Scissor Sisters for Bestival

plus Mystery Jets, Hot Chip, John Martyn, & more

By Neil Greenway | Published: Tue 18th Apr 2006

Bestival 2006

Friday 8th to Sunday 10th September 2006
Robin Hill Countryside Adventure Park, Downend, Nr Arreton, Isle of Wight.. PO30 2NU, England MAP
£95 w/e with camping (non-Island residents), or £40 for any day

The Scissor Sisters are confirmed as the Sunday headliner for Bestival, which takes place at Robin Hill Countryside Adventure Park, Isle of Wight from Friday 8th until Sunday 10th September.

Also newly confirmed as playing live are Mystery Jets, Hot Chip, John Martyn, Nizlopi, Breaks Co-Op, Son Of Dave, Metronomy, The Bikini Beach Band, Christ, and Psapp.

And newly added to the DJ line-up are Ricardo Villalobos, Terry Hall, Huw Stephens, Vicarious Bliss, Ulrich Schnauss, Múm, Alfredo, The Black Dog and friends with Rob Hall (Skam), Dub Kult (Traum/Warp) and Claro Intelecto (Modern Love), Annie Nightingale, Nick Luscombe, John Stapleton, and Bugged Out Chilled Out.

They join a line-up over the weekend that includes the Pet Shop Boys as Saturday headliner, plus The Fall, Amadou & Mariam, Devendra Banhart, The Young Knives, The Sunshine Underground, Kanda Bongo Man, Youngblood Brass Band, and loads more - see here for the full list of live acts and DJs confirmed so far, with more still to come. And this year's Bestival Fancy Dress Party theme is Circus - start planning your costume!

Tickets are on sale, priced at £95 for the weekend - click here to buy.

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