Bestival announce first wave of acts

As always one of the last festivals of the summer, Bestival has now announced the first wave of acts set to appear at this year's event, along with two headliners.

The Chemical Brothers will top the billing on the Saturday night, with Underworld headlining the Thursday before. Other notable additions to this year's line-up include UK festival exclusives from Duran Duran, The Jacksons and Flying Lotus, as well as live shows from Jurassic 5, Tame Impala, Gorgon City, Duke Dumont and many more.

Curator Rob Da Bank said, “We're taking it right back to our roots for the 12th annual Bestival. It’s also the 20th birthday of the club where it all started - Sunday Best, and that club and our beloved Bestival were founded on some pretty simple aims - listen to amazing music, make new friends, have fun, and maybe stay up all night. Two decades later we're rigidly sticking to those principles, and this edition of Bestival, with its Summer of Love theme, is all about one huge musical, well, orgy... So, returning friends the Chemical Brothers rave alongside iconic popstars Duran Duran and The Jacksons, and some of my favourite modern musical mavericks - Tame Impala, Flying Lotus and Jungle - jump in bed together… and this is just the start of the party… Watch this space and feel the love!”

A variety of tickets, including adult, student and teenager, are available from http://www.ticketline.co.uk/ as well as full details about the festival at http://www.bestival.net.

See below for the full line-up so far.

LIVE:
The Chemical Brothers / Underworld / Duran Duran / The Jacksons / Tame Impala / Jungle / Jurassic 5 / Flying Lotus / Gorgon City / Little Dragon / Roisin Murphy / Duke Dumont / Kate Tempest / Jamie xx (Live) / Boy Better Know / Todd Terje (Live) / Action Bronson / Future Islands / Level 42 / Young Fathers / Flight Facilities / Rae Morris / Jungle Brothers / The Cuban Brothers / Pond / Sleaford Mods / Fat White Family / Lapsley / Cymande / Slaves / Shura / George the Poet / Dean Blunt / Snap! / The Crazy World of Arthur Brown / Mr Wilson’s Second Liners /The Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band / Reggaerobics / Circus Raj

DJs:
Annie Mac / Lily Allen presents FUNLORD / Seth Troxler / Tale of Us / Hannah Wants / Four Tet / Black Butter Presents… / Madlib / Jackmaster / Joy Orbison / Ben UFO / Guy Gerber / David Rodigan MBE presents Ram Jam / Erol Alkan / Mike Skinner presents Tonga / Andrew Weatherall / SHY FX’s Party on the Moon / Mistajam presents Speakerbox / Benji B presents Deviation / Redlight / Jonas Rathsman / The Heatwave / Norman Jay MBE presents Good Times / Wookie / The Shellac Collective / Late Nite Tuff Guy / SG Lewis / Joe Hertz / World Of Rave & Music Mondays presents: Billy Daniel Bunter, Slipmatt, Rat Pack, Mark Archer (Altern-8), Kaotic Chemistry, Baby D, Liquid & Uncle Dugs / Work It DJs / Juicebox DJs / Venum Sound

More News

Sam Scherdel captures fleeting beauty on new single ‘Kyoto Snow’

South Yorkshire singer-songwriter Sam Scherdel returns with ‘Kyoto Snow’, a hazy, folk-tinged indie-pop offering that finds tenderness in... 4 days 5 hours ago

CHVRCHES unveil new single 'Overthinker'

Scottish alt-pop favourites CHVRCHES continue their highly anticipated comeback with ‘Overthinker’, the second single from their forthcoming album '... 4 days 13 hours ago

The Flaming Lips announce new album 'The Teardrop Throbs'

American psych-rock band The Flaming Lips have announced their 17th studio album 'The Teardrop Throbs', arriving on the 22nd January 2027 through... 6 days 13 hours ago

Mahalia returns with new single 'the 5 stages of heartbreak'

Award-winning British R... 1 week 13 hours ago

Los Bitchos unveil new single 'El Pençe' ft. Kit Sebastian

London-based instrumental outfit Los Bitchos have released their latest single ‘El Pençe’, featuring psychedelic duo Kit Sebastian, ahead of their... 1 week 3 days ago

CHVRCHES announce new album 'All The King's Men'

Scottish trio CHVRCHES have announced their long-awaited fifth studio album 'All The King’s Men'. Set for release on the 22nd January 2027 via... 1 week 4 days ago

Hot Chip announce new album 'A Long Way From Kansas'

British electronic outfit Hot Chip have announced their ninth studio album 'A Long Way From Kansas', set for release on the 8th January 2027,... 1 week 6 days ago

Waverly Drive announce upcoming EP with new lo-fi single

Waverly Drive is taking a different route on new single ‘crashed out’, trading some of the grander studio ambitions of previous releases... 2 weeks 8 hours ago

Fountain turn up the heat on new single

There’s a fine line between attraction and obsession, and Northampton duo Fountain are keen to blur it on their latest single, ‘Every... 2 weeks 9 hours ago