Personal Fest
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| Personal Fest | |
| Location(s) | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Years active | 2004 - present |
| Date(s) | Between November and December (2 days) |
| Genre(s) | Rock, Alternative rock, Indie rock, Dance, World music, Punk Rock, Reggae, Folk music. |
| Website | |
Personal Fest is a major Argentinian 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. It is considered the most important international music festival in the country, with more than 55,000 persons attending in 2006. [1] [2].
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[edit] 2004 festival
Acts appearing in 2004 included Primal Scream, Blondie, Morrisey, Pet Shop Boys, PJ Harvey, The Mars Volta (featuring John Fruscinante from the Red Hot Chili Peppers) , Andy Smith, Electronic Six, Goran Bregovic and others. Locals included Gustavo Cerati and others.
[edit] 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. This edition also had perfomances by Macy Gray, The Crystal Method, Plastilina Mosh and others. Local bands Babasonicos, Catupecu Machu and Aterciopelados were also featured.
[edit] 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 and Emmanuel Horvilleur.
