Besti-mix 98: Slamboree (DJ set Arcadia at Bestival 2012)

If you’re into Gypsy, Balkan circus crossed with wobbly bassline rave then this mix is for you.  Energy, fire, juggling hats, knives,...

Radio da Bank: The Other Tribe in Session

There's a kaleidoscopic plethora of exciting and beautiful leftfield music from across the musical spectrum on the latest Radio 1 Rob da Bank show to enjoy...

Besti-mix 97: Wedding Crashers

You've seen the film, now hear the soundtrack and get involved yourself! Bestival faves and one time resident spinners at our
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Besti-mix 96: Bad Zuke

Cast your mind back to the Thursday night of Bestival 2012, and if you spent any time in our Club Dada...

Radio da Bank: Special Guest Flying Lotus

LA based boss of the Brainfeeder family, Flying Lotus (FlyLo to his pals) is fresh off the plane and into the studio to co-present with...

Besti-mix 95: The Disablists

Another week, another knock out Besti-mix, this time from 4 x UK DMC Team Champions
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The Nextmen exclusive stream & download

Fresh from rocking the 
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Besti-mix 94: Tythe presents Intros, Interludes, Outros & Reprises (live at Bestival 2012)

And now for something really special, particularly for those of you whose brains are still in need of a little post-Bestival soothing.

Sunday Best Recordings artist
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Sounds Familiar Music Quiz taster session!

Here's a little taster for Sounds Familiar Music Quiz's appearance at this year's Bestival. The Mash It Up Round. You'll hear 12 mash ups (that's two or more records mixed...

Besti-bloco of the week: Drum Machine Bloco – We Are The Wildlife

If you thought that the Bestival Carnival Parade on Saturday at 5pm was going to be all sequins and smiles, think again. There’s a menacing presence in the midst, plotting to bring out your wild side...
“Cue the music.... choose life... choose drums... choose a big noisy,...

Michael Fish BASE Jump

We’re really pleased to once again be working with Rapanui – an Eco-Fashion company from the Isle of Wight, that makes Organic, Ethical clothing using Renewable Energy with award-winning traceability. Rapanui is about...

Besti-vid of the week: Dub Pistols 'Rocksteady' feat Rodney P & Lindy Layton

It's Carnival weekend and what better vid to get you in the mood than this new one from the Dub Pistols. Taken from their latest LP '
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Besti-mix 93: Greg's Greats (The Shellac Collective)

Brand new for Bestival 2012, Pig’s Big Ballroom is...

Bestival screen print gig posters 2012!

We've teamed up with our friends and screen printing geniuses Screenadelica again this year to bring you a second very special Bestival poster exhibition featuring 15...

Radio da Bank: Jessie Ware In Session

The wonderful Jessie Ware popped down to Maida Vale to record a very smooth, soulful and seductive live session for Rob - check out her amazing versions...

Besti-bloco the week part 2:

Can you play the ukulele? The Medina Uke Orchestra Bloco will be strumming their way through an array of wild hits in the Bestival Carnival Parade on Saturday at 5pm and they are inviting you to join them! If you have a ukulele, or a kazoo, or a pair of maracas and want to party with these...

Radio da Bank: IBIZA SPECIAL!

Last weekend Radio 1 hit the White Isle in a big way! And, off course, we sent over our resident ponytail to go and get the party started...Enjoy an hour of sunshine...

Besti bloco of the week: Sink the Pink's The Tranimals!

Queens of East London Sink The Pink are back, and this year they will be hosting the late night revelry in The Grand Palace of Entertainment, a brand new Bestival...

Download DJ@War's incredible '20 Minutes Of Bestival' mix

Download DJ@War's incredible '20 Minutes Of Bestival' mix featuring over 150 acts appearing at Bestival...

Besti-bloco of the week #4: Get Amazonian!

Our wonderfully creative carnival friends Quture have announced that Amazon is the theme of their bloco for the Bestival Carnival Parade! 
Quture...

Radio da Bank: FRANKIE ROSE IN SESSION

Brooklyn based singer-songwriter Frankie Rose visited Maida Vale Studios for a live session with Rob, plus there's a guest mix from Dusky and Festival Girl is...

Bestival Periodic Turntable of Elements

It's all about discovery at Bestival 2012, and here's some elements our crazed...

Radio da Bank: MILAGRES IN SESSION

Brooklyn-based four piece Milagres visited Maida Vale to lay down some of their delicate and wistful indie-pop, plus psychedelic daddios Erol Alkan and Richard Norris...

Besti-mix 92: Pete Gooding

This week's Besti-mix is helmed by the Zen master of...

Rob da Bank & Raf '2 Bears' Daddy live stream today!

Hold tight Bestival crew! This afternoon, in approximately three hours time to be precise, Rob da Bank and Raf Daddy from The 2 Bears will be spinning live on...

Besti-mix 91: Mojo Filter

Bestival's Ambient Forest is Robin Hill's chilled out zone where...

Besti screen poster comp 2012: we have a winner!

A few months back we threw open the doors and invited the UK's best budding artists, illustrators  and creative talent to dust off their sharpies and set...

Radio da Bank: Feat. Bombay Bicycle Club, PJ Harvey & more

Bombay Bicycle Club pop in ahead of their Hackney Weekend appearance and reveal who they were looking forward to seeing on the mega line-up; and Rob gets...

Radio da Bank: AlunaGeorge In Session

AlunaGeorge are in session this week - they recorded two beautiful tracks of their 21st Century R'n'B - all sultry vocals and warped productions....

Besti-bloco of the week #3: Here come the drumz!

Get involved with our brilliant Bestival Carnival parade by creating your very own bloco!
at Bestival 2012 - and if you're looking for inspiration, then we recommend you check out this wee lot in action...

Radio da Bank: MAIDA VALE SESSION SPECTACULAR!

Rob's had so many brilliant artists in to record Maida Vale sessions recently, but sometimes we just don't have time to play 'em all!

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Besti-bloco of the week #2: African style!

At Bestival 2012 we're pushing the boat out in style and we...

Radio da Bank: Lianne La Havas In Session & T.E.E.D Exclusive

Lianne La Havas brings her silky tones down to the Maida Vale studios to record an exclusive acoustic session for the show! T.E.E.D is on the phone...

Besti-mix 90: Ross Allen

Ah, yes...at long last, we've finally wrangled a Besti-mix from...

Besti-bloco of the week #1: Slinky style!

At Bestival 2012 we're pushing the boat out in style and we want you to come along for the ride, and get properly involved with our brilliant Bestival Carnival parade by create your very own bloco! This is your...

Radio da Bank: Festival Special

It's a Festival Special this week on Rob's show, with fresh interviews from Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Simian Mobile Disco, Jackmaster and Seth...

Beardyman: Bestival Main Stage 2011

Beardyman smashing it on the Main Stage at Bestival last year... nuff said.

Or if you want, here’s the
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Communion presents Bushstock Festival - Saturday 2nd June

Bushstock is a one-day Festival that takes place over 4 venues in Shepherds Bush on Saturday 2nd June, curated by independent promoters and record label
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Radio da Bank: Auntie Flo In Session

Auntie Flo brings his tropical house and tribal bass-driven beats in to record a Maida Vale live session.
Rob gets a little dusty as he...

Besti-mix 89: Al Tourettes

Our latest Besti-mix is from a bonafide bass music legend, Bristol's one and only
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Radio da Bank: The Milk In Session

Essex boys The Milk bring their instruments down to Maida Vale to record a session track and Rob gets a little dusty as he digs deep into John Peel's record...

Rob da Bank to headline Barely Born fundraiser - Friday 18th May

BIG UPs to sixteen-year-old Josh Peverley, a Bestival forum regular and passionate music lover, who has proved - once again - that autism is no barrier...

Besti-vid of the week: Beastie Boys 'Sabotage'

RIP Adam 'MCA' Yauch. Beastie Boy and a true inspiration forever - your show at Bestival 2007 was a bonafide classic and a raucous, party-hardy tribute to one of the greatest trailblazing hip-hop groups of all time.

Yarmouth Old Gaffers Festival feat. Rob da Bank, The Cuban Brothers, Skinny Lister & Sombrero Sound System

The Isle of Wight's Yarmouth Old Gaffers Festival takes place over the weekend...

Radio da Bank: Grimes Interview & Ann Peebles: I Cant Stand the Rain – John Peel Session from 1974

Grimes is in the building for an interview, sharing some of the musical secrets of her hometown Montreal ahead of her UK live dates.

Rob gets a little...

Besti-vid of the week: Skinny Lister 'Rollin Over'

To celebrate May Day today it's more than fitting that our Besti-vid of the week is this wonderful Maypole-dancing-with-a-twist video by Bestival faves Skinny Lister.


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Radio da Bank: Francois & The Atlas Mountains in session

Francois & The Atlas Mountains fly in from Bordeaux for a Maida Vale session, there are reports on all the weird and wonderful goings-on in the world of music...

More acts added to Bestival 2012 line-up

Another great line-up release just announced and here’s a chance to check out some of the names who’ll be performing at Bestival 2012. We’ve added plenty...

Besti Poster Comp 2012!

Unless you've been napping under a rock on Mars for the past few weeks, you'll know that Bestival and
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Besti-mix 88: Nikki Beatnik

Our latest exclusive Besti-mix comes...

B. Dolan's Church of Love & Ruin comes to Bestival

Last year, the hip-hop & underground art veteran B. Dolan presented a select group of audiences with one of the most jaw-dropping spectacles they'd ever seen. The Church of Love & Ruin was a multi-genre barrage of...

The Shellac Collective present The Shellac Shake - this Thursday!

Roll up and get down to this very special night at Nambucca on Holloway road in London as crazy Oxford jazz outfit - The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band are performing at...

Besti-mix 87: Tosh Ohta

Fancy some "hardcore boogie, casual rave and extreme Balearica" with your cornflakes? Well, as luck would have it, that's exactly what's on the menu of our latest...

Radio da Bank: Toy in session

Toy are in session from Maida Vale, there's a round-up of all the weird and wacky goings-on in the world of music in the 6:22 News and the usual two hours of...

New Kraftwerk album on the way!

2009 Bestival headliners (see vid) and electronic godfathers Kraftwerk are currently motoring through their back catalogue at MoMA in New York, apparently have a new album on the go which will emerge "soon",...

Besti-vid of the week: Inside Four Tet's Record Bag

We all know that Bestival favourite and fellow musical adventurer Kieran Hebden aka Four Tet is a bit of a studio genius, responsible for a slew of majestic productions that cut through electronica, house, techno, jazz and more, including an incredible...

Radio da Bank: Under The Ponytail!

Let Rob da Bank take you on a journey Under The Ponytail and around his bonkers brain, go Through The Vortex to 2008, hear a live track from Foals and has the latest music...

Besti-vid of the week: David Lynch 'Crazy Clown Time'

Yes folks, this was the week that bonafide Tinseltown legend, Bestival hero and Sunday Best signed avant-pop genius David Lynch released his self-directed video for album title track Crazy Clown Time.

Out now on Rob da Bank's
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Underground Bestival

We love watching your videos of Bestival because we get to see the things we love that we missed because we’re making sure the sound is okay in the main stage field or...

Stevie Wonder, a living legend

Where do you possibly start with Stevie Wonder? The man is a song-writing legend, pioneer of technology, polymath musician and a hugely important...

Radio da Bank: King of the Rave

Rob takes on the mantel of King of The Rave as Kutski leaves a bespoke fire jacket in the studio for him.

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Bestival Wants You: Bestival Poster Competition 2012!

Bestival and Screenadelica have teamed up again this year to bring you another jaw-dropping...

Radio da Bank: Extra Maida Vale Goodness

da Bank spins four very special Maida Vale Session tracks, including two secret tracks, recorded but never played before,...

Besti-vid of the week: Tanlines 'All Of Me'

Life, it is said, is stranger than fiction. And never is this more true than the story behind the brilliant new video by New York duo Tanlines, which has been directed by none other than Julian Barratt of Mighty Boosh fame.

“The collaboration between Barratt and the band was a...

Besti-vid of the week: Stevie Wonder

Unless you've been living in a small sea shack marooned off the cost of Papua New Guinea (or the Shetlands, take your pick) you'll be aware that we've only gone and bleedin' got bonafide musical genius and all-round star-studded soul legend Stevie Wonder as our Sunday night
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Radio da Bank: Django Django live in session from Maida Vale

Great steaming piles of music, delivered fresh from da Bank.

Django Django are his esteemed guests in Maida Vale this...

Get dressed in your Sunday Best - we're going raving!

That's right, Sunday Best is back, south of the river, next Saturday, March 24th, with what can only be described as a...

Radio da Bank: The A to Z of The Maccabees

The Maccabees take Rob da Bank through 26 of their favourite tracks from A to Z, revealing the music that has influenced and inspired them over the years.


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Radio da Bank: The Magnetic Fields in session

The Magnetic Fields charge up for a live session, plus Rob takes a closer look at this week's Barely Believable Genre - Tripstep.


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Bestival Line-up Balloons with more live acts & DJs announced

We’re pleased as punch down in the basement of Bestival HQ as today we announce many of the acts...

Vote Cuban on Let's Dance for Sport Relief this Saturday

Bestival and Camp Bestival favourites The Cuban Brothers will be...

Radio da Bank: Kindness in session

Catch up with Rob da Bank's Radio 1 leftfield show from the weekend - from techno...

Besti-vid of the week: Figures 'Blood Brother'

Figures - Blood Brother from Christopher Tirrell on Vimeo.

Besti-mix 86: Nerm

The sun is shining and what better way to celebrate than with a little blue sky thinking and a summer-tinged soundtrack of club classics from the likes of...

Radio da Bank: Toddla T sits in for Rob

Toddla T sits in for Rob da Bank and brings wobble and bass to your Saturday morning.

With Toddla's High Five, the 5 hype records you need in...

Besti-vid of the week: Skinny Lister 'If The Gaff Don't Let Us Down'

We’re very excited to announce that we’ve signed Skinny Lister to our Sunday Best record label... and what better way to celebrate than with a
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Besti-mix 85: DJ Yoda

A man who was seemingly given fingers for the sole purpose of entertaining crowds across the world with his wide-eyed imagination, open-minded musical tastes and...

Sunday Best presents Cowboys & Indians at The Bussey Building, Peckham - Sat 24th March

Sunday Best is well happy to be coming back south of the...

Radio da Bank: Jonquil live in session

Oxford 4 piece Jonquil perform a beautiful Session at Maida Vale Studios and chat about their new album, Oxford's 
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Besti-mix 84: Mr Mafro

This week's boundary-pushing Besti-mix comes courtesy of the mysterious Mr Mafro. A...

Radio da Bank: Scuba in the studio

Scuba, producer de jour and Hotflush Recordings boss, joins Rob in studio and drops some tunes and chat.

Plus Rob's High Five - the 5...

The Sunday Best Valentine's Ear Massacre - at The Lock Tavern this Sunday!

Rob da Bank and Sunday Best return to
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Besti-mix 83: Monki

New talent alert! As is the case with the wee madcap musical jamboree we like to call Bestival, our mix...

Radio da Bank: James Blake & Rob da Bank 'One On, One Off'

James Blake joins Rob in the studio as they take it in turns to drop the freshest records in 'One On, One Off'.

Expect the...

Besti-mix 82: Dave'll mix it

Way, way back... when men were men and perms were de rigeur,
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12 New Things for Bestival 2012...

1 The theme for Bestival 2012 is Wildlife We want you to unleash the party beast from the hinterlands of your imagination, covering Robin Hill with some...

Bestival 2012: we are go, go, go!

That's right Bestivalites! Party time is on the horizon so set your sails for the Isle of Wight and get ready for the mammoth blow-out to end all mammoth...

Radio da Bank: First Aid Kit in session

Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit are in session from the the BBC's Maida Vale, plus da Bank counts down the 5 hype records you need in your life right now in...

Camp Bestival 2012: Hot Chip, Chic, Jimmy Cliff, Adam Ant, Kool & The Gang and more!

Camp Bestival, Bestival’s family-friendly sister festival, has announced its line-up for...

Dub Save The Queen

Sly & Reggie, aka The Middle Class Soundsystem,...

Besti-mix 81: Daniel Avery (Stopmakingme)

Our latest Besti-mix is the handiwork of one of our favourite young DJs and...

Radio da Bank: Do Believe The Hype!

Rob da Bank counts down the 5 hype records you need in your life right now in Rob's High Fives (#1 Willis Earl Beal pictured), plus a weird and wonderful...

Besti-vid of the week: Beardyman 'Big Man'

Beardyman has gone and done yet another big thing, this time with help of director Chris Cairns.

As part of his upcoming
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The Mojo Filter Vintage Edits

Heads up ya'll, our amigo Mojo Filter recently released a compilation of his Vintage Edits via the rather...

Besti-mix 80: The Guru (aka Pathaan)

And now for something a little bit different! We're bursting at the sides with unbridled glee to bring you this week's exclusive Besti-mix, ably steered by the...

Radio da Bank: The 2 Bears World Exclusive

If you missed Robby's Radio 1 this Saturday then fear not dear Bestivalite because because, as ever, you can listen to it again right here! From techno and bleeps to ambient and acoustic, this is a two-hour eclectic...

Chuck D x Meat Loaf!

One of Bestival 2011's undisputed highlights - for any of ye lot lucky enough to...

Radio da Bank: Random Impulse in the studio

Random Impulse joins Rob in the studio armed with his acoustic guitar - a present from Ed Sheeran none the less!

He serenades da Bank with a live track and turns on the charm when we hear all about his life, what it's like having Ed Sheeran sleep on your couch, working with...

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Random Impulse joins Rob in the studio armed with his acoustic guitar - a present from Ed Sheeran none the less!

He serenades da Bank with a live track and turns on the charm when we hear all about his life, what it's like having Ed Sheeran sleep on your couch, working with...

Besti-vid of the week: Julia Holter 'Mairenbad'