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Monday, 23 July 2007, 14:27 GMT 15:27 UK

In pictures: Benicassim festival

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Spain's Benicassim festival has drawn to a close after five days, with more than 150,000 tickets sold.

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Sheffield band The Arctic Monkeys were among the headline acts. Nearly one-third of people attending the festival, situated between Barcelona and Valencia, are from Britain.

Sofa

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Some fans opted not to leave home comforts behind as they attended the event, dubbed Glasto del Sol.

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Veteran rockers Iggy Pop and the Stooges put on an energetic show to rival newcomers like The Klaxons, Rufus Wainwright and Amy Winehouse.

B52s

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The self-styled "best party band in the world", Georgia's the B52s, rattled through hits like Rock Lobster, Love Shack and Planet Claire.

Men dressed as bananas

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Performances kicked off late in the evening and ran through the night, allowing revellers to spend the day sunbathing. Or dressing as bananas.

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Antony Hegarty, of Antony and the Johnsons, was one of the acts who helped make the 13th Benicassim festival the biggest yet.

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