Bestival Set To Take Place This Weekend

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The final major music festival of the summer will begin today, with acts such as The Cure, Pendulum, Primal Scream and Bjork set to perform.

The final major festival of the summer, Bestival, is set to get underway today on the Isle Of Wight. The event, organised by legendary DJ Rob Da Bank will take place at Robin Hill Country Park until Sunday 11th September.

Fans are expecting wet weather for the majority of the weekend, which is nothing new to the event, having experienced awful conditions in both 2008 and 2009.

Bestival is famous for it’s fancy dress Saturday, with this year’s theme set as ‘Rock Stars, Pop Stars and Divas.’

Acts confirmed for this year’s festival include The Cure, Pendulum, Bjork, Brian Wilson, P J Harvey, Tom Vek, Professor Green, DJ Krush, Applebim, Pearson Sound, Danny Byrd, The Maccabees, Fatboy Slim, Public Enemy, Big Audio Dynamite, Kelis, Paloma Faith, Chromeo, The Drums, Village People, Noah And The Whale, Groove Armada present Red Light, Annie Mac, Magnetic Man, Robyn, Crystal Castles, DJ Shadow, Katy B and many more. A full list of Bestival stage times and line-up details were released earlier today.