ass im ▁( Cast ell ón ▁province ) ▁on ▁Costa ▁del ▁Az ah ar , ▁Val encia , ▁Spain , ▁ 9 2 . 2   km ▁away ▁from ▁Val encia ▁Airport . ▁Festival ▁go ers ▁who ▁have ▁purchased ▁multi - day ▁passes ▁can ▁camp ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁ 9 ▁days ▁starting ▁Monday ▁before ▁the ▁festival ▁starts ▁and ▁ending ▁T ues day ▁after ▁the ▁festival ▁has ▁ended . ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁bands ▁Since ▁the ▁first ▁festival ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁artists ▁who ▁have ▁played ▁the ▁festival ▁include ▁The ▁Ar ctic ▁Mon keys , ▁Pr imal ▁S cre am , ▁Paul ▁W eller , ▁De pe che ▁Mode , ▁Beck , ▁Radio head , ▁Kraft werk , ▁The ▁Stone ▁Ros es , ▁Brian ▁Wilson , ▁Bl ur , ▁Lou ▁Re ed , ▁O asis , ▁Place bo , ▁The ▁Chem ical ▁Brothers , ▁Franz ▁Ferdinand , ▁The ▁Kill ers , ▁Morris sey , ▁Sig ur ▁R ós , ▁R ide , ▁Te en age ▁F an club , ▁The ▁St ro kes ▁and ▁Lady tr on . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Festival ▁The ▁ele vent h ▁festival ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁August ▁ 5 – 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁with ▁The ▁C ure , ▁Ke ane ▁and ▁O asis ▁head lin ing . ▁Under world ▁were ▁later ▁announced ▁as ▁head lin ers ▁of ▁the ▁" FI B start " ▁event ▁on ▁Th urs day ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁supported ▁by ▁The ▁T