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Special Acts Announced For Bestival

• 15th Feb 2010

Staying on course to deliver the closest thing to festival nirvana this side of rock 'n' roll heaven, Rob da Bank and the Bestival crew are just too excited to be able to hold in the latest mega-mungus line-up announcement for our seventh outing any longer.

With the likes of Dizzee Rascal, Flaming Lips, Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem and Gil Scott Heron already out of the besti-bag, we have got some absolute belters joining the bill for the first Robin Hill Country Park adventure of the teenies!

Rob da Bank says: 'OK, check this out for a triple whammy – my joint favourite band of last year The xx playing what will be a very rare UK festival appearance on our very own Isle of Wight, the audio-visual phenomenon that is Fever Ray with her ONLY UK festival this year and to cap it all one of the most important electronic wizards about, Richie Hawtin bringing his Plastikman guise to the Big Top. Selfishly these are three of the most played artists round the da Banks' at the moment and if you don't already own all the music get it now and get ready for September!'

Winners of a truck load of coveted accolades, including The Guardian and Rough Trade Shops' Album of the Year, for their sublime debut album The xx will be taking the ferry to the Isle of Wight to blow you away with one of only three UK festival appearances this year that will see them baring the spellbinding lyrical interplay and evocative riffs that have deservedly made the masses fall head over heels for them. Aside from blowing us all away in the Big Top on Friday the band will also be loading Saam Farahmand's groundbreaking, super-future 'xx: a Sculpture of the Album'; a 3D physical interpretation of their music, into their van. Utilising film, light and sound via three specially created audio-visual units this will play all weekend in Bestival's very own permanent cinema onsite … and you won't see it at any other UK festies!

Fever Ray aka Karin Dreijer Andersson took time out as one half of lauded cult Swedish duo The Knife to release one of 2009's most incredible and beguiling albums, so we're over the moon that she will be making a UK festival exclusive appearance at Bestival this year. Famed for mixing off-the-wall performance art with her truly stunning vocal stylings and a penchant for dressing up – check the footage of her accepting an award at a recent Swedish awards ceremony here – Fever Ray's appearance is certain to be unlike anything you've ever witnessed before.

Bestival's late night contingent will be ecstatic to witness a solid gold techno deity if ever there was one as Richie Hawtin presents PLASTIKMAN LIVE in one of only two English shows. We're anticipating a mind-meltingly good time as the visionary master explores the extreme realms of interactive musical communion re-imagining the 18-year history of his peerless PLASTIKMAN material. Everything is reinterpreted through the capabilities of modern technology as Hawtin explores the connections between sight, sound and shared experience, incorporating state of the art visual architecture, interactive technology and more to be revealed. Challenging the senses and stimulating the deepest party sensibilities, PLASTIKMAN is legendary and we just can't wait to see him. It's going to be massive.

And don't forget! Coming soon we have the grand reveal of our fantastic fancy dress theme and some truly jaw-meets-floor type performers that we guarantee will make you do a little dance of joy when you find out who they are! So, keep checking link for all the action.

Previously Announced Acts:

Live Acts: A Genuine Freakshow / Archie Bronson Outfit / Beardyman / Beth Jeans Houghton / Bookhouse Boys / Chase & Status / Chilily Gonazales / Countryside Alliance Crew / Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip / Deer Tick / Delphic / Dizzee Rascal / Echo and the Bunnymen / Ellie Goulding / Fat Freddy's Drop / Flying Lotus / Four Tet / French Horn Rebellion / Gil Scott Heron / Glen Matlock / Goldhawks / Here We Go Magic / High Llamas / Hot Chip / Hurts / King Charles / Kitty Daisy & Lewis / Laura J Martin / LCD Soundsystem / Marc Almond / Mixhell / Rolf Harris / Samuel and the Dragon / Simian Mobile Disco / Sisters of Transistors / Spindle and Wit / Starless & Bible Black / Stornoway / Telegraphs / The Antlers / The Boy Who Trapped The Sun / The Cuban Brothers / The Flaming Lips / The Gaslamp Killer / The Japanese Popstars / The Lost Brothers / The Twinkle Brothers / The Vegetable Orchestra / Three Trapped Tigers / Worship / Tim and Sam Band / Tinie Tempah / Tunng / Ulrich Schnauss / Unicorn Kid / Vitalic

DJ Sets: Annie Mac Presents / Back To The Phuture / David Rodigan / Dixon / DJ Derek / Ewan Pearson / Greg Wilson / Nathan Fake / Greg's Greats / Huw Stephens / Jaguar Skills / Jakwob / Joy Orbison / Horse Meat Disco / Mary Anne Hobbs / Ramadanman /SBTRKT / Seth Troxler / The Broken Hearts / Untold