Bestival '07

[The_Reverend_M]

Line-up so far ... Beastie Boys // The Chemical Brothers // Gregory Isaacs // The 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 and many more live acts to be announced...

DJs: Francois Kevorkian // Gilles Peterson // Tim Westwood // Rob da Bank // David Holmes // Justin Robertson // Erol Alkan // Ben Watt // Andy C and many more DJs of the highest calibre...

Plus: the world’s biggest fancy dress party, Bollywood Cocktail Bar, Laughter Clubs, Farmers Market, Kids Area, Morris Dancing, magical moments and much more …


Bought my ticket this morning

 

[Dubversion]

not a bad line-up, i'll go if i can blag it. But there's always seemed something a little wacky and Hoxton about it somehow

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

It's on the Isle of Wight though, which is where I'm heading this summer, so hmmm, may even be a goer to give the Mrs a proper Englieh festival experience, even if it isn't glasto (but then what is)?

 

[tastebud]

It's on the Isle of Wight though, which is where I'm heading this summer, so hmmm, may even be a goer to give the Mrs a proper Englieh festival experience, even if it isn't glasto (but then what is)?

really!? okay i'm gonna rethink the email that told teh reverend m that i probably wouldn't go now.

doitdoitdoit!

 

[bluestreak]

i want to go but i can't afford it. dub, recommend me a blag.

 

[Dubversion]

i want to go but i can't afford it. dub, recommend me a blag.

not until i've sorted mine

 

[Bazza]

The tickets are on sale already? How long do you reckon it'll take for them to sell out? I'll be damned if I miss this.....

 

[Dask]

Would go to see Francois Kevorkian (provided he's not mixing loopey techno bangers) and the Beastie Boys.

But yeah it is a bit shoreditch twatey

 

[The_Reverend_M]

Judging by every other festie probably a few days ...!

 

[twister]

I'll most likely be getting tickets.. last year was ace.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

really!? okay i'm gonna rethink the email that told teh reverend m that i probably wouldn't go now.

doitdoitdoit!

in fact it's a near perfect idea actually - what date is it?

 

[The_Reverend_M]

7th - 9th Sept

 

[Orang Utan]

The Levellers are seriously putting me off - won't they attract the unwashed?

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Ah right - I'll be back in china by then. That's scuppered that idea.

Ah well - will have to meet for a pint or nine in London in mid july

 

[May Kasahara]

There's really nothing on that line-up that at all encourages me to go. Lucky I've got no money anyway, eh.

 

[tastebud]

Ah right - I'll be back in china by then. That's scuppered that idea.

Ah well - will have to meet for a pint or nine in London in mid july

i cannae wait! that'll be the est. what dates are you here?
have to make sure i am! my b'day's on 12th july too. try to come to that!

 

[Orang Utan]

The Levellers are seriously putting me off - won't they attract the unwashed?

Zion Train too - the horror!

 

[tastebud]

won't they attract the unwashed?

Urban's cracking me up today

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

i cannae wait! that'll be the est. what dates are you here?
have to make sure i am! my b'day's on 12th july too. try to come to that!

Actually the date we had been pencilling in was to arrive on the 15th july and stay in nodnol for 10 days. Still, we can have a belated birthday drink

 

[tastebud]

 

[Dr. Furface]

Who's sponsoring it this year - Saga?!

 

[moose]

Come on you Beasties, announce you're playing Glasto, please! They're in Paris straight after, so it's feasible.... don't fancy hauling my arse to the IOW to see them.

 

[top_biller]

A mate of mine is having his stag weekend there. Messy.

 

[Orang Utan]

There's a Dedbeat this year too

 

[top_biller]

There's a Dedbeat this year too

Said mate is one of the organisers of that. Should be very good by all accounts.

 

[Dask]

Is Dedbeat gonna be a camping thing in the summer?

 

[Lisarocket]

Loved it last year. Definitely going again this year

 

[Lisarocket]

I wonder if there's any truth in the rumours that the Sunday headliner is going to be The Cure

 

[Sunray]

Did anyone see that Bestival thing last year. It was like some massive promotional video. Everyone they interviewed went 'its not about the band go for a wander and discover new things.'

While I expect its an OK festival, that sounded like it was trying far far too hard to be Glastonbury.

 

[Cloo]

I think it's a storming lineup this year, will definitely be trying to round up some fellow punters.

My sister went two years ago and really recommended it. gsv and I went to Secret Garden last year which was good fun, but didn't have a great lineup - from my sister's description it sounds like Bestival is similar in feel, but with better bands!