My Bloody Valentine have been announced at the headliners for the first night of this year’s Bestival, which takes place on the Isle of Wight from 5-7 September

They’re not the only act to be announced – also playing will be: Aphex Twin, The Breeders, CSS, George Clinton And Funkadelic/Parliament, Gary Numan, The Human League, Pendulum, 808 State, Foals, Lee Scratch Perry, The Wedding Present, Metronomy, The Cuban Brothers, The Count & Sinden, Sebastien Tellier, Transglobal Underground, Jamie Lidell, Two Gallants, King Creosote, Chas & Dave, Ladyhawke, Ebony Bones, Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong, Baaba Mal, Jeffrey Lewis, The Duke Spirit, Teenagers, Crystal Castles, Ox Eagle Lion Man, These New Puritans, Tawiah, Red Snapper, Jon Hopkins, Lets Wrestle, Little Dragon, Subway, Imperial Leisure, Gideon Conn, Zombie Zombie, George Pringle, Subgiant, The Restaurant, Cage The Elephant, Vessels, The Ghost, Peter Von Poehl, St Vincent, Fuck Buttons, Drew, Micah P Hinson, Fleet Foxes, FM Belfast, Kitty Daisy & Lewis, Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Grand National, Christopher D Ashley, Sportsday Megaphone, Kid Carpet and Bastila.

Oh, and because it’s Bestival, there are plenty of big name DJ types spinning records over the course of the weekend too: Layo & Bushwacka, Annie Mac, DJ Yoda, Slam, Rob da Bank, Mark Moore, DJ Hype, Bailey, TC, Sub Focus, Chase & Status, Kevin Rowland, Yuksek, Touché, Digital Mystikz and Sgt Pokes, Loefah, Kode 9 and Space Ape, Freestylers, DJ Derek and Sombrero Sound System

Music Towers cannot wait. This year the boutique festivals are getting better, while the Big Name festivals seem to have dropped the ball a bit. It’s up to Reading/Leeds to save the day for the big boys….