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The event, which will take place at the Robin Hill parkland on the 10th to 12th of September, sees headline performances by The Bees, Basement Jaxx, Fatboy Slim and Zero 7.
Supporting will be a massive range of DJs including Mr Scruff, Ashley Beedle and Tom Middleton. On the more eclectic side of things, acts like The Cuban Brothers, Magnet, Chas & Dave and Neneh Cherry will also play.
Set in the heart of the isle, Robin Hill is officially the sunniest place in the UK. A beautiful 88-acre park of natural woodland, lakes, birds, titchy animals and green things like grass and trees, it's described as 'a proper Garden Of Eden perched four miles off the south coast of England'.
DJ, founder and organiser, Rob da Bank said: "Bestival is a three day boutique festival - big enough to have mega acts playing but small enough so it stays personal. It's the best bits of Glastonbury, Reading and Woodstock all thrown together. If you want to stay in a teepee, take a hot shower and eat an organic burger while sipping a frozen margarita then this is the best festival about...especially if the wife/husband's off having a Thai massage, your kid's playing in the crèche and The Bees have just taken the stage! The Isle Of Wight is an undiscovered gem that needs to be seen to be believed; the most sunshine in the British Isles, beautiful rolling landscapes and the smell of the sea with a uniquely English angle and not even two hours from stinky old London!"
Weekend tickets are £85 per person with day tickets costing £35 each. Isle of Wight residents are offered a ten pound reduction on each day ticket.
Tickets are available from the usual outlets, with extra info being obtainable
from the festival Information Line - 020 7379 3133 or
www.bestival.net & www.sundaybest.net websites.
However, you can win a pair of tickets if you answer the following question correctly:
What part of the British Isles do headliners The Bees hail from?
Answers to gareth@drownedinsound.com before midnight this Friday night/Saturday morning. (20th/21st August) You'll also have to sort out travel and accomodation yourselves.. we're not that generous...
Bestival full line up:
FRIDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER
MAIN STAGE
The Bees, Lee Scratch Perry & The Mad Professor, Dub Pistols, RSL, Barry
Peters Halifax Hospital Radio Live, Drew, Fake Bush, Subgiant, Band Competition
winners, Raff Daddy
BIG TOP
VJ Mix & Mixmaster Morris, Mr Scruff, Diplo, Neneh Cherry, Pablo & Butch,
Cassidy Sound System, Martin Morales, Balthazar
COCOMO BOLLYWOOD COCKTAIL BAR
Ashley Beedle (Blue Eyed Soul Set), Boris Horel & Greg Sonata (Foreign Muck),
Lauren Laverne, Graeme Fisher & Rev Milo Speedwagon, Stick It On (Open Dex),
Radio Slave, Giddy & Sombrero Sound System
SATURDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER
MAIN STAGE
Basement Jaxx, Laid Back, Grand National, Fatboy Slim, Ceux Qui Marchent, Debout,
Quantic Soul Orchestra, Magnet, Roddy Frame, Mocky, Hot Chip
BIG TOP
VJ & Tom Middleton, Lottie, DJ Skitz & Rodney P, Stereo MCs, Different
Strokes, John Peel, Banzai Republic, Max Sedgley, Mikal Telle
COCOMO BOLLYWOOD COCKTAIL BAR
Tayo's Tracksuit Party, Ross Allen, Justin Robertson, Gilles Peterson, DJ Yoda,
Annie Nightingale, Colin & Luke Present Cosmic Soul, Zoe Ball, Chris Coco
SUNDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER
MAIN STAGE
Zero 7, Mylo, The Cuban Brothers, A Man Called Adam, Ori Jah Nal, Willis, Boomclick,
Chas 'n' Dave, Kevin Mark Trail
BIG TOP
VJ Eclectic Method, Glint Sound System, Glimmer Twins, Annie, Frank Tope, Phil
Mison, Rob Luis, Giddy
COCOMO BOLLYWOOD COCKTAIL BAR
Rob da Bank & Lazyboy, Bent, Giles Smith (secretsundaze), James Priestly
(secretsundaze), Vinyl Tap (Sam Pow & Reetu), Bobby & Nihal, Fiona Maguire,
Paul Armfield and the Four Good Reasons (live), Nick Luscombe
The following artists and DJs will be appearing in the TEMPLE COCKTAIL BAR
over the course of the weekend:
Pete Lawrence, Ali B, Kid Carpet, David Laub, Different Drummer Sound System,
Eddy Temple Morris, Graeme Fisher, Johnny Dirtbox, Johnno Presents Bugged Out
Chilled Out, Pathaan, Paul Arnold, Stoppa, Wildcat Will, Hint & JO 90, Rob
Wood, Lol Hammond, Rob Savage & The Breakin' Even Collective, Bill Brewster,
Heidi (Phonica), Solid State Revival and Cagedbaby
