First Aid Kit for wildlife themed Bestival

joining Orbital on the line-up

By Scott Williams | Published: Thu 2nd Feb 2012

Bestival 2012 - First Aid Kit
Photo credit: Phil Bull

Bestival 2012

Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th September 2012
Robin Hill Country Park, Downend, Nr Arreton, Isle of Wight, PO30 2NU, England MAP
£180 for Thu-Sun - camping sold out, premium camping £299
Daily capacity: 50,000

First Aid Kit are the second acts to be confirmed for this year's 'Wildlife' themed Bestival.

First Aid Kit
The young Swedish duo released their excellent second album 'The Lion's Roar' last week, worth getting if you're a Grievous Angel fan. Sisters Johanna and Klara Sodenberg's charming close harmonies have been given a main stream cross over direction by Bright Eyes (Conor Oberst) and are likely to be much better known on the music scene by the time September comes around.

They join the only other confirmed act Sunday Big top headliners Orbital. Bestival will be announcing an act a day until mid-February when more headliner news will be announced.

The theme for Bestival 2012 has been announced as Wildlife, organisers say, " We want you to unleash the party beast from the hinterlands of your imagination, covering Robin Hill with some properly wild things, from fantastic fauna, kings of the jungle and even organisms aplenty to just the outrageously wild... The sky is far from the limit of what can happen when you get amongst the wildlife. And we will also be launching our very own Insect Museum and Animal Tug of War."

There are no other acts confirmed yet for the ninth Bestival, which will be held at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight, from Thursday 6th until Sunday 9th Septembewr 2012.

Tickets for Bestival sold out last year. Early Bird Tickets including entry from Thursday 6th September are priced at £170 for Adult Tickets and £110 for Teen (age 13-17) Tickets. For those arriving on or after Friday 7th September Adult Tickets are priced at £165 or £105 for Teen (age 13-17) Tickets. Tickets for children (age 12 & under) are free (but must have a ticket).

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

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.

To buy tickets, click here.


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