is an
Argentine 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 . More than 55,000 persons attended in 2006
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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 ),
Death In Vegas ,
Rinôçérôse ,
Andy Smith ,
Electric Six ,
Goran Bregovic and others. Locals included
Gustavo Cerati and others.
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 performances by
Macy Gray ,
Erykah Badu ,
The Crystal Method ,
Plastilina Mosh and others. Local bands
Babasonicos ,
Catupecu Machu and
Aterciopelados were also featured.
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 .
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