Line Up Announced For Bestival.

Camp Bestival , the music festival dedicated to bringing back the feeling of an old fashioned family holiday camp, recently announced its long awaited line up. So, who else could they get to mark the occassion than Su Pollard. Peggy, the chalet maid from Hi De Hi.

In an online video that showed just how exciting and diverse a list of artists it turned out to be.

They include the brilliant UK female singer songwriter P J Harvey s only British show. They will also be a performance from US rock group Mercury Rev.

The line-up features a trip back to the seventies with disco and R&b band Chic feat. Nile Rogers, and soul singer Candi Staton.There will also be a performance by Indie outfit, Bon Iver,to show the many different types of music on offer at the festival.

Announcing the line-up festival organiser festival said,

“We’re coming back better and more equipped for 2009. Having PJ Harvey’s only solo UK show of 2009 is just amazing,made my album of the year last year”

said Rob Da Bank, event organiser.”Chic and Candi Staton are funk and soul legends and Mercury Rev are one of the all time out there rock bands.”

Oher acts set to play at Lulworth Castle in Dorset include dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip, The Cuban Brothers, Ebony Bones andBeardyman, Chase & Status featuring MC Rage & Plan B, and Drums of Death.

There will also be performances by Rusko, Micachu and the Shapes,Horace Andy and Dub Asante Band. Along with Dan Black, Hockey, Imelda May, Marina and the Diamonds, and O’Death, and among many others. With more names to be added the list.

“Throw in some of my favourite DJs from DJ Derek and High Contrast to Annie Mac and Gilles Peterson and we’re having a party!” Rob Da Bank added ” Plus lots more music listed below and to be announced soon!! As always Camp Bestival is about the family – young or old, parents or not – the River Cottage doing their first café at a festival is gonna be tasty, we launch our own Real Ale Festival within the festival, the English National Ballet and Silent Disco go head to head and I’m really pleased to welcome Lets Go Crazy, THE underage teen phenomenon for musically clued up kids. Last but not least our 100 free things for children has to be the bargain of the festival season. See you at the Castle overlooking the sea.”

The festival which takes place from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th July. There will be great DJs doing sets such as Rob da Bank himself, Radio Ones Zane Lowe, with Annie Mac, Andy C & MC GQ, Aeroplane, and High Contrast to name but a few.

There will be other disc jockeys on the bill, with more to be added later.

Bestival does not just feature music. It also has comedy, spoken word and dance. Along with activities such as arts & crafts, spoken word, dance, jousting, andfun for kids and families.

The comedy acts on te bill include `Mock The Week` starrankie Boyle (a UK Festival Exclusive), Phill Jupitus, Marcus Brigstocke, and Andre Vincent.

Spoken word and literature also make a return to the festival with Scroobius Pip, Excentral Tempest, A Poem Inbetween People, Tim Clare, Neil Boorman, Richard Milward, Chris Killen, Joe Stretch, Ross Raisin,

will be a few of the attractions of the Spoken word and literiature festival.

There will also be a performance by English National Ballet of ‘Angelina Ballerina, River Cottage Café with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

There is also a Silent Disco and the Penguin Children’s Books Tent with a lively mixture of traditional favourites such as Peter Rabbit and Spot and The event features a real ale festival, boutique camping (available to hire now),The Sunday Times Coffee Mornings, and jousting with The Knights Of Lulworth.

Tickets are vailable now, an adult weekend ticket is priced at £130, with a child ticket (aged 12 to 16) priced at £65, with children under-12 free (but require a ticket), and campervans cost £60 per vehicle. Camp Bestival is offering a deposit scheme, £50 to secure an adult ticket, or £27.50 for a child ticket.

To buy tickets, click here.