Camp Bestival announces Primal Scream presents Screamadelica

Leading the latest round of new additions for the medieval Camp Bestival is Primal Scream who will headline the Sunday night playing their seminal album 'Screamadelica' in its entirety, and Bobby Gillespie and co have also agreed to perform their greatest hits too in their Sunday headline set.

Other new acts for the line-up include Newton Faulkner playing the penultimate set in the Big Top on Saturday night. Plus Benjamin Francis Leftwich, and Clint Westwood, with DJs Nero, Doorly, and White Wedding DJs also added to the bill.

Festival organiser Rob da Bank said, "Screamadelica is undoubtedly in my top 5 albums of all time. It came out just as I was launching myself into raveland, soundtracked so many late nights and early mornings and is at heart one of the best combinations of dance, soul and rock n roll ever. Screamadelica and Primal Scream have stood the test of time better than most and I can't wait for Camp Bestival-goers old and young to hear it either again or for the first time. Come together."

Camp Bestival have also revealed that the English National Ballet will on Sunday afternoon in the Castle field lead the first Camp Bestival Ballet Flashmob to 'Swan Lake' with Rob da Bank on decks and English National Ballet showing the mob the moves.

Once again the East Lulworth Literary Institute will return to provide a wealth of erudite entertainment including the 'How To interview sessions', 'How to Make A Meal of It with Gizzi Erskine', 'How to be a Gardener with Diarmund Gavin', 'How To Design A Record Sleeve with Vaughan Oliver', and a series of author readings from Marcus Brigstocke, Jon Ronson, Sam Leith, Simon Day, Joe Dunthorne, David Whitehouse, and Laura Dockrill.

The Dingly Dell this year will include Bane and Bane 2 one-man genre parodies. OperaUpClose also returns with 'Wretched Bliss' a dark comedy about a corrosive relationship.

Lastly this year Camp Bestival will offer six 'Classic Album Sundays' performances. Under the moniker "A Communal and Audiophile Listening Experience Classic Album Sundays" it will offer music fans a chance to fully listen to a classic album in its entirety on a Class A audiophile system. Albums being played in their entirety will include Massive Attack's 'Blue Lines', Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon', Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On', Primal Scream's 'Screamadelica', Kate Bush's 'Hounds of Love' and an as yet to be decided album voted for by festival goers.

One of the best festivals in the country for families with young children, Bestival's sister festival Camp Bestival returns in 2011 from Friday 29th to Sunday 31st July, the first week of the school summer holidays, at the picturesque setting of Lulworth Castle, set against the backdrop of England's dramatic Jurassic coastline in Dorset.

Headlining the Castle Stage on Friday night will be Blondie, on Saturday it's the turn of Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. and warming up for them will be House of Pain.

Also confirmed for the main Castle Stage are resident hosts The Cuban Brothers, The Correspondents, and Mistajam. Plus Katy B, Clare Maguire, Eliza Doolittle, Wretch 32, Breakage feat. Jess Mills, Fenech Soler, Ms Dynamite, Beardyman, The Selecter, The Wonder Stuff, The Bad Shepherds, Marcus Foster, and ABC. Headline DJs Groove Armada present Red Light, plus David Rodigan, Channel One Soundsystem, Dub Pistols Soundsystem, DJ Derek, Reggae Roast, Mistajam, DJ Yoda, London Elektricity, Krafty Kuts, and A Skillz.

Plus many more, for the line-up details as available please click here.

This year organisers will be opening up campsites on Thursday and from 10am today will offer a Thursday Camping Ticket priced at £10 for adults, and £5 for those aged 11 to 17 years. Children aged 10 years and under are free, but require a ticket.

An adult weekend ticket with camping is priced at £170, student/concessions £160, a weekend with camping child ticket for those 11 to 17 (on 29/07/2011) is priced at £85. These ticket holders must be accompanied by a Ticket holding parent or guardian over the age of 21. All children under-11 can attend for free (but MUST HAVE a ticket), and campervans cost £65 per vehicle.

To buy tickets, click here.

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