Bestival 2014

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

NIN would be perfect but I have a feeling (because they're touring early summer) they're going to pop up at Glastonbury, hence not being announced for either Download or Sonisphere, which most people suspected they'd do.

Edited February 3, 2014 by Frankly Mr Shankly

[FloorFiller]

NIN are at the top of my wish list but yeah, reckon they'll do Glastonbury (which still suits me as i'm more than likely going there as well)

i kind of hope the third headliner isn't dance oriented as many suspect. like has been said, Rob tends to mix it up lineup wise, so a dance act going into another dance act doesn't seem like something he'd do. really hoping for a wild card that nobody saw coming (although a much better one than Fatboy Slim last year, which was a wildcard but for all the wrong reasons)

[FloorFiller]

Doubt it will be, with them touring Europe pretty extensively early summer. Plus I'd say they're bigger than Outkast.

also, with the 'bigger than Outkast' thing, i think Rob was more just trying to stop people's hopes of stuff like Prince, Bowie, Daft Punk etc - ridiculously huge acts. i still think an act the size of NIN, Pixies (a Other Stage at Glastonbury sized headliner) could be on the cards

[the wonderwhy]

Yeah NIN is probably a longshot, but would be so cool. i hope it ain't dance as well.

[Bisque]

Is Beck a big booking?

[FloorFiller]

Is Beck a big booking?

i'm over the moon about him but i think with his long absence he's drifted off a lot of people's radars other than his devoted fans. really not sure what the turnout will be for his Big Top set. hopefully not too packed, though

[Memory Man]

well with it being a thursday you can guarantee the turnout will be massive as people will go just because there's very little else on

if I was a beck fan i'd be disappointed with a thursday billing as you are very likely to have a lot of people there who dont really care that much

speaking about bad crowds the stuff announced so far doesnt fill me with joy for what the crowd makup will be, which has been steadily declining in quality for many years now. it will appeal a lot to the younger audience with foals, disclosure, sam smith, london grammar but none of them are my cup of tea at all.

well disclosure are alright...

Edited February 3, 2014 by Memory Man

[Memory Man]

overall outkast, caribou and wild beasts would be ideal for me, its far from enough to get me from leeds to the isle of wight though.

i get the sense that they will never top the cure year

Edited February 3, 2014 by Memory Man

[DJL]

Impressed so far. This is beating the latitude line-up so far hands down imo

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

it's pretty good. a lot of the names are pretty run of mill for anyone who's been to festivals in the past 2-3years but hopefully some of the the more niche gems will creep their way in like - de la soul, wu tang, sigur ros, the roots, caravan palace etc.

[kaytee...]

Yeah, to be honest I thought it'd be Chase and Status until finding out Major Lazer would be subbing the third headliner.

Having said that, not really sure who'd be right to go after them who isn't an EDM artist..

Major Lazer played before Arcade Fire in Australia the other week. Rob said he couldn't get them but they're as far from an EDM act as you could get.

[FloorFiller]

it's pretty good. a lot of the names are pretty run of mill for anyone who's been to festivals in the past 2-3years but hopefully some of the the more niche gems will creep their way in like - de la soul, wu tang, sigur ros, the roots, caravan palace etc.

yeah i think they have to announce this type of mass-appealing act to begin with to draw in the initial ticket buyers (what with all the festivals announcing bits of their lineups in the last few weeks) and then the smaller / niche acts (who excite me the most) come later!

[Tuna]

about to get my ticket. stoked

[LondonTom]

Great announcement!! It tempts me again!

Beck, Outkast, Foals, Wild Beasts, Major Lazer, Chvches are big draws for me and even Disclosure will be okish I hope this doesn't mean it will be the opposite way around to last year where I thought the big acts were a bit meh for me personally but the undercard was decent.

Now just to find people to make the journey with

[Bisque]

Now just to find people to make the journey with

The OH & I are likely going if we have the cash

[mrtourette]

EDM

[Paul ™]

it's pretty good. a lot of the names are pretty run of mill for anyone who's been to festivals in the past 2-3years but hopefully some of the the more niche gems will creep their way in like - de la soul, wu tang, sigur ros, the roots, caravan palace etc.

This is how I feel currently.

[Zacko]

Watching EZ's boiler room right now and fuck I hope he comes back, put him on the main stage.

[Tuna]

Assuming we can expect a lot of these

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

Watching EZ's boiler room right now and fuck I hope he comes back, put him on the main stage.

i caught it as well, the man's a magician!

[beccarose]

Hello!!! Selling bestival tickets without booking fee so if anyone is thinking of booking soon, book through me save yourself about £15 for bf and postage

[Muppetmark]

Busta rhymes? decent booking i guess.

[Festiboi69]

Busta rhymes just announced

[Festiboi69]

Doesn't say he's headlining? But as they only announced him alone I guess he is

[Paul ™]

Sunday headliner is still to be announced.