Rob's Da Best(ival)!

• 18th Apr 2006

BBC RADIO 1'S ROB DA BANK, CURATOR OF THE AWARD
WINNING BESTIVAL FESTIVAL, ANNOUNCES BESTIVAL'S SUNDAY
NIGHT HEADLINE THE SCISSOR SISTERS PLUS A HOST OF
MARVELLOUS ACTS INCLUDING THE MYSTERY JETS, HOT CHIP
AND JOHN MARTYN

“Well, the rumour wheel has been rolling fast as news
of our second headliner has been creating one hell of
a buzz. And yes, its true the mighty Scissor Sisters
are headlining our three day extravaganza this
September taking the stage on Sunday night to round
off our festival of joy! This will be a very special
performance as it is their only confirmed UK date this
summer and we may get a sneak preview of some of their
new material from their new album due out in November.

Alongside the legendary Pet Shop Boys who headline
Saturday night, the Scissor Sisters will be the grand
finale on the main stage of what will be one of the
greatest ends to the festival season. Rob da Bank has
been beavering away to ensure this year's Bestival is
the best ever, with even more great bands, top DJs,
strange happenings, exclusive arenas and boutique
festival fun to keep you buzzing all weekend.”

Here's some of the new acts he's confirmed for the
Bestival bill:-

LIVE
Scissor Sisters
The Scissor Sisters shot to fame over an incredibly
short period of time. They performed not one but two
amazing sets at Glastonbury 2004 have been crowned
with numerous awards the world over. Set to release
their second album in November 2006 this is their only
confirmed UK summer date and we at Bestival are very
very excited to see what they have in store for us as
their shows are always unique, always spectacular,
always special.

Mystery Jets
The hottest UK indie act about line up for a Friday
main stage mash up. The happy family, psychedelia,
prog rock and pop extraordinaire roadshow is gonna
blow the Isle Of Wight away as they revisit their
amazing Making Dens LP and play some new stuff. Yeah!

Hot Chip
Three years on the trot for the electronic wizards at
Bestival, we can't get enough of them!

John Martyn
Rob da Bank finally manages to bribe the folk, rock
and blues hero to come over from Ireland. If you've
never heard it, his 1973 LP Solid Air is one of the
most amazing records ever made… From the man who was
mates with Jimi Hendrix, Nick Drake and Lee Scratch
Perry to name a few!

Nizlopi
The Christmas number one duo excite with their
acoustic hip hop and honest vocals. It's not all
about the JCB!

Breaks Co-Op
Zane Lowe’s band that he started with Hamish Clark in
New Zealand back in the late nineties.

Son Of Dave
This genius one-man band returns for his second year
at Bestival

Metronomy
Hot underground electronics, who are favourite
remixers of Franz Ferdinand

The Bikini Beach Band
See them do some brilliant surf cover versions

Christ
Ex-member of boards of Canada playing a very rare live
set

Psapp
hottest property in music made from toys and found
sounds. Beautiful.

DJs
Ricardo Villalobos – The best underground techno DJ
around
Terry Hall – The man!
Huw Stephens – Rob da Banks Radio 1 compadre
Vicarious Bliss – Uber-cool house DJ
Ulrich Schnauss
Múm – DJ set
Alfredo
The Black Dog and friends with Rob Hall (Skam), Dub
Kult (Traum/Warp) and Claro Intelecto (Modern Love)
Annie Nightingale
Nick Luscombe
John Stapleton
Bugged Out Chilled Out

Here's the details folks…
SUNDAY BEST PRESENTS BESTIVAL
8 – 9 – 10 SEPTEMBER 2006
ROBIN HILL COUNTRY PARK, NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT
www.bestival.net
Tickets on sale now
Buy online: link. Or call Ticketline 08700
667753 (24 Hr/ Credit Cards)
Also available from Aloud.com
Ferry packages:
Red funnel: 0870 444 88 98 /
www.redfunnel.co.uk/bestival (Via Southampton)
Wightlink: 0870 582 7744 /
www.wightlink.co.uk/bestival (Via Portsmouth)