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42 Issue 65 / 2014 FESTIVALS guestlist.net FIB 2014 However, reaching this anniversary has not been easy for this festival, with a change of owner (from Vince Power to Melvin Benn). This change has af- fected the line-up with just two headliners, deriv- ing into the worst record of assistance of its history (120.000 persons). But this is FIB, and it is to be lived. Maybe due to its location in the outskirts of Benicassim, and with the camping right behind the scenery, there is a festival ambience all over it. But the essence of the festival are the fibers. Coming from all over the world, they can be seen sleep- ing in the paths during the day and dressed up in the evenings, combing flower-ribbons and painted in fluorescent colors with t-shirts of their favorite bands. They turn the festival into a utopia, and this year they are ready to enjoy the experience and its great music. And I say great music because even in the absence of two headliners, the 20th Anniver- say's line-up offered high quality: Thursday James' show (one of the veteran) stands out mainly due to its charismatic singer Tim Booth, who made a performance with the public I've never seen be- fore on stage. Such a show made the stage small to Tinie Tempah or Ellie Goulding. Friday It was one of the most powerful days with people like Albert Hammonf Jr., the "modfather" Paul Weller or the Australian Tame Impala, who are not rookies anymore. The main show was delivered by the British Kasabian. The Leichester's band are the successors of Oasis in the Brit-Pop throne, and be- cause of the rain its thunderous live was damaged by the lack of screens. Saturday It was the festival's night, but not because of Lilly Allen or Manic, that did not leave the path; Even not to the Swedish Ingrosso (the big electronic man of this edition). The center of attention were the Libertines, and the tandem Doherty-Barat didn't disappointed. Even if during the past 10 years they have been growing independently, to- gether they are unstoppable. Incredible sounded hits as "Can't stand me now" or "Time for heroes". When it finished we knew that was the best show of the festival. Sunday Was a day to enjoy future promises as La Femme or Wolf Alice, and old bands as Charlatans, who came back to the festival every decade. Paolo Nu- tini left a bittersweet flavor, even in its maturity as artist, his songs are not for that time at night. At the same time, Courteeners were triumphing among the British, where now they can call their new home. Alesso closed the main scenery with a session devoted to a fan from Castellón deceased a few weeks before in a tragic accident. That's been all. Well,…not everything. There are many other memories that I'll share forever with other fibers. Them, as myself, must go back to real life felling that that has been more than a trip. But as it is said in the song "Don't look back into the sun, now you know that the time it's gone…" We must look forward and wait for FIB 2015 to come. It's 21h of Friday 18th July and I'm in the camping when a summer storm begins. At any other place this will ruin the night, but not here. Instead of protecting themselves, people stay under the rain singing "Seven Nation Army", we are in FIB. The International Festival of Benicassim (Castellón), that celebrates its 20th anniversary from 17th to 21st July.

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