The Cure, Major Lazer And Hot Chip To Headline Bestival
Friday, 29 January 2016
Written by Laura Johnson
The Cure, Major Lazer and Hot Chip will headline this year's Bestival.
Also joining the bill are Animal Collective, Aurora, Bastille, Beaty Heart, Benjamin Damage, Bicep, the Black Madonna, Bodhi presents ROOTS, Caravan Palace, Craig David’s TS5, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, and David Rodigan MBE presents Ram Jam. Plus, Eats Everything, Eskimo Dance featuring Wiley, Section Boyz, Chip, Big Narstie, Newham Generals, Frisco, P Money, Elf Kid, AJ Tracey, Jammz, Fekky, Logan, Sama & Maximum, Ghostpoet, and Hospitality Presents: Camo & Krooked, London Elektricity, S.P.Y B2B Nu:Tone, Danny Byrd B2B Brookes Brothers, Maduk, Dynamite MC and Wrec. Also performing will be the Human League, Jagwar Ma, Katy B, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Krept & Konan, Kurupt FM’s Champagne Steam Rooms, Loyle Carner, MØ, Petite Meller, Richie Hawtin, Ride, Shy FX’s Party On The Moon, Skepta, Skream, Slamboree, Tourist, Wolf Alice and Years & Years.
Discussing the new additions to the line up, Rob da Bank said:
"So, here we go again, but this time we’re going far… far away… into the future. Prepare yourselves for a Bestival unlike any other with futuristic new stages, and as ever it’s a broad church of music from every decade and every genre. Saturday night headliners and one of my favourite bands ever, The Cure, played Bestival five years ago and almost had to be dragged off stage after a three-hour mammoth greatest hits set. Robert Smith popped down last year and we shook hands on it all happening again… bring it on!
Friday honours go to Major Lazer who have killed it every time they’ve played, on a bigger stage each time – I remember going to see an exhausted, sweating Diplo after his last main stage show for us and he said ‘headline next time?’, so here we are!
It’s not all about the headliners, as we know, so I’m super-pleased to have acts as diverse as Hot Chip, Years and Years, Animal Collective and Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley, through to the hottest DJs Kurupt FM and the Black Madonna. This is just the start of the trip - see you in The Future!”
The future-themed festival will return to Robin Hill Park between September 8 and 11. Early bird tickets are on sale now with weekend prices starting from £190.00, plus fees.
Bestival Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri September 09 2016 - ISLE OF WIGHT Robin Hill Park
Sat September 10 2016 - ISLE OF WIGHT Robin Hill Park
Sun September 11 2016 - ISLE OF WIGHT Robin Hill Park
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