Camp Bestival have revealed their line up for the 2013 themed " let's go 'Around The World' " Festival.

The line up includes Richard Hawley, Levellers and Billy Bragg, pop and dance is represented by heavyweights Labrinth and DJ Fresh and we're mega chuffed rising stars Gabrielle Aplin and Tom Odell have chosen to come to the Camp. Throw in some legends like Toots and The Maytals, Musical Youth and Kid Creole and the Coconuts, The Polyphonic Spree who will not only be treating the Castle stage crowd to their own infectious grooves but will also be performing a very special Rocky Horror Show set in all its sing-along glory we're pretty confident everyone will be dancing on the grass!

Also appearing wil be , I Am Kloot’s acclaimed bittersweet tales will beguile, dan le sac V Scroobius Pip and of course, The Cuban Brothers who will be treating you to the best good time booty shakers.

Plus we have audio visual amazingness from the inimitable DJ Yoda, Mancunian poet and icon John Cooper Clarke, heart stealing folk chanteuse Lissie, Liverpool’s kings of baggy, The Farm, the beatbox genius Beardyman, electro swingers The Correspondents and scrumpy and western specialists and all-round legends The Wurzels.

There will also be live sets from Mad Professor, Clean Bandit, London Grammar, Mikill Pane, The 1975, Fleetwood Bac, 'Introducing' Recreate 'Discovery' Live - A Daft Undertaking, Howard Marks, Lucky Elephant, Folk Idol - Folk From Around The World, Sexy Sushi, Ben Waters, Moulettes, Filthy Boy, Fake Bush, Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer, Lewis Watson, Jaws, Jaipur Brass Band, Kawa Circus, and J-Cats.

Camp Bestival is no slouch when it comes to the DJs either with, one of the originators on the ones and twos, Grandmaster Flash dropping the knowledge and actual DJing royalty with the one and only Sasha making his debut appearance at Lulworth Castle for what is destined to be a monumental set. The incomparable David Rodigan's Ram Jam will be laying down the reggae goodness and Andrew Weatherall and Sean Johnston’s sublime A Love From Outer Space will be dropping the chugging house. Drum n Bass kingpins Fabio + Grooverider will be getting busy with the b-lines, all this plus Coldcut’s Jon More, Dub Pistols head honcho Barry Ashworth, Xfm’s John Kennedy, Balearic Brothers, Feeling Gloomy, Tythe, Coley From Luv*Jam and Camp Bestival favourites Sombrero Sound System.

As anyone who’s ever been to Camp Bestival will know it’s not just about the music as there’s a whole world of incredible fun to be had with Over 100 Free Things for Kids to Do including arts, shows, workshops, funfair and so much more.

The Horrible Histories will be performing their stage show Barmy Britain for the first time ever at a festival and , of course be an appearance from Camp Bestival main stage legend Mr Tumble, there will also be dinosaurs coming to Lulworth too, courtesy of Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo. Mischief makers extraordinaire Dick n Dom will be on hand to keep you entertained and we’ll also be celebrating the world’s most successful rock ’n’ roll band live at Camp Bestival with the company of West End hit show Let It Be who will be performing a selection of The Beatles’ greatest hits on The Castle Stage.

During the daytime the Big Top will be abuzz with activity including the BRIT School, who will premiere a brand new festival exclusive dance theatre performance, incorporating infectious music and songs inspired by our Around the World theme plus the Black Eagles Circus and The Royal Albert Hall Ginornmous Percussion Orchestra.

There will also be a world record holding beatboxer Shlomo and his Beatbox Adventure for Kids, Cando2 a youth dance performance company and part of the renowned Candoco Dance Company featuring disabled and non-disabled dancers aged 14-25, the Roundhouse return with a brand new theatre show, called Gloria and the Explorers and Little Sunshine, Little Rainfall invite you to their magic garden for an enchanting Japanese musical theatre show. The Camp Bestival Panto is back and this year it’s Alice in Wonderland and we’ll have one of the UK’s leading choirs, the London Lucumi Choir, an Afro-Cuban community choir, plus everybody’s favourites, the incredible Insect Circus!

New venues for Camp Bestival include: Dance Space. For the first time ever at any festival, there will be the  UK’s leading contemporary dance companies and schools, including, the UK’s most in demand contemporary dance/theatre touring company, Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, plus Trinity Laban, Candoco and the BRIT School. Learn how dance can be creative, expressive and rewarding, and discover moves you never knew you had in you!

The Dingly Dell has been completely transformed featuring all new attractions in the day, with nature, craft and wilderness skills workshops and at night, see the woods come alive with light and wonder as the creatures of the forest awaken with magical fire and sculptural creations from Mechanical Menagerie, fantastical tales by Gideon Reeling, and dancing shadow puppets! 

LIVE 

RICHARD HAWLEY / LEVELLERS / LABRINTH /  

DJ FRESH(LIVE) / TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS /  

THE POLYPHONIC SPREE - THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW / GABRIELLE APLIN / 

TOM ODELL / KID CREOLE & THE COCONUTS / I AM KLOOT / 

BILLY BRAGG / DAN LE SAC V SCROOBIUS PIP / THE CUBAN BROTHERS / 

DJ YODA (LIVE AV SHOW) FEAT. THE TOOTSIE ROLLERS / JOHN COOPER CLARKE / LISSIE / THE FARM / MUSICAL YOUTH / BEARDYMAN / THE CORRESPONDENTS / 

THE WURZELS AND MANY MORE …. 

DJs - ROB DA BANK AND FRIENDS:

GRANDMASTER FLASH / SASHA / DAVID RODIGAN'S RAM JAM / 

ANDREW WEATHERALL’S A LOVE FROM OUTER SPACE / 

FABIO + GROOVERIDER AND MANY MORE …

COMEDY FROM:

ALAN DAVIES

Rob da Bank says: 'Hip-hip hooray! Here we are reaching our 6th birthday. Crack out the jelly and ice cream, unroll the Twister board and cover me in sticky pop if I’m not more excited than ever to be announcing our all ages extravaganza once more. As ever it’s a veritable smorgasbord of talent. Music-wise people are always asking for more guitars so we have Richard Hawley, Levellers and Billy Bragg, pop and dance is represented by heavyweights Labrinth and DJ Fresh and we're mega chuffed rising stars Gabrielle Aplin and Tom Odell have chosen to come to the Camp. Throw in some legends like Toots and The Maytals, Musical Youth and Kid Creole and we're pretty confident everyone will be dancing on the grass! 

Camp Bestival 2013 takes place at Lulworth Castle, Dorset from  Thu 1st to Sun 4th August 2013 Tickets on sale  HERE

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