NME Festival Guide 2008
Camp Bestival

Everything you need to know about Camp Bestival Festival 2008 guide - including news, line-up, dates, videos, photos, reviews, ticket information and more...

Camp Bestival

When: July 18-20

Where: Lulworth Castle, Dorset

What: Imagine a 1950's British Holiday Camp with a twist and you'll get close to what Camp Bestival is about. Bestival Bluecoats lead the entertainment, which includes music from The Flaming Lips, Kate Nash and Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong, DJ sets, Rock and Roll tent and the laughter library. And sleep it all off in luxury with tipis and gypsy caravans.

Tickets: £120 for adult (16+) weekend tickets with camping. £60 for kids (aged 13 - 15 by July 18 2008), kids under 12 are free but still need a ticket.

Website: www.campbestival.co.uk

Camp Bestival 2008

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2008 Line-up includes:

Chuck Berry

Gilles Peterson

Andrew Weatherall

Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip

DJ Krust

View the full 2008 Camp Bestival Line-up here

Camp Bestival News

Read all the latest Camp Bestival news, updated around the clock - including news, reviews, ticket information, line-ups and more...

Flaming Lips: 'Camp Bestival best festival we've played'

Jul 22, 2008

The Flaming Lips want to be house band at Camp Bestival

Jul 19, 2008

Chuck Berry dazzles first day of Camp Bestival

Jul 19, 2008

Camp Bestival: 'Everyone is trying to borrow Chuck Berry's amps'

Jul 17, 2008

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Camp Bestival Blog

NME writers off the leash: reviews, rants and gossip direct from the festival front-line...

Rob Da Bank's Camp Bestival Blog - The Aftermath

Phewee, well it’s all over save for picking some beer cans out of the woods, waking up the last remaining people still snoring in the backstage camping and packing away my tipi. [...] Read more!

Rob da Bank's Camp Bestival Blog - Bongs, Flaming Lips And Hi-De-Hi

Oops sorry, appear to have missed a day! That'll be running a festival for you. [...] Read more!

"Don’t blame Me When Your Hair Beehives Overnight!" - Rob Da Bank On The Opening Day Of Camp Bestival

We’re open! Half an hour late but after sweating for six days to get the bloomin place ready in time it’s quite a relief. At this point I’m sure I should feel ecstatic but I actually feel a bit sick and tired. Could have been the sausage...

The NME.COM Signing Tent

View all of the photos from the NME Signing Tent at V Festival 2008.

Bands meeting and greeting fans this year included Ian Brown, The Kooks, The Hold Steady, The Charlatans and more.

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