Bestival announces The Grand Palace of Entertainment

The 'The Summer Of Love' themed Bestival will once again host the shameless cockeyed cabaret that is The Grand Palace of Entertainment at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight, are Thursday 10th until Sunday 13th September 2015.

Organisers announced, "Where else can you find Rave Knitting sitting alongside the outrageous camp overload of Sink the Pink and Scottee? I’m not sure, but what I do know is The Grand Palace is one of the funnest and funniest places you’ll find at Bestival – non-stop cabaret, outrageous camp, and one of the most flamboyant arenas at any festival. Don’t be shy - dive in!"

Sink The Pink are back for their seventh year at Bestival with Bestival favouriteScottee will also be bringing the finest drag artists from across the UK, exclusively to Bestival, to present another startlingly limp-wristed edition of his infamous variety knees up – CAMP!

New turns joining the palatial party include sketch comedy trio Birthday Girls, Back Door Boys (& the 10 Commandments of Pop), Rave Knitting, and Gospeloke.

Plus Dance of the Dead, Hi-Brow, and Marisa Carnesky's Finishing School will all be making their Grand Palace of Entertainment debuts.

Massive In China will host the daytime revelry from the likes of The Roundhouse’s resident performance art troupe, Cushion Collective, who will be exploring love in its many guises, crazy table tennis types Wrong Pong, interactive comedy duo Kat & Matt Do That - Education, Education, Education, New Orleans style hip-hop brass band The Brass Funkeys, Musical Bingo, Euphoric Fitness with Frame, Blind Date, and Massive in China’s comperes Tina T'urner Tea Lady, Jayde Adams, and Legs Akimbo. Kicking the weekend off will be the opening night party - The Love-In Lock-In.

The Chemical Brothers (live) headline Saturday night and Underworld for Thursday. Joining the line-up for the first time for a UK festival exclusive appearance are Duran Duran, plus The Jacksons, Tame Impala, Jungle, Jurassic 5, a UK exclusive from Flying Lotus, Gorgon City, Little Dragon, Roisin Murphy, Duke Dumont, Kate Tempest, Jamie XX, Boy Better Know, Todd Terje, Action Bronson, Future Islands, Level 42, Young Fathers, Flight Facilities, Rae Morris, Jungle Brothers, The Cuban Brothers, Pond, Charli XCX, Lianne La Havas, Neneh Cherry & RocketNumberNine, Ella Eyre, Andreya Triana, B.Traits, Monki, Soak, Lonelady, Honeyblood, Kate Simko & The London Electronic Orchestra, Girlpool, Moxie, Josey Rebelle, Barely Legal, Ekkah, Jagaara, Throwing Shade, Laura Moody, Graceland, Sleaford Mods, Fat White Family, Skrillex, Mark Ronson (DJ set), Annie Mac, Seth Troxler, & more.

There are still many more acts including 2 headliners to announce.

For the line-up details as available see the Bestival line-up page.

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Early bird tickets including entry from Thursday are priced at £195 for Adult Tickets and £130 for Teen (age 13-17) Tickets. Student tickets are priced at £185 (For full-time students only. Valid NUS or ISIC ID required at the box office. No other student ID accepted). For those arriving on or after Friday tickets are priced the same. Tickets for children (age 12 & under) are free (but must have a ticket). A campervan ticket is priced at £92.50 (per vehicle), a caravan pass is £105, and car parking is priced at £15 advance (or £20 cash on arrival). Adult Wild Copse camping tickets are priced at £325, and £165 for a teen Wild Copse camping ticket.

Once again 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.

There's also the weekly payment plan, which lets you spread the cost of a Bestival ticket across 20  weeks for around £8.95 per week after your initial deposit.

This year Bestival has become a member of pioneering project Energy Revolution, a festival charity (pending incorporation) that crowdsources donations and invests in clean energy to tackle climate change and create a sustainable future for everyone. When booking a car park, caravan or camper ticket there will be an option to add a £3 donation to Energy Revolution. Help to do your bit by using renewables where possible, donate and help Bestival to make a real difference!

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