Bestival
11-13th September 2009

All about Bestival

Bestival's curator is none other than Rob da Bank and Bestival is described as being the festival for those who refuse to grow up!

This one's set in beautiful parkland on the Isle Of Wight and  have won plenty of awards for their efforts. Once again Bestival organisers will be opening a Pandora’s box of tantalizing treats... Bestival isn’t just a stunning music festival, it’s a 3-day wonderland of outlandish adventure and unparalleled escapism. Unlike any other festival experience around, the eye-catching adornments and magical mood throughout the fields of fun offer up endless pleasures, where fancy dress is the norm and tea and cake is always a good idea.

Expect frolicking aplenty and be prepared to get all dressed up as you boogie on down for the 7th mind-blowing spectacular where you'll find masses of entertainment packed into the venue for this stunning festival with cocktail bars, laughter clubs, a farmers market, kids area, morris dancing, Knitting tents and the inevitable dressing up box, of course there will be more - much more and all will be revealed in the fullness of time...

Bestival News

14/09/2008
Emma goes to Bestival
Read Emma's review of the last of the season's big festivals
11/09/2008
Bestival Early Bird Tickets Go On Sale 12th September
With the weather matching the 30,000 Freaks Under The Sea fancy dress theme fans still turned out in droves for Bestival - so perhaps next years should be 'We're having a heatwave!'
11/09/2008
Bestival 2008 in brief
Now that all of our stuff has dried out we can start our Bestival coverage!
02/09/2008
A Jam Packed Jestival for Bestival
Full comedy line up confirmed for this year’s Bestival bash to include Phil Jupitius, Marcus Brigstocke, Howard Marks and many more
27/08/2008
Bestival bring you even more additions to the line up plus the return of the sponsored solent swim!
I Am Kloot, Kid Sister, Nathan 'Flutebox' Lee, Magistrates, and Soko all added to the Isle Of Wight bash alonside new arena additions - Red Bull 54 Speakeasy, Skid Row, The Xbox Social,The Black Dahlia Cocktail Lounge and the Havana Club Mojito Bar.
15/08/2008
So...Bestival Is All Sold Out...The Hunt Is On For Bestival Golden Tickets!
The Bestival crew have gone all Willy Wonka - there are 5 Weekend Passes Hidden in the brand new Bestival Album for you to find
15/08/2008
Bestival Add A Plethora Of New Acts Including Noah and the Whale and Neon Neon
The ever popular Bestival has long been sold out, new additions to the line up announced today - those of you lucky enough to have tickets are in for a real treat this year!
28/05/2008
Bestival Bring You...30,000 Freaks Under The Sea
Bestival have announced the fancy dress theme for 2008
22/05/2008
Bestival’s Reunion Tour add new acts
Bbc 6 Music Doyens, Queens Of Noize And Acid Jazz Legend Eddie Piller add to the fun - and the fancy dress theme? Pop Stars...
22/04/2008
[Soundbite] Bestival tickets sell out in record time
All tickets for this stunning boutique festival have now sold out - Bestival is the place to be in September
21/04/2008
[Soundbite] Bestival add Pete & The Pirates, Kissy Sell Out and more
There are just 500 tickets remaining for Bestival - this one has a stunning line-up so be quick if you want to be part of this one!
08/04/2008
Amy Winehouse to headline Bestival on Saturday night - Underworld for Sunday!
Bestival add SHED LOADS of new acts to the party...
22/02/2008
Bestival...a line up that’s gonna rock your socks off!
My Bloody Valentine, will be headlining the main stage on the Friday night for their only English festival appearance this year!
02/11/2007
Bestival Organisers announce new initiative for 2008
And it looks mighty fine!
Last updated:
11/09/2008 11:24

Gone but not forgotten - 2008 brought you:

Amy Winehouse
Underworld
Hot Chip
The Sugarhill Gang (Uk Festival Exclusive)
Paul Heaton
Will Young
Chromeo
Santogold
The Coral (Acoustic Set)
Stereo Mcs
Get Cape Wear Cape Fly
Late Of The Pier
Does It Offend You Yeah?
Roni Size Reprazent
Lethal Bizzle
Dub Pistols
Hadouken
Black Kids
Laura Marling
Ida Maria
Akron Family
Baker Boys
Blank Beats
Burning Leaves
thecocknbullkid
Cooly Haste
Cut A Shine
Chrome Hoof
Cazals
Dollskabeat
Django Spears
Eugene McGuinness
Fatal
Flipron
Freefall Collective
Fresh Legs
Golden Silvers
Goodbye Stereo
Hey Negrita
Hugo Frusslinky
It Hugs Back
Jacob Golden
JC & Angelina
Kahindha
Lucid
Lucky Elephant
Magnetic Man Feat Skream
Benga & Artwork
Maths Class
Matt Sage
Micachu
Midnight Juggernauts
Mistys Big Adventure
Natty
Officer Kicks
Paul Marshall
Pinkertones
Prince Of Wales
Rosie Oddie & The Odd Squad
Rosie & The Goldbug
Royworld
Sam Hare & Friends
Simon Busker
SixNationState
Slam
Slagmalsklubben
Sophie Barker
Sub Focus
Thee Earls
The Glamsters
The Guillotines
The Hat
The Kurves
The Melodica
The Melody & Me
The RGB's
The Shortwave Set
The Skints
Think
Thomas Tantrum
Unforscene
Widescreen
Wight Light Orchestra
Yacht
Yellow Dog
My Bloody Valentine (English festival exclusive)
Aphex Twin (English festival exclusive)
The Breeders
CSS
George Clinton & Funkadelic / Parliament
Gary Numan
The Human League (exclusive two performance concert)
Pendulum (live)
Jamie Lidell
808 State (live)
Foals
Lee Scratch Perry
Baaba Mal
Jeffrey Lewis
The Wedding Present
Metronomy
The Cuban Brothers
The Count & Sinden
Sebastien Tellier
Transglobal Underground
King Creosote
Chas & Dave
Kitty Daisy & Lewis
dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip
Grand National
Ladyhawke
Ebony Bones
Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong
The Duke Spirit
Teenagers
Crystal Castles
Ox Eagle Lion Man
These New Puritans
Tawiah
Red Snapper
Jon Hopkins
Lets Wrestle
Little Dragon
Subway
Imperial Leisure
Gideon Conn
Zombie Zombie
George Pringle
Subgiant
The Restaurant
Cage The Elephant
Vessels
The Ghost
Peter Von Poehl
St Vincent
F#ck Buttons
Drew
Micah P Hinson
FM Belfast
Christopher D Ashley
Sportsday Megaphone
Kid Carpet
Pete & The Pirates
Florence & The Machine
Kissy Sell Out
El Guincho
Sam Sparro
Django Spears
The Shoes
Kennedy
Lykke Li
Bastila
Noah and the Whale
Neon Neon
The Fairey Band
Ulrich Schnauss
Alphabeat
Florence & The Machine
El Guincho
Grovesnor
Filthy Dukes
Primary 1
The Chemists
Roksahn
Barry Peters
Subway
Le Volume Courbe
Nately
Lark
Manouchska
Recommended Daily Allowance
Ragged String Band
Cookie The Cutter
Sparkle Motion
Babyhead
Barry Adamson
Deathray Trebuchet
Josh Weller
Katy Carr
Last Man Standing
Laxula
Lisa Knapp
Mules
Peyoti For President
Philippe And The G Spots
Pronghorn
Smokey Angle Shades
The Barker Band
The Big Pink
The Owls
The Pirate Band
The Shoes
The Worm
Urban Voodoo Machine
Venus Marz & White Williams
The Presets
I Am Kloot
Kid Sister
Nathan ‘Flutebox' Lee
XX Teens
Magistrates
Soko

DJs:

Laurent Garnier
Carl Craig
Zane Lowe
Alexa Chung
Coldcut (Av Set)
Dj Yoda
Annie Nightingale
Ali B
Brendan Long
Caged Baby
Carl Craig
DJ Yoda Vs Shlomo
Fear Of Theydon
Finger Lickin 10 Years - Soul Of Man
Firas
Idjut Boys
Jalapeno Sound System
Jamie Jones
Joey Negro
Justin Robertson
Maurice Fulton
Mike Oman
Mowlam
Ricky Redhead
Russ Cuban
Shitmat
Stanton Warriors
Tayo
The Black Ghosts
The Nextmen
Todd Terje
Vicarious Bliss
DJ HOJO Hits
Layo & Bushwacka!
Annie Mac
Slam
Rob da Bank
Mark Moore
DJ Hype
Bailey
TC
Sub Focus
Chase & Status
Kevin Rowland
Yuksek
Touché
Digital Mystikz with Sgt Pokes
Loefah
Kode 9 & Space Ape
Freestylers
DJ Derek
Sombrero Sound System
Kelly Osbourne
Mary Anne Hobbs
A-Trak
Appleblim
Buraka Som Sistema
Eddy Temple-Morris
Men in Masks
Nick Grimshaw
Lake of Stars Crew
Roots Manuva & MK
Erol Alkan
Gilles Peterson
Greg Wilson
Nigel Godrich
James Priestley (secretsundaze)
Jon Carter
Ross Allen
Eddie Piller & Wayne Hemingway
Frank Tope
Gaz’s Rockin Blues
The Loose Cannons
Bobby Friction and Nihal’s Bestival Seaside Special
Greco Roman Sound System
Adventures Close To Home
South Rakkas Crew
Me & You
Kid Acne
Bugged Out Chilled Out
Different Strokes
Boom Monk Ben
Cocadisco
Crimes Against Pop
Dave Beer
Dave Vega
Didz Hammond
Goodbooks
DJ Scotch Egg
Shepdog
Heavenly Jukebox
Horse Meat Disco
It's Bigger Than
James Baillie
Michael Cook
Nadia Ksaibia
Vicarious Bliss
Greg’s Greats
The Shellac Sisters
DJ78 & The Shellac Collective
Matt Horne (Gavin and Stacey)
Care In The Community Audiovisual
Nick Name
Daisy Heartbreaker
Dan Williams
Big Bamboo Tropical Polka
DJ Tom Hagar
DJ Chris Tofu
Penny Metal and Friends
Plaster of Paris

This information was last updated on 11/09/2008 11:24. Please check with the event website for any last minute changes.
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Nr Arreton
Isle of Wight
PO30 2NU

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