Bestival 2012
Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th September 2012Robin Hill Country Park, Downend, Nr Arreton, Isle of Wight, PO30 2NU, England MAP
£180 for Thu-Sun - camping sold out, premium camping £299
Daily capacity: 50,000
Last updated: Thu 6th Sep 2012
(C) = Officially Confirmed, (SC) = Self Confirmed, (SR) = Strong Rumour, (R) = Rumour
- Big Top
- Psychedelic Worm
(C) = Officially Confirmed, (SC) = Self Confirmed, (SR) = Strong Rumour, (R) = Rumour
- Main Stage
- Big Top
- Bollywood
- Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage
(C) = Officially Confirmed, (SC) = Self Confirmed, (SR) = Strong Rumour, (R) = Rumour
- Main Stage
- Big Top
- Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret
- Rizlab
- The Bandstand
(C) = Officially Confirmed, (SC) = Self Confirmed, (SR) = Strong Rumour, (R) = Rumour
- Main Stage
- Big Top
- Bollywood
- Psychedelic Worm
- Rizlab
(C) = Officially Confirmed, (SC) = Self Confirmed, (SR) = Strong Rumour, (R) = Rumour
- Main Stage
- Big Top
- Bollywood
- Psychedelic Worm
- Rollerdisco
- Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage
- Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret
- Ambient Forest
- Lost Picture Show
- Wishing Tree
- Electronic Stage
- Partially Discovered
- Platform One
- DJs
- unknown stage
(C) = Officially Confirmed, (SC) = Self Confirmed, (SR) = Strong Rumour, (R) = Rumour
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) 2:54
Fri 7th, Big Top(C) 2manydjs
Sun 9th, Rizlab(C) A La Fu
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) A Way Of Life
day TBC, DJs(C) Across The Tracks
Sat 8th, Rizlab(C) Actress
day TBC, Main Stage(C) Adam Ant And The Good The Mad And The Lovely Posse
Thu 6th, Big Top(C) Adamski
day TBC, unknown stage(C) ahab
Thu 6th, Big Top(C) Alabama Shakes
Sat 8th, Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret(C) Alexander Nut
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Alonestar
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Alt-J
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Alt-J
day TBC, Big Top(C) Ane Brun
Sat 8th, Big Top(C) Annie Mac
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Anothers Blood
day TBC, Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret(C) Asbo Disco
Sat 8th, Big Top(C) Azealia Banks
day TBC, DJs(C) Bad Zuke
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Balearic Folk Orchestra
Sun 9th, Rizlab(C) Bang On
day TBC, DJs(C) Bassnectar
day TBC, Main Stage(C) Bat For Lashes
Sun 9th, Rizlab(C) BEAK>
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Beans on Toast
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Beardyman
day TBC, Big Top(C) Bellowhead
day TBC, DJs(C) Ben Hoo
day TBC, Big Top(C) Ben Howard
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) Ben UFO
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) BIGKids
day TBC, Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret(C) Billy Daniel Bunter
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Blackhouse Crow
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) Blawan
day TBC, Lost Picture Show(C) Bo Ningen
Sat 8th, Rizlab(C) Bonobo
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) Borgore
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) Brainfeeder
day TBC, DJs(C) Brodinski
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Bruno Charles
day TBC, Big Top(C) Buraka Som Sistema
Fri 7th, Bollywood(C) Callum Beattie
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Callum Beattie
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Camo & Krooked
day TBC, Big Top(C) Caribou (DJ Set)
day TBC, Electronic Stage(C) Channel One Sound System
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Charley Macaulay
day TBC, Big Top(C) Charli XCX
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Charming
day TBC, Main Stage(C) Chas & Dave
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Cherishport
day TBC, Ambient Forest(C) Chris Coco
day TBC, unknown stage(R) Chrysta Bell
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Church of Love & Ruin
day TBC, DJs(C) Claude VonStroke
day TBC, unknown stage(SC) Clean Bandit
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Clement Marfo & the Frontline
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Clock Opera
Sat 8th, Rizlab(C) Coldcut
Fri 7th, Bollywood(C) Congo Natty
day TBC, Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret(C) Congo Natty
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Crowns
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Dan Le Sac
day TBC, Big Top(C) Daughter
Fri 7th, Bollywood(C) David Rodigan
day TBC, DJs(C) David Rodigan
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Daytona Lights
day TBC, Main Stage(C) De La Soul
day TBC, Big Top(C) Death In Vegas
day TBC, Main Stage(C) Delilah
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Diagrams
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Diagrams
day TBC, DJs(C) Dick & Dom
day TBC, Platform One(C) Diminished
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Dingus Khan
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Dingus Khan
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Dirty Beaches
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Dirtybird
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Disclosure
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) Dismantle
day TBC, Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret(C) DJ Bertie
Sun 9th, Bollywood(C) DJ Cable
day TBC, DJs(C) DJ Charge
day TBC, DJs(C) DJ Chris Tofu (MBE)
day TBC, DJs(C) DJ Derek
day TBC, Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret(C) DJ Die & MC Inja
day TBC, Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret(C) DJ George Smerin
day TBC, Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret(C) DJ Wonka
day TBC, Bollywood(C) DJ Yoda
Sun 9th, Bollywood(C) DJ@WAR
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Django Django
Sun 9th, Rizlab(C) Dobie
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) Doctor P
day TBC, Ambient Forest(C) Dr Alex Paterson
day TBC, Electronic Stage(C) Drums Of Death
day TBC, Main Stage(C) Dub Pistols
day TBC, Electronic Stage(C) Duff Disco
day TBC, Main Stage(C) Earth, Wind & Fire Experience feat Al McKay
Sat 8th, Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret(C) Eats Everything
Sun 9th, Rizlab(C) El-P
day TBC, Main Stage(C) Emeli Sande
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Errors
day TBC, DJs(C) Evian Christ
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Factory Floor
Sat 8th, Rizlab(C) FattyDL
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Fiction
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Field Music
day TBC, Main Stage(C) First Aid Kit
Fri 7th, Main Stage(C) Florence + The Machine
day TBC, Main Stage(C) Flux Pavilion
day TBC, Ambient Forest(C) Flying White Dots
day TBC, Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret(C) Foamo
day TBC, Electronic Stage(C) Foamo
day TBC, Big Top(C) Four Tet (DJ Set)
day TBC, Big Top(C) Francois Kevorkian
day TBC, Electronic Stage(C) Frank Tope
day TBC, Big Top(C) Friendly Fires
day TBC, Big Top(C) Friends
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Gabrielle Aplin
day TBC, Main Stage(C) Gallows
Thu 6th, Big Top(C) Gary Numan
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Gecko
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Gecko
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Gemini
Fri 7th, Bollywood(C) General Levy
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) George B
day TBC, Big Top(C) Gesaffelstein
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Ghost Outfit
day TBC, Main Stage(C) Gilles Peterson
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) Girl Unit
day TBC, Partially Discovered(C) Gold Panda
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Gorgeous George
day TBC, Ambient Forest(C) Graeme Fisher
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Greg Wilson
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Grimes
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Gush
day TBC, DJs(C) Gutter Slut DJs
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Heath:Ward
day TBC, Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret(C) Heatwave
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) Hip Hop Karaoke
Thu 6th, Big Top(C) Hot Chip
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Howard Marks
day TBC, Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret(C) Hybrid
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Iceage
Thu 6th, Psychedelic Worm(C) In Motion
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Isaac Danquah
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Jackmaster
Sun 9th, Bollywood(C) Jaguar Skills
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Jaipur Kawa Brass Band
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Jake Bugg
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Jake Bugg
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) James McCartney
day TBC, Bollywood(C) James Preistley & Giles Smith
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Jamie N Commons
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) Jamie XX
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard
day TBC, DJs(C) Jeremiah Jae
Sat 8th, Big Top(C) Jessie Ware
day TBC, Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret(C) JFB
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Jinja Safari
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Jinja Safari
day TBC, unknown stage(C) JJ Doom
Thu 6th, Big Top(C) John Foxx
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) John Talabot
day TBC, DJs(C) Johnno
day TBC, Lost Picture Show(C) Jonny Trunk
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Josh Kumra
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) Julio Bashmore
Sat 8th, Big Top(C) Justice
day TBC, DJs(C) Justin Martin & Eats Everything
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Kaf-Tan
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Kate Nash
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Kavinsky
day TBC, Big Top(C) Kevin Saunderson feat Inner City Live
Thu 6th, Big Top(C) Killaflaw
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Kindness
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) King Charles
day TBC, Big Top(C) King Khan And The Shrines
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) King Krule
day TBC, Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret(C) Kissy Sell Out
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Koan Sound
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) Krafty Kuts
day TBC, Electronic Stage(C) Krystal Klear
day TBC, DJs(C) Kutmah
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Kwes
Sun 9th, Rizlab(C) Kwesachu mixtape (ft Micachu, Kwes, Dels and more)
day TBC, unknown stage(C) L.A. Salami
day TBC, DJs(C) Lapalux
Sat 8th, The Bandstand(SC) Largo Embargo
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Laurel Collective
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Leo Zero
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Lianne La Havas
day TBC, Main Stage(C) Little Dragon
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Liz Green
day TBC, DJs(C) Low-Fro
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) LTJ Bukem
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Lucky Elephant
day TBC, unknown stage(SC) Lucy Kitchen
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Lucy Rose
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Luv*Jam
day TBC, Partially Discovered(C) M. Ward
Sat 8th, Big Top(C) Major Lazer
Thu 6th, Big Top(C) Mark Jones
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Mary Epworth
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Max Cooper
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Maya Jane Coles
Sat 8th, Big Top(C) Mele
day TBC, Big Top(C) MF Doom
day TBC, DJs(C) Michael Cook
day TBC, Big Top(C) Michael Kiwanuka
day TBC, Big Top(C) Miike Snow
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Milagres
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Misty's Big Adventure
day TBC, Ambient Forest(C) Mixmaster Morris
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Model Society
day TBC, Ambient Forest(C) Mojo Filter
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) Moodymann
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) Mosca
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer
day TBC, Main Stage(C) Mr Motivator
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) Mr Motivator
day TBC, unknown stage(C) MS MR
Sun 9th, Bollywood(C) Murkage
day TBC, Big Top(C) Nero
Sat 8th, Main Stage(C) New Order
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Nina Nesbitt
Sat 8th, Rizlab(C) Ninja Tune DJs
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Numbers DJs
Sun 9th, Rizlab(C) Offshore
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Oneman
Sun 9th, Big Top(C) Orbital
day TBC, DJs(C) Paddy Freeform
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Palma Violets
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) Pangaea
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) Pariah
day TBC, Ambient Forest(C) Pathaan
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Patterns
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) PBR Streetgang
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) Pearson Sound
day TBC, DJs(C) Pete Callard
day TBC, Ambient Forest(C) Pete Gooding
day TBC, Ambient Forest(C) Phil Mison
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) Plastician
day TBC, DJs(C) Police Rave Unit
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Porcelain Raft
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Prince Fatty
day TBC, DJs(C) Propaganda DJs
day TBC, DJs(C) Psychemagik
Sat 8th, Rizlab(C) Raf Daddy
Sat 8th, Rizlab(C) Raffertie
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Random Impulse
day TBC, Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret(C) Ratpack
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Redinho
Sat 8th, Big Top(C) Redlight
day TBC, Electronic Stage(C) Reggae Roast
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Ren Harvieu
day TBC, Wishing Tree(C) Rev Milo Speedwagon
day TBC, Big Top(C) Rizzle Kicks
day TBC, Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret(C) Rob da Bank
Sun 9th, Rizlab(C) Roots Manuva
day TBC, Main Stage(C) Roots Manuva
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Rosie Curling
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Rudimental
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Ryan Keen
day TBC, Big Top(C) Sage Francis
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Saturday
day TBC, Big Top(C) SBTRKT
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Scratch Perverts
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Scroobius Pip
day TBC, Big Top(C) Scuba
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Sean McGowan
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Shepdog
day TBC, Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret(C) Shepdog
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Shepherds
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Shy FX
Fri 7th, Bollywood(C) Shy FX & Stamina
day TBC, Platform One(C) Signals
Sun 9th, Main Stage(C) Sigur Ros
day TBC, Main Stage(C) Sink The Pink
day TBC, Main Stage(C) Sister Sledge
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Skepta
day TBC, Main Stage(C) Skinny Lister
Sat 8th, Big Top(C) Skream & Benga
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Skysphere
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Slagsmalsklubben
day TBC, Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret(C) Slamboree
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Sleepy Sun
day TBC, Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret(C) Slipmatt
Sat 8th, Rizlab(C) Slugabed
day TBC, DJs(C) Soft Rocks
day TBC, DJs(C) Sombrero Sound System
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Sonnyji presents Bang Bhang
Fri 7th, Big Top(C) Soulwax
day TBC, Platform One(C) Southern Man
Sun 9th, Psychedelic Worm(SC) SPECIAL GUEST
day TBC, Big Top(C) Spiritualized
day TBC, unknown stage(C) St. Spirit
day TBC, Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret(C) Stanton Warriors
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Stay +
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Stealing Sheep
Sun 9th, Main Stage(C) Stevie Wonder
Sun 9th, Rizlab(C) Sticky
day TBC, unknown stage(C) StooShe
day TBC, Platform One(C) Stu Collins
day TBC, Big Top(C) Sub Focus
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Subgiant
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Summer Camp
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Sunless '97
day TBC, unknown stageSunless '97
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Svper
day TBC, DJs(C) Teebs
day TBC, Lost Picture Show(C) Teeth Of The Sea
Sun 9th, Rizlab(C) The Banana Klan Soundsystem
day TBC, Platform One(C) The Bear Attack Club
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) The Coronas
day TBC, Main Stage(C) The Cuban Brothers
day TBC, DJs(C) The Dudes
day TBC, DJs(C) The Gaslamp Killer Experience
day TBC, DJs(C) The Good Guys
day TBC, Big Top(C) The Horrors
day TBC, Big Top(C) The Japanese Popstars
day TBC, unknown stage(C) The Lovely Eggs
day TBC, DJs(C) The March Hare
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) The Matador
day TBC, Lost Picture Show(C) The Memory Band
Fri 7th, Bollywood(C) The Nextmen feat MC Wrec
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) The Other Tribe
day TBC, DJs(C) The Playground Syndicate
Fri 7th, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) The Sessions
day TBC, DJs(C) The Shellac Collective
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) The Staves
Sat 8th, Rizlab(C) The Toddla T Sound
Thu 6th, Big Top(C) The Two Bears
day TBC, unknown stage(C) The Widowmaker
Fri 7th, Main Stage(C) The xx
day TBC, Big Top(C) This Is The Kit
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) This Is The Kit
day TBC, Ambient Forest(C) This Is The Kit
day TBC, Lost Picture Show(C) This Is The Kit
day TBC, unknown stage(C) This Way Up
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Three Bonzos And A Piano
day TBC, DJs(C) Thundercat
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Time and Space Machine
day TBC, unknown stage(C) To Kill A King
day TBC, DJs(C) Tom Headfunk
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Tom Williams & The Boat
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Top Cat feat. Sir Coxsone Outernational
day TBC, Big Top(C) Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Toy
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Trailer Trash Tracys
day TBC, Rollerdisco(C) Trolley Snatcha
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Turbowolf
Sat 8th, Main Stage(C) Two Door Cinema Club
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Two Jackals
day TBC, Ambient Forest(C) Tythe
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Valentine Gray
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Valerie June
day TBC, Bollywood(C) Warm & Electric Minds
day TBC, Main Stage(C) Warpaint
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Wet Nuns
Sat 8th, Big Top(C) Wiley
day TBC, Replay With Rob Da Bank Stage(C) Willis Earl Beal
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Young British Artists
day TBC, DJs(C) Zane Lowe
Sun 9th, Bollywood(C) Zomboy
day TBC, Psychedelic Worm(C) Zulu Winter
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