Bestival 2013

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

Morrisey?

[kaosmark2]

I believe either Latitude or Bestival is on the cards for him next year.

[rexclark]

Friday - Mumford & Sons

Saturday - Depeche Mode

Sunday - Dolly Parton

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

I refuse to go to a festival where Morrissey will get some of my ticket money.

[kaosmark2]

Then you're an idiot, fair enough if you don't like the man or his music, but that's pathetic.

[Dave The Hedgehog]

I doubt I'd go see any of them to be honest. Dolly would be a novelty act to me in the same way someone like Tom Jones is. I'd like to see them but not headlining a festival. More a Legends slot at Glastonbury type act. Am I the only one who couldn't name more than three Dolly Parton songs? I think she'd be a decent booking but as a headliner she has no draw for me.

[Joe-]

Dolly Parton would probably make me not buy a ticket. Jesus, it'd be so fucking awful.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

I'm going to guess at this point & say I could see it being: Mumford & Sons (or someone equally as radio friendly if a bigger fest gets them exclusively), Depeche Mode & No Doubt.

Something like this perhaps:

Mumford & Sons (or Bloc Party)

Snoop Dogg

Alt-J

Depeche Mode

Antony & the Johnsons

Paloma Faith

No Doubt

Bon Iver

Santigold

With Vampire Weekend, M.I.A & The Knife (if talks of a new album are true) headlining the Big Top.

Edited September 30, 2012 by Frankly Mr Shankly

[Vanderlyle]

Thing is, Dolly seems to be a hit with the atypical Bestival chin-stroker. Depeche Mode would be the sort of headliner that no other festival is attracted to but nonetheless good. Mumford & Sons would be there to appease the Radio 1 lot. Basically, it's the sort of thing Bestival would do.

On the other hand, Bestival likes to have at least one 'dance' headliner don't they? In which case, I'd bump Mumford down to subs on either Friday or Saturday, and have The Chemical Brothers as Friday headliners.

But honestly, can you see that at Bestival? The Chemical Brothers, Depeche Mode, Dolly Parton? Not bloody likely.

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Thing is, Dolly seems to be a hit with the atypical Bestival chin-stroker. Depeche Mode would be the sort of headliner that no other festival is attracted to but nonetheless good. Mumford & Sons would be there to appease the Radio 1 lot. Basically, it's the sort of thing Bestival would do.

On the other hand, Bestival likes to have at least one 'dance' headliner don't they? In which case, I'd bump Mumford down to subs on either Friday or Saturday, and have The Chemical Brothers as Friday headliners.

But honestly, can you see that at Bestival? The Chemical Brothers, Depeche Mode, Dolly Parton? Not bloody likely.

[Chinaski_]

Friday - Mumford & Sons

Saturday - Depeche Mode

Sunday - Dolly Parton

[jim captain]

Bombay Bicycle Club

Totally Enormous Extinct dinosaurs

Two door Cinema Club

Mystery Jets

[Say Indie]

That looks more like a Reading/Leeds lineup. (Are Murfons And Sons as bad as Mumford And Sons?)

[chriseede]

I meant Mumford And Sons ..... and they are awesome

[weirdfish]

if Mumford & Sons headline i'm not going

[rug568]

But you were fine with flo?

[Bisque]

if Mumford & Sons headline i'm not going

[gazza_20]

Why? It's not like they'll attract a bad crowd.

I can see them headlining & subbing R&L like Flo this year.

[weirdfish]

no chance in hell of Mumford headlining Reading & Leeds

[monkey1989]

I thinks it's very likely prince will headline next year , rob seems to enjoy this kind of act and prince has recently been slagging off glastonbury for apparently using his name to sell tickets ( what an idiot ) so doubt he will be playing there YES !

[Bort]

Would love to see Prince again, but could Bestival afford him? Isn't his going rate around $2-3 million?

[monkey1989]

if they can afford stevie wonder then prince would be feasible I think

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

I have to say Prince is one of the best live acts in the world, certainly the best i've ever seen & I like to think I've been about a bit. A Bestival headline slot would be awesome... the only problems I see are: His huge fee, the fact he refuses to confirm shows until about 2 months prior & that he usually likes some sort of say/influence on the under card.

[rug568]

I have to say Prince is one of the best live acts in the world, certainly the best i've ever seen & I like to think I've been about a bit. A Bestival headline slot would be awesome... the only problems I see are: His huge fee, the fact he refuses to confirm shows until about 2 months prior & that he usually likes some sort of say/influence on the under card.

[Lewis Cato]

Friday: Skrillex

Saturday: Bloc Party

Sunday: Depeche Mode