The Great thing about Bestival other than being a great festival, is that it’s like what T in the Park is to Oxegen. Its a great indicator as to what acts will be arriving on EP’s doorstep the week before.  I love the set up of their website also. I really wish electricpicnic.ie would get it’s act together with theirs. Another sick thing about Bestival was just how much good weather they got last year. I don’t think i saw one picture with a clowd in it. It pissed all EP and then we went on a huge dry run of settled weather all the way into bloody October. I’m still only just getting over this by the way. Weather makes everything in my eyes. Some amazing acts announced already and it’s only the first batch too!

Stand out ones for us are in bold! Oh yeah Dizzee Rascal can piss right off, he needn’t bother coming.

Dizzee Rascal / The Flaming Lips / Hot Chip / LCD Soundsystem / Gil Scott Heron / Chase & Status / Echo and the Bunnymen / Simian Mobile Disco / Delphic / Rolf Harris / Marc Almond / dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip / Ellie Goulding / Fat Freddy’s Drop / Flying Lotus / Four Tet / Kitty Daisy & Lewis / Stornoway / Tinie Tempah / Vitalic / The Cuban Brothers / Chilly Gonzales / Beardyman / Tunng / Hurts / Gaslamp Killer / The Vegetable Orchestra / Ulrich Schnauss / The Twinkle Brothers / High Llamas / The Antlers / Archie Bronson Outfit / Beth Jeans Houghton / Mixhell / Glen Matlock / Samuel and the Dragon / The Japanese Popstars / The Lost Brothers / Hear We Go Magic / Goldhawks / Countryside Alliance Crew / Laura J Martin / A Genuine Freakshow / Bookhouse Boys / King Charles / Three Trapped Tigers / Worship / French Horn Rebellion / Sisters of Transistors / Spindle and Wit / Starless & Bible Black / The Boy Who Trapped The Sun / Telegraphs / Tim and Sam Band / Unicorn Kid

DJ sets from Rob da Bank plus Annie Mac Presents / David Rodigan / Ewan Pearson / Dixon / Greg Wilson / Nathan Fake / Huw Stephens / Mary Anne Hobbs / Jaguar Skills / Joy Orbison / Horse Meat Disco / DJ Derek / Greg’s Greats / SBTRKT / Ramadanman / Seth Troxler / Untold / The Broken Hearts / Back To The Phuture

Even just a few of these acts would be a good start to things. Now how long will we have to wait to hear Picnic’s first batch?