16-22 EN AUGUST BENICÀSSIM 2018 25 YEARS BUILDING FAMILY Rototom Sunsplash blows out its 25 candles having welcomed 3.2 million festival goers and more than 2,300 artists over the years: in a trip from the Italian Alps to the Mediterranean Sea of Benicàssim. 25 years expanding its family under the intercultural umbrella of the Jamaican genre that gives it life 1994 – 2018 UNIQUE SHOWS You can join David 25 YEARS Rodigan in celebrating his 40 years in reggae with special guests and a classical orchestra of 25 WALKING musicians. It is one of the special shows that will feature in this historical edition, along with other TOGETHER stellar performances such as Ben Harper’s exclusive reggae set prepared for the festival and Alborosie, ready to share his 25 years of experience with Rototom. SUPER FESTIVAL GOER KIT The desire to have fun is the first thing to include in your suitcase for the Rototom Sunsplash. But there are more essential items to bring to Benicàssim so that you can enjoy the complete festival experience. This guide gives you some tips for a great holiday, 25 * EUROPEAN REGGAE FESTIVAL in order to complete your perfect kit. Amb la col.laboració de / Con la colaboración de The festival FROM THE ITALIAN ALPS TO THE MEDITERRANEAN OF BENICÀSSIM 25 YEARS The first club in Gaio. Camping Girasole in 1999. WALKING together The Rototom Collective in the club in 1998. The festival’s first poster. The young Alborosie at the festival in 1998. Reggae as a philosophy of life 1991-99 ROTOTOM 1994-98 ROTOTOM spins the history of the festival ASSOCIATION: FUSION, SUNSPLASH IS BORN: that turns 25 COMMITMENT, CULTURE THE ROMANTIC YEARS The small town of Gaio di Spilimbergo, in The festival was born as a self-financed northern Italy, is the starting point of the 25 project in the Rototom nightclub, in 1994. year adventure that is Rototom Sunsplash. It started out with the name the I National The Rototom Cultural Association is the Reggae Encounter. Two days, 14 names driving force behind the nightclub where in the line-up (among them Africa Unite, everything happens. A sound laboratory Almamegretta and Buju Banton) and two where reggae coexists with rock and punk, stages are enough to attract 1,000 people where the Ramones and Massive Attack and to create Radio Rototom. blend with Fela Kuti, Yellowman and Romanticism permeates everything: the Burning Spear. neighbourhood is another of the organizers It is this fusion that defines the and creativity transforms cages into bars integrating profile, which guides the festival and shops. The contest grows to 8,000 today. Also intact is the festival’s cultural festivalgoers and three days. It becomes an and social commitment that guided the essential event for those who make reggae Rototom Association as it overcame the a way of life. Its growth leads it to explore blockade on the Italian region’s cultural new spaces. network by organizing hundreds of concerts and exhibitions; demonstrations for peace and in defence of human rights... and creating the largest reggae festival in the world. 2 The festival 3.2 MILLION FESTIValgoers AND 2,300 ARTISTS SUMMARIZE Rototom SUNSPLASH’S 25-YEAR history Camping Girasole in 1999. Main Stage 2006 . The young Alborosie at the festival in 1998. The farewell of the Rototom collective at the end of the 2009 edition. Rototom Sunsplash in the concert venue of Benicassim . 1998-99 THE REGGAE 2000-09 OSOPPO: 2010-18 BENICÀSSIM: CITY ARISES THE EUROPEAN DEBUT REGGAE HOLIDAYS The summer of 1998. Camping Girasole In the summer of 2000 the Rototom Rototom Sunsplash begins its exodus towards of Lignano, the spa town near Venice. Sunsplash moves to the 250,000 square Spain and after seven months of searching it lands In its new location, the Sunsplash shapes meters of Rivellino Park in Osoppo. in Benicàssim (Castellón), where in the summer its current structure: an authentic reggae Here it grows to be a European festival thanks of 2010 it celebrates the first Spanish edition. city with three stages and cultural areas. to its proximity to Austria, Slovenia and The 17th in its history and where it continues 20,000 people and four days of festival Germany. The European Reggae Contest is today, next to the Mediterranean, the event keeps confirm the event as a pole of attraction for born and the festival is reformulated as a growing: in stages and in extra-musical areas such those who, beyond the music, identify with holiday destination that lasts ten days. The as the Rototom Circus, in a space of 500,000 the philosophy that is intrinsic to reggae: extra-musical areas take shape -Social Forum, square meters and with 230,000 festivalgoers peace, love and respect. African Village, Vivir la Energía, Reggae per edition. Among them there are more and The boom is measured by a peculiar University- creating a ‘daytime’ festival along more children and families: the beach and the scale: beer, which goes from being supplied with a night programme, dominated by the weather enhance the event’s image as a holiday in barrels to tankers. Forming a part of the best of music and more stages: Showcase and destination. The move also marks a shift from festival’s boom is the first international Dub Room. The campsite, in the middle of the the European format to a global one as Spain broadcast via streaming (Arcoiris TV) and pre-alpine natural park, forges the feeling of opens the doors of Latin America to the festival. the Italian Reggae Train to connect the belonging to the Rototom family among the The Reggae Contest Latino is born and the public. The ‘Italian Reggae Award’ is born public: 150,000 people per edition. event’s world tours begin. The values ​​of peace, and is won by Reggae National Ticket. The golden moment of the Rototom human rights and environmental protection that This also marked the incursion into Jamaica Sunsplash is shook by the political context and have always guided the actions of the Rototom of their singer, Alborosie, whose career is in 2009 it says goodbye to Italy to find another Sunsplash remain strong in this new phase. So directly linked to the Rototom Sunsplash. destination where it can develop its musical too its motto: Another world is possible, and the project and intercultural coexistence. community born around reggae and the festival. 3 Festival by day - Activities for all BIG THINGS FOR OUR MINI AUDIENCE TOUR & KIDS BRAND. Rototom Sunsplash is, since 2017, a family festival certified by the Tour & Kids brand, the only family tourism club in the Valencian Community and supported by the Valencian Tourism Agency. This brand ensures quality criteria when it comes to A FAMILY FESTIVAL tourism - in festivals in this case - as a family. A COMFORTABLE VENUE. Along with the recreational programme, the facilities of the venue have a limited capacity to guarantee a pleasant stay and without overcrowding, as well as menus adapted to the palates of the smallest and several water fountains. To combat the summer heat and stay hydrated. IN CAPITAL LETTERS Breathe culture, learning and social commitment, Rototom Sunsplash offers to those looking for an CAMPING. The advantages in the venue extend to immersed in a sea of values and experiences alternative family vacation. The range of cultural the rest area of ​​the festival: the campsite, with plots for families with children in the shaded area of the​​ campsite, combined with relaxing moments. Relax under activities on offer for the younger audience in the fenced and with access to services such as a playground the Mediterranean sun. Laugh. Dream. Have fun. areas designed by and for the little ones. Together with and restrooms reserved for children. Run. Play. Jump. Connect. And do it all with your the facilities of the venue and the campsite, invite you family. These are just some of the options that to discover the Rototom experience as a family. MAGICOMUNDO PROGRAM In one of the most refreshing corners of THURSDAY 16 18:00 WORKSHOP: WELCOME TO THE the concert venue, JUNGLE. Construction of masks with recycled materials with under dense pine FORMIGUES FESTIVAL coverage, Magicomundo MAGICO rises. Here free and FRIday 17 16:00 TALK/WORKSHOP: PLAY, THE LANGUAGE spontaneous play is OF CHILDREN with FAMILY TREEKIDS the vehicle to travel 17:30H. ACOUSTIC FAMILY CONCErtwith through the territories EMETERIANS that enrich the area, saturday 18 17:30 TALK /COLOQUIUM: PEDALING MUNDO fostering creativity and imagination. You can build things with recycled TO ROTOTOM AS A FAMILY. Traveling with children in a materials, experiment with water games, read, go to different way concerts or build sand castles. Magicomundo expands SUNDAY 19 17:30 TALK: THE FOUR ROOTS OF CONSCIOUS its range of ages with a space for children from 0 to 3 CHILD REARING with YVONNE LABORDA years with sensory experiences, natural materials and structures to develop their motor skills; board games MONDAY 20 17:30 CUENTACUENTOS “EN EL for the adolescent audience and workshops and talks TECHO DEL MUNDO”. AUDIO-BOOK PRESENTATION to give mothers and fathers other perspectives on WORKSHOP: SEED BOMBS NOBEL parenting and education. All this with the collaboration Storyteller of different groups such as Family Tree Kids, Imagine TUESDAY 21 17:30 WORKSHOP: CONSTRUCTION OF In 2013, the Magicomundo Elephants or Cayro, who have been added as part of the INSTRUMENTS AND MATERIALS FOR THE GRAND PARADE audience witnessed first- hand the stories narrated by team of educators of Magicomundo Komba Education WEDNESDAY 22 18:00 GRAND FINAL PARADE. Nobel Peace Prize laureate and its commitment to bilingualism in order to facilitate Rigoberta Menchú.