more rockstars, popstars & divas for Bestival

Morte live acts and DJs have been added to the bill for the Isle of Wight's Bestival.

The new live acts are Santigold, Johnny Flynn, King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Yuck, Mr. Motivator , SL2 live PA performing “On A Ragga Tip” + SL2, Foreign Beggars, Dutch Uncles, Ulrich Schnauss, Alice Russell, The Secret Sisters, Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer, Young Rebel Set, and Chris Read.

There's also new3 DJs in the shape of Joy Orbison, Busy P, Mary Anne Hobbs, Modular with Sneaky Sound System and Bag Raiders, Howard Marks (Dubstep Set), Benji B, Jaguar Skills, The Heatwave Carnival with The Heatwave and Sticky and Lady Chann, Loefah, Bullion, Huw Stephens, Jaymo & Andy George, Kirk Degiorgio , Jon Hopkins, Firas & Jay Karim , Flying White Dots, Drm Rll Pls DJs , Sunday Best Forum Allstars, Prince Tribute Trio, Johnno's Bugged Out New Years Day Set, Fragment DJs, and Shepdog.

As well as those new musical acts, the all new Bestival Block Party happens on the Saturday afternoon. Taking inspiration from the Bloco's or individual sections of Brazil's Rio carnival, the Block Party will be a parade divided up into a number of blocks, each one with its own name, identity and uniform designed and funded by you and your block mates! Each block has a vehicle, a band and performers styled around a specific sub theme blending elements of music, fashion and icons of popular culture. Bestival is teaming up with a crowd funding site and ticket holders will then choose their parade block and donate to fund the creation and build of their chosen group. Watch this space for the Block names and ways to enter in the coming weeks...

Hidden in the woods will be the new The Ambient Forest. By day Scroobius Pip will programme spoken word, while the David Lynch Foundation will present meditation workshops and leftfield musical offerings. During the evening and into the night DJs from Tom Middleton to Chris Coco, Phil Mison to Pete Gooding will play pure ambient for your brain and body.

Another newbie is The Swamp Shack! At the far end of the Wishing Tree field, created in collaboration between Trash City co-creative director Ruby Blues and Block 9 (the set-design pioneers behind the legendary NYC Downlow Gay bar), The Swamp Shack is a brand new music-and performance venue, straight from the pages of a Sothern Gothic fairytale... Populated by an interactive cast of True Blood-style Deep South vampires, fading Southern Belles and a host of other unwholesome night-crawlers, the venue will also play host to some of the best bands and DJ sets from the UK underground, headline appearances from some very special big-name acts and late-night live drumming old skool Jungle sessions!

In the Cabaret tent on Friday night will be East London’s Boom Boom Club, with acid-tongued host Dusty Limits presenting a mix of headline acts including Frisky And Mannish, Paul Morocco, Frayed Knot Circus, striptease unicyclist gentleman Count Adriano Fettucini, Banjolele-toting dandy rap superstar Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer, daredevil fire performer and unruly showgirl Kitty Bang Bang, versatile character actress and inventor of “chav-burlesque” Kiki Kaboom, glow-in-the-dark hula girl Jessie Rose, big hitting show tune crooner Frank Sanazi and ivory-tickling genius accompanist Michael Roulston.

The Blackout Gigs every evening in the Countryside Centre at Robin Hill which will see audiences kept in the dark - literally. Blackout audiences can focus on the subtleties of sound brought about by the sensory distortion of total darkness, whilst the artists can perform and experiment free from expectations and preconceptions thanks to the absolute anonymity that the Blackout gigs offer them.

And Marisa Carnesky, modern day show woman and creator of the Ghost Train, will be hosting Sunday night in the Cabaret tent with an exclusive Wunder Kabinet show. Expect performances by the weird and the wonderful, a rag-and-bone style magicians workshop of illusions, mine, drag and surreal acts, with Marisa weaving in her twisted dark comedy in between. This is cabaret but not as you know it.


Previously confirmed as appearing at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight from Thursday 8th to Sunday 11th of September 2011 are Pendulum who headline the Friday, with The Cure headlining the Saturday while Primal Scream present 'Screamadelica' in its entirety, headlining the Big Top on Saturday night.

Also previously confirmed are Brian Wilson, Magnetic Man, Robyn, Crystal Castles, DJ Shadow, Katy B, LFO, Omar Souleyman + Sublime Frequencies, 65daysofstatic, Cranes, Boys Noize, Diplo, A-Trak, Norman Jay, Grandmaster Flash, David Rodigan, 2 Bears, Carte Blanche (DJ Mehdi & Riton), Pantha Du Prince, and The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain, and many more.

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

An adult ticket is priced at £170. Ticket holders aged 16 and 17 must be accompanied by a Ticket holding parent or guardian over the age of 21*.

There was also a ticket Payment Plan available - pay a quarter of the total ticket price (plus booking fees & postage) now, with the further three payments spread across the following three consecutive months.

Children aged 13 to 15 tickets are priced at £85. Age 13 to 15 Child Tickets are for anyone aged 13 to 15 on 08/09/2011. Child ticket holders must be accompanied by a Ticket holding parent or guardian over the age of 21*.

Age 12 & Under Child Tickets: FREE (ticket required) Age 12 & Under Child Tickets are for anyone aged 12 and under on 08/09/2011. Child Ticket holders must be accompanied by a Ticket holding parent or guardian over the age of 21*. All Tickets include camping.

*NB: One ticket holding parent or guardian can only accompany up to 4 people under the age of 18.

Campervan Tickets are priced at £65 (per vehicle) and are strictly limited to 1 per transaction/customer. Your Campervan must be specially adapted for people to stay in (which does not include transit vans with a mattress in the back or 4x4s with the seats folded down). If your vehicle is longer than 7 metres you will need to purchase two Campervan Tickets. Cars will not be allowed into the Campervan area at any time so consequentially Caravans, Trailer Tents etc are not permitted.

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As well as the music, Bestival has the world's biggest fancy dress party for 40,000 festival goers - this year's theme has not been announced plus cocktail bars, laughter clubs, a farmers market, kids area, morris dancing, magical moments and more, as one of the most colourful events on the festival calendar.

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