Fri 5 Sep – Sun 7 Sep
Check out the amazing lineup!
Bestival is an award winning 3 day boutique music festival set at Robin Hill – a beautiful leafy country park (a veritable Garden of Eden!) near Downend and Newport in the heart of the Isle of Wight.
The wonderful world of Bestival was born out of ten fun years of pioneering music events and record releases from Rob da Bank’s Sunday Best empire. The BBC Radio 1 leftfield DJ had a dream to one day create his vision of how the modern day festival should be. Along with Creative Director and wife Josie da Bank and co founders / partners John and Ziggy from Get Involved that dream is now fulfilled. On a mission to change the face of independent festival culture, the fearless foursome are bringing some magic to the shores of the Solent and spreading the love worldwide.
It’s Rob and Josie da Bank’s creative vision that sets Bestival apart. Whilst the massive musical brain of Rob ensures the Bestival line-up is the most eclectic you’ll ever experience, it’s Josie’s creative wand that casts its magic over Bestival land. From the most original boutique campsite experience, to the Bollywood Cocktail Bar, fancy dress en mass and even a Hidden Disco, it’s this uniqueness that makes Bestival a wondrous world of discovery and adventure that will inspire peace, love and dancing not only in September but all year round…
The first Bestival, in September 2004, was headlined by Basement Jaxx, Fatboy Slim, Zero 7, The Bees, Mylo and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and was a ground-breaking success.
Bestival 2005 meanwhile saw Royksopp, The Magic Numbers, Super Furry Animals, 2manydjs, The Go! Team and Soulwax take to the stage (amongst many others!). It also set the World Record for the Biggest Fancy Dress Party (10,000 people dressed as Cowboys & Indians!) and was voted (by the festival-going public) the Best (Medium-sized) Festival and the Most Innovative Festival at the 2005 UK Festival Awards. Many thanks to those who voted for us!
Bestival 2006 was headlined by Scissor Sisters, Gogol Bordello, Pet Shop Boys and a cast of thousands… you lot… and once again saw us coming up trumps by winning the Best Medium Sized Festival category at the 2006 UK Festival Awards
Lineup
Amy Winehouse, Aphex Twin, Underworld, Hot Chip, My Bloody Valentine, The Coral, Pendulum, The Human League, CSS, Coldcut, The Breeders, Gary Numan, Chromeo, Stereo MC’s, Red Snapper, Roni Size, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Jamie Lidell, Foals, Freestylers, Kelly Osbourne, Will Young, Laurent Garnier, Sébastien Tellier, Crystal Castles, 808 State, Akron/Family, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, Hadouken!, The Wedding Present, Layo & Bushwacka!, The Teenagers, St. Vincent, Cage The Elephant, Black Kids, The Sugarhill Gang, The Duke Spirit, DJ Hype, Laura Marling, Dub Pistols, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Late of the Pier, Carl Craig, Grand National, Joey Negro, Slam, Vicarious Bliss, Micah P. Hinson, Transglobal Underground, Baaba Maal, Lykke Li, Santogold, Sub Focus, Lethal Bizzle, The Black Ghosts, Jeffrey Lewis, King Creosote, These New Puritans, Roni Size & Reprazent, DJ Yoda, Shitmat, Y.A.C.H.T., Metronomy, Cazals, Stanton Warriors, Fuck Buttons, Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, Digital Mystikz, Jon Hopkins, Pete and The Pirates, Soul of Man, Chase & Status, Fleet Foxes, TC, Loefah, Little Dragon, Subway, A-Trak, El Guincho, Yuksek, Cagedbaby, Sam Sparro, Peter Von Poehl, The Nextmen, The Shortwave Set, Ali B, Kissy Sell Out, Ida Maria, Buraka Som Sistema, Kennedy, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Royworld, Jamie Jones, Unforscene, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, Appleblim, Chas ‘n’ Dave, Bailey, SixNationState, Eugene McGuinness, Misty’s Big Adventure, Todd Terje, The RGBs, Sophie Barker, Tayo, Ladyhawke, Florence and The Machine, Chrome Hoof, Natty, The Shoes, Drew, Maurice Fulton, Justin Robertson, George Pringle, DJ Touche, Tawiah, Let’s Wrestle, Kode9 and The SpaceApe, Mary Anne Hobbs, Idjut Boys, The Cuban Brothers, Fatal, Officer Kicks, Ebony Bones, Sinden & Count Of Monte Cristal, Rob Da Bank, Kevin Rowland, Vessels, Annie Mac, The Hat, FM Belfast, Shlomo, Think, Annie Nightingale, Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man, Thomas Tantrum, digital mystikz ft sgt pokes, It Hugs Back, Zombie-Zombie, Gideon Conn, Kitty Daisy & Lewis, Paul Heaton, Imperial Leisure, Paul Marshall, firas, Micachu, Freefall Collective, The Guillotines, i!AMYOU, Yellow Dog, Thee Earls, Mark Moore, Zane Lowe, thecocknbullkid, Dj Derek, Subgiant, Widescreen, The Skints, the melodica, the melody and me, Rosie & The Goldbug, Fresh Legs, THePETEBOX, Eddy Temple Morris, Baker Boys, Slagmalsklubben, Goodbye Stereo, Cooly Haste, The Restaurant, The Burning Leaves, Bastila, Dollskabeat, Pinkertones, Brendan Long, Django Spears, rosie oddie & the odd squad, Lucky Elephant, Prince of Wales, Fear of Theydon, The Glamsters, Men In Masks, RUSs cuban, Nick Grimshaw
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