Alessi’s Ark & More Join Camp Bestival Line Up

Camp Bestival has announced a string of new acts that have been added to the line up of their 2009 event, which will take place at Lulworth Castle, Dorset from 24th - 26th July. New additions include: WILL YOUNG / PHOENIX / TINCHY STRYDER / MUMFORD & SONS / CRAZY P / BADDIES / HUW STEPHENS / KID CARPET / ALELA DIANE / ALESSI’S ARK / MAGIC DRUM ORCHESTRA / SOUL OF MAN & THE FINGER LICKIN’ FUNK / DJ DAN AND PROPAGANDA / REV MILO / JOHNNO / RECOMMENDED DAILY ALLOWANCE / CLIFF LAY & TOSH OHTA / QUAYSIDE CLOGGIES. Commenting on his appearance Will Young said: “I am really excited to be doing festivals again this summer. It’s gonna be a hot summer, and I can’t think of anything else I’d like to be doing more - I enjoyed them all so much last year” The full line up (so far) reads: FRIDAY MUSIC : BALERIC BROTHERS (DJ) / BARRY PETERS (DJ) / BENGA (DJ) / BOYS NOIZE (DJ) / CHASE AND STATUS (DJ) / CLIFF LAY AND TOSH OHTA (DJ) / DAN BLACK (DJ) / DJ DEREK (DJ) / DRUMS OF DEATH (LIVE) / FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE (LIVE) / FRANKIE BOYLE GILLES PETERSON (DJ) / GREG WILSON (DJ) / HAYSEED DIXIE (LIVE) / HIGH CONTRAST (DJ) / HOCKEY (LIVE) / JOHNNO - SAIL ON SAILOR (DJ) / KID CARPET (LIVE) / LETS GO CRAZY RESIDENTS - JAMES HARWOOD + FABIO LENDRUM (DJ) / MERCURY REV (LIVE) / MUMFORD & SONS / N-TYPE (LIVE) / RECOMMENDED DAILY ALLOWANCE (LIVE) / RUSKO (LIVE) / SKREAM (DJ) / VV BROWN (LIVE) / WAVE MACHINES (LIVE) COMEDY: FRANKIE BOYLE / JIM JEFFRIES / TIM CLARK / IAN STONE / JASON JOHN WHITEHEAD / CARL DONNELLY / MATT REED / TIERNAN DOUIEB / PROS FROM DOVER / TIM FITZHIGHAM / JAMIE KILSTEIN / CRAIG CAMPBELL SATURDAY MUSIC: ALESSI’S ARK (LIVE) / ANNIE MAC PRESENTS…(DJ) / BASTILA (LIVE) / BON IVER (LIVE) / CRAZY P (LIVE) / DISCO BLOODBATH (DJ) / DJ YODA (DJ) / EBONY BONES (LIVE) / EROL ALKAN (DJ) / GOLDIE LOOKING CHAIN (LIVE) / HUW STEPHENS / (DJ) / IMELDA MAY (LIVE) / INTRODUCING (LIVE) / LAURA MARLING (LIVE) / LUCKY ELEPHANT (LIVE) / MICACHU AND THE SHAPES (LIVE) / PHEONIX (LIVE) / PJ HARVEY (LIVE) / QUAYSIDE CLOGGIES (CLOG DANCERS) / REV MILO (DJ) / ROY AYERS (LIVE) / SCRATCH PERVERTS (DJ) / THE CUBAN BROTHERS (LIVE) / THE SHELLAC COLLECTIVE (DJ) / TINCHY STRYDER (LIVE) / WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS RESIDENTS (DJ) COMEDY: ROB ROUSE / CRAIG CAMPBELL / ANDRE VINCENT / MATT REED MC SUNDAY MUSIC: AEROPLANE (DJ) / ALELA DIANE (LIVE) / ANDY C (DJ) / BADDIES (LIVE) / BLUE ROSES (LIVE) / CANDI STATON (LIVE) / CHIC (LIVE) / DAN LE SAC VS SCROOBIUS PIP (LIVE) / FRANK TOPE (DJ) / FRANK TURNER (LIVE) / GOLDEN SILVERS (LIVE) / HORACE ANDY AND DUB ASANTE (LIVE) / LAURA IZIBOR (LIVE) / MAGIC DRUM ORCHESTRA (LIVE) / MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS (LIVE) / MONSTERS AT WORK (DJ)’S PRESENT THE PSYCHEDELIC SOUNDS OF MONSTERISM ISLAND (DJ) / O’DEATH (LIVE) / PEGGY SUE (LIVE) / ROB DA BANK (DJ) / ROOTS MANUVA (LIVE) / SOMBRERO SOUNDSYSTEM (DJ) / SOUL OF MAN & THE FINGER LICKIN’ FUNK / THE DUB PISTOLS (LIVE) / THE SHELLAC COLLECTIVE (DJ) / TROJAN SOUNDSYSTEM (DJ) / WILD BEASTS (LIVE) / WILL YOUNG (LIVE) / ZANE LOWE (DJ) COMEDY: ANDREW MAXWELLS FULLMOONERS / ED BYRNE / AL BARRIE / ANDRE VINCENT / EARLY EDITION WITH MARCUS BRIGSTOCKE,PHILL JUPITUS,ANDRE VINCENT AND CARRIE QUINLAN SPOKEN WORD, & AMAZING ATTRACTIONS: ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET / RIVER COTTAGE / 100 FREE THINGS FOR KIDS TO DO!!! / PENGUIN CHILDREN’S BOOKS TENT / LET’S GO CRAZY / THE SUNDAY TIMES COFFEE MORNINGS / JOUSTING WITH THE KNIGHTS OF LULWORTH / SILENT DISCO / THE BOOKWORM LIT TENT FEATURING - NEIL BOORMAN - BONFIRE OF THE BRANDS / RICHARD MILWARD - APPLES/TEN STOREY LOVESONG / CHRIS KILLEN - THE BIRD ROOM / JOE STRETCH - FRICTION/WILDLIFE / ROSS RAISIN - GOD’S OWN COUNTRY / DAMIAN BARR AND HIS LITERARY SALON / THE BEASTLY BOOKS QUIZ / LOOPS LIVE SESSIONS (MUSIC AND READINGS) / JOE DUNTHORNE / JOSIE CURRAN AND HER ‘ORGANISED FUN’ ANIMAL GAMES / EXCENTRAL TEMPEST / POEM INBETWEEN PEOPLE / TIM CLARE / VENTRILOQUIST / JOHN OSBORNE / CHRIS HICKS / MUSA OKWONGA / JOSHUA IDEHEN / JOHN BERKAVITCH / INUA ELLAMS / MR TUMBLE (JUSTIN FLETCHER CBEEBIES) / SPINAL TAP 25TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING Click here for more information and tickets. DIY has developed an ace mobile app for the iPhone and iPod touch. Download it and you’ll not only get the latest news direct from the site, but also free streaming tracks from This Is Fake DIY Records, video content from DIY TV and the latest gig photos from our snappers. Click here to download! Alessi’s Ark Official Site