Camp Bestival Dorset Announce Line-Up For HMS Camp Bestival Stage
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Written by Jon Stickler
Camp Bestival have announced the line-up for its HMS Camp Bestival stage.
The enormous cruise ship stage will host Fat Tony, Woody Cook, Jaguar Skills, 24 Hour Garage Girls (featuring SHOSH), as well as Gok Wan back-to-back with festival curator and DJ Rob da Bank. He said:
"Paaaaarrrrtttyyy! Can you believe it?! We’ve been 15 years down in Dorset! and, as you know, we love any excuse for a party, but this is a good one. Not a bad age to reach in festival years and to be this old (or maybe this young?!) so we’re going all out with a major new stage and some ace talent additions. First up we’re bringing our ship into the fields of Lulworth – yup that’s right Josie and her creative gang are dusting off HMS Camp Bestival (our beloved boat from The Port stage at Bestival), giving her a brand new look and sailing her up The Solent to moor up at Camp Bestival Dorset 2023.
"This is honestly one of the funnest, coolest-looking stages out there in festival land and we’re gonna have some serious naughty nautical antics aboard! Gok Wan blew us all away with his high-energy DJ set last year and he’s kindly agreed to let me go back-to-back with him onboard! We also have Fat Tony – a legend in his own lifetime – and someone who knows how to rip up a party, plus we have the amazing and practically Camp Bestival resident Jaguar Skills and 24 Hour Garage Girls, plus a special shout to Woody Cook, joining us for his inaugural DJ set. Anchors aweigh and look shipshape me hearties! See you there."
The festival will return to Lulworth Castle, Dorset in July, with headliners Grace Jones, Craig David Presents TS5, and The Kooks. It's one of several events from the people behind the iconic Bestival, the other being Camp Bestival Shropshire.
There will also be performances from Confidence Man, Melanie C, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Sam Ryder, Ella Henderson, East 17, The Cuban Brothers, David Rodigan, Goldie Lookin Chain, Hot Dub Time Machine, Roni Size, Stereo MC's, Elvana – Elvis Fronted Nirvana, and The Bootleg Beatles.
Organisers have also announced its Wildlife fancy dress theme. Head below for more information.
What? A three-day sister festival of Bestival that combines a music line-up curated by Rob da Bank with the family-friendly elements of a camping holiday.
Where? Lulworth Castle in Dorset.
When? July 27-30, 2023.
Who? Grace Jones, Craig David Presents TS5, and The Kooks top the bill. Other acts set to perform across the festival include Confidence Man, Melanie C, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Sam Ryder, Ella Henderson, East 17, The Cuban Brothers, David Rodigan, Goldie Lookin Chain, Hot Dub Time Machine, Roni Size, Stereo MC's, Elvana – Elvis Fronted Nirvana, The Bootleg Beatles, and more that you can check out on the poster below.
HMC Camp Bestival stage, meanwhile, will also host Fat Tony, Woody Cook, Jaguar Skills, 24 Hour Garage Girls (featuring SHOSH), as well as Gok Wan back-to-back with DJ Rob da Bank. More acts are also still to be announced.
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