Festivals Bestival

IDLES bring compassion and ferocity to Bestival 2018

Sincerity and fun are both on the menu for the brilliant late-afternoon set down in Dorset.

8th March 2018

Pet Shop Boys close Bestival 2017 in excessive style

Sometimes, more is more

9th November 2017

The Magic Gang come home for infectious Bestival 2017 set

It takes the ​“Bournemouth-via-Brighton” four-piece mere minutes to dial up the celebration levels.

9th September 2017

The xx dazzle with Bestival 2017 headline set

It’s within their more human moments that their set really feels special.

9th September 2017

Wolf Alice, Black Honey and Sunflower Bean smash Bestival 2016

It’s the noisy kids taking centre-stage on a curiously metallic Isle of Wight.

13th September 2016

Bestival 2015

Search the Bestival crowd for one single face not plastered with a look of genuine glee, there isn’t one.

16th September 2015

Bestival 2014

It feels like being trapped inside a Nintendo’s motherboard, while Tune-Yards describes it as playing a show in a giant playground.

9th December 2014