Personal Fest
| Personal Fest | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Rock, Alternative rock, Indie rock, Dance, World music, Punk rock, Reggae, Folk music. |
| Dates | Between November and December (2 days) |
| Location(s) | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Years active | 2004 - present |
Personal Fest is an Argentine music festival, held annually in Buenos Aires since 2004. It is named after its main sponsor, Personal. It was originally held in the neighborhood of Puerto Madero, and since 2006 is held at Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires. More than 55,000 persons attended in 2006[1] [2].
2004 festival
Acts appearing in 2004 included Primal Scream, Blondie, Morrissey, Pet Shop Boys, PJ Harvey, The Mars Volta (featuring John Frusciante from the Red Hot Chili Peppers), Death in Vegas, rinôçérôse, Andy Smith, Electric Six, Goran Bregovic and others. Locals included Gustavo Cerati and others.
2005 festival
The 2005 festival included Duran Duran, who headlined the Saturday night performance. The Friday saw US pop-punk band Good Charlotte take the stage, followed by the legendary Scottish band Simple Minds. These edition also had performances by Macy Gray, Erykah Badu, The Crystal Method, Plastilina Mosh, Aterciopelados and others. Local bands Babasonicos, Catupecu Machu and Kevin Johansen were also featured.
2006 festival
The 2006 edition attracted approximately 55,000 people over two nights. Performances were divided between the Main Stage, the Personal Mania Stage and two smaller stages.
Acts performing this year included Black Eyed Peas, New Order, Madness, Ian Brown, The Rasmus, The Bravery and Carlinhos Brown.
Argentinian acts included Arbol, La Portuaria, Emmanuel Horvilleur and others.
2007 festival
This edition, included Chris Cornell, Cypress Hill, Fischerspooner, Feist, CocoRosie, Datarock, Kid Koala, Calle 13, Happy Mondays, The Dandy Warhols, Cultura Profetica, Ed Motta, Gotan Project, Luis Alberto Spinetta, Monkey Business, Phoenix, Tego Calderón, Snoop Dogg, Los Cafres, Vicentico and Hot Chip.
Hot Chip played on December 2nd, while the rest of the festival took place in December 7th and December 8th. [3]
2008 festival
This edition was held October 31st and November 1st, 2008. Artists included Jesus & Mary Chain, Bloc Party, The Offspring, Kaiser Chiefs, The Mars Volta, R.E.M. and many others. [4]
Incidents
Although local media in Argentina has not covered the story, there have been reports of stabbed people just before the Snoop Dogg presentation in 2007. The blogosphere reacted to the censoring of the news by big media companies creating hundreds of blogs and independent articles regarding the events. Photos and videos of the incidents can be found here