Hawtin joins The XX, Fever Ray (a UK exclusive appearance) on the Bestival line-up at the Robin Hill Country Park on the beautiful Isle of Wight in September.

Whilst this is a lot of a coup in itself, Hawtin joins an already impressive lineup of electronic performers, including the likes of Dixon, Flying Lotus, Seth Troxler and Ewan Pearson, plus dozens of top tier rock and pop acts.

The appearance will mark one of only two British dates in the first ever Plastikman world tour, which begins this March at the Time Warp festival in Mannheim. Following in the same vein as his 2004 Mutek performance, Plastikman’s live act will comprise roughly sixty minutes of classic material from albums like Artifakts, Sheet One and Musik, all remixed on the fly with provocative visual accompaniment by Ali Demirel, Hawtin’s longtime collaborator and director of Making Contakt, the documentary of M-nus’s 2008 tour.

Other recent additions to Bestival’s lineup include South London indie-rockers The XX and the all-mighty Fever Ray, whose eerie live performances in London and New York earned glowing reviews and who recently featured of Seth Troxler’s Boogiebytes Vol. 5.

Staying on course to deliver the closest thing to festival nirvana this side of rock’n’roll heaven, Rob da Bank and the Bestival crew are looking to make the 7th Bestival the best ever with the likes of Dizzee Rascal, Flaming Lips, Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem and Gil Scott-Heron already announced!

Rob da Bank says: “OK check this out for a triple whammy - my joint favourite band of last year The xx playing what will be a very rare UK festival appearance on our very own Isle of Wight, the audio-visual phenomenon that is Fever Ray with her ONLY UK festival this year and to cap it all one of the most important electronic wizards about, Richie Hawtin bringing his Plastikman guise to the Big Top. Selfishly these are three of the most played artists round the da Bank’s at the moment and if you don’t already own all the music get it now and get ready for September!”

And don’t forget! Coming soon we have the grand reveal of our fantastic fancy dress theme and some truly jaw-meets-floor type performers that we guarantee will make you do a little dance of joy when you find out who they are! So, keep checking www.bestival.net for all the action.

BESTIVAL LINE UP SO FAR
Live music from Dizzee Rascal, The Flaming Lips, Hot Chip, The xx, LCD Soundsystem, Fever Ray (UK Festival Exclusive), Gil Scott Heron, Richie Hawtin presents Plastikman live, Chase & Status, Echo and the Bunnymen, Simian Mobile Disco, Delphic, Rolf Harris, Marc Almond, Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Ellie Goulding, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Flying Lotus, Four Tet, Kitty Daisy & Lewis, Stornoway, Tinie Tempah, Vitalic, The Cuban Brothers, Chilly Gonzales, Beardyman, Tunng, Hurts, The Gaslamp Killer, The Vegetable Orchestra, Ulrich Schnauss, The Twinkle Brothers, High Llamas, The Antlers, Archie Bronson Outfit, Beth Jeans Houghton, Mixhell, Glen Matlock, Samuel and the Dragon, The Japanese Popstars, The Lost Brothers, Hear We Go Magic, Goldhawks, Countryside Alliance Crew, Laura J Martin, A Genuine Freakshow, Book! house Boys, King Charles, Three Trapped Tigers, Worship, French Horn Rebellion, Sisters of Transistors, Spindle and Wit, Starless & Bible Black, The Boy Who Trapped The Sun, Telegraphs, Tim and Sam Band, Unicorn Kid.

DJ sets from Rob da Bank plus Annie Mac Presents, David Rodigan, Ewan Pearson, Dixon, Greg Wilson, Nathan Fake, Huw Stephens, Mary Anne Hobbs, Jaguar Skills, Joy Orbison, Horse Meat Disco, DJ Derek, Greg’s Greats, SBTRKT, Ramadanman, Seth Troxler, Untold, The Broken Hearts, Back To The Phuture

Plus The return of The Afterburner, The Castle In The Sky Bonfire Extravaganza, Brand Spanking New Fields: The Wishing Tree & Tomorrow’s World, Early Bird Ferry Deals and Myriad Treats & Bestival’s usual merry mayhem…

BESTIVAL 2010 TICKET INFO
Bestival Tickets available now from Ticketline: www.ticketline.co.uk/bestival-tickets / 0844 888 4410

Bestival Ticket + Early Bird Ferry Travel Deals available now from Red Funnel: www.redfunnel.co.uk/bestival / 0844 844 9988
Wightlink: www.wightlink.co.uk/bestival / 0871 376 1000

Adult Weekend Tickets: £150
Student Weekend Ticket: £140 (valid NUS or ISIC ID (only) required at the box office)
Age 13 to 15 Child Weekend Tickets: £75
Age 12 & Under Child Weekend Tickets: FREE (but you MUST obtain a ticket)
Campervan Tickets: £60 (per vehicle) Please visit www.bestival.net/tickets for full ticket info and our terms and conditions

Also, we’ve started a new blog cleverly entitled the Besti-blog which will be updated daily with the latest news, views, mix-tapes and features from the lands of Bestival, Camp Bestival, Sunday Best and Rob da Bank. Check it at www.besti-blog.blogspot.com

Links:
www.twitter.com/robdabank
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www.campbestival.net
www.besti-blog.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/bestivalfestival
www.sundaybest.net