The Gossip Confirmed To Play Bestival

The Gossip are set to play Bestival this September, as the second wave of brilliant line up announcements hits Bestival shores.

Gossip are now confirmed to join the most exciting festival of the summer. The hottest band of the last year will warm things up very nicely on the Friday when they play before our headliners The Chemical Brothers.

Portland Oregon's the Gossip are undeniably the world's hottest band. Fronted by the controversy-courting Beth Ditto, the band's high-octane blend of sinewy punk riffs and potent, Gospel tinged vocals has propelled them to the top of the musical tree. Ditto's staunch non-conformist stance gained her the top spot in NME's annual Cool List, which she followed up with second place, bowing only to Kate Moss, in the tome's Sexiest Woman category, at the recent NME Awards.

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Their universally acclaimed third album 'Standing In The Way Of Control' whose title track was written by Ditto as a response to her government's decision to deny gays the right to marriage in the U.S. has seen the band living up to the hype and cementing their status as bona fide rock-n-roll icons. Their new single 'Listen Up' is out on 21st May.
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