A brand new area and stage for this year’s Bestival has been announced, with plans in place for a central pirate ship stage and a lot of very off-the-wall entertainment.
Bestival’s Summer of Love between 10th-13th September is all about going back to the event’s roots, which includes off-the-wall carnival action. With that in mind, organisers have revealed a brand new attraction for 2015 – Carnivale.
Produced by Kirsty Henderson in collaboration with Bestival and one of Europe’s leading and most original carnival groups, Shademakers, Carnivale will be situated smack bang in the wonderland that is the Wishing Tree Field and will feature a huge pirate ship stage with a cast of oddball performers and dancers providing mind-bending entertainment all weekend long.
The annual Saturday Carnival Day Parade will set off from the new area for 2015 and will be accompanied by incredible Night Parades. A workshop tent will also be preset where you can get involved in the madness, learning mysterious carnival arts and making your own costumes.
King of the carnival, Rob da Bank says:
“We all know Besti-goers love a good party and any excuse to dress up, so gradually over the years we’ve been building our carnival activity up, till this year things have just gone off the scale with a fantastic Arts Council grant enabling us to put on our biggest carnival ever, and to have a mega pirate ship base for everything carnival to operate from. Combine that with our annual Saturday afternoon parade, and brand new illuminated night parades, soundtracked by yours truly, then things are going to go well and truly crazy for carnival this year!”
Each night as the sun sets over Bestival, carnival revellers will come out to play in nocturnal disguise for the brand new Night Parades, commissioned by Bestival in association with Roundhouse, Gideon Reeling and Shademakers. Cast your eyes to the horizon and watch as illuminated dancers appear, spreading their glorious wings, marvel as ethereal beings float past your eyes, radiating joy into the Bestival twilight. Heading for the hills of Slow Motion, they’ll gather together there to perform their Rituals of Love, in a spellbindingly wondrous display replete with a jaw-dropping fire finale that will enrapture anyone lucky enough to witness it.
BESTIVAL TICKET LINKS & INFORMATION:
www.ticketline.co.uk/bestival-tickets, 0844 888 4410
Adult Ticket £195.00
Student Ticket £185.00
Teen (13-17) Ticket £130.00
Child (12 & under) Ticket Free (BUT you MUST obtain a ticket)
Campervan Ticket £92.50
Adult Wild Copse Ticket £325.00
Teen Wild Copse Ticket £165.00
Caravan £105.00
Car Park £15.00
