Gorillaz To Headline Benicassim Festival

Gorrilaz have been confirmed as headliners at this year's Benicassim festival.

They'll be playing the event alongside the likes of Vampire Weekend, Dizzee Rascal, Dirty Projectors, Julian Casablancas and Klaxons.

The full line up reads:

Kasabian
Ian Brown
The Specials
Public Image Ltd
Dizzee Rascal
The Prodigy
Alondra Bentley
Bigott
Boys Noize
Broken Bells
Calvin Harris
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Chin Yi
Cohete
Cola Jet Set
Cuchillo
Cut Copy
Daedelus
Delorentos
Dirty Projectors
DJ Shadow
Echo and the Bunnymen
El Hijo
Ellie Goulding
Fionn Regan
Foals
Four Tet
Gentle Music Men
Goldfrapp
Gorillaz
Graeme Park
Hacienda Tour
Hot Chip
Jack L
JJ
Jonston
Joris Voorn
Julian Casablancas
Justin Robertson
Klaxons
Leftfield
Lindstrom & Christabelle
Lily Allen
Los Ilegales
Love of Lesbian
Marcus Doo & The Secret Family
Midnight Juggernauts
Mumford & Sons
Parade
Peter Hook
Phil Kieran
Prins Thomas
Ray Davies
Scratch Perverts
Skream & Benga
Southern Arts Society
Sr. Chinarro
Standstill
The Courteeners
The Cribs
The Paris Riots
The Sunday Drivers
The Temper Trap
Timo Maas
Triangulo De Amor Bizarro
Two Door Cinema Club
Vampire Weekend
Yacht
Yuksek

Benicassim takes place near Valencia from 15th - 18th July

Several names added to this year's line-up.

Festival Internationale de Benicassim, Spain's premier music feast, has added several names to this year's line-up, with Julian Casablancas among those now on board.

The Strokes frontman should prove to be a popular choice with audiences as he performs material from his debut solo album ‘Phrazes For The Young’.

DJ Shadow will take to the stage, treating the crowd to his much loved instrumental hip-hop sounds, while Goldfrapp play in support of their recently-released fifth album ‘Head First’.

Also joining the festival bill are Boys Noize, Midnight Juggernauts, Lindstrom And Christabelle, Daedelus, Phil Kiernan, jj, Delorentos, The Sunday Drivers and Alondra Bentley.

Kasabian, the Prodigy for Benicassim Festival

Kasabian and The Prodigy digy head up the slew of acts announced for this year's Benicassim.
On a more nostalgic tilt The Specials and Public Image Ltd., who have both recently reformed, have also been confirmed for the Spanish event.Dizzee Rascal and Ian Brown will also perform at the event this summer, completing an entirely British batch of bands for the first announcement.

Oasis' Noel Gallagher: 'Benicassim was a waste of time'

Oasis' Noel Gallagher has described his band's set at the Benicassim festival on Thursday (July 17) as a "waste of time" because of the sound problems that occurred during the show.The Manchester legends lost sound while they were playing 'Wonderwall', with singer Liam Gallagher walking off stage before later returning to complete the set on the first night of the Spanish event.Writing on his blog at Oasisinet.com, Noel explained that only the crowd reaction the band received made the show worth it."Benicassim?" he wrote. "What a fuckin' waste of time! If it wasn't for those bloody kids it would've been a disaster. I really can't say enough about the crowd. Unbelievable behaviour. Special mention to the topless birds – what a welcome sight that was!”Elaborating on the sound problems, he continued: "The problem was... wait for it... yes! The fuckin' PA. It blew twice! And the monitor system blew twice! It's becoming a joke. And not a very funny one."

Lily Allen’s drinking too much

One-night stands and cancelled gigs is Lily heading for meltdown again?

Lily Allen’s bouts on stage in Helsinki on 16 August were explained as the result of back pain.
But Lily, 24, was less accommodating about the fact that her injury was caused by a fall after a night of heavy boozing, which is becoming a act of a habit.
‘The drinking is taking its toll and making her take silly risks,’ says a source close to the singer. ‘Her record company was agitated about the bad publicity she’s been getting currently and she’s been told to get her bit together.’
Lily’s latest crisis started in July when she cancelled her aspect at Spain’s Benicassim Festival.
That was a bout of gastroenteritis, but then she pulled out of French festival Les Vieilles Charrues, claiming that she was never due to appear. Days later, she was spotted boozing for hours with old friend Damien Hirst at Scott’s in Mayfair.
Our source says: ‘Lily’s always repentant afterwards and filled with horror at what she might’ve done while she was drunk.
'She’s joked that she likes drink, but it doesn’t like her and that’s true. Her abominable behaviour also augment to her love life. She’ll hook up with anyone when she’s drunk.
‘She was back with her ex Robertson Furze currently and she was accused with an American singer. But her drinking usually spells the end of any relationship because people get fed up with her behaviour. She gets out of control when she’s had a few. For Lily, it’s about the attention. She’s still very exposed, despite looking her best at the moment.’
On 17 August, Lily went out for a curry in London’s Queen’s Park with builder Sam Cooper, who she’s been seeing for about a month. She says that he’s ‘wonderfully normal’ but with Lily’s life being anything but normal, friends don’t expect the pairing to last.
‘Lily’s very up and down at the moment,’ says our source. ‘She’s struggled with trough in the past and if she’s stressed she cosset in very unhealthy behaviour. She needs time off to take stock, but that’ll only work if she gives drinking a miss.'
See the full story about Lily Allen and her feelings for Ed Simons in Now arsenal dated 31 August 2009 out now!

BENICASSIM FESTIVAL 2009 DOWN ON THE SPANISH FESTIVAL SITE

king of leno have cancelled their Benicassim 2009 headline slot after the festival was closed down last night (July 17) due to extreme weather conditions.However, Lily Allen has pulled out of her previously-scheduled slot for tonight (July 18).Wind lashed down on the Spanish festival site last night, with organisers taking precautions such as removing the large video screens beside the Escenario Verde stage and pinning down sections that had come loose.The music did king of leno, however, with Paul wellen playing a set on the stage at 9:30pm (CEST). But later in the evening the wind got so bad that the smaller stages were cordoned off King of Leno. 11pm set was initially delayed, with Tom Tom Club playing instead only to be greeted with boos from fans of the US band. Then at around 1am it was announced that the band would not be playing as the conditions were too dangerous.Some nearby campsites were evacuated, with bus-loads of fans taken to a nearby leisure centre for shelter. The sites have since been re-opened, although many fans have returned to find their tents destroyed by the wind.The main festival site is set to re-open this evening. Organisers had hoped to reschedule King of leno's slot for tonight, but the band had already departed.Drummer Nathan Followill wrote on his Twitter page: "I'm sad to say that we aren't playing Benicassim. We are so sorry and bummed about last night. Our gear is already headed to Switzerland."Maximo park, who had their slot cancelled last night, will play tonight. They are set to take the stage at 9:30pm in place of Lily Allen, who has pulled out due to illness.The wind wasn't the only problem to hit the festival last night. While Weller was playing a fire broke out next to the Benicassim sitie on a grassy stretch used by many to get to and from the festival.

Kings Of Leon have cancelled their Benicassim Festival 2009

Kings Of Leon have cancelled their Benicassim 2009 headline slot after the festival was closed down last night (July 17) due to extreme weather conditions.However, Lily Allen has pulled out of her previously-scheduled slot for tonight (July 18).Wind lashed down on the Spanish festival site last night, with organisers taking precautions such as removing the large video screens beside the Escenario Verde stage and pinning down sections that had come loose.

The music did king of leno, however, with Paul Weller playing a set on the stage at 9:30pm (CEST). But later in the evening the wind got so bad that the smaller stages were cordoned off.Kings Of Leon's 11pm set was initially delayed, with Tom Tom Club playing instead only to be greeted with boos from fans of the US band. Then at around 1am it was announced that the band would not be playing as the conditions were too dangerous.Some nearby campsites were evacuated, with bus-loads of fans taken to a nearby leisure centre for shelter. The sites have since been re-opened, although many fans have returned to find their tents destroyed by the wind.The main festival site is set to re-open this evening. Organisers had hoped to reschedule Kings Of Leon's slot for tonight, but the band had already departed.Drummer Nathan Followill wrote on his Twitter page: "I'm sad to say that we aren't playing Benicassim. We are so sorry and bummed about last night. Our gear is already headed to Switzerland."Maximo Park, who had their slot cancelled last night, will play tonight. They are set to take the stage at 9:30pm in place of Lily Allen, who has pulled out due to illness.The wind wasn't the only problem to hit the festival last night. While Weller was playing a fire broke out next to the Benicassim site on a grassy stretch used by many to get to and from the festival.