Bestival 2008
The Bestival 2008 was the fifth instalment of the Bestival a boutique music festival at Robin Hill on the Isle of Wight. The festival was held between 5–7 September 2008 and over 30,000 people attended.
| Bestival 2008 | |
|---|---|
 Bestival 2008 at Robin Hill Country Park | |
| Genre | Alternative, boutique |
| Dates | 5–7 September 2008 |
| Location(s) | Robin Hill, Downend, Isle of Wight, UK |
| Website | Official website |
The festival was nominated for Best Medium Sized Festival, Grass Roots Festival Award, Family Festival Award, Best Lineup and Best Toilets in the UK Festival Awards.[1]
2008 marked the return of Bestival Radio. The station broadcast on-site and kept listeners camping at the festival up-to-date on news and events over the weekend. Bestival FM was sponsored by Jokers' Masquerade[2]
The event was marred by heavy rain on the Friday and Saturday causing stage closures and widespread misery for festival-goers.[3] The fancy dress theme was '30,000 freaks under the sea' so most were prepared for the ensuing aquatics.
Line-up: Main Stage
Friday
- My Bloody Valentine
- Pendulum
- Foals
- Jamie Lidell
- The Wedding Present
- Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, Bastila and The Shanklin Freakshow did not appear due to adverse weather
Saturday
- Amy Winehouse
- Hot Chip
- DJ Yoda
- The Human League
- Special Guest: Grace Jones
- Special Guests: The Specials - although they played under the name of Terry Hall and friends due to legal constraints
- The Cuban Brothers
- Gary Numan
- Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip
- Kitty Daisy & Lewis
- Jeffrey Lewis
- Laura Marling
Sunday
- Underworld
- George Clinton & Funkadelic/Parliament
- Roni Size
- Baaba Maal
- Sebastien Tellier
- Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
- King Creosote
- The Fairey Band (Acid Brass)
Line-up: Big Top
Friday
- The Dub Pistols
- Slam
- CSS
- Chromeo
- The Breeders
- Santigold
- Ladyhawke
- Ebony Bones
- Transglobal Underground
- The Hat
- Cazals
Saturday
Sunday
- Neon Neon
- Carl Craig
- Coldcut
- Midnight Juggernauts
- The Coral
- Filfthy Dukes
- Ulrich Schnauss
- Grand National
- Emma J Mac
Line-up: other stages
- BBC Introducing: Cage the Elephant, Will Young, The Bees - a number of artists including Black Kids, Sam Sparro, Lykke Li, The Shortwave Set, Ida Maria, Natty, Noah and the Whale, Hadouken!, Late of the Pier and Pete & The Pirates had been due to play but were cancelled due to flooding of the lower part of the Bestival site
- Red Bull 54 Speakeasy: Alphabeat, Lethal Bizzle, The Sugarhill Gang, DJ Yoda
- Bandstand: Yacht, Sophie Barker, Misty's Big Adventure, Lucky Elephant, MC'd by comedian Scott Anderson
References
- "UK Festival Awards 2008" Archived October 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.joke.co.uk/content/news/3/bestival/ Jokers' Masquerade sponsor Bestival Radio
- Review: Bestival 2008 Archived October 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
