Echo News
Camp Bestival acts announced
11:10am Friday 27th January 2012
DISCO fever will be hitting Camp Bestival this year with Kool and The Gang, Earth Wind & Fire and Chic feat Nile Rodgers taking to the stage.
Veteran all-rounder Rolf Harris, will also be starring in the popular summer event.
The Lulworth Castle family festival, to be held between July 26 and 29, will also see Hot Chip headlining on the Friday night and reggae star Jimmy Cliff and hip-hop act Rizzle Kicks performing live.
Other acts unveiled by organisers include Adam Ant and the Good The Mad and The Lovely Posse, Little Dragon, Bellowhead and the Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs.
Now in its fifth year, Camp Bestival will have a special Olympics theme with a screening of the opening ceremony from the Big Top on Friday night along with a special Olympics torch.
A 2012 Silly Olympics will be held with events including pea shot-put and binocular football. Festival organisers say there will be more than 100 free things for children to do and kids’ favourites the Fantastic Mr Fox and Shrek and Princess Fiona from Shrek the Musical will be making a return.
See Saturday's Echo for the full story.
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