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45,000 fans expected at the FIB festival this year
By h.b. - May 14, 2008 - 7:30 PM
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Poster for the event taken from the festival website
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The event, held in Benicàssim between July 17 and 20, is headlined this year by Leonard Cohen.
The Benicàssim International Music Festival, FIB, expects to attract some 45,000 rock fans this year for the event which is to be held between the 17th and 20th of July.

Morrisey, Babyshambles and Leonard Cohen top the bill for the festival which this year has a budget of about 10 million €.

The event organisers held a press conference today and said that more top names may still be added to the line-up.

28,000 festival passes have already been sold for the event which will also see performances by Sigur Ros, Mika, Soiuxsie and many others.

More details from the festival website - www.fiberfib.com



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