Bestival 2012

February 4th, 2012

With some rather handsome Bestival announcements on the horizon, the mighty Bestival crew have recently announce a few tasty tit-bits for 2012…

Rob da Bank says: “I’ve never been pestered so much on Twitter and even in clubs and on the street about Bestival this year so we thought we’d better start the proceedings… Orbital are the first act we can announce for 2012, and the theme this year its Wildlife – so maybe you’re thinking foxes, badgers or flamingos or go a bit more lateral and think of wild men and women, hedonists and crazy people? It’s an open book as ever.”

Bestival have also revealed some other secrets about this years event:

• The theme for Bestival 2012 is Wildlife. 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.

• Barter For Bestival – can’t afford a ticket? Then barter yourself to Bestival for a few hours to help with an IOW charity legacy project in exchange for a free ticket! 50 people from far and wide will get the opportunity to help create a community allotment space working with Natural Enterprise.   Applications will open on 20th February when full details are announced so watch this space.

• Film is coming to Bestival in 2012 – new for 2012 are the Lost Picture Show – a vintage cinema to take you back to the golden age of movie going, plus Rob da Bank will be rescoring the 1930s original of King Kong at the brand new Amphitheatre performance space in the Woods with more film collaborations to be announced soon.

• Soul Park – The new, expanded Healing Area will feature unique spaces for yoga, massage, relaxation, hammocks and meditation with the David Lynch Foundation plus wood-burning Scandinavian hot tubs and a sauna area. Perfectly calm for when you just need to relax a little and refresh to get your positive energy recharged.

• Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret – not content with having invented the crazy mechanical spider that spits flames and has scared the living pants off us at the last few Bestis, Arcadia have now trawled the world for brand new structures and insane fire art to wow us with, much of it from Burning Man.

• Young British Foodies – We’ve got the country’s finest young chefs, street food vendors, bakers and mixologists all under one roof! Winners of the nationwide search for the most talented Young British Foodies will be joined by the YBF all-star foodie judges to create a never-been-done-before, spectacular eating experience.

• The Bollywood Bar is having a complete Josie da Bank makeover – with an old London bus being transformed into a Bollywood chill out bar in full Indian colours and the inside getting a cinematic Bollywood lick of paint.

• Grand Palace of Entertainment – roll up roll up, Bestival have cranked up the fun factor with this new venue! Expect twisted cabaret, raucous games and quizzes, dancing-lycra-clad-bearded trannies and multicolored, glitter strewn, late night parties.

• More camping space – Bestival may not be expanding on capacity in 2012, but they’re creating much more space for campers this year.

• Create a bloco for the Bestival Carnival – Your chance to unite with other festi-goers and get creative! Bestival are inviting you to form your own bloco and be part of the carnival parade on Saturday afternoon. From fabulous costumes, to drumming,dancing and giant puppets, we can’t wait to see what delights you come up with! Details of how to enter coming soon.

• Cycle To Bestival – emulate mighty Mark Cavendish with a truly Olympic effort to ride almost 100miles from Central London to Bestival…and raise cash for charity. More details will be available at the end of the month but you can get in training now if sounds like fun to you. On yer bikes, Bestivalites.

• Rob da Bank’s Music Club – Are you a rock star in the making? Head to Rob da Bank’s Music Club to find out! This project, set up in partnership with the Isle of Wight Youth Trust, is coming to Robin Hill to offer up a brilliant selection music and arts workshops.

With many more acts to be announced for Bestival 2012 and to build just a touch of anticipation for our headline announcements, Rob da Bank will be taking to his trusty Twitter announcing an act a day until mid-February when they’ll be announcing some headliner news. Until then, make sure you check the Twitter feed for news on some of the many acts that will be gracing Bestival 2012 with their presence.

BESTIVAL TICKET INFORMATION:
BESTIVAL TICKETS 0844 888 4410

Early Bird Tickets will also be available to buy through the Bestival payment plan which lets you pay a sixth of the total ticket cost (plus booking fees) now, with a further five equal payments spread across the following five consecutive months.

Tags: Arcadia Mechanical Cabaret, Bestival 2012, Burning Man, David Lynch Foundation, Josie da Bank, Lost Picture Show, Natural Enterprise, Orbital, Rob da Bank, The Bollywood Bar, Wildlife