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Dorset Police state they have yet to receive payment for policing last year's festival...

Bestival 2019 will not take place according to Dorset Police.

A spokesperson for Dorset Police commented that they were contacted by Bestival's event owners stating...

The festival and its sister event Camp Bestival hang in the balance...

Update: Bestival have released a statement announcing that the brand has been purchased and that the festival will be able to continue. Read the full...

Parklife and The Secret Garden will also take part...

Bestival is among 25 UK music festivals set to go dark today, in a campaign tipped to raise awareness for sexual assaults at music events. ...

The festival moves to the Lulworth Estate in Dorset...

Bestival has revealed that it will move from its Isle of Wight site in 2017, with organisers taking the festival to the Lulworth Estate in...

Voting is now open...

The UK Festival Awards have announced the full list of nominations for the its 13th edition, with the ceremony taking place on Monday 28th November...

In association with Nando's and Bestival...

We’ve teamed up with Nando’s and Bestival to give one lucky reader the chance to DJ b2b with Oneman at this summer’s Bestival on the...

Reclaiming the Ibizan sunset...

A Man Called Adam return to playing live this weekend (2nd July), for a string of shows that include Café Mambo, Hostal da Torres and...

Eats Everything, Skream & many more set for The Spaceport...

Bestival has announced the full line-up for its brand new stage, The Spaceport. It replaces The Port’s HMS Bestival at the festival, which runs from...

With a main stage prized for marquee bookings, Bestival's other stages are filled to the brim with dancefloor treasure. Here's our clubbers' guide to Bestival...

Duran Duran, The Chemical Brothers and Missy Elliot... Bestival's headline acts are always huge and this year is no different. The past has seen the...

British festival brand announces Canadian edition

British festival institution, Bestival has gone international with plans to export the well-known party brand to Toronto, Canada, running 12th - 13th June at Hanlan’s...

Rob Da Bank announces the first ever Common People in Southampton

Bestival head honcho Rob Da Bank has just announced the line-up for the first edition of his brand-new festival Common People, with Fatboy Slim set...

Red Bull Music Academy confirms Bestival dance line-ups

Dancehall daddy Diplo, signed to Secretly Canadian as Major Lazer, will headline the final day of the Red Bull Music Academy Stage at Bestival this...

<p>A dance fest on every weekend this summer, we've picked the best of the bunch...</p>

Festival season is finally here! Meaning UK clubbers can enjoy a large-scale outdoor dance event without having to jet to Mexico, Miami or Goa —...

Dance acts announced for maritime area

Bestival, Rob Da Bank's annual Isle Of Wight fun-filled festival, has just announced its dance line-up for The Port area.

German techno über-lord Sven...

Fatboy Slim talks us through his classic record, 'Praise You'...

By the mid-'90s, Norman Cook had been involved in three UK No.1 records. First there was the acapella 'Caravan of Love' in 1986 with Hull-based...

Major Lazer, Foals, Beck and Clean Bandit join Outkast on the bill

Bestival head honcho Rob Da Bank has just announced eleven more acts for this summer's event.

Beck and Foals have both been confirmed as headliners...

Line up and theme announced for family festival

Returning for its sixth year the family friendly Camp Bestival welcomes 2013 with an ever more diverse line up with the Around The World theme...

Bestival

In its nine-year history, Bestival has become one of the biggest festivals in the country, with only really Glastonbury rivalling it in terms of the legendary names that headline each year. In 2012 it was musical genius Stevie Wonder that provided the big draw, but with hundreds of other acts from Azealia Banks to The xx to New Order spanning numerous genres and generations, Bestival really is the festival for everyone.

We chat with the Bestival founder on his latest project

Bestival founder Rob Da Bank has stepped up to the mark and curated a vibrant soundtrack, as well as using his Bestival skills to create a virtual festival for the newest racing game to hit the block, Forza Horizon...