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Best-ival is the tops (From Daily Echo)
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Best-ival is the tops
11:22am Wednesday 5th December 2012 in Music News
By Lorelei Reddin, Entertainments Editor
Festival-goers get into the spirit of last year's wildlife themed Bestival
BESTIVAL has been crowned the Best Major Festival at the UK Festival Awards despite being one of the youngest contenders at the ninth annual prize-giving.
A triumph for the independent sector, curator and Radio 1 DJ Rob Da Bank has now won awards at every stage of the festival’s development.
This year’s wildlife themed Bestival, the ninth annual event at Robin Hill Country Park, featured headline performances from Stevie Wonder and Florence and the Machine, main picture.
A colourful array of the year’s best festivals celebrated into the night at London’s Roundhouse following the awards.