Bestival wins ‘Best Major Festival’ at UK Festival Awards

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Following the huge success of this year's event, Bestival has taken the title of Best Major Festival at this year's UK Festival Awards. Bestival 2015, which saw the likes of Chemical Brothers, Duran Duran and Missy Elliott amongst the performers, received rave reviews from both...

Bestival 2015: Wiley, Skepta, DJ Yoda and more added

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Wiley, Skepta and DJ Yoda are amongst the wealth of names that have been added to Bestival 2015's exhaustive lineup, organisers have confirmed. Announced moments ago, the new additions to Bestival also include Gabrielle Aplin, Jaguar Skills, Roni Size, plus absolute legends in the game...

Bestival announces further measures to reduce single-use plastics for 2018

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Bestival organisers have announced plans to further reduce reliance on single-use plastics, by removing plastic bottles for sale. The new initiative - which comes in the wake of 'The Final Straw' campaign - will see single-use water bottles now be fully replaced by canned...

Bestival 2015: The Port lineup announced

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Following the announcement of FKA Twigs' appearance at the packed September weekend, Bestival organisers have unveiled the full lineup for The Port, aka the 4-day event's dance area. Set to see Skrillex close the show on the festival's final day, The Port will also see...

Basement Jaxx, Paloma Faith & Candi Staton added to Bestival lineup

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Basement Jaxx, Paloma Faith, and disco heroine Candi Staton have been added to this year's Bestival lineup, organiser Rob Da Bank has announced. The announcement, which follows recent confirmation of appearances by Chic, Outkast, Chase & Status and Beck, means that this year's Bestival is...

Bestival 2016: Dates and ticket sales announced

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The past weekend has been full of Bestival-love, and quite rightly so! It was our first foray onto the Isle Of Wight's Robin Hill Park, and to say we were blown away by the whole event is an understatement to itself. From the likes...

Bestival Toronto 2016: Full line-up released

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Rob Da Bank's Bestival will return to Canada once again for the second time round this year, with organisers confirming the first wave of the lineup. Set to be headlined by Tame Impala and The Cure, Bestival Toronto will also see the lies of...

Bestival announce disco-inspired 2014 theme

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The organisers of the annual Bestival music event have announced that their 2014 theme is to be inspired by disco, dubbed 'Desert Island Disco'. The release on the official website of the festival, which is set to kick off on 4th September, describes the event...

Bestival 2016: The Commune line-up announced

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Bestival organisers have announced the return of The Commune, as the closing event of 2016's festival calender creeps ever-closer. Once again delivering Bestival's ethos of inner peace and harmony (with or without getting off your nut), this year's Commune will see a wealth of features,...

Bestival 2015: Black Butter Soundsystem announced

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Following the first wave of line-up announcements last month, Bestival organisers have confirmed that the hugely-respected Black Butter Records will take centre-stage at their own section of the Isle of Wight event. Set to take place at the Big Top on the opening day of...