Fancy Dress Theme Revealed!

Rob da Bank announces Fancy Dress Theme for Bestival 2008…

'30,000 Freaks Under The Sea'

... calling all Mermaids, Giant Squid, Sharks and Deep-Sea Divers!

Forget the question of just who will finally grab the US Democrat nomination, the real question on the lips of people in the know in recent weeks has been "What the heck is Rob da Bank going to announce as the fancy dress theme for Bestival 2008"?

And now we can exclusively reveal the answer to be…

30,000 FREAKS UNDER THE SEA!

Yep – taking a lead from legendary author Jules Verne’s classic tome 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, we can now announce that we are taking it even deeper… 30,000 party people will be deep sea skiving in their best underwater fancy-dress garb at Bestival on the Isle of Wight this September.

Expect scantily-clad mermaids by the dozen, sharks, stingrays, probably the odd shopping trolley and who knows, love might well prove a many tentacled thing for any lucky squid in the area… and surely somebody will resurrect the classic 70s underwater crooner Frankie Prawn joke (please)? The world of costume truly is your lobster at Bestival 2008!

Bestival head-honcho Rob da Bank said today :

"We wracked our collective brains ‘til they turned to custard and eventually came up with '30,000 FREAKS UNDER THE SEA' - essentially another open-ended theme open to abuse and many different angles which we hope you'll follow! This year we'll do a night parade as well as daytime one, so make sure you light up bright - calling all pesky squids, little urchins, deep sea divers and Yellow Submarines!"

And if you need a wee bit of help in coming up with the perfect sub-aquatic costume this year, why not take a trip to the ever-helpful Jokers’ Masquerade website…

Following their successful sponsorship of last year’s Bestival FM radio-station, the lovely people at Jokers' Masquerade have announced that they will be partnering up with Bestival once again. Jokers' Masquerade are the perfect fancy dress solution for Bestival-goers everywhere, offering over 10,000 costumes to choose from securely online, including many outfits especially available to inspire you for this year's '30,000 Freaks Under The Sea' theme.

Check out www.joke.co.uk/bestival for loads of great fancy dress ideas and don't forget to enter promo code BEST08 to enjoy an exclusive 10% discount. NB. Promo code must be written in capitals. Offer valid until 31st August 2008.