Busta Rhymes for Bestival

Bestival 2014

Thursday 4th to Sunday 7th September 2014
Robin Hill Country Park, Nr Arreton, Downend, Isle of Wight, PO30 2NU, England MAP
£195 for adults, £127 for Teen (age 13-17), 12& under free

Daily capacity: 79,999

Busta Rhymes joins headliners Outkast, Beck, and Foals in the line-up for this year's Desert Island Disco themed Bestival.

The larger than life rap superstar made his debut with the 1995 platinum-selling album 'The Coming'. His list of hit singles include 'Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check', 'Dangerous', 'Turn It Up (Remix)/Fire It Up', 'What's It Gonna Be?!', 'Pass the Courvoisier, Part II', 'I Know What You Want' and 'Touch It'. He is set to release 'E.L.E.2' (Extinction Level Event 2), this year.

Bestival's Sunday headliner and loads of more acts and DJs plus magic, mayhem and more is still to be announced. Thursday headliner is Beck, Friday it's Outkast , and Saturday is topped by Foals. Also confirmed are Disclosure, Major Lazer, London Grammar, Sam Smith, Wild Beasts, Clean Bandit, Caribou, Chvrches, and Laura Mvula.

For the line-up details, day and stage splits, as available click here.

There are no other acts confirmed yet for the 11th Bestival, which will be held at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight, are Thursday 4th until Sunday 7th September 2014.

Last year's theme was HMS Bestival, this year's theme follows a narrative with Bestival having sailed into uncharted waters, picking up rebels, misfits, artists and prophets, before beaching upon the warm sands of a tropical paradise with a stone temple in a clearing, and teems of bamboo and palm roofed shacks with a giant disco ball at their centre, this year Bestival becomes a Desert Island Disco.

Early bird tickets including entry from Thursday are priced at £195 for Adult Tickets and £127 for Teen (age 13-17) Tickets. Tickets for children (age 12 & under) are free (but must have a ticket). A campervan ticket is priced at £90 and a caravan £101 (per vehicle), and car parking is priced at £15 advance (or £20 cash on arrival).

There is also a 25 week payment plan which means that an adult ticket can now be bought at a payment of £7.80 per week over 25 weekly payments.

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This year Bestival are adding on a £1 charity donation onto all Bestival tickets. The money raised will go directly to the Isle Of Wight Youth Trust (Reg Charity no. 1087163) to help fund their work offering counselling and support to young people aged 25 and under on the Isle of Wight. The Bestival Foundation is also a proud supporter of the Youth Trust.

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