Bestival summer of love to be televised this week

Bestival 2015

Thursday 10th to Sunday 13th September 2015
Robin Hill Country Park, Nr Arreton, Downend, Isle of Wight, PO30 2NU, England MAP
£195

Daily capacity: 79,999

Last updated: Fri 31st Jul 2015

For those who want to experience Bestival's Summer Of Love all over again this Thursday, 24th September at five past midnight (so later tomorrow night, really) Channel 4 will be showing an hour-long Bestival 2015 special.

The show produced by Blink TV will feature performances from Missy Elliott, Duran Duran, Underworld, The Jacksons, Boy Better Know, Jungle, Slaves and FKA twigs, plus interviews with Rob da Bank, The Cuban Brothers, the Chuckle Brothers, Lost & Found’s Bobby Lost in the Commune, Kate Tempest and Skrillex. The show will also provide a feel of the festival with coverage of the colourful site including the Ambient Forest, the Wishing Tree and more.

Bestival 2016 early bird tickets are on sale now for a very limited period.

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Early bird tickets are priced at £180 for Adult Tickets and £120 for Teen (age 13-17) Tickets. Student tickets are priced at £170 (For full-time students only. Valid NUS or ISIC ID required at the box office. No other student ID accepted). Tickets for children (age 12 & under) are free (but must have a ticket). A campervan ticket is priced at £90 (per vehicle), and car parking is priced at £15 advance. A Wild Copse adult tickets is priced at £299, a Wild Copse teen ticket is priced at £149.50, and Wild Copse Child tickets are free. Prices are currently the same for Friday or Thursday entry.

There are no acts confirmed yet for the 13th Bestival, which will be held at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight, are Thursday 8th until Sunday 11th September 2016.

Once again this year Bestival are adding on a £1 charity donation onto all Bestival tickets. The money raised will go directly to the Isle Of Wight Youth Trust (Reg Charity no. 1087163) to help fund their work offering counselling and support to young people aged 25 and under on the Isle of Wight. The Bestival Foundation is also a proud supporter of the Youth Trust.

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