The United Kingdom's Bestival is coming to Toronto this year. For its first year, the music fest locked down acts like Florence + The Machine, Nas and Caribou. Toronto's Bestival will take place June 12 to 13 at Hanlan's Point Beach in Canada, Consequence of Sound noted.
Additional artists include Owen Pallett, Wavves, Jamie xx, SBTRKT, Flume, Rudimental, Omar Souleyman, Flosstradamus, Robin Schulz, Jamie Jones, Clean Bandit, Born Ruffians, Cashmere Cat, Justin Martin, Dusky, Skream, Robert DeLong, Cassy, Shamir and Keys N Krates.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow, March 3, for the festival.
The U.K. Bestival takes place in September and features Chemical Brothers, Underworld, Tame Impala, Duran Duran, Flying Lotus, Future Islands and many more. Additional bands and artists have yet to be announced. Check out the event's website for a full roster and ticket information.
Florence + The Machine will perform at the Toronto Bestival following the release of their third album How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful. The LP is due out June 2 via Island Records. They also have festival appearances planned for Coachella and Governors Ball.
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful will follow the group's 2011 release Ceremonials. The effort hit No. 6 on the Billboard 200 behind singles like "Shake It Out," "No Light, No Light" and "Lover to Lover."
"The rock band most forcefully evoked on Ceremonials is one of the biggest of all time: U2. Like them, Florence and the Machine are a true band, who channel garage-rock camaraderie into a huge, lashing sound more fit for an Olympian mountain peak than a garage," Rolling Stone wrote.
Another Toronto Bestival headliner, Nas, has been hard at work on his 12th studio album, Season of Nasir. The rapper recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of his debut album Illmatic with a documentary as well. Nas: Time Is Illmatic tells the MC's story prior to the groundbreaking album.
