Bestival announce first wave of acts

As always one of the last festivals of the summer, Bestival has now announced the first wave of acts set to appear at this year's event, along with two headliners.

The Chemical Brothers will top the billing on the Saturday night, with Underworld headlining the Thursday before. Other notable additions to this year's line-up include UK festival exclusives from Duran Duran, The Jacksons and Flying Lotus, as well as live shows from Jurassic 5, Tame Impala, Gorgon City, Duke Dumont and many more.

Curator Rob Da Bank said, “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!”

A variety of tickets, including adult, student and teenager, are available from http://www.ticketline.co.uk/ as well as full details about the festival at http://www.bestival.net.

See below for the full line-up so far.

LIVE:
The Chemical Brothers / 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

DJs:
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

More News

White Lies unveil new single 'Tokyo'

With now less than a month before they release their eagerly-awaited new album, White Lies have dropped yet another cut lifted from their forthcoming... 5 years 3 months ago

SOAK announces new album 'Grim Town'

After returning at the end of last year to release her brilliant comeback single 'Everybody Loves You', SOAK aka Bridie Monds-Watson has now... 5 years 3 months ago

James Blake details new album 'Assume Form'

After teasing details of a new studio album earlier this week, James Blake has now confirmed the full details behind his next full-length outing.... 5 years 3 months ago

Benjamin Francis Leftwich unveils new track 'Look Ma!'

With his highly-anticipated new album due out in the coming months, Benjamin Francis Leftwich has kicked off his 2019 with the unveiling of another... 5 years 3 months ago

Deerhunter share new single 'Plains'

With their eagerly-awaited new studio album now just over a week away, Deerhunter have now dropped the next cut to be lifted from their forthcoming... 5 years 3 months ago

Self Esteem announces debut album 'Compliments Please'

Having spent the majority of 2018 releasing a flurry of brilliant singles, Self Esteem aka Slow Club's Rebecca Taylor has now kicked off her new year... 5 years 3 months ago

Lana Del Rey shares new track 'hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but i have it'

With her highly-anticipated new album set to arrive sometime later this year, Lana Del Rey has now kicked off her 2019 with a brand new single lifted... 5 years 3 months ago

Girlpool unveil new single 'What Chaos Is Imaginary'

With less than a month before the duo release their highly-anticipated new studio album, Girlpool have now dropped the next cut to be lifted from... 5 years 3 months ago

Rat Boy shares new track 'Don't Hesitate'

With his eagerly-awaited new studio due out later this month, Rat Boy has now dropped the next cut to be lifted from his forthcoming full-length.... 5 years 3 months ago