Brian Eno, opponent of the invasion and occupation of Iraq and long-time supporter of Stop the War Coalition, is making a guest appearance with one of world music most exciting talents Rachid Taha on the main stage at Bestival. Eno of course is best known as a musician and producer, but he's also an artist, professor and thinker. He's worked with everyone from David Byrne to U2 and David Bowie plus written soundtracks for Trainspotting, Velvet Goldmine and Heat. He worked with Rachid on his album 'Tekitoi' and has performed with him in Paris, St Petersburg, Moscow and last year's Stop the War benefit gig at the Astoria in London.  Bestival are over the moon that he and Rachid Taha are joining us on the Isle of Wight.

Bestival will also see the return of Green Gartside's Scritti Politti who after seven years comes back with an amazing a new album 'White Bread, Black Beer' released through Rough Trade (& out now).

This summer's hottest new thing, Lily Allen (pictured) will bring her blend of chirpy pop-ska to the mainstage.  Come September everybody will be singing along to 'LDN','Smile' and 'Knock 'em Out' as she quickly becomes the soundtrack to the summer.

Plus new additions to the live line-up include The Long Blondes, M.Craft, Brakes, Semi Finalists, Max Sedgley and the Shoots (live), Kid Carpet, Good Shoes, Grandadbob, The Pipettes, Kish Mauve and New Young Pony Club.  Phew!

The almighty Carl Cox (pictured) will also be joining us for an old skool set in the Big Top and the Plump DJs get down and dirty in the Bollywood Bar alongside Justin Robertson, DJ Derek, Justice, Krafty Kuts and Bobby Friction & Nihal's annual Sunday afternoon mash up.

That's not all mind! Scroll to the bottom to read the full list... so far!

"I'm a bit biased but Bestival 2006 is shaping up rather nicely." Says Rob da Bank. "Aside from rare UK shows from the Pet Shop Boys and Scissor Sisters and no lesser folk than Rachid Taha, Brian Eno and Carl Cox coming on board there's so much else to do: new things for us are a green field dedicated to sustainable energies and traditional crafts, a healthy dose of debate, comedy, poetry and open mic, giant tree climbing as well as the the return of the Inflatable Church with even more weddings planned, the chance to sign up for Come Dancing classes, have a solar powered sauna or watch a solar powered film in the cinema ... And shedloads of new bands and DJs to get your ears around. Roll on September!"

BESTIVAL ARTISTS IN FULL FROM A TO Z:-

BESTIVAL BANDS: 1990s • Amadou & Mariam • Barry Peters Halifax Hospital Radio • Bikini Beach Band • Boy Least Likely To • Brakes • Breaks Co-Op • Caged Baby • Christ • Crazy P • Devendra Banhart • Eberg • Electronic Elvis • Envelopes • Fence Collective presents The Pictish Trail • Get Cape.Wear Cape.Fly • Good Shoes • Grizzly Bear • Guillemots • Hot Chip • Hush The Many  • I Like Trains • Jamie T • James Yorkston and The Athletes • Jeggsy Dodd • Jeremy Walmsley • Jim Noir • Joana And The Wolf • John Martyn • Kanda Bongo Man • Kelley Polar • Kid Carpet • Kid Creole & The Coconuts • King Creosote • Kish Mauve • Kitty Daisy & Lewis • Klaxons • Lily Allen • Love Is All • Magnetophone with Sonic Boom and Kwaing Creasite  • Mara Carlyle • Max Sedgley • Maya • M Craft • Metronomy  • Mi & L'au • Mistys Big Adventure • Motion Pictures • Mr Hudson & The Library • My Robot Friend • Mystery Jets • New Young Pony Club • Noisettes • Pet Shop Boys • Psapp • Rachid Taha Band with special guest • Brian Eno • Rumble Strips • Shitdisco • Scissor Sisters • Scritti Politti  • Semi Finalists • Solid State Revival • Son Of Dave • Switch • Sugardaddy • The Aliens • The Boy Least Likely To • The Cuban Brothers • The Egg • The Fall • The Long Blondes • The Pipettes • The Stranglers • The Sunshine Underground • The Young Knives • Tilly And The Wall • Tunng • Vetiver  • Yes Boss • Youngblood Brass Band

BESTIVAL DJs: Albino Monkey • Alfredo  • Ali B • Annie Mac • Annie Nightingale • Appleblim & Shackleton • Ashley Beedle  • Bent  • Biggabush • Blackgrass • Blackbeard • Bobby Friction & Nihal • Bugged Out Chilled Out / Erection Section • Carl Cox • Cass & Mangan  • Chris Coco • Coley (Luv Jam) • Cosmic Fury - Tom Middleton & Fred Deakin • Crimes Against Pop • Daisy Daisy • Dave Bird • Dennis Alcapone & Blood & Fire Soundsystem • Different Strokes • Digital Mystikz & Sgt Pokes • DJ Derek  • DJ Marky • DJ Reset • DJ Zinc • Dr Rubberfunk • Dub Pistols Sound System • Eclectic Method • Eddy Temple Morris • Erol Alkan • Feeling Gloomy • Filthy Dukes • FortDax • Flower Power • Greg Wilson • Guilty Pleasures presents I'm Not In Love • Heatwave (Punchline) & MC Rubi Dan • Hodad's Surf Psyche & Liquid Film Experience • Huw Stephens • IDC • Jamsin & Emma-ra • Jazzanova • Joe Driscoll • John Stapleton • Justin Robertson • Kitty Daisy & Lewis - 78rpm DJ set • Kode 9 • Krafty Kuts • Kraak En Smaak • Krooks • Lindstrom & Prins Thomas • Mary Ann Hobbs • Michael Cook • Mixmaster Morris • Múm  • Nathan Fake • Nick Faber • Nick Luscombe • One Deck And Popular • Paddy Freeform • Planet Pendulum • Phat Phil Cooper • Phil Mison • Plastic Operator • Plump DJs • Prince Partridge • Punk-A-Wallahs • Raff Daddy • Ricardo Villalobos • Ricky Redhead • Rob Luis • Rob da Bank • Ross Allen • Shantel • Skream • Soft Rocks • Sombrero Sound System • Sonic Boom • Subway (laptop set) • Tayo (dub set) • Terry Hall • The Black Dog • TM Juke DJ set with Alice Russell • Trouble DJ's & MC Ratty • Touché • Ulrich Schnauss • Various Production • Vicarious Bliss • Yoda