by Symband

[Symband]

Hi Lia,

You don't give an age, but what an adventure! Go for it and assume you'll meet lots of people your own age and have a great time.

What's the worst that could happen? A week chilling in the sun and listening to great bands.

[the salmon]

Have people seen the facebook update?

translated states:

The festival continues. Tomorrow we will issue release

people doubting there are enough tickets sold to go ahead!!

[MayorBee]

I would like to post this again as I need help quite quickly!

We're coming to FIB by car, but on the 'general timetable' page it says that the public parking isn't open until Thurs 18th! Any ideas what to do? Or what is 'accreditee parking'?

Thank you very much if you can help, I've no idea what to do

[the salmon]

I would like to post this again as I need help quite quickly!

We're coming to FIB by car, but on the 'general timetable' page it says that the public parking isn't open until Thurs 18th! Any ideas what to do? Or what is 'accreditee parking'?

Thank you very much if you can help, I've no idea what to do

[sabass7]

Have people seen the facebook update?

translated states:

The festival continues. Tomorrow we will issue release

people doubting there are enough tickets sold to go ahead!!

[Josh_46]

Hey guys, I have a spare Villacamp ticket if anyone needs one or knows someone who does? Just message me for details!

[dp313]

Worrying times

[davywalsh7]

Anyone know whats actually going on? Most of the comments on facebook are in spanish? Is there a genuine chance that this will be cancelled?

[davywalsh7]

Anyone know whats actually going on? Most of the comments on facebook are in spanish? Is there a genuine chance that this will be cancelled?

[gedkelly]

This is the article everybody is talking about (in Spanish):

http://www.abc.es/local-comunidad-valenciana/20130702/abci-suspension-201307021404.html

More or less they say; less tickets sold than expected, and that the stages assembly should have begun and it doesn't.

[dp313]

....construction of the site should have started today, it hasn't. Rumours of 20k ticket sales and to break even the festival needs to sell 30k. Press has got hold of these rumours and created a story.

Could turn out to be accurate and equally could be a storm in a tea-cup

Either was I am partying in benicassim!!!

[dp313]

Just go on twitter, search benicassim. Find Spanish articles and use google translate to make your own mind up would be my advice

[gedkelly]

a spanish friend has translated this for me and basically they haven't sold as many tickets as hoped , they are struggling to pay the artists and land owners and so they have delayed putting up the stages , the local council is trying to sort it .

Sounds like we are back to where we were in september when the fest was first cast in doubt , another friend of mine , a bar owne in Oropesa says it been the same for the last 7 years and not to worry

[Nathan182]

Just read this article regarding the statement being issued if people are interested:

The 19th edition of Festival Internacional de Benicassim, FIB, has become a serious trending topic over the course of the last few hours after the Spanish online newspaper ABC published the story that its cancellation was imminent after not having reached projected ticket sales to cover costs, and ABC even claims that the organisation has not even got enough funds to pay rent on the campsites yet. Stage set-up was scheduled for today but has been postponed so far, though in the last hour FIB has published a one-liner on both Facebook and Twitter confirming that the Festival will take place and announcing a press release to be expected tomorrow at some point. We at thisisvalencia.com are trying not to get our knickers in a twist right at this moment, but festival-goers and fans across all social networks are on panic stations left right and centre!#SaveFIB seems to be the hashtag of the moment as twitter users are tweeting artists such as Arctic Monkeys, Queens of The Stone Age, Killers, Dizzee Rascal and Bastille to boost ticket sales in time for the 18th of July, the festival’s opening night of their 19th year. Let’s not let it die!!

Edited July 2, 2013 by Nathan182

[davywalsh7]

Thanks for the replies lads. Hope this goes ahead!

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

My uneducated guess is they will pull some of the days.

[sabass7]

Tomorrow we will have an official statement. Let's wait what they have to say.

I'm spanish (you can guess by my english..) and all the newspapers made echo of the ABC article, but they say the same. Sinceresly I'm a little bit worried.

[SwedishHouseFurniture]

You can't cancel a festival 2 weeks before its meant to start? I've booked flights FFS.

(Granted, they can do whatever they like, but may the festival gods help them if they do)

[STEatT]

Absolute joke, going from Monday to Monday what are we suppose to do??? I couldn't think of anything worse than spending a week in Benidorm

[bongo1972]

Let's all keep fingers crossed for a good update on Wednesday although as our flights and transfers are already booked will be going along anyway

Lia if it's good news in announcement go it alone, I did last year and made loads of friends and was fine all week you will love it

And I'm 40 and one of my friends going along is 50, you're never too old for music and fun in the sun

[Nathan182]

How about we get rid of Beady Eye to keep the festival afloat?

[radder5]

How about we get rid of Beady Eye to keep the festival afloat?

Edited July 3, 2013 by radder5

[richardashcroft]

+1

To encourage people to go or save money? Surely they can't be be being paid more than a tenner?