UPDATED: A series of Island acts are set to battle it out tonight (Thursday) in a bid to win a place on the line up for this year’s Bestival.
As previously reported by Island Echo, Rob Da Bank has chosen his finalists for this years 2014 Bestival Island Band, DJ, Choir & Spoken Word Competition.
The prize on offer to the eventual winners in each of the four categories in this year’s Competition is a coveted, once in a lifetime opportunity to grab a slot on one of the stages at the Island’s biggest summer event, Bestival, playing to 55,000 festivalgoers and sharing the bill with the likes of world-class headline acts Outkast, Foals, Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, Beck and DJ Sven Vath, plus hundreds more.
With The Dollymopps already crowned as this year’s Choir winners, the remaining three categories will now compete at Northwood House, Cowes from 19:00 tonight (free entry) in front of a panel of prestigious judges (including Level 42’s Mark King and Rob da Bank himself).
UPDATED FRIDAY: BaDow have been crowned as the winners of the competition in the band category following last night’s event.
Lady Robinson took the Spoken Word crown, whilst DJ Hadda took victory in the DJ category. The Dollymops choir will perform in the Big Top.
