Rob Da Bank to launch Bestival in North America, Europe


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Since launching in an over-crowded, competitive and increasingly ruthless market, Bestival has defied the odds to become a true success story on the UK festival calendar, and now organiser Rob Da Bank has revealed he is ready to launch sister events in both North America and Europe.

According to the Telegraph, a distribution deal taking Bestival to new territories is close to being agreed. “The deal has been a long time coming,” Rob Da Bank says. “I’ve never been in this industry for the money but now I’m 40 with three small kids, it’s time to get business minded.”

“We’ve made a real impression on the festival market and pioneered a lot of ideas. People think Bestival pours multi-millions into my bank account every year and it doesn’t. That’s not a sob story but now it’s time to knuckle down a bit. My twenties and thirties were a total laugh but now I have to be responsible.”

The latest leg of Bestival kicks off on the Isle Of Wight early next month with headliners Outkast, Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, Beck and Foals.


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