BestFest
BestFest is a music festival taking place annually in Bucharest, Romania. The first EDition was scheduled in July 2007, at the Romexpo, lasted 3 days and had an audience of almost 50.000 people. The festival was initially named B-Estival, but, because there are 2 different events of the same name in Europe, the organisers decided to change the name to BestFest.
2009 lineup
July 1st (Day Zero): The Killers, Patrice, White Lies
July 2nd (Day One): Moby, Motorhead, Polakreis 18
July 3rd (Day Two): Franz Ferdinand, Klaxons, Orbital, Alternosfera, Ab4
July 4th (Day Three): Santana, The Ting Tings, Looptroop Rockers
July 5th (Aftershock): Manowar, Holyhell, Trooper, Thunderstorm, Nexus
2008 lineup
July 4th: Alanis Morissette, Cypress Hill, Unkle, Apollo 440, Miss Platnum, Mark Norman, Boy Lamoen, Silent Disco, NSK
July 5th: Kaiser Chiefs, Manic Street Preachers, Nouvelle Vague, Neo, The Hot Stewards, Deluka, Shangri La, The MOOoD, Aron, Dekadens, Cor Fijneman
July 6th: Nelly Furtado, Manu Chao, Stereophonics, Roisin Murphy, Sunrise Avenue, EMIL, Veritasaga, The Last Supper, The Amsterdams, Lemon8, Kraak & Smaak
- Tickets cost 240 RON (65 EUR) for the whole festival. Daily tickets cost 90 RON (25 EUR)
July 11th (BestFest Aftershock): Judas Priest, Primal Fear, Ross the Boss, Wisdom, Thunderstorm
- Tickets for the special BestFest Aftershock day cost 75 RON (20 EUR).
2007 lineup
July 6th: Faithless, Morcheeba, Hooverphonic, Yonderboi, Phil Hartnoll, Suie Paparude
July 7th: Pink, Kasabian, Reamonn, Raining Pleasure, La Plebe
July 8th: Marilyn Manson, Alice Cooper, Wu Tang Clan, Chicks on Speed, Gabriel Rios, Zdob si Zdub, Trackaddicts
The most broadcast moment of the festival happened on the last day, when Marilyn Manson and Alice Cooper, presented by the tabloids as long-time enemies, performed together on stage for the first time.
See also
- List of music festivals