Orbital To Headline Bestival Big Top

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Plus the fancy dress theme is announced

Dance legends Orbital are the first act confirmed for this year’s Bestival.

The Hartnoll brothers headline the Big Top on Sunday 9th September making sure the festival goes out with a bang.

From today onwards, Bestival head honcho Rob Da Bank will drip-feed line-up announcements by unveiling a new act daily on Twitter until mid-February when the headliners are announced.

He’s also just confirmed that this year’s fancy dress theme will be ‘wildlife’ and revellers are encouraged to get in touch with their inner animal.

Rob said: "I’ve never been pestered so much on Twitter and even in clubs and on the street about who’s playing Bestival this year so we thought we'd better start the proceedings.

“Legendary brothers of rave Paul and Phil Hartnoll aka Orbital are the first act who have self-announced themselves today…and what a classic to kick off on.

“As ever the theme of Bestival is a hotly debated topic - this year its Wildlife - so maybe you're thinking foxes, badgers or flamingos or go a bit more lateral and think of wild men and women, hedonists and crazy people? It’s an open book as ever. More news very soon!”

Bestival takes place from Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th September 2012. Tickets are available to buy now!

Remember, tickets are still on sale for Orbital’s spring 2012 UK tour which takes in shows in Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Liverpool, Cambridge and London.

Head over to Aloud.com RIGHT HERE to grab yours before they sell out.

Orbital – Straight Sun