Bestival announces comedy line-up

Early Edition, Andrew Maxwell, Craig Campbell, Ian Stone, and many more

By Scott Williams | Published: Mon 5th Sep 2011

Bestival 2011 - around the festival site (1)
Photo credit: Steve Collins

Bestival 2011

Thursday 8th to Sunday 11th September 2011
Robin Hill Country Park, Downend, Nr Arreton, Isle of Wight.. PO30 2NU, England MAP
£170 (Adult) - / £85 (Age 13-15) - SOLD OUT
Daily capacity: 50,000

This weekend's Bestival has announced their comedy line-up which includes Early Edition with Marcus Brigstocke and Andre Vincent, Andrew Maxwell, Craig Campbell, Ian Stone, Ben Norris, and more.

around the festival site (1)
Also confirmed is a Comedy Club 4 Kids and the Story Tellers Club. Other comedians confirmed to appear over the weekend are Carl Donnelly, JJ Whitehead, Paul McCaffrey, Keith Farnan, Pappy's, Late Night Gimp Fight, Barry Castagnola, Tiffany Stevenson, Pete Cain, Seann Walsh, Benny Boot, Scott Agnew, Joel Dommett, Nick Doody, Matt Kirshen, Tiernan Douieb, Rob Beckett, Silky, Tony Law, Colin Owens, Tom Craine, Nat Luurtsema, Eric Lampaert, Sarah Bennetto, Luke Benson, Ben Van Der Velde, Richard Quigley, Hannah George, Finlay Taylor, Suzi Ruffell, Paul McGarrity, Laura Carr, Yianni Agislou, Nishant Kumar, and Phat Phil Cooper.

There are also some late line-up additions including R&S present Space Dimension Controller & The Chain, Ross Allen, Russ Holborough, Sam Hardaker (Zero 7), Sly & Reggie and The Middle Class Sound System, and Steve Mason & Dennis Bovell present the Ghost Outside Soundsystem .

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 Frank Turner, 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, day and stage splits as available please click here.

Tickets have sold out.


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