Invaders of the Future at Bestival 2017 are Honeyblood, Black Foxxes & more

Bestival 2017

Thursday 7th to Sunday 10th September 2017
Lulworth Castle, Lulworth, Dorset, BH20 5QS, England MAP
£195 adult weekend (+booking fee)

Daily capacity: 35,000

Last updated: Wed 6th Sep 2017

Bestival,now held at Lulworth Castle in Dorset, from Thursday 7th until Sunday 10th September, has announced it's Invaders of the Future.

With a tag-line of 'the most exciting up-and-coming acts around', the stage will feature live music from Honeyblood, Black Foxxes, Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer, Chastity Belt, The Magic Gang, Sean McGowan, The Tuts, Traams, Dead!, Barns Courtney, The Showhawk Duo, Swan Levitt, Upstarts, CoCo and the Butterfields, Vistas, The Du-Rell Family, Lewis Bootle, Fours, Wild Front, Jodie Abacus, Shama Rahman, Ecurbrekal, Nakamarra, Compton White, Brandon Rivers, Graceland, Route2roots, Freazy, and Eton Girls Choir.

Arbiter of aural adventuring Rob da Bank says: "This is one of my favourite things about Bestival. I spend ages thinking about who the most exciting new bands are and what underground sounds will blow everyone away. From Honeyblood and Black Foxxes to TRAAMS and Dead!, there's a ton of acts who will be on the bigger stages next year. I promise you, this lot will be blasting from your headphones for years to come, so try not to miss them before they start playing enormo-domes!"

These join the acts previously confirmed which includes The xx, A Tribe Called Quest, Pet Shop Boys, Justice, Dizzee Rascal, Little Dragon, Rag n Bone Man, Danny Brown, Laura Mvula, Soul II Soul, Mnek, Circa Waves, Ray BLK, Loyle Carner, Jamie T, DJ Shadow, Kurupt FM, Blossoms, Lucy Rose, Twin Atlantic, AJ Tracey, Annie Mac, Andy C, Roots Manuva, and many more, with many more still to be announced. For all of the details so far please see the line-up page.

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Tickets are priced at £170 for Adult Tickets and £115 for Teen (age 13-17) Tickets. Tickets for children (age 12 & under) are free (but must have a ticket). A campervan ticket is priced at £85 (per vehicle), and car parking is priced at £15 advance.

As well as bands and DJs on stages, there's the normal Bestival goings on of a big fireworks finale, the world's biggest confetti cannon (who's doing the litter picking? :P), the world's biggest bouncy castle, the Bestival inflatable church, and much more.

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