New Order to Headline Bestival 2012

[Paul ™]

New Order are confirmed as the first headlining act at this September's 'Wildlife' themedBestival.

Mancunians New Order formed from the ashes of Joy Division following the death of singer Ian Curtis in 1980, The band went on hiatus between 1993 and 1998, and broke up in 2007. Frontman Bernard Sumner and drummer Stephen Morris have been playing in new outfit Bad Lieutenant with guitarist Phil Cunningham and bassist Tom Chapman, and now return with a new line-up featuring fourth original member (and Morris's wife) keyboardist Gillian Gilbert, but without bassist Peter Hook.

New Order will be bringing 'Blue Monday' to Saturday night and will be joined over the weekend by new live acts including Friendly Fires, Death In Vegas, Django Django, Daughter,Drums Of Death, and Zulu Winter.

Crossing the Solent to appear at Bestival will be LA beats stable Brainfeeder who will be presenting leftfield loops from Thundercat, The Gaslamp Killer, Teebs, Lapalux, Jeremiah Jae, and Kutmah.

There's also new DJs unveiled including Doctor P, Pearson Sound, Borgore, Flux Pavilion,Max Cooper, Gemini, Pangaea, Pariah, Trolley Snatcha, Blawan, and Warm & Electric Minds, with many more still to be announced.

Organiser Rob Da Bank says on the webstite, " So I've got Blue Monday blaring out of the Bestival HQ office speakers as we unveil our iconic Saturday night headliner New Order. It doesn't get better than that… but it does! 'True Faith', 'Bizarre Love Triangle', 'Fine Time', 'Regret' - so many amazing records I grew up listening to and still listen to now and they still sound immense, pioneering, legendary. See you down the front!"

[LondonTom]

Meh...but friendly fires

[Paul ™]

Good choice, though I will see them at Exit Festival in July so depends how impressed I am with them to see them headline twice.

Happy with Friendly Fires, Death In Vegas, Django Django and need to Spotify a lot of the others

[Zacko]

Really good headliner, not unexpected but can't really argue.

Any ideas on who will be in the big top at the same time?

[kaytee...]

Didn't imagine I'd be seeing them twice this year, already bought tickets to see them in Manchester. Can't complain though

[Paul ™]

Any ideas on who will be in the big top at the same time?

[When Jokers Attack]

Happy with that. Love the records but not sure how they will be live? especially without Peter Hook on the bass,.

[kaosmark2]

Cool.

Not much more to say. We'd all expected it.

[Bisque]

Friendly Fires ftw.

[Zacko]

Annie Mac Presents in Big Top on Saturday night so that will still to be announced, unless Justice will be in there?

[Bisque]

Ah yes, excellent - I quite fancy that actually, perhaps Justice will be part of it? Unless they're too big - perhaps they'll play after?

[Paul ™]

Probably as the last act in the Big Top are on after Main Stage closes..

So will be -

Fri - 2 Many DJ's

Sat - Justice?

Sun - Orbital

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

Good booking. I'm seeing them on their UK tour though, so will need more to be persuaded.

[Zacko]

Probably too big & Annie Mac presents usually finishes at 6am on the Saturday so too late to play after. Think DJs like Sub Focus, Andy C, Skream, Caspa etc that she just invites to play over 4/5 hours in the evening.

Justice would be great in the Big Top though.

[marketh]

Last year Annie Mac Presents went till 1 when Primal Scream came on, I'd guess that'll be when Justice play this year

[Bisque]

Last year Annie Mac Presents went till 1 when Primal Scream came on, I'd guess that'll be when Justice play this year

[zeppelin]

Probably as the last act in the Big Top are on after Main Stage closes..

So will be -

Fri - 2 Many DJ's

Sat - Justice?

Sun - Orbital

[Dave The Hedgehog]

Glad I didn't get tickets to the Apollo now. Knew my instincts would be correct.

Handful of good bands on the undercard too.

Edited February 14, 2012 by Dave The Hedgehog

[Poleski]

New Order is the only big thing on that announcement for me.

Whats the deal with the big top then? Are there headliners, then dance headliners on later?

[Dave The Hedgehog]

New Order is the only big thing on that announcement for me.

[Dave The Hedgehog]

I think another thing that concerns me about this announcement is it's not exactly going to shift tickets, is it? I mean, whoever wants to see New Order already can do so by going to their gigs, and I'm sure most who are won't be turned on by the logistical challenge (and expense) of going to the Isle of Wight to see them again it if it's easer to see them on the mainland. So... who are Bestival hoping to attract by making this announcement?

It's going to be another slow burner for tickets sales, isn't it?

[smogo]

It's going to be another slow burner for tickets sales, isn't it?

[Dave The Hedgehog]

Well that's what I mean. Sigur Ros are doing their only UK show at Bestival, for example. At this rate, more people will be there to see the subs and Big Top headliners than they will the mainstage. These next two mainstage announcements need to be pretty extraordinary to shift the focus away from the undercard.

[Joe-]

Whats the deal with the big top then? Are there headliners, then dance headliners on later?

[Joe-]

Good announcement, would be more excited if New Order weren't expected. Felt like they've been announced for weeks now.

Only know a handful of songs but I'll see them anyway, should be fun.