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The first round of acts for this year’s Bestival have been announced, with The Cure and Major Lazer being the main stage headliners. The third headliner is yet to be announced; however, the lineup is diverse and includes other bands like Animal Collective, Hot Chip, Bastille, Wolf Alice, Katy B, MØ, Years & Years, and many more.
Bestival is a four-day music festival located at the Robin Hill country park on the Isle of Wight, England. This year it takes place September 8-11.
The festival was started and organized by DJ and record producer, Rob da Bank and his wife Josie da Bank in 2004. According to the UK Festival Awards Conference, Bestival won ‘Best Major Festival’ in 2015, adding to its collection of previous wins like ‘Best Medium-Sized Festival’ in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2009, ‘Fan’s Favourite’ in 2011, and ‘Best Innovation’ in 2005.
Sources say, each year the festival picks a theme; this year’s theme has been confirmed as “the future”. Bestival encourages festival goers to dress in costume accordingly.
“So, here we go again, but this time we’re going far … far away … into the future,” said Rob da Bank in a release statement. “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.”
Find the complete list of the first round of acts below.
Bestival Lineup 2016
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The Cure
Major Lazer
Hot Chip
Animal Collective
Aurora
Bastille
Beaty Heart
Benjamin Damage
Bicep
The Black Madonna
Bodhi Pres. Roots
Caravan Palace
Craig David’s TS5
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
David Rodigan MBE Pres. Ram Jam
Eats Everything
Eskimo Dance: Wiley, Section Boyz, Chip, Big Narstie, Newham Generals, Frisco, P Money, Elf Kid, AJ Tracey, Jammz, Fekky, Logan Sama, Maximmum
Ghost Poet
Hospitality Pres: Camo & Krooked, London Electricity, S.P.Y. B2B NU: Tone, Danny Byrd B2B Brookes Brothers, Maduk, Dynamite MC & Wrec
The Human League
Jagwar MA
Katy B
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
Krept & Konan
Kurupt FM: Champagne Steam Rooms
Loyle Carner
MØ
Petite Meller
Richie Hawtin
Ride
Shy FX’s Party On The Moon
Skepta
Skream
Slamboree
Tourist
Wolf Alice
Years & Years
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