Camp Bestival 2012 - Performers

2:54

For 2:54, everything comes from somewhere deep inside; that shared sisterly bond between Hannah and Colette

3 Bonzos and a Piano

The Bonzos have appeared with members of Monty Python, The Beatles, Eric Clapton, The Kinks and The Who

Adam Ant & The Good, The Mad & The Lovely Posse

Adam Ant is back! Not that he ever really went anywhere of course. The Prince Charming of post-punk/new

allabouttobe

Meet Toby, currently enjoying best kept secret status as one of the South West’s most talented

Bellowhead

There is nothing to compare with the excitement of experiencing Bellowhead live. From the wild, rousing

Blues Brothers UK

Blues Brothers U.K., featuring the talents of award winning actor Dave Ratty and Iain Barton as Jake

Chic feat Nile Rodgers

Saturday night is disco night at Camp Bestival 2012 and there was no way we were gonna have a party without

Clement Marfo & the Frontline

Clement Marfo & The Frontline are a seven-piece diverse collective from South London led by the charismatic

Delilah

Meet the music industry’s best-kept secret, without a single piece of music released yet, it’s

DJ Yoda & The Transiberian Marching Band

DMC World Scratch Champion, Cut and Paste Mixtape Pioneer and DJ most likely to drop the theme from The

Dub Pistols

Barry Ashworth and Jason O'Bryan aka the Dub Pistols have spent the best part of a decade at the forefront

Duke Special

Duke Special is an artist aptly named. Dynamic, musically ambitious & bracingly eccentric, with his

Earth Wind and Fire feat Al McKay

Guaranteed to transform the Castle Stage into a “Boogie Wonderland” who better than legendary

Emily Barker & the Red Clay Halo

Hailing from Bridgetown, Western Australia, Emily Barker is a compelling songwriter with a gift for weaving

Folk Idol presents The Folk Olympics

Details coming soon...........

Frankie Rose

Hailing from California but making her name as the darling of the New York indie scene circa 2007 as

Gabrielle Aplin

You’ve heard of Gabrielle Aplin right? No? Don’t worry we’ll forgive you just this

Gecko

Gecko are one of the most exciting bands in the South of England. Their fresh take on acoustic pop with

Hot Chip

Hot Chip are a hard band to pin down. An electronic act that play completely live, they write folk inspired

Jaipur Kawa Brass Band

Sound the brass and the drum! .. .. ...... .. .. Who has never enjoyed the frenzy of a brass band? Inherited

Jaipur Kawa Circus

One of the highlights of last year’s festival was undoubtedly the draw dropping shows put on by

James Yorkston

Resident of the East Neuk of Fife, James Yorkston has been releasing a series of much acclaimed albums

Jimmy Cliff

With a legacy that stretches back almost 50 years Jimmy Cliff remains a forceful voice of power

King Creosote & Jon Hopkins

info coming soon... www.kcjh.co.uk

Kool and the Gang

Saturday night is disco spectacular night and to say that we are proud and excited to be able to present

L.A. Salami

London based singer/songwriter L.A. Salami is a rare thing indeed, a romantic, a story teller, a troubadour

Lianne La Havas

info coming soon... www.liannelahavas.com

Little Dragon

Hailing from Gothenburg, Little Dragon continue the city's long standing reputation as a hotbed of diverse

Liz Green

The least exotic thing about tragi-comic pop artist Liz Green is her name. No Alela here - according

Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer

From deepest darkest Surrey, and with a decade of gentlemanly catterwalling under his belt, Mr.B brings

Netsky

Details on the way..........Artist Website

P Money

Up and coming Grime boy who’s made a name for himself working with the likes of Wiley, Skepta and

Pearl and the Beard

Pearl and the Beard is three voices, one cello, one guitar, one glockenspiel, one melodica, several drums

Prince Fatty

Prince Fatty is a group put together by producer and engineer Mike Pelanconi, originally for the purpose

Ren Harvieu

Details on the way........Artist Website

Rizzle Kicks

Here at Camp Bestival we’re totally committed to bringing you the hottest acts on the planet and

Rolf Harris

Musician, singer, award winning artist, cartoonist, TV presenter and national treasure, Camp Bestival

Scroobius Pip

more info coming soon... scroobiuspip.co.uk

Spector

Details coming soon........Artist website

Stooshe

The first rule of Stooshe? There are no rules!Utterly uninterested in following the formula, this London-based

The Cuban Brothers

The Cuban Brothers are unique. Born of the loins of seventies Havana, nurtured on a diet of soulful

The Japanese Popstars

Now they may not be Japanese, actually hailing from Northern Ireland, or Popstars in the traditional

The Moonflowers

Formed in 1987 from the legendary Bristol free party scene The Moonflowers went on to enjoy 16 years

The Slow Show

The Slow Show are a recently formed Manchester based band with a dynamic, warm, beautiful organic sound

This is the Kit

Also known as one half of the wonderful Whalebone Polly with Rachael Dadd, Camp Bestival are pleased

To Kill a King

These London upstarts are an ultra talented 5 piece already making waves with a sound that can and has

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs

Everyone calm down, there are no real dinosaurs here, we promise! What (or who) this actually is, is

We Were Evergreen

We Were Evergreen are an alternative indie-electro-pop band from France. The Parisian trio were born

Youngman

One of the UK’s most exciting and dynamic vocal talents, there’s little the dexterous Youngman