Chemical Brothers to headline Bestival
This year's line-up is huge
Bestival has announced the first wave of acts to appear at this year’s festival and the line-up is impressive.
Chemical Brothers will headline the festival at Robin Hill Country Park in the Isle of Wight, alongside Underworld, Duran Duran, The Jacksons, Tame Impala , Jungle, Jurassic 5, Flying Lotus, Gorgon City, Little Dragon, Roisin Murphy, Duke Dumont, Kate Tempest, Jamie xx (Live), Boy Better Know, Todd Terje (Live), Action Bronson, Future Islands, Level 42, Young Fathers, Flight Facilities, Rae Morris, Jungle Brothers, The Cuban Brothers, Pond, Sleaford Mods, Fat White Family, Lapsley, Cymande, Slaves, Shura, George the Poet, Dean Blunt, Snap!, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Mr Wilson’s Second Liners, The Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band, Reggaerobics, Circus Raj.
There will also be DJ sets from Annie Mac, Lily Allen presents FUNLORD, Seth Troxler, Tale of Us, Hannah Wants, Four Tet, Black Butter Presents… ,Madlib, Jackmaster, Joy Orbison, Ben UFO, Guy Gerber, David Rodigan MBE presents Ram Jam, Erol Alkan, Mike Skinner presents Tonga, Andrew Weatherall, SHY FX’s Party on the Moon, Mistajam presents Speakerbox, Benji B presents Deviation, Redlight, Jonas Rathsman, The Heatwave, Norman Jay MBE presents Good Times, Wookie, The Shellac Collective, Late Nite Tuff Guy, SG Lewis, Joe Hertz, World Of Rave & Music Mondays presents: Billy Daniel Bunter, Slipmatt, Rat Pack, Mark Archer (Altern-8), Kaotic Chemistry, Baby D, Liquid & Uncle Dugs, Work It DJs, Juicebox DJs, Venum Sound.
Bestival boss Rob da Bank says: “We're taking it right back to our roots for the 12th annual Bestival. It’s also the 20th birthday of the club where it all started - Sunday Best, and that club and our beloved Bestival were founded on some pretty simple aims - listen to amazing music, make new friends, have fun, and maybe stay up all night.
“Two decades later we're rigidly sticking to those principles, and this edition of Bestival, with its Summer of Love theme, is all about one huge musical, well, orgy...
"So, returning friends the Chemical Brothers rave alongside iconic popstars Duran Duran and The Jacksons, and some of my favourite modern musical mavericks - Tame Impala, Flying Lotus and Jungle - jump in bed together… and this is just the start of the party… Watch this space and feel the love!”
Bestival will take place on 10th - 13th September.
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