Orbital Announced for Bestival 2012 and Wildlife Theme Confirmed

Orbital is the first act to be revealed for this year's Bestival, along with plenty of new additions to the festival for 2012. 

The seminal British electronic duo will headline the Big Top on Sunday 9th September. Renowned for their festival annihilating brilliance and a dashing line in torch specs, the brothers Hartnoll are true pioneers of dance music and with a brand new album, ‘Wonky’ currently getting the critics all giddy, you can expect nothing less than a legendary set.

Rob da Bank will be announcing one act a day over the coming weeks, leading to a big announcement in mid-February. 

Also conformed for this year is the fancy dress theme, which will take a wildlife twist. To tie in with this, the festival will be launching their own Insect Museum, and Animal Tug of War. 

Also new for 2012 is the Lost Picture Show – a vintage cinema to take you back to the golden age of movie going, plus Rob da Bank will be rescoring the 1930s original of King Kong at the brand new Amphitheatre performance space in the Woods with more film collaborations to be announced soon.

The Bollywood Bar, Soul Park and Arcadia will all be getting spruced up and expanded for this year's festival. 

Bestival, Robin Hill Country Park, Isle Of Wight – 6th to 9th September 2012

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