Bestival - Robin Hill Country Park, Isle of Wight - 5-7/9/08
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By: James Orange
In case there were some of you out there who were worried that this year's new 'Camp Bestival' would detract from the quality of the main event - eating up time and money, and pinching all the best guests from the original Isle of Wight based Bestival - then let us put your minds very much at rest with the following announcement.
First off: The line-up is excellent, providing some much needed festival excitement to a summer so far dominated by those (dare we say it) underwhelming Glastonbury headliners. But curator Rob da Bank has made sure that the non-musical side of things is just as interesting as what's going on on stage. Amongst others he's pulled together a Bollywoodcocktail bar, Jestival comedy tent, a Farmers market, kid's area and various secret stages to ensure that this 5th year at Robin Hill Country Park is as magical an event as we've come to expect from the Bestival organisers (and that's without mentioning the copious quantities cake, face painting and fancy dress discos).
The full roster of attending artists will be posted below but here's a quick shortlist to whet your appetite: In a UK festival exclusive My Bloody Valentine are headlining the Friday night slot. Aphex Twin, The Breeders and CSS will all be making an appearance alongside Fuck Buttons, Ox Eagle Lion Man, Metronomy and the excellent These New Puritans. Not to forget Micah P Hinson, The Duke Spirit, Foals, Fleet Foxes,...oh and the 80's synth-pop contingent of The Human League and Gary Numan. Hell, it's all good. Just hand in your notice at work, buy your tickets and make sure you're there when the curtain raises on September the 5th.
My Bloody Valentine / Aphex Twin / The Breeders / CSS/ George Clinton And Funkadelic/Parliament, Gary Numan / The Human League / Pendulum / Jamie Lidell / 808 State / Foals / Lee Scratch Perry/ Baaba Mal / Jeffrey Lewis / The Wedding Present / Metronomy / The Cuban Brothers / The Count & Sinden / Sebastien Tellier Transglobal Underground / Two Gallants / King Creosote / Chas & Dave / 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 / Fuck Buttons / Drew / Micah P Hinson / Fleet Foxes / FM Belfast / Kitty Daisy & Lewis / Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip / Grand National / Christopher D Ashley / Sportsday Megaphone / Kid Carpet / Bastila & much more coming soon ..
Plus DJs: DJ Yoda, Layo & Bushwacka, Annie Mac, Slam, Rob da Bank, Mark Moore, DJ Hype, Bailey, TC, Sub Focus, Chase & Status, Kevin Rowland, Yuksek, Touché, Digital Mystikz and Sgt Pokes, Loefah, Kode 9 and Space Ape, Freestylers, DJ Derek, Sombrero Sound System ....
Tickets available now from: www.bestival.net
Bestival 2008 Ticket prices:
Adult Weekend Tickets - £130
Age 13 to 15 Child Weekend Tickets - £65
Age 12 & Under Child Weekend Tickets - FREE (ticket required)
Campervan Tickets - £50 (per vehicle)
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