Camp Bestival back in da Bank

Josie and Rob da Bank have regained control of Camp Bestival with a little help from Live Nation and SJM Concerts

News By IQ | 19 October 2018

Bestival's Rob da Bank
Bestival's Rob da Bank © Bestival

The fate of Camp Bestival, the family-focussed camping event run by Rob and Josie de Bank, is apparently secure following an arrangement with promoters Live Nation-Gaiety and SJM Concerts.

The festival, founded in 2008 and held at Lulworth Castle in Dorset on the south coast of the UK, was forced into administration last month. But a statement by the couple posted on the festival’s website earlier today reads:

“With the help of Live Nation-Gaiety and SJM we will really be…

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