When: 9-12th September 2010
Where: Robin Hill near Downend and Newport in the heart of the Isle of Wight.

Bestival was born out of 10 fun years of pioneering music events and record releases from Rob da Bank’s Sunday Best empire. The DJ had a dream to create his vision of how the modern day festival should be. 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.

Staying on course to deliver the closest thing to festival nirvana this side of rock n roll heaven, Rob da Bank and the Bestival crew are just too excited to be able to hold in the latest line up announcement for our seventh outing any longer. With the likes of Dizzee Rascal, Flaming Lips, Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem and Gil Scott-Heron already out of the Besti-bag, we have got some absolute belters joining the bill for the first Robin Hill Country Park adventure of the teenies!

Bestival’s late night contingent will be ecstatic to witness a solid gold techno deity if ever there was one as Richie Hawtin presents PLASTIKMAN LIVE in one of only two English shows. We’re anticipating a mind-meltingly good time as the visionary master explores the extreme realms of interactive musical communion re-imagining the 18 year history of his peerless PLASTIKMAN material. Everything is reinterpreted through the capabilities of modern technology as Hawtin explores the connections between sight, sound and shared experience, incorporating state of the art visual architecture, interactive technology and more to be revealed. Challenging the senses and stimulating the deepest party sensibilities, PLASTIKMAN is legendary and we just can’t wait to see him. It’s going to be massive.

And don’t forget! Coming soon we have the grand reveal of our fantastic fancy dress theme and some truly jaw-meets-floor type performers that we guarantee will make you do a little dance of joy when you find out who they are! So, keep checking www.bestival.net for all the action.

Lineup so far:

Live music from Dizzee Rascal / The Flaming Lips / Hot Chip / The xx / LCD Soundsystem / Fever Ray (UK Festival Exclusive) / Gil Scott Heron / Richie Hawtin presents Plastikman live / Chase & Status / Echo and the Bunnymen / Simian Mobile Disco / Delphic / Rolf Harris / Marc Almond / dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip / Ellie Goulding / Fat Freddy’s Drop / Flying Lotus / Four Tet / Kitty Daisy & Lewis / Stornoway / Tinie Tempah / Vitalic / The Cuban Brothers / Chilly Gonzales / Beardyman / Tunng / Hurts / Gaslamp Killer / The Vegetable Orchestra / Ulrich Schnauss / The Twinkle Brothers / High Llamas / The Antlers / Archie Bronson Outfit / Beth Jeans Houghton / Mixhell / Glen Matlock / Samuel and the Dragon / The Japanese Popstars / The Lost Brothers / Hear We Go Magic / Goldhawks / Countryside Alliance Crew / Laura J Martin / A Genuine Freakshow / Bookhouse Boys / King Charles / Three Trapped Tigers / Worship / French Horn Rebellion / Sisters of Transistors / Spindle and Wit / Starless & Bible Black / The Boy Who Trapped The Sun / Telegraphs / Tim and Sam Band / Unicorn Kid

DJ sets from Rob da Bank plus Annie Mac Presents / David Rodigan / Ewan Pearson / Dixon / Greg Wilson / Nathan Fake / Huw Stephens / Mary Anne Hobbs / Jaguar Skills / Joy Orbison / Horse Meat Disco / DJ Derek / Greg’s Greats / SBTRKT / Ramadanman / Seth Troxler / Untold / The Broken Hearts / Back To The Phuture

Plus The return of The Afterburner / The Castle In The Sky Bonfire Extravaganza / Brand Spanking New Fields: The Wishing Tree & Tomorrow’s World / Early Bird Ferry Deals / and Myriad Treats & Bestival’s usual Merry Mayhem…

2010 ticket info:

Bestival tickets available now from
Ticketline: http://www.ticketline.co.uk/bestival-tickets/ 0844 888 4410

Adult Weekend tickets: £150

Student Weekend Ticket: £140 (valid NUS or ISIC ID (only) required at the box office)
Age 13 to 15 Child Weekend tickets: £75
Age 12 & Under Child Weekend tickets: FREE (but you MUST obtain a ticket)
Campervan tickets: £60 (per vehicle)

Please visit www.bestival.net/tickets for full ticket info and our terms and conditions

Also, we’ve started a new blog cleverly entitled the Besti-blog which will be updated daily with the latest news, views, mix-tapes and features from the lands of Bestival, Camp Bestival, Sunday Best and Rob da Bank. Check it at www.besti-blog.blogspot.com