Now in it’s nineth year and attracting 60,000 people across four days, Bestival has outdone itself yet again with a host of fantastic line-up announcements.
Set in Robin Hill country park on the Isle of Wight, and partially curated by Radio 1 Rob Da Bank, the festival has previously seen performances from the likes of Fatboy Slim, My Bloody Valentine and Massive Attack.
With the event set to take place from 6 – 9 September 2012, earlier today the festival announced a number of high-profile additions to the line-up, including an exclusive 2012 UK performance from Sigur Rós. Other acts set to grace the stellar festival are The XX, Two Door Cinema Club, Azealia Banks and De La Soul, showcasing the diverse range of talent on display.
Priding itself on it’s alternative ethos, the festival has all chosen to adopt a Wildlife Theme for 2012, just a taster of numerous ways in which Bestival is attempting to manipulate the festival experience. Check out the full line-up below, and swing over here for tickets.
Music
THE XX / SIGUR ROS
JUSTICE / TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB / HOT CHIP / SOULWAX / NERO / EMELI SANDÉ / ORBITAL / WARPAINT / DE LA SOUL / MAJOR LAZER / SISTER SLEDGE / THE HORRORS / SPIRITUALIZED / KEVIN SAUNDERSON FEAT. INNER CITY LIVE / GARY NUMAN / MICHAEL KIWANUKA / AZEALIA BANKS / SUB FOCUS / GALLOWS / DOOM / EARTH WIND & FIRE EXPERIENCE FEAT AL MCKAY / RIZZLE KICKS / THE CUBAN BROTHERS / BURAKA SOM SISTEMA / BELLOWHEAD / LITTLE DRAGON / GOLD PANDA / ADAM ANT & THE GOOD THE MAD AND THE LOVELY POSSE / LIANNE LA HAVAS / KING KHAN & THE SHRINES / DELILAH / FRIENDS / TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS / FIRST AID KIT / KING KRULE / ANE BRUN / CHAS & DAVE / DUB PISTOLS / THE JAPANESE POPSTARS / CHARLI XCX / JAIPUR KAWA BRASS BAND / JEFFREY LEWIS & THE JUNKYARD / SLAGSMÅLSKLUBBEN / FIELD MUSIC / JAIPUR KAWA CIRCUS / JINJA SAFARI / CHURCH OF LOVE & RUIN / FRANKIE ROSE / MILAGRES / THREE BONZOS & A PIANO / LIZ GREEN / GABRIELLE APLIN / PRINCE FATTY / FICTION / 2:54 / TURBOWOLF / THIS IS THE KIT / GHOST OUTFIT / PATTERNS / YOUNG BRITISH ARTISTS / EMILY BARKER & THE RED CLAY HALO / TO KILL A KING / L.A. SALAMI / LAUREL COLLECTIVE / AHAB / GECKO / HEATHWARD / MODEL SOCIETY / SKY SPHERE / BLACKHOUSE CROW
DJs
2MANYDJS / ANNIE MAC PRESENTS / FOUR TET B2B CARIBOU / THE 2 BEARS / DAVID RODIGAN MBE PRESENTS RAM JAM / DIRTYBIRD SHOWCASE FEAT. CLAUDE VONSTROKE, JUSTIN MARTIN & EATS EVERYTHING / FRANÇOIS KEVORKIAN / DJ YODA / MAYA JANE COLES / SCUBA / LTJ BUKEM / PLASTICIAN / GREG WILSON / SCRATCH PERVERTS / GILES SMITH & JAMES PRIESTLEY (SECRETSUNDAZE) / ONEMAN B2B JACKMASTER / CAMO & KROOKED / JAGUAR SKILLS & HIS AMAZING FRIENDS / MOSCA / BEN UFO / PBR STREETGANG / DJ SHEPDOG / SHELLAC COLLECTIVE / DJ CHARGE