Announcement today at 11am

[Paul ™]

Rob da Bank

Quite a good @Bestival announce at 11am today...watch this space

[Joe-]

It'll probably just be that act he got to replace azealia Banks.

Sounds like he isn't trying to hype it up much, too. "quite a good" doesn't have much enthusiasm.

[Paul ™]

I think it will be more than just one act.

Maybe the Arcadia/Rizla announcements too as am sure that was mentioned somewhere recently.

[LondonTom]

Woop 3 minutes....

First announcement as a ticket purchaser for me He best not disappoint my purchase

[LondonTom]

Joe was right....not very exciting at all

Frank Ocean, M Ward ...and a reminder Azeila Banks is still with us after all!

[spikytom]

was that it!?

[Joe-]

Wasn't expecting much, never heard of those two. I'll check them out later.

Not to worry, Rob said that "the rizlab and more djs are being announced soon"

I've just realised it's May, which means we'll soon get Florence announced. I wonder if her announcement will come with a bunch of more artists. Miike Snow still need to be confirmed.

Edited May 2, 2012 by Joe-

[Vanderlyle]

Frank Ocean has a million followers on Twitter. He must be pretty good.

[LondonTom]

Frank Ocean has a million followers on Twitter. He must be pretty good.

[LondonTom]

and oh just read M Ward is part of She & Him which has the lovely Zooey Deschanel. I wouldn't mind seeing her in just a pair of hunters!

[Joe-]

So that's where I recognize his name. Ah right.

[Vanderlyle]

To be fair to Frank Ocean, having looked into him a bit, he does seem to have a fairly broad set of talents. I was initially excited by OFWGKTA, but their appeal has waned VERY fast. Thankfully I don't think that was his prime avenue.

[Vanderlyle]

Hmm... don't think Franky-Boy is quite my thing. I tend to leave RnB for others to enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3HY_KqSZS4&feature=related

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

Frank ocean is very good, one of the few respectable r&b singers. Done a few songs on the throne album as well and he is actually a very good rapper as well..

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Thought there would be more excitement. M Ward and Frank Ocean are both great bookings. M Ward has produced some great records (She And Him's two, at least two of his solo records, Monsters Of Folk), I'd recommend to anyone that likes Bright Eyes. Frank Ocean is a good booking as well, not seen what he's supposed to be like live though.

[TheSeventhOne]

I'll definitely make an effort to see Frank Ocean. I really enjoyed his mixtape 'Nostalgia, Ultra'. The only true talent in OFWGKTA.

[dacbo]

don't think Frank Ocean has played live much, but very happy with that booking. His mixtape Nostalgia, ULTRA last year was great. Check it out, should be free copies hanging about on the net.

[mike46]

Very happy with M Ward. His solo stuff's decent, and he's always, understandably, overlooked in She & Him. I'd recommend a listen to his solo album if your a fan of them, it's good, plus Zooey sings on one track.

Didn't get round to seeing him play London the other week, but last time I saw him with She & Him he played a pretty good Chuck Berry cover.

[Joe-]

Just had a listen to a few of his songs, not to my taste, but ah well.

[zeppelin]

Hmm, well I won't be seeing Frank Ocean & dunno who M Ward is yet but there's more than enough already on this lineup to keep me satisfied

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKNcdftGtd0&feature=related

His coachella set - I think he will go down well at bestival in say Big Top.

Novocaine is at 29:10 for thos ewho don't really know him, definitely not for everyone though.

[rachbon]

I think it will be more than just one act. Maybe the Arcadia/Rizla announcements too as am sure that was mentioned somewhere recently.

[Paul ™]

Last year it was the Rizla Lab, similar kind of set up ie outdoor stage but a bit bigger so could have live acts as well as DJ's

[dacbo]

Last year it was the Rizla Lab, similar kind of set up ie outdoor stage but a bit bigger so could have live acts as well as DJ's

[LondonTom]

Do you have to learn how to roll to go to the Rizla Lab?