no sleep till Bestival

Beastie Boys and Chemical Brothers heading for Isle of Wight

By Neil Greenway | Published: Fri 2nd Mar 2007

Friday 7th to Sunday 9th September 2007
Robin Hill Country Park, Downend, Nr Arreton, Isle of Wight.. PO30 2NU, England MAP
£115 w/e with camping - SOLD OUT
Last updated: Wed 5th Sep 2007

Bestival, which will take place at Robin Hill Country Park, Isle of Wight from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th September 2007, has announced the first acts for this year.

Playing their only English festival this year and headlining the Saturday are Beastie Boys, while the Friday is headlined by the Chemical Brothers.

Also confirmed are live acts Gregory Isaacs, Levellers, The Orb, Billy Bragg, The Maccabees, The Cuban Brothers, Dub Pistols, Calvin Harris, Mr Hudson & The Library, Simian Mobile Disco, Bonde De Role, Cagedbaby, Horace Andy, Jah Wobble, Zion Train, Fujiya and Miyagi, Fionn Regan, Daedalus, Ska Cubano, Super Nashwan, Kate Nash, Remi Nicole, The Shakes, Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, Fields, Adjagas, with more to be announced.

And there's more, with DJs Francois Kevorkian, Gilles Peterson, Tim Westwood, Rob da Bank, David Holmes, Justin Robertson, Erol Alkan, Ben Watt, Andy C, and more still to be confirmed.

As well as the music, Bestival has the world’s biggest fancy dress party, the Bollywood cocktail bar, a Farmers market, Kids area, Morris dancing, magical moments and more, as one of the most colourful events on the festival calendar. New this year is Club Dada with surreal mixtures of cabaret and performance with the coolest music to boot, from hoedown to high times, from lo fi to Death Defying Circus acts, and Laughter Clubs.

Bestival head honcho Rob da Bank is so excited he could pop. "I can't believe we're about to launch the fourth Bestival and i'm as excited as ever about the acts we've got on board already and the hundreds more to come. We're the only English festival to get the Beastie Boys and I can't wait to see the fancy dress loonies po-going along to No Sleep ‘Til Brooklyn. Friday headliners The Chemical Brothers are old favourites of all of us at Bestival HQ and their new tunes are miles ahead of everyone else as usual. Laser rave action ahoy! As for the Sunday headliner, well you'll just have to wait but it'll be worth it (and yes I do know who it is!)".

Ed Simons of The Chemical Brothers says "We’re very excited to be playing at Bestival. It was the best party I went to last summer, I can't believe we haven't done it yet, we're going to rock the house!"

Tickets are on sale - click here to buy.

Adult Tickets: £115. Adult Tickets are for anyone aged 16 or over on 07/09/2007. Ticket holders aged 16 and 17 must be accompanied by a Ticket holding parent or guardian over the age of 21*.
Age 13 to 15 Child Tickets: £57.50. Age 13 to 15 Child Tickets are for anyone aged 13 to 15 on 07/09/2007. Child ticket holders must be accompanied by a Ticket holding parent or guardian over the age of 21*.
Age 12 & Under Child Tickets: FREE. Age 12 & Under Child Tickets are for anyone aged 12 and under on 07/09/2007. Child Ticket holders must be accompanied by a Ticket holding parent or guardian over the age of 21*.
*NB: One ticket holding parent or guardian can only accompany up to 4 people under the age of 18. Campervan Tickets: £45.00 (per vehicle). Your Campervan must be specially adapted for people to stay in (which does not include transit vans with a mattress in the back or 4x4s with the seats folded down). If your vehicle is longer than 7 meters you will need to purchase two Campervan Tickets. Cars will not be allowed into the Campervan area so consequentially Caravans, Trailer Tents etc are not permitted.

Note: All these rules will be strictly enforced this year so please ensure you have read this information thoroughly and that you buy the correct tickets or you may be refused entry to the festival.

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