The King Blues, Level 42, & Professor Green for Bestival

many more acts squeezed onto the bill, and a special collaboration

By Scott Williams | Published: Fri 2nd Jul 2010

Bestival 2010 - The King Blues
Photo credit: Phil Bull

Bestival 2010

Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th September 2010
Robin Hill Country Park, Downend, Nr Arreton, Isle of Wight.. PO30 2NU, England MAP
£150 (Adult) - / £75 (Age 13-15) - SOLD OUT
Daily capacity: 40,000

The King Blues, Level 42, Professor Green, High Contrast, and many more have been added to the Bestival line-up at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight.

The King Blues
Bestival have crammed in more acts for the weekend of Thursday 9th until Sunday 12th September 2010 including Level 42, Professor Green, The King Blues, White Rabbits, Eliza Doolittle, Nneka, Giggs, Villagers, Thecocknbullkid, Joe Worricker, Kid Adrift, Visions of Trees, Dizraeli, Nately, and The Midnight Expresso.

New additions to the DJ line-up include High Contrast & MC Wrec, Trojan Sound System, Darkstarr (Ashley Beedle & Cosmo) , Queens of Noize, Filthy Dukes, Aldo Vanucci, Ross Allen, Tom Robinson, Tom Ravenscroft, Rev Milo Speedwagon, Coley, Crimes Against Pop, Daisy Heartbreaker, Flying White Dots, The Guru, Hip Hop Karaoke, In Light of Aquarius, Lets Go Crazy DJs, Johnno, Rachel Furner, Gentle Bren & Handsome Dave Rocker, Moonboots, Ricky Redhead, and Union DJs.


Bestival have teamed up with French festival Rock en Seine for a very special collaboration. Both festivals will play host to an exclusive performance from a specially commissioned super-group made up of Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, and Gallic hip-hop outfit Naive New Beaters.

For this year's theme Bestival will become a world of Fantasy and acts already confirmed include Dizzee Rascal and Hot Chip on Friday, The Flaming Lips and Roxy Music on Saturday, and The Prodigy on Sunday, plus Wailers, Wild Beats, Mumford & Sons, Chic, Tricky, The Temper Trap, The xx, Richie Hawtin presents Plastikman Live, Fever Ray, Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem, Gil Scott-Heron, Chase & Status, Echo and the Bunnymen, Simian Mobile Disco, Delphic, Rolf Harris, Howard Jones, Marc Almond, and of course festival regulars The Cuban Brothers. Plus many more.

Joining host Rob da Bank behind the decks with DJ sets will be La Roux and Dead Guy (DJ set, Magda, Zane Lowe, Audio Bullys, Gilles Peterson, Don Letts, Mylo, Dave Clarke, Erol Alkan, Aeroplane, DJ Yoda, Annie Mac, David Rodigan, Ewan Pearson, Dixon, Greg Wilson, Nathan Fake, Huw Stephens, Mary Anne Hobbs, Jaguar Skills, Joy Orbison, Horse Meat Disco, DJ Derek, and more.

For the line-up details as available please click here.

Tickets for this year's Bestival have sold out.


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