Bestival has today announced that Foals will headline the 2014 festival, joining hip hop legends Outkast at the top of the bill.
Also announced are Thursday night headliners Beck, Disclosure, Major Lazer plus many more across four days of live music.
On headlining the festival, Foals have said: “We couldn’t be more excited & honoured to be part of Bestival this year; it’s the perfect end to our touring for Holy Fire. We promise a night of madness, mayhem & good times!”
On today’s announcement, festival Curator Rob da Bank has said: “Ahoy there shipmates and welcome to my desert island! Yes folks, HMS Bestival has set sail once more and we have finally landed back on the Isle of Wight for our 11th instalment – a Desert Island Disco. Foals were voted best live act of last year and I’m delighted they’ll be headlining the Saturday night – there’s no better indie guitar band in the UK right now. Also donning a grass skirt and mirrorball is a total icon of popular music and one of my favourite songwriters, Beck, plus disco darlings Disclosure, Diplo and his Major Lazer crew and all the hottest new bands from London Grammar to Clean Bandit. So get out of your deckchair and get ready to disco, my friends!”
It had previously been revealed that the theme to this year’s festival is Desert Island Disco.
The full announcement is as follows:
Foals
Beck
Disclosure
Major Lazer
London Grammar
Wild Beasts
Sam Smith
Caribou
Clean Bandit
Chvrches
Laura Mvula
Tickets for the festival are available now.
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