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LATEST ACTS ANNOUNCED FOR BESTIVAL AND IW FESTIVAL

Isle of Wight Festival

N-Dubz and Florence and the Machine have been added to the line-up for this year's Isle of Wight Festival.  La Roux, The Hold Steady and Biffy Clyro will also play the event which takes place at Seaclose Park, Newport, between 11-13 June.

English rockers Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel top the list of new additions for the Big Top stage. In addition, Jimi Hendrix tribute act Are You Experienced will open the event to mark the fortieth anniversary of one of the virtuoso’s final performance which took place at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970.  

As previously reported Jay-Z, The Strokes, Vampire Weekend and Friendly Fires have already been confirmed for the festival (www.isleofwightfestival.com).  

Tickets for the Isle of Wight Festival are priced at £150 for a weekend adult camping pass, while a child (7-12) camping ticket costs £75.

For more information and to book tickets, tel. 08444 99 99 55, or visit www.ticketzone.co.uk

Bestival  

Dizzee Rascal, The Flaming Lips, LCD Soundsystem are to play Bestival 2010 - Echo & The Bunnymen, Gil Scott Heron and Hot Chip are also on the bill with more acts due to be announced soon.  

Bestival takes place between 9 and 12 September 2010 at Robin Hill Country Park, near Newport.  For more information and to check the availability of Bestival tickets, visit www.bestival.co.uk

Adult weekend camping tickets (aged 16 or over) for Bestival are priced at £150, child camping ticket (13 to 15) cost £75. 
For more information and to book tickets, tel. 0844 888 4410, or visit www.bestival.net

Accommodation

Tipi, Yurt, PopPad, Campervans or a ready pitched tent, all these and more can be booked by visiting the festival websites.  

Alternatively, book you off-site festival accommodation by telephoning the Isle of Wight Council’s Call Centre on 09183 813813, or book on-line at www.islandbreaks.co.uk  

Ferries  

Information about combined festival and ferry tickets is available from festival websites.  Alternatively, book your ferries direct:

Wightlink (Portsmouth to Ryde and Forborne and Lymington to Yarmouth)

0871 376 4342, www.wightlink.co.uk

Red Funnel (Southampton to Cowes and East Cowes)

0870 444 8898, www.redfunel.co.uk

Hovertravel (Southsea to Ryde)  

01983 811000, www.hovertravel.co.uk

Getting around   

During the festivals, Island’s bus company Southern Vectis will be running special shuttle services and extra late buses on their normal routes to make it as easy as possible for you to get to the festival sites. A taxi service is available from Ryde pier head and the Red Jet terminal at Cowes.