Bestival have revealed the theme of this year's event, as well as that annual fancy dress theme.
Every year, the Isle Of Wight bash has a theme for the overall mood and make-up of the event, as well for the fancy dress of the Saturday. This year, it's 'Summer Of Love'. Not only that, but the first wave of acts from the line-up will be revealed at 10am on Thursday 12 February - when tickets will also go on sale.
- Read our full review of Bestival 2014 here
“Hear this as the first of the whispers… the festival returns to its roots," says Bestival in a statement. "A salute to the original muses: Music, Freedom, Peace, Love and Euphoria. In the year 2015, Bestival acknowledges its ancestry with the theme, 'Bestival's Summer of Love'.
“At the zenith of the season, Bestival invites you to join the great revival, lose your inhibitions and join our gathering of the peoples. Reject the hum-drum, the material and the system! Come to the island, and for a weekend, take heart in the art, the ideals and the madness.
“Turn on, tune in, peace out”.
Rob da Bank added: “Our theme for 2015 is the Summer of Love… it’s a simple theme and hopefully one that’s easy to embrace. It's largely a positive reaction to all the bad news and downright evil going on in the world. We're not hiding our heads in the sand and pretending everything’s rosy and laid-back but we can, as a big family of 50,000 people, come together, listen to music, party and spread love, even if it’s just for the weekend.
"That has always been at the heart of Bestival and its year-round community. Hate out, love in!”
Bestival takes place in the Isle Of Wight's Robin Hill County Park in Newport from 10 - 13 September, 2015. For tickets and more information, visit here.
