Festival Internacional de Benicassim 2010

Festival Internacional de Benicassim 2010


Benicassim has something to offer across the whole musical spectrum, as indie and rock bands rub shoulders with DJs and more experimental music projects.

Established in 1994 and now in its 16th year, the International Benicàssim Festival, FIB Heineken, near Valencia, Spain is back for 2010 from Thursday 15th until Sunday 20th 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.

Festival Internacional de Benicassim '10

Date: Thursday 15th - Sunday 18th July 10
Location: near Valencia, Spain
Cost: 4-days £160



FIB 10 LINE UP
It keeps on growing and changing, but so far

The Prodigy + Kasabian + Vampire Weekend Lily Allen + Ray Davies + Peter Hook performing Unknown Pleasures + Haçienda Night featuring Graeme Park, DJ Pierre and Justin Robertson + Leftfield + Dizzee Rascal
The Cribs + Echo and the Bunnymen + Foals
Four Tet (live) + Hot Chip + Ian Brown
Ilegales + Klaxons + Mumford and sons
PiL + The Specials + Sr Chinarro + Benga
Calvin Harris + The Courteeners + Cut Copy Dirty Projectors + Ellie Goulding + Jonston
Magnetic Man + Scratch Perverts + Skream
Southern Arts Society + The Temper Trap
Triángulo de Amor Bizarro
Two door Cinema Club
Yacht & the Straight Gaze + Yuksek
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Broken Bells + Timo Maas + Motor
The Japanese Popstars + Prins Thomas
Joris Voorn + Jack L + The Paris Riots
Love of Lesbian + Standstill + Bigott + El Hijo Cuchillo + Parade + Cola Jet Set
Gentle Music Men + Cohete
Chin Yi (Proyecto Demo 10 Winner)
Marcus Doo & The Secret Family (Proyecto Demo 10 Winner




Benicassim 2010 Line Up So Far

Thursday 15th June 2010
+ Benga , Brendan Benson , Broken Bells , Charlotte Gainsbourg , Chin Yi , Cohete , Dirty Projectors , El Hijo , Jack L , Joris Voorn , Kasabian , Love of Lesbian , Magnetic Man , The Paris Riots , Phil Kieran , Puggy , Ray Davies , Scratch Perverts , Skream , Southern Arts Society , The Temper Trap

Friday 16th June 2010
+ Alondra Bentley , Boys Noize , Calvin Harris , Cola Jet Set , Delorentos , Fionn Regan , Goldfrapp , The Haçienda Night featuring Graeme Park, DJ Pierre and Justin Robertson , Hot Chip , Ilegales , jj , Julian Casablancas , Mumford & Sons , Peter Hook performing Unknown Pleasures , Dj Shadow , Sr. Chinarro , Timo Maas , Triángulo de amor bizarro , Vampire Weekend , Yacht & The Straight Gaze

Saturday 17th June 2010
+ Alex Under , Ash , Bigott , The Clientele , The Cribs , Cuchillo , Cut Copy , Daedelus , Four Tet (live) , Gentle Music Men , Ian Brown , The Japanese Popstars , Jonston , Klaxons , Motor , PiL , The Prodigy , The Ruskins , The Specials , The Sunday Drivers +

Sunday 18th June 2010
+ The Courteeners , Dizzee Rascal , Echo & The Bunnymen , Efterklang , Ellie Goulding , Foals , Funkagenda , Gorillaz , I Blame Coco , Jack Beats , Leftfield , Lily Allen , Lindstrøm & Christabelle , Marcus Doo & The Secret Family , Midnight Juggernauts , Parade , The Pinker Tones , Prins Thomas , Standstill , Two Door Cinema Club , Yuksek

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TDT Industry receives complaints about the reception of TDT

TDT Industry receives complaints about the reception of TDT

Since the analogue TV 'off' on 30 March, the Ministry of Industry has received over 1,760 inquiries from people related issues reception of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT / TDT) until 20 April.

In total, during this period of time, Industry received 86 985 calls, of which 47 739 were treated by agents. Of that number, 88.1% were questions about the process and technology, 8.2% of calls were associated with receiving TDT signals and 3.7% of signal problems.

Most calls (42 052) had to do with questions about general issues, while the rest were from people who are unable to see TDT correctly on TV because they lacked a proper decoder or, if they had, do not know how to use it or the antenna of their building was not ready for DTT (3914) or that had trouble receiving the signal (1760).

According to the latest figures provided by industry in March, at 98.24% of the population to reach the coverage of DTT. However, in the month that has elapsed, incidents have been detected in some relays that still prevent some people living in areas able to watch TV coverage.



For more information please visit:

The Sat and PC Guy - Digital Satellite and Terrestrial Installations and Maintenance for the Costa Blanca

or the forum

The Sat and PC Guy FORUM - Digital Satellite and Terrestrial Installations and Maintenance for the Costa Blanca

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Oliva Xativa and Ontintente websites open

To compliment the main Valencia Costa Blanca website, two further websites are available.

Oliva Costa Blanca is a website offering tourist information, guides, restaurants, places to stay, campsites and much more for the costal town of Oliva, which is located 10kms away from Gandia in the Communidid Valencia.

Xativa Costa Blanca is a website offering tourist information, guides, restaurants, places to stay, campsites and much more for the inland towns of Xativa and Ontinyente.

Both websites offer information on places to stay, whether you are looking for hotels, appartments or villas.


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Fallas 2010 - Gandia

Went to Gandia to look at the Fallas yesterday and to watch the parade. As usual chaos, lots of people, paths blocked, roads closed....


The winning Fallas in Gandia.....

The Procession down the paseo.

And on of the Fallas had a "Cut away" section so you could see the inside and the wood and polystyrene blocks the use to build it up...and this one also had photos documenting the design and construction of the Fallas....

Didnt stay for the crema....but certainly heard it!

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Fallas 2010 - Valencia - Mascletà

Mascletà en Fallas 2010 en Valencia de Canal Nou - TVV - 19 Marc 2010

Mascletà from the Fallas 2010 in Valencia by Canal Nou - TVV - 19 March 2010



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Valencia Fallas 2010

Well, justs spent a (LONG!) day in Valencia - at Fallas......

Train from Gandia to Valencia was very crowded, lucky we opted to go from Gandia and not do the usual of pick the train up at Xeraco! By the timethe train was at Valencia Nord, "Sardines" sprang to mind....

Anyway, here some what we saw:

Ayuntamiento Fallas - unusually it did not win 1st!!! One just beside the train station did!

The aftermath of todays Mascletà - we were in a different location that we normally are, and the "bangs" did not sound as loud as they normally do...will have to change that for next year!

The the parade starts, nice to watch, but bloody annyong as you cannot cross the roads / procession, and if you can only at certain points, and of course the procession has priority....you do get "comfy" with new friends in the crush!

And toward the end of the procession, the flowers built up into the display

And the costumes are stunning, and everyone tales part (Cue - ahh cute!)

Also had a very nice lunch at a small place we found - its very close the the townhall square...called the Ginger loft - [url]www.thegingerloft.com[/url] - first time i have had hummus, but only seats 45 people, it is cosy, and good atmosphere, and their cheesecake is to die for (and the chokkie cake look damn good also!)

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Fallas 2010

One of my most favourite time in Spain is Fallas time.

Just the whole fiesta always has me amazed, and how relaxed everyone can be when they close down main roads in town for a week or more to build a Fallas, have a party, throw fireworks and banger at each other, the Fallas Queens in their dresses, then burn the lot down in a big fiesta on the 19th March in a big "up yours" to Elf n Safety.

One from 2007 in a small street in Valencia:

Its always an experience going down to Valencia and seeing the 2pm Mascletà. Thousands of people flock to the city centre out side the town hall for the 2pm spectacular. You feel the ground shacking as the "bomb" go off, and you cannot help wondering about how the glass in the buildings around you stays in!

The Mascletà is covered on TV, and they even have a decibel meter level on the screen to show you how loud it can be.

The Fallas can be huge, and have been in preparation for many months, and usually have a humourous side to them, usually at the expense of polititians or world events.....

Then they wait until the firemen arrive. Not to put out the burning fallas, but to spray the nearby buildings with water to stop them from burning whilst the fallas burn away. Sad to see all that time money and effort go to waste, but good when the huge cheers from the crowd happens as the fallas topples over onto itself.

Something you would not see in the UK at all, and was one of the times that I liked to visit Spain before I moved over here.

Roll on the 19th March.....

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