Headed up by exclusive headliners the Pet Shop Boys, Scissor Sisters and Gogol Bordello, the main stage mixes it up in the sunshine in typical anything goes style...
With the best festy cocktails known to man and woman, The Bollywood Bar is the meeting hub of the festival. This year its twice as big - half of it is a new lounge cocktail bar with waitress service so you can relax and let the cocktails come to you!
'The Blue Pavilion: inspired by...Rizla', is a 24-hour, non-stop, ambient and electronica space showcasing the world's best experimental and downtempo DJs and bands...
Yee-hah! Roll up roll up for a brand new festival adventure. Learn the dance of your choice instructed by top dance tutors – Foxtrot, Samba, Breakdancing (with The Cuban Brothers!), Streetdance or just plain old Waltzing the afternoon away in the beautiful wood and glass surrounds of a 1930s Spiegeltent!
Decked out like an old school disco with mirrorballs and flashing things this could well turn out to be one of the gems of this years Bestival. So where is it? You'll just have to find it wontcha!
The Bandstand will be situated in the welcoming (you won't want to leave!) Village area amongst The Bestival Inn, the Women's Institute Tea Tent, the Farmer's Market and the Sushi Yurt...
Continental Drifts (in conjunction with the Arts Council For England) are back again with the popular Sense 3D Arena, a daily open public jam, which returns to Bestival for the second year and features a plethora of the UK’s finest experimental electronica artists all playing in experimental sound artist Owen Thomas’ remarkable sound installation.
Featuring live performances from some of the UK's most talked about bands, including Cazals, Whitey, Archie Bronson Outfit, Man Like Me and Absentee...
The Guardian lounge is a great place to put your feet up on a battered old sofa, read the papers, have a cup of tea and a slice of cake from the Womens Institute which shares the same tent and enjoy some impromptu acoustic sets, DJ sets and spoken word from the likes of Hot Chip, Ekow Eshun, Noisettes, Kitty Daisy & Lewis playing 78s and more random happenings...
From Piano to Poetry and Banjo to Beatbox… the 24 hour Loose Tea tent has it all… all the time… all down to YOU! So whether you’re a crooner or cellist… break dance or pole dance… come and share anything you like, any time you like or just enjoy a slice of Battenberg or a cup of Lady Grey tea at our café.