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Set in the idyllic countryside of the Isle of Wight, Bestival is renowned for its fancy dress themes and eclectic music policy. It's fast becoming a UK favourite, with Rob Da Bank behind the scenes the line up is sure to impress!

The festival happens annually at the start of September. Dates for Bestival 2012 are Thursday 6th Sept - Sunday 9th Sept

The wonderful world of Bestival was born out of ten fun years of pioneering music events and record releases from Rob da Bank's Sunday Best empire. The BBC Radio 1 leftfield DJ had a dream to one day create his vision of how the modern day festival should be. Along with Creative Director and wife Josie da Bank and co founders / partners John and Ziggy from Get Involved that dream is now fulfilled. On a mission to change the face of independent festival culture, the fearless foursome are bringing some magic to the shores of the Solent and spreading the love worldwide.

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History of Bestival

The festival has been held annually in late summer since 2004, in a small country park called 'Robin Hill'. The event is organized by BBC Radio 1 leftfield DJ Rob da Bank and is an off-shoot of his Sunday Best record label and club nights[1]. Creative Director and wife Josie da Bank and co founders / partners John and Ziggy from Get Involved are also involved in organising the event.

In 2004, the festival was only attended by 10,000 people, a figure which has since increased to 17,000.

The Isle of Wight was chosen for many reasons as the site of the Bestival, primarily due to its notable natural beauty. It is also known that the Isle of Wight holds more carnivals per capita than anywhere else in the United Kingdom Besides being generally smaller, there are several qualities that make the Bestival different from the Isle of Wight Festival. It is considered more alternative and diverse, offering a large selection of vegetarian foods; a dressing up tent and a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'secret stage\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'.

Bestival is well known for its fancy dress themed days (usually the Saturday of the festival). In 2005, an attempt was made to set the Guinness World Record for most people in fancy dress at any one event.

The festival is also heavily involved in supporting social, political and environmental causes. The 2006 Bestival featured Brian Eno backing a stop the Iraq war campaign. Bestival also aims to be Carbon neutral, not only via Carbon offsetting but also by reducing forms of other waste and emissions[citation needed] - however, as yet this has not been fully implemented and Bestival has yet to be nominated for a Green Festival Award

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  6th Sep 2012: Robin Hill, Downend Newport,

Bestival info
What:	Bestival
When:	Thu 6th Sep 2012
Where:	Robin Hill Country Park, Isle
How Much:	Adult w/e camping
Lineup:	2012 Lineup
Tickets:	Bestival Tickets
News:	Bestival News
Travel:	Bestival Travel
Hotels:	Bestival Hotels

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