Ibiza Rocks

Ibiza Rocks recently confirmed one of Britain’s biggest rising stars, Ben Howard, for Wednesday 4^th July. Ben will join a line up that already includes Ed Sheeran, Kasabian, New Order, Bloc Party, Tinie Tempah, Example, Kaiser Chiefs, Chase & Status, Paolo Nutini, Professor Green, Maverick Sabre, Labrinth, DJ Fresh presents FRESH/LIVE, Azealia Banks and Two Door Cinema Club who will also play the 16-week long series of outdoor summer gigs. 

2011 was, in Ben’s own words, “quite hectic”.  In the space of just 12 short months, Ben inked his record deal, recorded and released his debut album, ‘Every Kingdom’, and soon found his record propelling him into the UK Top 10. After Ben’s well received sold out shows in the USA including SXSW ‘Every Kingdom’ is being rush released in the US this month due to demand.  The album’s success has also sparked a huge UK tour in November, including a two night run at Brixton Academy, which has already sold out.

Growing up in Devon, and spending every summer at the family’s home in Ibiza, Ben surrounded himself with the richly textured music in his parents' record collection. “Van Morrison, John Martyn, Nick Drake, Richie Havens, Joni Mitchell, Simon and Garfunkel,” he says. “That’s what we’d listen to in the house and in the car wherever we were going.” It was these records that encouraged him to pick up a guitar, re-stringing his mum’s Spanish nylon acoustic as a young lad.