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My Bloody Valentine to headline Bestival

My Bloody Valentines

My Bloody Valentines

Plus CSS, Foals, Aphex Twin, The Breeders and Gary Numan to appear

My Bloody Valentine will headline Bestival on September 5 – the Friday night of the three-day festival which takes place on the Isle Of Wight.

Festival organisers have also revealed a slew of acts set to appear on the bill, including Foals, Aphex Twin and CSS.

Those confirmed to play so far are:


My Bloody Valentine
Aphex Twin
The Breeders
CSS
George Clinton And Funkadelic/Parliament
Gary Numan
The Human League
Pendulum
808 State
Jamie Liddell
Foals
Lee Scratch Perry
Baaba Mal
Jeffrey Lewis
The Wedding Present
Metronomy
The Cuban Brothers
The Count And Sinden
Sebastien Tellier
Transglobal Underground
Two Gallants
King Creosote
Chas & Dave
Ladyhawke
Ebony Bones
Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong
The Duke Spirit
Teenagers
Crystal Castles
Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man
These New Puritans
Taiwah
Red Snapper
Jon Hopkins
Lets Wrestle
Little Dragon
Subway
Imperial Leisure
Gideon Conn
Zombie Zombie
George Pringle
Subgiant
The Restaurant
Cage The Elephant
Vessels
The Ghost
Peter Von Poehl
St Vincent
Fuck Buttons
Drew
Micah P Hinson
Fleet Foxes
FM Belfast
Kitty Daisy & Lewis
Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip
Grand National
Christopher D Ashley
Sportsday Megaphone
Kid Carpet
Bastila


To check the availability of Bestival tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.


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AndTheyreOff 

Feb 24, 2008

Aphex Twin - fantastic: The Breeders - amazing; My Bloody Valentine - OH. MY. GOD! Taxi for the Isle Of Wight, please!

**blood-shot-diamond** 

Feb 24, 2008

my bloody valentine and aphex twin........oh deary me.......id sell my sex organ just to get a chance to experience the sonic ethereal melodies of mbv and the warped drill-n-bass firestorm of richard.d.james!!!!!! please god, please send me a golden ticket, my future depends on it!!!

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