an ▁Community ▁( Sp ain ). ▁It ▁focus es ▁mainly ▁on ▁pop , ▁rock ▁and ▁electron ica ▁artists , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁having ▁other ▁elements ▁including ▁short ▁films , ▁fashion ▁shows ▁and ▁art . ▁Ben ic ass im ▁has ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁being ▁among ▁the ▁best ▁on ▁the ▁international ▁festival ▁circuit . ▁▁ ▁The ▁festival ▁begins ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁T ues day ▁of ▁July ▁when ▁the ▁camp ing ▁grounds ▁open , ▁although ▁music ▁only ▁officially ▁comm ences ▁during ▁Th urs day ▁afternoon . ▁F IB ▁is ▁notable ▁for ▁having ▁bands ▁playing ▁through ▁the ▁night ▁( 5 pm 8 am ) ▁and ▁has ▁three ▁main ▁stages , ▁Las ▁Pal mas , ▁Vis a ▁and ▁South ▁Beach ▁Dance ▁having ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁respectively . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁festival ▁capacity ▁exceed ed ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 ▁over ▁ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁visited ▁the ▁festival ▁across ▁the ▁four ▁days . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁first ▁' FI B ' ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁and ▁since ▁then ▁Ben ic à ss im ▁has ▁been ▁dedicated ▁to ▁rock , ▁pop ▁and ▁electronic ▁music ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁featuring ▁artists ▁who ▁are ▁a ▁reference ▁on ▁the ▁world ▁stage . ▁ ▁Location ▁' FI B ' ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁se as ide ▁resort ▁of ▁Ben ic