The Killers added to Benicàssim 2009 lineup

The Killers headline the final night of the festival (Image credit: Torey Mundkowsky)

Electro indie rockers The Killers are the latest headline act to be announced for the Benicàssim festival 2009, which takes place from 16-19 July on Spain's east coast.

The Las Vegas outfit will close four days of festivities, joining Oasis, Franz Ferdinand, Kings Of Leon and Paul Weller in what's shaping up to be one of the best festival bills of the summer.

Artists scheduled so far:

Thursday 16 July - Oasis

Friday 17 July - Kings Of Leon, Paul Weller

Saturday 18 July - Franz Ferdinand

Sunday 19 July - The Killers

For more information, including tickets, visit the official FIB Heineken website.

Chris Vinnicombe worked with us here on the MusicRadar team from the site's initial launch way back in 2007, and also contributed to Guitarist magazine as Features Editor until 2014, as well as Total Guitar magazine, amongst others. These days he can be found at Gibson Guitars, where he is editor-in-chief.

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