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This year’s theme may be the future, but Robert Smith goes on a nostalgic tour of the Cure’s greatest hits, or while Wolf Alice let out a howl and Kano brings on a Bond-like brass sectionYou can’t fault Bestival’s optimism. Given a fancy dress theme of the future,there’s barely a decimated ice-cap, malevolent super-intelligence or Trump apocalypse in sight. For the silver surfers raving with giant inflatable astronauts at the Spaceport, or the future means gangs of Vultans,cardboard robots and sexy stormtroopers. For them, the party will rule forever.
Their optimism may be misplaced. Bestival, or festival season’s hedonistic aftershow,is condensed this year. Outer fields are abandoned, smaller stages drawn into the main arena, and the surrealist fairytale vibe muted. There’s even a marked drop in fancy dress,presumably because the average Cure fans wardrobe is notoriously light on silver space leotards. Related: Skepta on grime: 'People are catching on. There's a revolution happening' Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com