Flaming Lips, Hercules, Black Kids Do Camp Bestival
Once a year, BBC Radio 1 DJ Rob da Bank
has brought a few of his favorite record-makers-- and many thousands of
ticketholding onlookers-- to the Isle of Wight for a late-summer Bestival.
But September is far away, and Rob da Bank's party planning instincts
have already got the best of him. So, then, there's the first-ever Camp Bestival, which goes off July 18-20 at Dorset, England's Lulworth Castle.
Camp Bestival shares a lot with its elder sibling, and not just a few
record collection touchstones. Like Bestival proper, there's readings,
spoken word events (this one hosted by noted talker Scroobius Pip), a
mess of comedians and comediennes, and a whole bunch of other unique
fantasy world wackiness. There's also a petting zoo!
And, this being a DJ-curated festival, there'll be platters spinning damn near constantly, highlighted by appearances from Kevin Rowland of Dexy's Midnight Runners, Andrew Weatherall, DJ Yoda, Gilles Peterson, Idjut Boys, Queens of Noise, and a four hour psychedelic/prog DJ set from Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve (Erol Alkan and Richard Norris). Please avoid the brown Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
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