Bestival has announced that the Red Bull Music Academy will be returning to Robin Hill between September 4th – 7th. 

Rob da Bank says: “Oh wow... Am I excited about this stage in 2014! I love working with Red Bull who have been at the majority of the last 11 Bestivals in some form or other musically. We definitely share a love of underground electronic music from all over the world and this year we’ve nailed our biggest line up yet. Jackmaster and his Numbers crew are simply the best party people around right now, the total legend that is Harvey used to DJ at my club Sunday Best 15 years ago and is still the man for awe inspiring leftfield DJ sets for disco heads, Tropical is where its at right now as grime, house and bass collide in a sunshine vibe and Diplo comes straight from the main stage with his Major Lazer crew to mash up the grand finale. Seriously this is gonna be a lock out from Thursday to Monday! Check it!”

Glaswegian electronic music Numbers, kicks things off on Thursday, with Jackmaster & Oneman Present Can U Dance, live sets from Redhino, and Kool Clap and Spencer going back to back with Optimo.

Commenting on his return to Bestival Jackmaster said: “We've started thinking of Numbers at Bestival as a bit of a tradition within our ranks, as have myself and Oney with our b2b sets at the festival. Heavy looking forward to taking that to the next level with our 4 deck Can U Dance set and also welcoming two of our favourite DJs on the planet!”

Friday sees Harvey’s Discotheque taking charge, techno DJ du jour Daniel Avery joins in, alongside Pachanga Boys, Eric Duncan, Hugo Capablanca, Jolly Mare and Andre Laos.

Speaking about his Red Bull Music Academy appearance at Bestival, Harvey said: “Having been a regular guest DJ at Rob’s original Sunday Best Party almost 20 years ago, it's a real treat to come full circle and curate my own Discotheque at Josie and Robby's Bestival, and what a theme! “We've put together a really great line-up of DJ's, some you will have heard and others that have blown my socks off when I've seen them DJ on my travels. It's an honour to play with them all for you all. I can't bloomin' wait”.

Saturday’s line-up is headed by JME, Skepta, and Logan Sama. They’re joined by Preditah, C4, Slimzee with Riko Dan,Plastician. Saturday’s special guest comes in the form of garage royalty DJ EZ, alongside Elijah and Skilliam who go b2b for an alumni hat-trick.

Bringing the weekend to a close, Sunday sees Diplo & friends take the headline slot, with appearances from Kaytranada, Trippy Turtle, Artwork and Martelo. Rounding up Sunday’s roster is Slow and Sinjin Hawke. 

Supplementing the music, the stage will be brought to life along a ‘dance temple’ design theme, complete with totem poles and resplendent tribal miscellanea inside and out – a fitting testament to the pantheon of talent on offer. Cranking out sermons of hip-swaying hedonism, the roster brings together acts from across the spectrum, giving Academy alumni the chance to share the bill with legends for a party to end all parties, at our Desert Island Disco.

BESTIVAL TICKET LINKS & INFORMATION: Tickets on sale here.

Adult Ticket with entry from Thursday 4th September - £195 Student Ticket with entry from Thursday 4th September - £180 (For full-time students only. Valid NUS or ISIC ID required at the box office. No other student ID accepted)

Bestival 2014 takes place at Robin Hill Countryside Adventure Park, Downend, Arreton, Newport, Isle of Wight between Thu 4th to Sun 7th September 2014

Teen (age 13-17) Ticket with entry from Thursday 4th September - £127

Child (age 12 & under) Ticket - Free (but you must obtain a ticket)

Caravan Tickets: £101 (per vehicle) Campervan Tickets: £90 (per vehicle)

Advance Car Parking - £15

All Tickets: - will incur a booking fee. - there are no Day Tickets. - incur a £1 donation to the Isle Of Wight Youth Trust*.

THE WEEKLY PAYMENT PLAN 

They are once again offering a 15-week payment plan which means that an adult ticket can now be bought at a payment of £13 per week over 15 weekly payments.

Once you have signed up to the payment plan, which basically means giving your agreement by ticking the bank mandate form on Ticketline’s website, Ticketline will automatically debit your card on a weekly basis. They only accept Visa (credit or debit) or Mastercard for the payment plan.

NB: Booking fees will be charged with your initial transaction.