Now in its third year, B’estfest has come a long way since its launch and is now the biggest multi genre music festival in Romania. Taking place at the Romexpo grounds in the capital city Bucharest, B’estfest offers a multitude of artists across 5 days from the 1st – 5th July, and this year’s line up is bigger, bolder and better.
Franz Ferdinand,
The confirmed artists include: The Killers, Moby, Orbital, Franz Ferdinand, Santana, Motorhead, The Charlatans, Klaxons, Thievery Corporation and the Ting Tings, with more to be announced.
B’estfest has 3 stages (2 open air and one tent) and also includes a VIP Hospitality Village, Games & Entertainment area, Corporate responsibility area (ONGs), Food & drinks area and chill-out and lounge areas with special green and beach zones.
Launched in 2007, the first edition of B’estfest included a line up of over 30 artists with headliners such as Faithless, Kasabian, Morcheeba, Pink, Marilyn Manson, Alice Cooper, Wu-Tang Clan and drawing a crowd of 50,000 during the three day event.
2008 saw the festival grow with the addition of an extra stage and an extra day with performances from 36 artists and headliners including: Alanis Morissette, Cypress Hill, UNKLE, Kaiser Chiefs, Manic Street Preachers, Stereophonics, Nelly Furtado, Manu Chao, Roisin Murphy, Judas Priest.
B’estfest is also proud member of Yourope, an association of the most important European festivals which helps promote new European artists at top international festivals and a part of ETEP (European Talent Exchange Program).
FULL LINE UP TO DATE (more artists to be confirmed):
1st of July: The Killers, Thievery Corporation, Patrice
2nd of July: Moby, Motorhead, Ayo
3rd of July: Orbital, Franz Ferdinand, Klaxons, The Faint
4th of July: Santana, The Charlatans, The Ting Tings
5th of July: Manowar, Holyhell