Bestival

The bestival in Robin Hill on Isle of Wight is a great place to visit if you are into gigs, music and fun. The Bestival usually starts in the afternoon and there is usually lots of people. It is a busy few days, as for over several days there are different shows, etc.

This year was wet, muddy, wet and crazy. Still good though. With the theme for fancy dress being 30 thousand freaks under the sea I was one of about 10 hilarious weirdo’s dressed as Steve Irwin but alas I lost my giant inflatable crocodile outside the redbull tent/​swamp. This year they sold twice as many tickets as last year which was not matched with twice as many stages or attractions. The BBC stage stood out like a sore thumb and i cant help but think they tryed to maximise the prophets a little too much this year. I missed many acts I was hoping to see because the tents were simply too full, I had to steal glances at fellow bestivalites programmes to find out what was going on as I felt the pinch of 6 hard earned pounds on top of 140 for the ticket was too great.
What Bestival does still have is an amazing eclectic mish mash of music, dance, art, vibes and atmosphere. Next year I hope the fesivals fun and crazy roots will over shadow the evil of the accountants who are now counting all my cash!
Set in an unbelievable play park in the vallies of the Isle of White this thing is still so immense.

Forget Glastonbury; this is where it is at. Bestival is a multicoloured carnival of music and costume; every year has a fancy dress theme; last year’s was Pirates. Arrrrr!
It’s a relatively new festival based on the Isle of Wight, so don’t forget to include the cost of the ferry from Portsmouth in your fun budget, which can be pretty hefty for foot pasenger and downright extortionate for motor vehicles. Oh and bring a spare phone battery; you don’t want to have to pay £5 for the privilege of half an hours leccy.
There’s some interesting camping options available: por ejlempo the yurts and tangerine fields: ready set up tents for those that don’t fancy hauling a lot of cag from the car parks.
Last year I saw some great acts: Beastie boys, The Chemical Brothers, The Levellers, Beth Ditto and Gregory Isaacs plus some excellent DJ sets in the dance tents (e.g. Pendulum). This year Winehouse has confirmed.
It’s kid friendly, full of cool spots and has a fantastic upbeat atmosphere — not a whiff of trouble; people are here to have fun!