Bestival Announce Theme and Roxy Music to Headline

Bestival Announce Theme and Roxy Music to Headline

26 February, 2010
by: Spoonfed Festivals

The fancy dressed weekend on the Isle Of Wight have some news.

Bestival reveal their fancy dress theme: Fantasy. It's the year of the fantastic so trip it with their latest headliners. The one and only Roxy Music will be playing their stunning back cataloogue of hits on Saturday night.

Indomitable frontman Bryan Ferry said: "The Isle of Wight has a strong festival tradition so it's great to be coming to Bestival with Roxy Music. I'm also really looking forward to seeing Nile Rodgers and Chic again."

Rob Da Bank's message to you all: "Roll Up roll up tribe of Bestivalites, descend from your starships, fall from the stars, unleash the Magick and release your imagination into our 2010 world of FANTASY. Open the gates and welcome Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Lord of The Rings, hobbits, trolls, elves, fairies, the Odyssey, King Arthur, Merlin, the Dong with the luminous nose, William Morris, A Midsummer Nights Dream, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Willy Wonka, Sir Gawain and The Green Knight, Harry Potter, Spirited Away, The Time Machine, Star Wars, the Incredible Hulk, magick, the supernatural, Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, Lord Ganesh, Fantasy Island, Caractacus Potts, Tarzan, Veruca Salt, Zombies!"

Other additions to the already bristling bill include Mumford and Sons, disco funk relics Chic featuring Nile Rodgers and Tricky. Alex Metric, Sub Focus, Ou Est le Swimming Pool, Erland and the Carnival, Crystal Fighters, Mylo, Dave Clarke, Erol Alkan, Aeroplane, Zinc, Caspa, Yoda, Skream, Jackbeats, High Contrast, Joker, Tom Middleton, dBridge, Paddy Freeform and plenty more besides.

Previously announced treats include LCD Soundsystem, The xx, Fever Ray, Richie Hawtin The Flaming Lips,  Hot Chip and Chilly Gonzales. American spoken word legend Gil Scott-Heron makes a rare appearance, plus Fat Freddy's Drop, Echo and The Bunnymen and Simian Mobile Disco.

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