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Roisin O'ConnorThursday 04 December 2025 08:00 GMTComments
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DJ and producer Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim, has been announced as the Sunday headliner for Camp Bestival ahead of the event’s return next summer.
The family-favourite festival takes place at Lulworth Castle, Dorset, between 30 July to 2 August, with Cook booked to host the inaugural Fatboy Slim and Friends All Day Castle Stage takeover.
Cook said in a statement: “Given that there’s a seaside theme at Camp Bestival ths year, I can’t think of anybody more qualified than me to be providing the authentic seaside experience.
“I’ll be bringing all my seaside friends on 2 August for the Castle Stage takeover. Fatboy Slim with a seagull.”
He added: “I think the genius of Camp Bestival is the multi-generational raving: it’s kind of for kids but it’s kind of for adults too. The two seem to co-exist in a very interestingly symbiotic way!”
Festival co-organisers Josie and Rob da Bank said: “Norman brings the party like no other, so I decided let’s just give him the whole main stage to programme for a day and we’ll be unveiling the acts joining him very soon... in the meantime rest assured [that] Sunday at Camp Bestival will be an off-the-hook spectacular finale!”
Fatboy Slim will headline Sunday at Camp Bestival 2026 (Getty)In a five-star review this summer, critic Mark Beaumont praised the festival for catering “perfectly to party people of all sizes and dispositions”.
“Camp Bestival is never going to rival the Glastonburys and Coachellas in terms of big-hitter headliners or momentous spectacle, but what it does it does perfectly – a weekend of full-family fun times that packs significantly more punch per school-holiday pound than Centergouge,” he wrote.
Camp Bestival tickets are on sale, with a limited-time festive instalment plan on offer now.
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