Bestival 2010
10-12 September 2010Robin Hill, UK
26 February 2010
Roxy Music, Tricky and more for Bestival 2010
Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, Mumford And Sons, Cornershop, The Jim Jones Revue and Everything Everything are also set to perform live at the event that bagged Best Medium Festival at the 2009 UK Festival Awards.
Elsewhere Mylo, Dave Clarke, Erol Alkan, Aeroplane, DJ Yoda, Skream and Tom Middleton will get behind the decks along with Shy FX, Jack Beats, Jackwob and Adrian Sherwood.
See below for the latest line-up announcement.
Organisers have also revealed that the fancy dress theme for 2010 will be ‘fantasy’ as festival chief Rob da Bank explains: "Roll up roll up tribe of the Bestivalites; descend from your starships, rise out of the seabed, fall from the stars, unleash the Magick and release your imagination into our 2010 world of FANTASY.
“Open the gates and welcome in Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz, The Lord of the Rings, hobbits, trolls, elves, fairies, the Odyssey, King Arthur, Merlin, the Dong with the luminous nose, William Morris, A Midsummer Nights Dream, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Willy Wonka, Sir Gawain and The Green Knight, Harry Potter, Spirited Away, The Time Machine, Star Wars, the Incredible Hulk, magick, the supernatural, Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, Lord Ganesh, Fantasy Island, Caractacus Potts, Tarzan, Veruca Salt, Zombies!”
Following the success of its debut last year, The Afterburner arena is set to grow and will now include a full live stage. Other new features will include The Castle In The Sky Bonfire Extravaganza and the brand new Wishing Tree field that will feature the most amazing sculpture garden.
The Village will also be transformed in to Tomorrow's World envisaging an inspired, sustainable and green and fun future including a solar powered Bandstand and free solar mobile phone charging and a few regular treats including the Pub, WI Tent and Farmers Market.
Tickets are on sale now priced at £150 for and adult weekend pass with student, teens and under 12s passes also available.
Click here to buy Bestival tickets.
Bestival 2010 will take place at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight from 10-12 September.
Ferries tickets from Red Funnel are on sale now with festival tickets. Book now to avoid the rush and the disappointment of not being able to get onto the Island.
Today's line-up announcement in full:
Live:
Mumford & Sons / Chic feat. Nile Rodgers / Tricky / The Temper Trap / Sub Focus (Live) / Cornershop / Alex Metric (live) / The Jim Jones Revue / Everything Everything / Memory Tapes / Ou Est Le Swimming Pool / Erland and the Carnival / Example / Gaggle / Deer Tick / Sparrow and the Workshop / Summercamp / Crystal Fighters / Egyptian Hip Hop / Phosphorescent / Portico Quartet / Race Horses / Neon Indian / North Atlantic Oscillation / Mademoiselle Caro & Franck Garcia / Jamie Woon / The Bikini Beach Band
DJs:
Mylo / Dave Clarke / Erol Alkan / Aeroplane / DJ Yoda / Skream / High Contrast and MC Wrec / Tom Middleton / Todd Edwards /DJ Zinc / Joker / Jack Beats / Shy FX / Caspa and MC Rod Azlan / Adrian Sherwood / MC Dynamite / Jackwob / Chris Coco / Villa / Reggae Roast / Autonomic Showcase Featuring dBridge Instra:mental SP:MC / Breakage / Feeling Gloomy / Fear of Theydon / Sombrero Soundsystem /Paddy Freeform
15 February 2010
Hat trick of special acts announced for Bestival 2010
The critically acclaimed London group The XX have been added to the Isle of Wight soiree alongside Fever Ray who will make the performance her only festival show of the year.Also added today (Monday) is Richie Hawtin who will present Plastikman – a re-imagined and reinterpreted version of his last 18 years under the guise.
Speaking about the latest names, organiser Rob da Bank said: ”OK, check this out for a triple whammy - my joint favourite band of last year The xx playing what will be a very rare UK festival appearance on our very own Isle of Wight, the audio-visual phenomenon that is Fever Ray with her ONLY UK festival this year and to cap it all one of the most important electronic wizards about, Richie Hawtin bringing his Plastikman guise to the Big Top.
“Selfishly these are three of the most played artists round the da Banks' at the moment and if you don't already own all the music get it now and get ready for September!'”
Dizzee Rascal, Gil Scott-Heron, The Flaming Lips and LCD Soundsytem are among the other acts confirmed to play this year's event with more to be announced.
Click here to see the latest Bestival line-up.
Following the success of its debut last year, The Afterburner arena is set to grow and will now include a full live stage. Other new features will include The Castle In The Sky Bonfire Extravaganza and the brand new Wishing Tree field that will feature the most amazing sculpture garden.
The Village will also be transformed in to Tomorrow's World envisaging an inspired, sustainable and green and fun future including a solar powered Bandstand and free solar mobile phone charging and a few regular treats including the Pub, WI Tent and Farmers Market.
Tickets are on sale now priced at £150 for and adult weekend pass with student, teens and under 12s passes also available.
Click here to buy Bestival tickets.
Bestival 2010 will take place at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight from 10-12 September.
Ferries tickets from Red Funnel are on sale now with festival tickets. Book now to avoid the rush and the disappointment of not being able to get onto the Island.
4 February 2010
Dizzee Rascal among first names for Bestival
Hot Chip are to make their forth appearance at the event, while long lost jazz funk legend Gil Scott-Heron is set to re-emerge thanks to a new album.Delphic, Chase and Status and Kitty, Daisy and Lewis will all perform for the second consecutive year, with Echo and the Bunnymen, Rolf Harris and Soft Cell man Marc Almond also set to play.
Greg Wilson, Mary Ann Hobbs, Annie Mac Presents and Joy Orbison will hit the decks along with DJ Derek, Dixon, Ewan Pearson and organiser Rob da Bank. Festival bosses have also announced loads more live acts and DJs.
Click here to see the latest Bestival line-up.
Following the success of its debut last year, The Afterburner arena is set to grow and will now include a full live stage. Other new features will include The Castle In The Sky Bonfire Extravaganza and the brand new Wishing Tree field that will feature the most amazing sculpture garden.
The Village will also be transformed in to Tomorrow's World envisaging an inspired, sustainable and green and fun future including a solar powered Bandstand and free solar mobile phone charging and a few regular treats including the Pub, WI Tent and Farmers Market.
Tickets are on sale now priced at £150 for and adult weekend pass with student, teens and under 12s passes also available.
Click here to buy Bestival tickets.
Bestival 2010 will take place at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight from 10-12 September.
Ferries tickets from Red Funnel are on sale now with festival tickets. Book now to avoid the rush and the disappointment of not being able to get onto the Island.
26 October 2009
Bestival, Lovebox to cut carbon emissions by 10%
Both festivals are looking to cut their carbon footprint by a series of different methods with Lovebox looking into using solar-powered stages and putting water fountains onsite to reduce the number of water bottles being used, while Bestival will focus on car-sharing and recycling.Speaking about joining the initiative, Groove Armada member and Lovebox founder Tom Findlay said: "I was very fired up by the whole notion of the 10:10 campaign, you feel so powerless sometimes. I think it's important that people are empowered to feel that at home you can make a difference.
“A lot of it is just enormous practical common sense," he added. "There is no one fundamentally brilliant idea to solve it."
Organisers of the 10:10 campaign are hoping to have all the major festivals signed up by next year, with Glastonbury reportedly already considering the move.
2 October 2009
Win a VIP trip to the UK Festival Awards
For the last five years it has been the fans shaping the Award winners and this time around they have the chance to pick up a gong themselves by retelling their festival highlights of 2009 on video or uploading that special moment directly to the site.So whether it’s footage of Grace Jones hoola-hooping at Latitude or The Saw Doctors blowing you away at Bearded Theory, we want to see it. And if you haven’t got it captured on camera, then regale the tale onto video and upload it to Muzu that way.
To submit your video:
1. Register at MUZU.TV and upload a profile picture
2. Upload your video at the UK Festival Awards Channel (www.muzu.tv/ukfestivalawards)
3. Email competitions@muzu.tv to confirm your entry with your name and address
A panel of experts will then deliberate over your entries and the winning video will be shown at the Awards with the handy cameraman given the red carpet treatment at the gala ceremony at indigO2 in London on 19 November with £200 spending money thrown in as well.
Click here to go to Muzu.tv’s homepage and submit your entry now.
23 September 2009
UK Festival Awards 2009 - Vote Now!
As ever, your votes are needed to help decide the summer's very best events, bands, songs and moments.Click here to start voting now.
There are 21 categories in total, spanning everything from 'Best Headline Performance', 'Anthem Of The Summer' and Virtual Festival’s Critic’s Choice Award'.
Plus, there are a plethora of gongs for the people who make the UK festival industry tick, such as 'A Greener Festival', ‘Promoter Of The Year’ and even 'Best Toilets'.
But the ones everyone wants are the big four: 'Best Major Festival', 'Best Medium Sized Festival', 'Best Small Festival' and 'Best Overseas Festival'.
You can vote in as many categories as you want, depending how many you've been to and which ones are relevant to you.
And by entering, you can enter our competition to win two tickets to every award winning festival in 2009 - that could total more than 10!
The UK Festival Awards are now in their sixth year and will once again be celebrated at a special gala ceremony at one of London's most prestigious night spots, the IndigO2.
You have until 4 November to register your favourites, so get voting now!
Click here for more information on the UK Festival Awards.
18 September 2009
HOT TICKETS: Bestival 2010
Following the success of the Space Oddity-themed event this year, organisers are predicting another sell out next September.Passes are available from Ticketline or over the phone on 0844 888 4410.
Kraftwerk, Massive Attack, Elbow, Carl Cox and more performed this time around.
Click here to read Virtual Festivals full review on Bestival 2009.
Bestival 2010 will take place at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight from 10-12 September.
17 September 2009
Bestival 2010 early bird tickets on sale Friday
Following the success of the Space Oddity-themed event this year, organisers are predicting another sell out next September.Passes will be available from Ticketline or over the phone on 0844 888 4410.
Kraftwerk, Massive Attack, Elbow, Carl Cox and more performed this time around.
Click here to read Virtual Festivals full review on Bestival 2009.
Bestival 2010 will take place at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight from 10-12 September.
17 September 2009
UK Festival Awards: voting opens Wednesday
The ballots will open again for you to decide the best festivals, bands and songs of the summer.This year there will be 21 categories in total spanning everything from 'Best Headline Performance', 'Anthem Of The Summer' and 'Virtual Festival’s Critic’s Choice Award'.
Plus, there are a plethora of gongs for the people who make the UK festival industry tick, such as 'A Greener Festival', ‘Promoter Of The Year’ and even 'Best Toilets'.
But the ones everyone wants are the big four: 'Best Major Festival', 'Best Medium Sized Festival', 'Best Small Festival' and 'Best Overseas Festival'.
You can vote in as many categories as you want, depending how many you've been to and which ones are relevant to you.
And by entering, you can enter our competition to win two tickets to every award winning festival in 2009 - that could total more than 10!
So head to www.festivalawards.com on Wednesday 23 September to start making a difference.
