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Bob Dylan to headline Benicassim

plus Jessie J, Robyn Hitchcock, Agoria, TEED, & Arveene and Misk

By Scott Williams | Published:

Festival Internacional de Benicassim 2012 - around the site
Photo credit: Scott Johnson


Hot on the heals of his announcement as Hop Farm headliner Bob Dylan has been announced as headliner for organiser Vince Power's Spanish music festival International Benicàssim Festival, FIB.

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Also confirmed are Jessie J, Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3, Agoria, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Arveene and Misk.

They join headliners At the Drive-In, The Stone Roses, and Florence + The Machine, plus New Order, Noel Gallagher´s High Flying Birds, David Guetta, Bombay Bicycle Club, The Maccabees, Dave Clarke, Little Dragon, Bat For Lashes, Yuksek, SebastiAn, Crystal Castles, The Horrors, Katy B, Miles Kane, The Vaccines, Spector, Lisa Hannigan, Ed Sheeran, Chase & Status, Buzzcocks, Django Django and more. More acts will be confirmed over the coming months. For the line-up details as available please click here.

As well as this diverse array of musical performers, the festival has an extensive bill of non-musical entertainment, including dance, art, theatre, fashion, silent disco and short films.

Established in 1994, next year will be its 18th year, the International Benicàssim Festival, FIB Heineken, near Valencia, Spain is back for 2012 from Thursday 12th until Sunday 15th July. With camping thrown in with the ticket price, all night music over 4 days, and sited just walking distance from the beach and a huge water park.

Early bird 4-day tickets are priced at £155 (including camping). To buy tickets, click here.