spikytom Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Because I'm incredibly bored at work and have nothing better to do, I've compared the number of acts listed on Bestival's efestivals line up page last year with this year's. I realise this is very unscientific with lots of acts being listed more than once on the 2011 page, the stages not being exactly the same etc, but here goes. So last year's page has 582 acts on it. This year's only has 169, including today's additions. That's a whopping 413 acts less. So i think it's safe to say we've got at least a couple of hundred acts still to come...? Plenty of room for lots more awesomeness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom12 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 If this is ture im happy! But Rob probably has put a few new besti goers off not me though as i have already paid for my ticket, but trying to make my mates go is going to be even harder until the next line up list is released, If its a good list that is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theampersanddevil Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 I'm not put off at all. I was told smaller acts and expected smaller acts. The fact I even know a few of them is a bonus. Actually getting really excited for bestival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe- Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Still got our other 2 headliners, I can imagine them being announced with a bunch of other artists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sisterofmercy Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 It's still a long time until September so I can imagine there will be plenty more to come. I don't think the lineup is disappointing by any stretch so far, though it depends on what your taste I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe- Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Still got Annie Mac's night thing, last year it had Diplo, A-Trak, etc. I don't think that has been announced yet, but there's always crackin' DJ's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonTom Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Mystery Jets to be announced yet * But yes plenty more *I hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave The Hedgehog Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 OP's making a very good point with this thread. I hope, I hope, I really hope that we're going to get more from Bestival over the coming months. It's a huge difference from last year and the amount we had to play with around this time in 2011 and if this is it (and I hope The Force it's not) then it would be very disappointing indeed. I wouldn't be half surprised if Bestival became one of the festivals to downsize in 2012 but if it does then why charge more for a ticket? Remember though we have about 6 months to get through before Bestival. However, all of that said, I bought my ticket before we had ANY clue as to who was at Bestival this year so as far as I'm concerned, I'll go and enjoy myself whatever the line-up... but it'd be nice to have some chocolate chips in my cookie and not just have a lump of dough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe- Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 I hope, I hope, I really hope that we're going to get more from Bestival over the coming months. It's a huge difference from last year and the amount we had to play with around this time in 2011 and if this is it (and I hope The Force it's not) then it would be very disappointing indeed. I wouldn't be half surprised if Bestival became one of the festivals to downsize in 2012 but if it does then why charge more for a ticket? Remember though we have about 6 months to get through before Bestival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poleski Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Lets hope so anyways, I want to see some big name DJ's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave The Hedgehog Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 (edited) I'd be way disappointed Edited March 10, 2012 by Dave The Hedgehog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smogo Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 By mid-March last year, 145 acts had been announced, with 156 (excluding comedy & cabaret acts) announced via news release between April and September. And if spikytom's count was accurate, there are hundreds more that either sneak onto the website without any fanfare, or you don't even find out about until you get to the festival and see the programme. This year 164 have been announced by mid-March, so I guess we can expect at least another 130 in the coming months. As for the quality of the later announcements, in 2011 Santigold, Odd Future, The La's, Nero, Björk and Friendly Fires were the biggest names to get announced between April and September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave The Hedgehog Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 http://www.efestivals.co.uk/news/11/110321c.shtml ...By the 21st of March last year we knew all of those bands would be there. Everything's going to be just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexclark Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 As it goes I'm extremely happy with the line up, add on all the other stuff and I've got my money's worth. Anything else will just be a bonus for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poleski Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 http://www.efestival...1/110321c.shtml ...By the 21st of March last year we knew all of those bands would be there. Everything's going to be just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe- Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 See if we get an announcement like that sometime soon I'll be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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