Thursday line-up with Mark Jones announced for Bestival

Bestival have announced the Thursday line-up as Back To The Phuture returns for a fourth year running.

Heading 'Back To The Phuture' will be DJ Mark Jones to kick off the festival with a line-up joining the previously announced Santigold & Hercules And Love Affair are live acts including Blancmange, OneTwo - a super group featuring Claudia Brucken (Propaganda) And Paul Humphreys (OMD), and Mirrors.

Mark Jones will also be joined on the decks by DJs Arthur Baker, and Richard X.

Back To The Phuture kingpin Mark Jones said, "After last year's amazing, amazing opening I'm really very excited and proud to be going Back To The Phuture at Bestival once again. This year's line up shows an incredible link of talent from the nu-discoid stomp of Hercules and Love Affair to the mutant muscle of Blancmange and the inspired electro soul of Santigold to the sythnfluences of OneTwo and Mirrors. You join the e-(electro)-dots and go Back To The Phuture."

"DJs Arthur Baker and Richard X give us even more to smile about, oh and the fact that this year it's Rockstars, Popstars and Divas is the icing on the cake for me too!"

This year's Bestival which happens at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight from Thursday 8th to Sunday 11th of September 2011 features Pendulum headlining the Friday, with The Cure headlining the Saturday while Primal Scream present 'Screamadelica' in its entirety in the Big Top, and Bjork closes the festival on the Sunday.

Also 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*.

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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