Bestival - Artists - A To Z Live Acts

A Genuine Freakshow

A Genuine Freakshow are a 7-piece pop-infused post-rock cannonade with mass appeal. Songs born of their broad range of influences from Elbow and Radiohead

Alex Metric (Live)

Fresh from his showstopping performance at the Bestival Time Machine rave up at Koko we are pleased to welcome along Alex Metric to provide us with yet

Archie Bronson Outfit

Bestival are pleased to welcome along psychedelic blues rockers the Archie Bronson Outfit to add a little kick ass rock and roll to proceedings.Born and

Beardyman

Beardyman has over the last 4 years quite frankly become a Bestival legend, rising from amid afternoon guest slot, through an awesome pre-underworld set

Belles of London City

The Belles of London City are three young damsels who have fallen head over heels in love with Morris dancing.Meeting at Cecil Sharp House, the home of

Beth Jeans Houghton

Beth Jeans Houghton is a young English singer songwriter who not only possesses one of the most bewitching voices in music but also a body of songs so

Bikini Beach Band

The story of The Bikini Beach Band begins with one man - Jesus C. Escovedo - guitarist, revolutionary, ladies' man and 1956 All-Mexico Surfing Champion.

Black Mountain

Favorite psych-and-prog-spiritual pioneers BLACK MOUNTAIN’s "In The Future", was their second full-length album and it resonated with the same epic

Bookhouse Boys

This stunning London based musical collective are certain proof, if proof indeed were needed that the music scene in this country is as vibrant and exciting

Charli XCX

“Originality is rare, so if you find it, I suppose you should embrace it” Charli XCX, Super Super magazineThis philosophy seems to have worked

Chase & Status

Beginning their DJ career over a decade ago, Chase and Status have witnessed firsthand the constant stylistic evolution of drum and bass across the years.

Chic feat. Nile Rodgers

Chic arrived in 1976, in a New York City that was already caught in the grip of disco fever. The brainchild of bassist Bernard Edwards and guitarist

Chilly Gonzales

Chilly Gonzales is the uber flamboyant creation of Canadian musician and entertainer Jason Beck, who mixes MCing, singing and virtuoso piano playing to

Chrome Hoof

Cathedral bassist Leo Smee started a bass and drums duo under the moniker Chrome Hoof with his brother Milo at the turn of the millennium to celebrate

Chrome Kids

Rising like a cyborg phoenix from the ashes of hip-hop, the Chrome Kids have entered the arena with sonic lazers on full.From their popular online blog

Cocknbullkid

Details on the way......www.myspace.com/thecocknbullkid

Cornershop

There has always been an individual spark about Cornershop. While Paul Morley, The Observer has described their long years “as interesting

Council Estate Supermodels

The brilliantly monikered Council Estate Supermodels are Isle of Wight based duo Jules Dent and Sam Woodford.Their refreshing brand of indie electro has

Countryside Alliance Crew

The Countryside Alliance Crew started out in 2003, bringing their sound system to local cattle market auctions and county fairs. Formed by rival farmers

Crystal Fighters

Crystal Fighters juxtapose the eerie flavour of traditional Basque folk music with churning basslines and catchy energetic vocals, resulting in a jubilant

dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip

If there had been as many commandments given to Moses as there are in this act's breakthrough smash, Thou Shalt Always Kill, he'd have needed a JCB to

Darwin Deez

Darwin Deez is a pop master. He plays a 4-string electric guitar in his own invented, secret tuning. He was raised by Baba Lovers (followers of Avatar

David E. Sugar

Rightly regarded as one of the most influential young producers and songwriters around right now, Sunday Best’s very own David E. Sugar has fast

Deer Tick

Deer Tick began in December of 2004 in the bedroom of Providence native, John McCauley. With a tape recorder and a nylon string guitar, he did what most

Delphic

Mancunian bright young things Delphic perfectly capture the spirit of the city’s historic musical culture, from the Hacienda and Joy Division, through

Dengue Fever

Dengue Fever is a six piece band from Los Angeles who combine Cambodian pop with psychedelic rock to unbelievable effect.Formed in 2001 by brothers Ethan

Derwyddon Dr Gonzo

Here at Bestival we’re always ready for a good knees up, which is why we’re so pleased to welcome along Welsh party starters Derwyddon Dr

Dizraeli

Details on the way......www.dizraeli.com

Dizzee Rascal

Bursting onto the scene at the forefront of the urban music revolution of the early 2000’s was a young man from Bow, East London by the name of Dylan

Dub Pistols

Barry Ashworth and Jason O'Bryan aka the Dub Pistols have spent the best part of a decade at the forefront of Beats culture. Chewing up hip-hop, dub, techno

Dulwich Ukulele Club

With a dash of Ska, a pinch of Country and a double shot of Rock and Roll the Dulwich Ukulele Club have set themselves apart as one of, if not the finest

Echo & The Bunnymen

Bestival are proud to welcome one of this country’s most important and influential musical forces, Echo and the Bunnymen to our little corner of

Egyptian Hip Hop

Don’t let the name fool you, these boys don’t hale from anywhere near North Africa and won’t be bothering Jay-Z in a rap battle anytime

Eliza Doolittle

With her self titled debut album fast becoming the soundtrack to the Summer by the time Bestival comes around in September Eliza Doolittle should be a

Ellie Goulding

As ever Bestival are committed to bringing you the very best in emerging UK talent and we can think of no one better to fit that bill than the wonderful

Erland And The Carnival

Erland and the Carnival have been developing they’re unique blend of British folk/ desert psyche and garage punk for the past 2 years. Formed by

Errors

Errors is a 4 piece band from Glasgow, Scotland. Originally formed in 2004 by Simon Ward, Stephen Livingstone and Greg Paterson on the back of a 3 track

Everything Everything

Converging from as far and wide as Newcastle and Kent Everything Everything formed in Manchester in 2007 and since then have made it their business to

Example

Whilst Example may have just popped onto the majority of music lovers radars thanks to his singles “Watch the Sun Come up” and “Won’t

Fat Freddy's Drop

Fat Freddys Drop is a seven headed soul monster from Wellington, New Zealand who for the last few years have been the country’s best kept little

Fever Ray (UK Festival Exclusive)

Perhaps better known to many as one half of Sweden’s most celebrated electronic act The Knife with her brother Olof, Fever Ray is the incredible

Flaming Lips

If there is a band that encapsulates the spirit of all things Bestival more than any other, then that band has to be The Flaming Lips.Champions of the

Flying Lotus

Steven Ellison a.k.a. Flying Lotus is if you hadn’t already heard, quite simply one of America’s most talented writers and producers working

Four Tet

Bestival are pleased to welcome one of the world’s most forward thinking producers working in music today, Mr Kieran Hebden a.k.a. Four Tet.Each

French Horn Rebellion

French Horn Rebellion are Milwaukee born brothers Robert and David Perlick-Molinari who now reside in Brooklyn where they create their heady mix of synthed

Frisky and Mannish

Felicity Fitz-Frisky was born in 1985 in Kensington, London, England, and brought up as the spoilt child of a reclusive English aristocrat after her mother

Gaggle

GAGGLE are a 20 girl strong alt indie choir. Led by Deborah Coughlin (formerly 586), they are going to take over the world, chew it up and spit it out.

Gentleman's Dub Club

Gentleman’s Dub Club is a nine-piece band that formed in Leeds in early 2006. With a style based in dub, ska and roots reggae, Gentleman’s

Giggs

Details on the way......www.myspace.com/trapstargiggs

Gil Scott Heron

Sometimes an artist comes along for who words like legendary and influential somehow just don’t seem to do them justice. One of those artists

Glen Matlock

While working at Malcolm McLaren's clothes shop 'Let It Rock' in 1974 Glen met budding musicians Steve Jones & Paul Cook. Glen had already mentioned

Goldhawks

London 5 piece Goldhawks music conjures up the sound of Americana and classic British post punk, from Springsteen to Ryan Adams via Echo and the Bunnymen

Heaven 17

Thursday Night at Bestival 2010 looks set to be extra special this year as we hand over controls to the incredible Back to the Phuture, a collective whose

Here We Go Magic

The brainchild of Massachusetts born singer songwriter Luke Temple, Here We Go magic is more than just your average side project.The songs on the first

High Llamas

London’s High Llamas create music that summer’s days were made for, glistening pop gems reminiscent of The Beach Boys at their most psychedelic.Essentially

Holly Kirby

Local Isle of Wight singer songwriter Holly Kirby has been writing and singing her own songs pretty much as long as she can remember. A gifted musician

Hot Chip

Hot Chip are a hard band to pin down. An electronic act that play completely live, they write folk inspired songs about real life and wrap them in delicious

Howard Jones

If you’ve ever visited the Bestival online forum then chances are you’ve come across a campaign which over the last few years has taken on

Hugo Frusslinky

Hugo Frusslinky were formed by old friends at the beginning of 2007, described as a genre mixing Indie, Funk, Punk, and Pop. This female fronted four-some

Hurts

One of the pick of the bunch from the BBC’s Sound of 2010 shortlist we are pleased to welcome bright young things Hurts along to Bestival.Their

I Blame Coco

The Coco that your blame is currently pointed at is one Coco Sumner, a 19 year old future star who is currently preparing to drop one of the finest debut

Joe Worriker

Details on the way......www.myspace.com/joeworricker

Jonsi (Sigur Ros)

Perhaps best known as the mercurial frontman of Iceland’s finest musical export Sigur Ros, Bestival are pleased to be able to offer the warmest of

Kassidy

Details on the way.......www.kassidymusic.com

Kid Adrift

Details on the way......kidadrift.com

King Charles

Steeped in musical talent and knowledge from his classically trained schooldays where he played Cello, King Charles has grown up and gone on to become

Laura J Martin

Meet Laura J Martin, multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer, some would say that’s showing off a bit, but we say

LCD Soundsystem

The brainchild of production genius and co-founder of legendary dance-punk label DFA Recordings James Murphy, LCD Soundsystem has, over the last 8 years

Level 42

What better way to kick off the Year of the Fantastic than with a momentous set from the Isle of Wight’s biggest band, Level 42, who will be performing

Lissie

It would be easy to misconstrue Lissie. Slight and blonde, a pretty, guitar-playing slip-of-a-thing, you might easily take her for a sweet Midwestern girl

Lulu and the Lampshades

Lulu and the Lampshades draw on a host of influences to produce something that is passionately ramshackle, upbeat and folksy at times, mournful at others

Mademoiselle Caro & Franck Garcia

One of the best-received albums of 2008 was the debut from Parisien DJ and songwriter, Mademoiselle Caro (key resident DJ at the legendary Rex Club in

Marc Almond

With 29 years in the business and well over 30 million records sold worldwide, Bestival welcomes a true legend, the flamboyant, elegant and ever so glamorous

Memory Tapes

Memory Tapes aka New Jersey based musical genius Dayve Hawke has been making honest to goodness brilliant music for a while now but it was the release

Midnight Expresso

Details on the way......www.myspace.com/themidnightexpresso

Mixhell

Iggor Cavalera is know across the globe as one of the world’s best drummers as well as being a founding member of Brazilian metal gods Sepultura

Mount Kimbie

Mount Kimbie are a London based duo who produce a truly unique sound through experimental rhythms that lend themselves to the fringes of dubstep, wonky

Mountain Man

Muchuu

Muchuu are Herefordshire born brother and sister George and Milky. They are here to whisk you away to their magical, parallel universe where anything is

Mumford and Sons

Emerging from the same London folk scene that produced Laura Marling and Noah and the Whale, Mumford and Sons have made quite a splash on the uk music

Naive New Beaters

Bestival are pleased to welcome Parisian rabble rousing electro rockers the Naive New Beaters.Their punked up pop and rap drenched rock has been turning

Nately

Details on the way......www.nately.net

Nathan Fake

Leaving his hometown of Norwich at the age of 18 Nathan Fake strode out on a musical odyssey that has seen him become of the most exciting electronic music

Neon Indian

Neon Indian delivers equal parts synthetic nostalgia, Dreampop lullabies, and grinding guitar noise to create something eerier than the sum of its parts.Forged

New Young Pony Club

Bursting onto the scene in 2007 with their brilliant riot-starting debut album “Fantastic Playroom” New Young Pony Club were initially and

Nneka

Details on the way......www.nnekaworld.com

North Atlantic Oscillation

If Brian Wilson could operate a laptop…or Pink Floyd were young and skint in 2009……or Wayne Coyne was Scottish….or Grandaddy came

O Children

O.Children are a young London based four-piece band that came together in early 2008 over a mutual love of Nick Cave. With six foot eight goliath Tobi

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool are a shiny new electro- pop outfit hailing from North London. Their superb debut ‘Dance The Way I Feel’ is an infectious

Our Fold

Formed in the Summer of 2005 out of a frustration with the lack of good music being played in their local town of Westhoughton near Bolton, Our Fold have

Philip Selway

Bestival are very excited to welcome a true legend of British contemporary music for a very rare solo performance.Not content with being one fifth

Phosphorescent

Phosphorescent, Matthew Houck to his friends, makes the kind of blissed out alt-country music that’s perfect for a sunny afternoon where you just

Portico Quartet

The Portico Quartet are a bunch of guys in their early twenties who play instrumental music. Formed four years ago from two sets of schoolfriends, they

Professor Green

Details on the way......www.professorgreen.co.uk

Race Horses

Bet on Race Horses being your new favourite band in 2010. Having pulled off the enviable feat of producing a four-track, 7” concept EP Man In My

Rachel Furner

Details on the way......www.rachelfurner.com

Richie Hawtin Presents PLASTIKMAN Live

2010 sees techno legend Richie Hawtin return to the live arena and more specifically Bestival with one of the most referenced electronic music monikers

Rolf Harris

Musician, singer, award winning artist, cartoonist, TV presenter and national treasure, Bestival are honoured to welcome along the one and only Rolf Harris

Rox

Rox is the brilliant 20 year East London songstress currently turning all the right heads on the UK soul scene.Her songs ooze class and drip with sunshine

Roxy Music

Bestival are delighted to welcome legendary art-pop troubadours Roxy Music along to add a little glamour and style to proceedings.Inspired by the late

Samuel Chase

An arresting vocal, held in heartbreaking solitude by a brittle framework of sounds.Samuel’s voice is an effortless confession, calling down the

Silver Columns

Currently the hottest prospect to emerge from the burgeoning synth pop explosion we are pleased to welcome along Adem llhan and Johnny Lynch aka Silver

Simian Mobile Disco

Jas Shaw and James Ford were brought together at university by a shared love of electronic music and it wasn’t long before they had formed their

Sisters Of Transistors

Based at the "South Manchester Museum of Keyboard Technology, "The Sisters Of Transistors" are a Combo Organ Quartet and Ladies Social Club. Sisters of

South Central

Shrouded in mystery (and indeed hoodies) the enigma that is South Central manifests itself as both a 2 man DJ/Production crew and with their 5 piece Live

Sparrow And The Workshop

Sparrow and the Workshop are a Scottish/Welsh/American 3-piece from Glasgow. They started banging out tunes around January 2008 when they all found ourselves

Spindle And Wit

Spindle and Wit are an incredibly gifted and infuriatingly young five-piece whose live shows have been creating a stir in the music industry.The London

Starless And Bible Black

Starless & Bible Black released their eponymous debut album on Chicago label Locust Music in 2006, garnering unanimous critical acclaim from the likes

Steve Mason

Probably most famous as the lead singer of The Beta Band and with his solo project under the King Biscuit Time moniker, it’s now time to meet the

Stornoway

The band consists of an ornithologist, a rusty Russian translator, and a South African brotherhood. They were first united in a snow-encrusted garage in

Sub Focus

Proving that talent will always shine through, Sub Focus’ career began when a friend of his made sure that one of his demo CDs made it into the hands

Sunday Girl

No nothing to do with Blondie, Herts lass Sunday Girl a.k.a. Jade Williams got her name from working part time in a pet shop as, well a Sunday girl.Since

Telegraphs

Telegraphs are Darcy Harrison, Hattie Williams, Sam Bacon, Darren LeWarne and Aung Yay. They formed in Brighton in 2005, and since then have been spreading

The Antlers

Initially a solo project for vocalist/guitarist Peter Silberman, The Antlers has grown into a three piece while at the same time becoming one of the most

The Bikini Beach Band

The story of The Bikini Beach Band begins with one man - Jesus C. Escovedo - guitarist, revolutionary, ladies' man and 1956 All-Mexico Surfing Champion.

The Boy Who Trapped The Sun

The Boy Who Trapped the Sun is a wry, alt-folkish singer-songwriter from the Isle of Lewis. The pseudo-offspring of Cash and Drake, if he could he'd groom

The Correspondents

The Correspondents started out in November 2007, when old friends, Mr Bruce and Mr Chuckles, returned to London after a firm schooling at their respective

The Cuban Brothers

Love is most definitely alive. Yes indeed the hosts with, 'their declared' the mosts safely strapped in, are back to take control of Bestival to make sure

The Gaslamp Killer

LA based DJ and uber producer Gaslamp Killer has made a name for himself over the last few years as one of the US’ finest underground exponents of

The Heatwave

The Heatwave are a collective of DJs, producers and engineers dealing in all things Dancehall, Reggae and Bashment and count our very own Rob Da Bank as

The Japanese Popstars

Now they may not be Japanese, actually hailing from Northern Ireland, or Popstars in the traditional sense, these young men from Derry have already won

The Jim Jones Revue

The Jim Jones Revue are described as sounding like a car crash between Little Richard and The MC5. They play supercharged rock’n’roll inspired

The King Blues

Details on the way......www.kingblues.net

The Kurves

Lead singer Jamie originated from the Isle of Wight before moving away and joining the Army where he served in Ulster. Through his time in the armed services

The Lost Brothers

The names Oisin Leech and Mark McCausland may not immediately be recognisable but this pair of Irishmen have some serious musical indie credentials having

The Prodigy

Bestival are pleased to present dance music’s finest as our Sunday night headliners, Braintree’s original party starters The Prodigy.Instrumental

The Twinkle Brothers

Hailing from the ghettos of Falmouth, Jamaica, two brothers, Norman and Ralston Grant grew up singing in church choirs and community concerts while from

The Vegetable Orchestra

The Vegetable Orchestra funnily enough performs music solely on instruments made of vegetables, yes you read that right, COMPLETELY made of vegetables.Using

The Wailers

Think of Reggae and the chances are you’ll think of one band before any other, the legendary Wailers.The original backing band for one of the world’s

The xx

The airwaves and blogospheres are currently awash with new music making it virtually impossible for bands to make their mark before they disappear into

Think About Life

Hailing from Montreal Think About Life is a gargantuan 4-headed party machine. Martin Cesar, occupies the role of the band’s primary vocalist, with

Three Trapped Tigers

Three Trapped Tigers are an inspired three piece instrumental outfit who perfectly marry the intensity of razor sharp guitar rock with the power of cutting

Tim And Sam Band

Pioneers of pastoral indie-folk pop Tim and Sam’s Tim and the Sam Band with Tim and Sam are a four-piece multi instrument-playing outfit. With an

Tinie Tempah

East London’s Tinie Tempah was born to create music so the fact that he’s achieved so much already at such a young age should hardly

Toro Y Moi

Details on the way.......www.myspace.com/toroymoi

Tricky

From auspicious beginnings in Bristolian beat collective The Wild Bunch and his involvement in the birth and early evolution of trip hop legends Massive

Tunng

Bestival are pleased to welcome back joyously experimental musical collective and folktronica pioneers Tunng.Their live shows are a maelstrom of acoustic

Ulrich Schnauss

One of Germany’s most enigmatic producers, Ulrich Schnauss uses the influences of his youth, when bands like My Bloody Valentine, Chapterhouse and

Unicorn Kid

Oli Sabin may only be 18 but he’s already causing a stir within the music industry and beyond with his unique take on twisted electronica.

Villagers

Details on the way......www.wearevillagers.com

Visions of Trees

Visions of Trees are two London musicians who became friends over the summer of 2009 and began recording together in a local basement shortly afterwards.

Vitalic

Musicians like Vitalic are few and far between. In a time when words such as “pioneer” and “innovator” get tossed around far too

Washed Out

Say hello to Washed Out, a.k.a. Ernest Greene, a wonderful young man from Georgia, via South Carolina who makes beautifully sensual synth-pop from the

Wax Tailor

Wax Tailor a.k.a. French trip-hop genius Jean-Christophe Le Saoût has been at the forefront of the genre since 2004.His first album “Tales of

White Rabbits

Details on the way......whiterabbitsmusic.com

Wild Beasts

Hailing from Kendal in the lake district, great things are expected of 4 piece alien pop virtuosos Wild Beasts.With striking falsetto vocals and flamboyant

Woon

Jamie Woon is a singer-songwriter from London whose stirring sound is a fresh and atmospheric take on R’n’B with an indefinable yet distinctly

Worship

Following along the lines of experimentation in rock music that Radiohead have taken of late, Worship make brilliantly moody, haunting music that will

Yuck

Best not to pay too much attention to the name, these North London newcomers are actually very, very good.Formed from the ashes of the now defunct Cajun