Camp Bestival is a British music festival, the "little sister" of Bestival, both organised by BBC Radio 1 DJ Rob Da Bank. It is held annually, in July, at Lulworth Castle in Dorset[1] and is targeted at families with small children.[2] It has a capacity of 10,000 adults and 5,000 children.[3] It won the Best New Festival award from the UK Festival Awards in 2008.[4][5]
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The first Camp Bestival in 2008 included headliners Chuck Berry,[6] Flaming Lips,[7] Kate Nash, Billy Bragg, DJ Yoda, Kevin Rowland and Black Kids,[8] but was troubled by the overcrowding of the campsites leading to many people camping by their cars in the nearby carparks.
The 2009 festival, held over the weekend 24-26 July, included musical performances by Florence and the Machine, PJ Harvey - in her only UK solo appearance of the year,[9] Will Young, Tinchy Stryder, VV Brown, Kid Creole and the Coconuts,[10] Mercury Rev, Goldie Lookin' Chain, Wild Beasts, Roots Manuva, Candi Staton, Bon Iver, Phoenix, Alessi's Ark, Alela Diane, Micachu and the Shapes, Golden Silvers, Seth Lakeman and Laura Marling. Comedians appearing included Frankie Boyle, Marcus Brigstocke, Lee Mack[11] and Michael "Atters" Attree.[1] Other events included a barn dance, a show by the English National Ballet,[12] and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage tent.[13]
Changes from the previous year included a late-night Silent Disco to avoid waking children, and the number of toilets were tripled.[14]
The line-up for Camp Bestival 2010 included Madness, Calvin Harris, Billy Bragg, The Human League, Lee "Scratch" Perry and The Cuban Brothers. The festival was held over the weekend of 30th July to 1st August.
The 2011 Festival has now been extended to allow campers to arrive from the Thursday lunchtime, after complaints about the long time needed to get on site caused some festival-goers to miss some of the Friday attractions in 2010. [15]
Headliners for 2011 are confirmed as Blondie, Mark Ronson and the Business International and Primal Scream who will be performing the Screamadelica album in its entirety in celebration of its 20 year anniversary. Other performers include ABC, The Wonder Stuff, House of Pain, Eliza Doolittle, Bad Shepherds, Easy Star All-Stars and Ed Sheeran.
Comedy performers include Marcus Brigstock, Milton Jones, Marcus Walsh and Jack Whitehall whilst there will be spoken word from Laura Dockrell, Simon Day and Sam Leith plus a continuation of the popular "How to..." series with speakers including Howard Marks.
Family entertainment includes Mr Tumble, live performances of The Gruffalo and Shrek: The Musical and vast array of attractions including "100 Free things for Kids".
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