Playground magazine

Quite an interesting set of headliners this year at FIB. Every band will be at the Maravillas stage for the first time, except The Stone Roses, who played one of their last concerts there before splitting up in 1996, and Dizzee Rascal, who tore the roof off Benicàssim two years ago. The rest of the big guns are artists who were bound to play at the event sooner or later (New Order, Bob Dylan), who are sweeping across the UK at the moment (Florence + The Machine, The Vaccines), and even a big surprise (At The Drive-In). Something for everyone.

Thursday, 12th July, Trident Senses Stage, 23.30

The London girl wonder is growing up. This autumn, Natasha Khan will be releasing her third album, “The Haunted Man”. Though it seems like yesterday when she left us with our jaws hanging open at the Daydream Festival in 2008. Her two full-lengths, “Fur And Gold” and “Two Suns”, established her as one of the best of her generation, with a pop sensibility compared by many to Björk, Siouxsie Sioux, Kate Bush, and Cat Power. Now is the time to show that she can shine on her own, and no better way to do so than presenting her new songs, which very few have heard.