The Bestival 2009 was the sixth installment of the Bestival, a boutique music festival held at Robin Hill on the Isle of Wight. The festival was held over the weekend between 11 September and 13 September 2009. Each year a fancy dress theme is announced, this year's being outer space with the title 'A Space Oddity'. The festival boasts its own radio station called Bestival Radio. The station is broadcast on-site, plays music and keeps listeners camping at the festival up-to-date on news and events over the weekend. Headline acts were announced as Massive Attack, Kraftwerk and Elbow.
Line-up The main line-up for the event was as follows:
Main stage Friday Massive Attack MGMT Soulwax Florence & the Machine Friendly Fires Passion Pit 65daysofstatic The Acorn Arcade Eden
Saturday Kraftwerk Klaxons The Cuban Brothers Seasick Steve Lily Allen The Correspondents Mika Little Boots Beardyman Goldie Lookin' Chain Jaguar Skillz Golden Silvers Joe Gideon & the Shark
Sunday Elbow Fleet Foxes English National Ballet Doves Björn Again Kitty Daisy & Lewis James Harwood, Fabio Lendrum & Mike Cuban Michael Nyman Feeling Gloomy (DJ) Music from the Penguin Cafe The Low Anthem Shanklin Freakshow
Big Top Friday Metronomy 2ManyDJs Bat For Lashes Frankmusik Fabio & Grooverider
Saturday King Roc The Future Sound of London DJ Yoda La Roux MDS Diplo MDS Buraka MDS Boy 8 Bit
Sunday Carl Cox (Old Skool Set) Squarepusher The Field
Comedy Craig Campbell Jason John Whitehead Andrew Maxwell Fullmooners Abandoman Doc Brown Bob Slayer Tiffany Stephenson
References
External links Official Bestival website