MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS
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Stevie Wonder: Sunday Night Headliner
more“What can I say? What a day! I see part of my job at Bestival as giving you acts you may never have seen or will get the chance to see again… so, I’m hoping you feel as happy as I do as we announce the legendary Stevie Wonder as Sunday night headliner! A winner of 25 Grammy Awards, the most ever for a solo artist, this man’s music has always been part of the da Bank home listening experience and also a favourite at our Sunday Best and Bestival parties and this is a very rare chance to see a legend in action. See you there!” Rob da Bank
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New Order: Saturday Night Headliner
moreSo we’ve got Blue Monday blaring out of the Bestival HQ office speakers as we unveil our iconic Saturday night headliner New Order. It doesn’t get better than that… but it does! True Faith, Bizarre Love Triangle, Fine Time, Regret – so many amazing records we grew up listening to and still listen to now and they still sound immense, pioneering, legendary. See you down the front!
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The xx: UK Festival exclusive
moreIn 2010, just after winning the Mercury Prize for their debut album, The xx, played a victory set in our Big Top that has gone down in Bestival lore as one our most beautiful moments ever. So with new material on the horizon we can’t wait to see what ethereal treats they have in store for us!
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Sigur Rós: UK Festival exclusive
moreIcelandic post-rock giants Sigur Rós are also set to make a UK festival exclusive appearance with us. Lead singer Jónsi was behind another of Bestival 2010’s undoubted highlights & we’ve been waiting a long time to be able to announce that the full band, in all its majesty, will be joining us at Bestival.
OTHER STUFF
Bestival 2011 highlights film
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The theme for Bestival 2012 is... Wildlife!
We want you to unleash the party beast from the hinterlands of your imagination, covering Robin Hill with some properly wild things, from fantastic fauna, kings of the jungle and even organisms aplenty to just the outrageously wild… The sky is far from the limit of what can happen when you get amongst the wildlife…. And we will also be launching our very own Insect Museum and Animal Tug of War (with humans, not animals)
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Sunday Best Recordings
moreSunday Best, the creative team behind Bestival, is also the name of the independent record label from were we unleash quality music from across the musical spectrum. Our artists include the likes of Kitty Daisy & Lewis, David Lynch, dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Beardyman and Skinny Lister, plus many more, and all for your aural pleasure.
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Big Green Coach
moreBig Green Coach is the official & exclusive coach travel partner to Bestival and is providing direct coach services, including your ferry crossing (with or without festival tickets), from 12 locations across the UK direct to Bestival 2012.




