The Cure to headline Bestival 2011

We've been itching to tell you this, so we're deliriously happy that the time has finally come to unveil the very first wave of acts for Bestival 2011 and by crikey are we excited.

One of the most influential bands around, The Cure will be crossing the Solent to join us at the festival season's last hurrah for their only European show of 2011! From their debut album 'Three Imaginary Boys' to 2008s critically acclaimed '4:13 Dream', The Cure has inspired countless bands in the last three decades and whilst most of their contemporaries have fallen by the pop wayside they remain as relevant and vibrant as ever. As one of the Bestival crew's collective favourite bands of all time, we're all jumping for joy that The Cure is coming to the party to headline Saturday night at Bestival. September really can't come quickly enough for us.

Cure frontman Robert Smith commented: "I am delighted and excited that The Cure's only European festival performance in 2011 will be at Bestival. We will do all we can to help make it a weekender to remember!"

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