New Order will headline Bestival

New Order are confirmed as the first headlining act at this September's 'Wildlife' themed Bestival.

Mancunians New Order formed from the ashes of Joy Division following the death of singer Ian Curtis in 1980, The band went on hiatus between 1993 and 1998, and broke up in 2007. Frontman Bernard Sumner and drummer Stephen Morris have been playing in new outfit Bad Lieutenant with guitarist Phil Cunningham and bassist Tom Chapman, and now return with a new line-up featuring fourth original member (and Morris's wife) keyboardist Gillian Gilbert, but without bassist Peter Hook.

New Order will be bringing 'Blue Monday' to Saturday night and will be joined over the weekend by new live acts including Friendly Fires, Death In Vegas, Django Django, Daughter, Drums Of Death, and Zulu Winter.

Crossing the Solent to appear at Bestival will be LA beats stable Brainfeeder who will be presenting leftfield loops from Thundercat, The Gaslamp Killer, Teebs, Lapalux, Jeremiah Jae, and Kutmah.

There's also new DJs unveiled including Doctor P, Pearson Sound, Borgore, Flux Pavilion, Max Cooper, Gemini, Pangaea, Pariah, Trolley Snatcha, Blawan, and Warm & Electric Minds, with many more still to be announced.

Organiser Rob Da Bank said, " So I've got Blue Monday blaring out of the Bestival HQ office speakers as we unveil our iconic Saturday night headliner New Order. It doesn't get better than that… but it does! 'True Faith', 'Bizarre Love Triangle', 'Fine Time', 'Regret' - so many amazing records I grew up listening to and still listen to now and they still sound immense, pioneering, legendary. See you down the front!"

There are still two more headliners, acts and interactive fun and frolics to be announced.

Orbital will be headlining the Big Top on Sunday. The xx, and Sigur Ros will both be UK festival exclusives none of the main stage headliners revealed, it will be at least a week until the first of those for Saturday night is revealed, with the other two announced later in the year. Also announced are Justice, Two Door Cinema Club, Hot Chip, Soulwax, Nero, Emeli Sande, De La Soul, Major Lazer, The Horrors, Spiritualized, Kevin Saunderson feat Inner City Live, Gary Numan, Michael Kiwanuka, Azealia Banks, Sub Focus, Gallows, Earth, Wind & Fire Experience feat Al McKay, Rizzle Kicks, The Cuban Brothers, Buraka Som Sistema, Bellowhead, Little Dragon, Adam Ant And The Good The Mad And The Lovely Posse, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Chas & Dave, Dub Pistols, The Japanese Popstars, Rob da Bank himself plus 2manydjs, Annie Mac Presents, Four Tet (DJ Set) + Caribou (DJ Set) b2b, 2 Bears, David Rodigan presents RAM JAM, Claude Von Stroke, Justin Martin & Eats Everything, Francois Kevorkian, DJ Yoda, Maya Jane Coles, Scuba, LTJ Bukem, Plastician, Greg Wilson, Scratch Perverts, James Preistley & Giles Smith, Oneman b2b Jackmaster, Jaguar Skills, with many more still to be announced. For the line-up details as available please click here.

There's more details about the Ambient Forest's new performance stage: the Amphitheatre home to live film scores, comedy sketch shows, theatre and poetry. In the daytime it will be showcasing spoken word acts in Scroobius Pip's Lizard Lounge sessions. Plus sketch groups including Max and Ivan are Holmes and Watson, The Unexpected - the creators of YouTube’s 'Gap Yah', and sketch comedy group Four Screws Loose.

Theatre includes Owdyado Theatre, presenting 'About A Bench', Soundbites will be bringing some of the most hotly tipped theatre makers and musicians face to face to create new short plays that feature live music on stage. Plus a series of talks from the RSA, and Roundhouse Poetry Collective. After dark interactive theatre company Gideon Reeling will be inhabiting the Ambient Forest.

The ninth Bestival, 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.

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