LIVE MUSIC:

CRYSTAL FIGHTERS / JON HOPKINS / THE CORRESPONDENTS / VALERIE JUNE / EAST INDIA YOUTH / TYTHE / LE CAROUSEL / SEAN MCGOWAN / SIGNALS / GOLDEN FABLE / CHERISHPORT / SARAH CLOSE / NEW CITY KINGS / THE SLOW SHOW / TROUMACA / VELVET STREAM / WIGHT HARMONY / MR TOM

DJ SETS:

HUDSON MOHAWKE / GREG WILSON / MICKY FINN / BOBBY TANK / JFB SCRATCH / CHRIS TOFU / HANDSOME DAVE ROCKER / REEPS ONE / HEAVENLY JUKEBOX / INTROS OUTROS/ TYTHE / JEROME HILL / BEN HOO / LONG JACK / MOJO FILTER / PETE CALLARD / REV MILO SPEEDWAGON / TOM WILLIAMS / WARM DJS / OLLI DUTTON / THE DUDES

SPOKEN WORD:

HOWARD MARKS

PLUS:

HMS BESTIVAL SETS SAIL TO THE WHITE ISLE
FOR W.A.R! AT IBIZA ROCKS HOTEL

With the recent news that our Friday headliner will be party starter extraordinaire Fatboy Slim playing a very special Bestival Birthday Bash set, our triumvirate of amazing must-see headliners is complete as he joins the previously announced Elton John and Snoop Dogg. And now, Bestival HQ’s attention turn to adding yet more incredible new live music and DJs to the mammoth line-up. Scooping the Best Major Festival award last year yet retaining our boutique sensibilities, Bestival’s spectacular 10^th birthday this September 5^th-8^th is going to be the greatest show on earth with more fun per square meter than you’ll find anywhere else; it’s absolutely unmissable!

Rob da Bank says: “HMS Bestival is well and truly under way, steaming across the high seas picking up even more musical passengers. Crystal fighters are Bestival stalwarts and about to go stratospheric, Jon Hopkins has made one of the electronic albums of the year and no party is a Bestival party without Hudson Mohawke and The Correspondents…all aboard you crazy landlubbers!”

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RED BULL STUDIOS ANNOUNCE TAKEOVER AT ROCKNESS FESTIVAL ON SUNDAY 9 JUNE

FEATURING: BOOKA SHADE, NETSKY LIVE!, JAGUAR SKILLS, PROXY, BOBBY TANK, KARMA KID AND FRIEND WITHIN…

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On Sunday 9 June, London’s Red Bull Studios will be travelling up north to Scotland where they will be taking over a stage at the eponymous RockNess festival, Loch Ness, Scotland. Featuring some of the hottest talent from the electronic scene as well as Red Bull Studios regulars – many of whom take to the RockNess stage for the first time.

The Red Bull Studios takeover stage features an array of exciting talent from the world of electronic music, with veteran German house duo Booka Shade headlining, with support from Belgian drum’n’bass pioneer and Hospital Records stalwart Netsky, Radio 1s mixtape educator Jaguar Skills, plus Russian bass moulder Proxy and nu-garage upstart Friend Within.  In addition, the stage will host very special guest appearances from Red Bull Studios regulars Bobby Tank and Karma Kid both of whom have recently swung by to record sessions for the Introducing series.

Bobby Tank says: “It’s amazing to be given the opportunity to play alongside huge artists like Netsky and Booka Shade. I can’t wait to get up to Scotland again – the crowds really go in”. Read more

CAMP BESTIVAL UNVEILS EVEN MORE AMAZING MUSIC!

VERY SPECIAL GUEST

MARK OWEN

LIVE ACTS:

VALERIE JUNE / CHERISHPORT / RED RIVER HOGS /

SKIMMITY HITCHERS / PHIL & TILLEY

DJS:

THE NEXTMEN / VENUM SOUND / MC WREC /

RUSS CUBAN / JSTAR / DICK KURTAINE / REV MILO /

ROWAN CHERNIN (CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD SURF) /

IN LIGHT OF AQUARIUS / SHEPDOG

PLUS:

DAY TICKETS GO ON SALE MAY 17TH

With summer holidays around the corner we can’t wait to get back to Lulworth Castle for a festi-holiday weekend of fun and frolics for all the family from August 1^st– 4^th. And the Camp Bestival crew are leaving no stone unturned to make sure this year’s Camp Bestival is another absolute corker.

There really is something for everyone in this year’s line-up, so we’re very excited indeed to unveil a host of brilliant new acts that cover all bases, from huge popstars like our very special guest Mark Owen to brilliant local faves and beyond who will all be joining the likes of Labrinth, Richard Hawley, Levellers, Ash, The Proclaimers, Horrible Histories, Mr Tumble, Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo, Alan Davies, Dick n Dom, Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures The Brit School and many more!

The Camp Bestival Crew Says: “There’s so much great music at Camp Bestival with something for everyone and we know how much fun a ladies night out is, so we’re very pleased to announce Mark Owen is coming to Lulworth Castle this year, especially for the girls!”

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FATBOY SLIM’S BESTIVAL BIRTHDAY BASH!

OUR FRIDAY NIGHT HEALINER REVEALED!

Featuring 10 fields of wonderment and 20 stages filled with amazing music, insane sideshows and magical happenings, Bestival’s spectacular 10^th birthday bash this September 5^th-8^th is set to be nothing short of EPIC.

Celebrating those 10 years for all they’re worth, we’ve already got a musical line-up that’s second to none, with headline appearances from Elton John and Snoop Dogg, sets from MIA, Franz Ferdinand, Flaming Lips, The Knife, Wu-Tang Clan, Richie Hawtin, Carl Cox, Annie Mac Presents, and so many more. Plus we’ve got jaw-dropping attractions like our amazing new arena The Port, Films in the Forest, World Music Day on the Bandstand, The Wishing Tree, Swamp Shack and The Grand Palace of Entertainment, and now we are mind-blowingly excited to announce our crowd slaying Friday night headliner!

Rob da Bank says: “I still can’t believe Bestival is gonna be ten… but it is and that’s great cos it means we get to go even more mental with our onsite creations and general madness. We wanted to have a big moment for all our amazing crew and the beautiful Bestivalites whether they’ve been with us for the last decade or even just this year so we went back to one of our headliners from the first year and someone who’s supported us since our early days in clubland. Yes ladies and gents boys and girls roll up roll up for what will be the biggest spectacle in UK festival land as we unveil Fatboy Slims Bestival Birthday Bash”

Fatboy Slim says: “It was at Glastonbury 2003 where I closed the Sunday Best stage for Rob da Bank that I first saw the glint in his eye to create his own festival. 12 months later I was headlining Bestival and TEN years on, here I am again, throwing them the biggest birthday bash possible and sharing the main stage alongside Elton John and Snoop Dogg. It’s an absolute honour to return for this momentous moment – staying creative and independent in these times.  You’ve come a long way, baby!”

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