What is Bestival?

Bestival is an award winning 3 day boutique music festival set at Robin Hill - a beautiful leafy country park (a veritable Garden of Eden!) near Downend and Newport in the heart of the Isle of Wight. The wonderful world of Bestival was born out of ten fun years of pioneering music events and record releases from Rob da Bank's Sunday Best empire. The BBC Radio 1 leftfield DJ had a dream to one day create his vision of how the modern day festival should be. Along with Creative Director and wife Josie da Bank and co founders / partners John and Ziggy from Get Involved that dream is now fulfilled. On a mission to change the face of independent festival culture, the fearless foursome are bringing some magic to the shores of the Solent and spreading the love worldwide.

It's Rob and Josie da Bank's creative vision that sets Bestival apart. Whilst the massive musical brain of Rob ensures the Bestival line-up is the most eclectic you'll ever experience, it's Josie's creative wand that casts its magic over Bestival land. From the most original boutique campsite experience, to the Bollywood Cocktail Bar, fancy dress en mass and even a Hidden Disco, it's this uniqueness that makes Bestival a wondrous world of discovery and adventure that will inspire peace, love and dancing not only in September but all year round...

-The first Bestival, in September 2004

was headlined by Basement Jaxx, Fatboy Slim, Zero 7, The Bees, Mylo and Lee 'Scratch' Perry

-Bestival 2005

Royksopp, The Magic Numbers, Super Furry Animals, 2manydjs, The Go! Team and Soulwax take to the stage. 

It set the World Record for the Biggest Fancy Dress Party (10,000 people dressed as Cowboys & Indians!) and was voted the Best Medium-sized Festival and the Most Innovative Festival at the 2005 UK Festival Awards

-Bestival 2006 

headlined by Scissor Sisters, Gogol Bordello, Pet Shop Boys 

won the Best Medium Sized Festival category at the 2006 UK Festival Awards.

-Bestival 2007 

headlined by The Chemical Brothers, Beastie Boys and Primal Scream

won Best Medium Sized Festival. Thank you for voting for us once again!

Bestival Tickets Arrived!!!

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My tickets for bestival came through today which made me realise its only around the corner so i should get planning! i've decided to use bestival as part of my project as i can show the stages from preparation to the experience of being there, which will allow me to collect a thorough collection of research!

I have started by joining their mailing list and their blog aswell as downloading the ifest app so i can keep upto date with news.

 i have also downloaded bestival's own app!!! they seem so better planned then alot of festivals already...

grammatics are toooooo good!

this week is the last week of the grammatics tour ..FOR EVER! this guys are too good to give up, were going to see them for mine and oliver's birthday, in york (their home town) on 17th and at the brudenell on 20th for olls. my friends martin peel, a graphic designer in leeds and david lindsey a photographer based in leeds worked collaborately to create the artwork for their albums.. i've got to say they are pretty damn good.

a beautiful discovery

today was too nice to sit in doors, we set off on the bikes through the village of ulleskelf and church fenton a road that i've driven down too many times to count and never realised what was hidden in the trees.

this my dear friend is church fenton nature reserve, and a great opportunity to get out my hipstatmatic.

i've fallen in love with this place! 

this will be my no.2 subject

the midnight teaparty

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good doesn't cut it... it was magical

our midnight teaparty in the hall way at hallgarth for our birthdays, using the new teapot set i had baught my friend we were in endless supply of pastries, cakes and of course... tea! with the disco ball hanging from the ceiling casting shimmering stars around the hall and the table lit by candle light we definately dined in style

at last an iPhone!

i know i'm abit behind on the technology i've been carrying around a brick for 2years now but its done me well, after 5months of being pestered to renew my contract i've finally took it upon myself to get an iphone instead of using my boyfriends 24/7. here it goes...

i think i've just spent a weeks worth of wages on apps already ..oh no!