**FIRST BESTIVAL 2011 HEADLINER AND ACTS ANNOUNCED**

THE CURE

(ONLY EUROPEAN SHOW 2011)

Plus

PRIMAL SCREAM PRESENT ‘SCREAMADELICA’ / BRIAN WILSON /

MAGNETIC MAN / ROBYN / CRYSTAL CASTLES / DJ SHADOW / KATY B / LFO / OMAR
SOULEYMAN / 65DAYSOFSTATIC - LIVE FILM SCORE /

CRANES / BOYS NOIZE / DIPLO / A TRAK / NORMAN JAY /

GRANDMASTER FLASH / DAVID RODIGAN / 2 BEARS /

CARTE BLANCHE / PANTHA DU PRINCE /

UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN



AND LOADS MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!





We’ve been itching to tell you this, so we’re deliriously happy that the
time has finally come to unveil the very first wave of acts for Bestival
2011 and by crikey are we excited... 



Yes! One of the most influential bands around, The Cure will be crossing The
Solent to join us at the festival season’s last hurrah for their only
European show of 2011!  From their debut album ‘Three Imaginary Boys’ to
2008’s critically acclaimed ‘4:13 Dream’, The Cure have inspired countless
bands in the last three decades and, whilst most of their contemporaries
have fallen by the pop wayside, they remain as relevant and vibrant as ever.
As one of the Bestival crew’s collective favourite bands of all time, we’re
all jumping for joy that The Cure are coming to the party to headline
Saturday night at Bestival. September really can’t come quickly enough for
us.



A gleeful Rob da Bank says:



“I’ve spent the last twenty years of my life listening to The Cure and the
last five attempting to persuade Robert Smith and the crew to hop on a ferry
to our magical Isle. I'm still not sure what we've done right but I'm
overjoyed that they are coming as Saturday night headliners. Few bands have
had such a massive impact on my life (and hairstyles) so I’ll see you down
the front!”



Iconic Cure frontman Robert Smith commented:



"I am delighted and excited that The Cure's only European festival
performance in 2011 will be at Bestival…  We will do all we can to help make
it a weekender to remember!"



Topping 2010’s Best Major Festival Award winning show will be no mean feat,
but Rob da Bank and the ever-trusty Besti-crew have left no stone unturned
to make our 2011 show even better than ever ensuring that Bestival will
again be the festival for music lovers!  Bestival’s eighth outing - taking
place at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight from the 8th - 11th
September 2011 - is all set to be truly legendary. And here’s why...



Fresh from their triumphant London Olympia gigs we can announce that the
mighty Primal Scream will be presenting their landmark album ‘Screamadelica’
in its entirety, headlining the Big Top on Saturday night.  ‘Screamadelica’
transformed the musical landscape in the early 90s and with the band’s
current run of shows celebrating the album completely sold-out, this is a
golden chance to catch a pioneering band performing their meisterwerk in all
its coruscating glory.



And the legends keep on coming for Bestival 2011, with Beach Boys co-founder
Brian Wilson set to bring his baroque surf-pop to Robin Hill.  Brian’s
songwriting prowess and production ingenuity has made him one of the most
deeply revered figures in pop music and one of the most influential
composers of the 20th Century.  With a litany of timeless hits that can’t
fail to ignite the Main Stage crowd, it’s a complete honour to have him
onboard.



With the big-hitters lining up thick and fast, Bestival’s reputation as the
place to catch the freshest, best and most exciting music all spread across
14 stages continues with a host of acts, both old and new, currently causing
a stir, including bass futurists Magnetic Man. The supergroup that has
brought dubstep culture to the mainstream, Artwork, Benga and Skream will be
unleashing a speaker-smashing, rug-cutting assault for your delectation. 



Swedish chanteuse Robyn will be bringing her blend of pop nous and electro
cool to the party. Described by The Guardian as the missing link between
Abba and Orbital, Robyn’s boundless energy is sure to be infectious.



The blogosphere’s biggest band right now, Crystal Castles, will deliver
their synth-punk stylings like only they can.  Currently riding high with
their ‘Not In Love’ single (in collaboration with The Cure frontman Robert
Smith), Crystal Castles are at the top of their game ands an unmissable live
act.



Fat beat brilliance at Bestival will come in the form of DJ Shadow who is
currently slaying audiences on his Live From The Shadowsphere tour.  DJ
Shadow has consistently blown us away, so we really can’t wait to see what
he’s got in store for us.  Bass-heavy techno purveyors LFO will be on hand
for some heads down action. One of Sheffield’s greatest exports, LFO mainman
Mark Bell keeps on pushing the envelope so expect some proper heavy
frequencies.  Syrian superstar Omar Souleyman will be unleashing his
ecstatic vibes, wild arpeggios and soaring synths on an unsuspecting crowd,
the UK’s most exciting new pop star Katy B will be on a mission with added
soul and bass, glitch-rockers 65daysofstatic will perform a live film score,
Portsmouth’s finest Cranes will be playing their dadaphonic future songs,
Berlin wunderkind Boys Noize will be cutting up the digital mayhem, Diplo
will be smashing together eclectic rhythms for maximum impact, the youngest
ever DJ to win a World DJ Battle Championship, A-Trak, will be terrorising
the turntables and Norman Jay will be bringing the good times like only he
can.



Hip-hop stalwart and all round party-starter Grandmaster Flash will be
rocking some dope beats, illustrious reggae and dancehall selector David
Rodigan will be dropping the irresistible riddims, 2 Bears (featuring Hot
Chip’s Joe Goddard) will be turning loose the burly beats, DJ Mehdi and
Riton’s Carte Blanche project will supply the weekend weaponry, minimalist
techno don Pantha du Prince will be rolling out the low end acid-throb and,
just to keep the Bestival flavours brewing, the Ukulele Orchestra of Great
Britain will return to wow one and all.



There are still plenty more stellar acts to be announced, including two more
headliners, plus there will be lashings of trademark Bestival off-the-wall
behaviour with merriment, magic, mayhem and plenty of lovely tea and cakes.
We’ve listened to all the feedback from you and have made a few little
tweaks so that there will be some changes to the wondrous landscape of the
UKs most creative festival courtesy of Josie da Bank’s eye-catching
expertise that are going to make Bestival 2011 the greatest show on Earth!



So what are you waiting for?



Commenting on Bestival 2011 Rob da Bank added:



“This year felt like a landmark year for Bestival. There's no avoiding the
fact that we've become a large festival but I still feel we're more intimate
than any of the other shows our size and, crucially, we're 100% independent.
That means we book who we want to book, choose all the food stalls and
traders ourselves and listen to our messageboards and fans 365 days a year
to make sure we keep Bestival the best.  Things we're focussing on for
Bestival 2011 are keeping Besti as the place to see new bands, making the
campsites much more of a community with better roadways to clear litter and
make finding your tent easier, and we're also starting to put stages at the
other end of the site so it’s not just one long tunnel of stages.  Hope you
can make it in 2011!'



Remember to keep checking www.bestival.net <http://www.bestival.net/>  for
all the latest action.





Ticket Info:



www.ticketline.co.uk/bestival-tickets
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0844 888 4410



Ticket only or ticket & ferry packages:



www.redfunnel.co.uk/bestival  / 0844 844 9988



www.wightlink.co.uk/Bestival / 0871 376 1000





BESTIVAL 2011 PRICES



Adult Weekend Ticket (inc. camping) - £160



Student Weekend Ticket (inc. camping) - £150




Age 13 to 15 Weekend Ticket (inc. camping) - £80



Age 12 and Under Weekend Ticket (inc. camping) - FREE (but you must obtain a
ticket)**



Campervan Tickets: £65 (per vehicle)



All Tickets:

- include camping.

- will incur a booking fee.

- there are no Day Tickets.







For further info on Bestival 2011, Regional Press please contact;

Simon Blackmore (Get Involved Ltd – Head of Regional PR)

Apartment 21 – Number One The Parade, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 7QJ

T:  01983 281 567

M: 07973 374 423

E:  simon@getinvolvedltd.com