Bestival 2014: Nile Rodgers and Chic confirmed to close festival
The band will play hits from David Bowie and Madonna
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Your support makes all the difference.Nile Rodgers and his band Chic will close Bestival this year, it has been confirmed.
Festival organisers say they will play an exclusive set that will include hits from Chic, David Bowie and Madonna.
Chic are due to perform a special Desert Island Disco Finale, featuring some of their greatest hits including “Le Freak (Aw Freak Out)” and “Good Times”.
Nile Rodgers and Chic join an already confirmed line-up featuring Outkast, Beck, Busta Rhymes and Foals.
Rodgers said: “I’m so excited to be back at Bestival, this time in the prestigious Sunday night headliner slot following legends Stevie Wonder and Elton John.”
Following his hit collaboration last year with Daft Punk on summer anthem “Get Lucky”, Rodgers is back in the limelight once again.
The musician performed alongside Pharrell Williams to close the Brit Awards last week, having recently collaborated with Disclosure, Chase & Status, David Guette and Aviici.
Rob da Bank, curator of Bestival, said: “Ever since I first booked Chic and Nile for Bestival a few years back they have hands down been the best live band we've ever had at Bestival and Camp Bestival.
"And once people start realising how many hits Nile has written and produced for artists ranging from Madonna and David Bowie through to Daft Punk's Get Lucky, you realise this is just one huge disco jukebox that is gonna keep firing out the hits all night.
“I’m over the moon that Nile and the crew are going to wrap up our Desert Island Disco Finale with a damn funky, glittery bang. Everybody Dance.”
Bestival takes place from 4-7 September on the Isle of Wight.
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