Memories of Isle of Wight Bestival event at Robin Hill 2004 to 2016

For some, it brought back memories of Bestival, the original Robin Hill Festival which ran from 2004 to 2016, when it moved to Lulworth Cove in Dorset.

Bestival was the brainchild and baby of Island resident, DJ Rob Da Bank.

Scroll through our photos above to bring back memories!

Happy campers at Bestival (Image: IWCP) Bestival was known for bringing different types of music to the Island, for its fancy dress themes and boutique areas such as the WI tea tent and an inflatable church.

Bestival 2004 featured Isle of Wight band The Bees, Basement Jaxx, Fatboy Slim, Mylo and Lee 'Scratch' Perry.

Bestival 2005 featured Röyksopp, The Magic Numbers, Super Furry Animals and Saint Etienne.

2006 welcomed acts including Gogol Bordello, Pet Shop Boys, Scissor Sisters, Amadou and Mariam, Devendra Banhart, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, Hot Chip, Kid Creole and The Coconuts, Klaxons, Lily Allen, Mystery Jets, Scritti Politti and The Stranglers.

Rob Da Bank (Image: IWCP)

In 2007 the stages were graced by Beastie Boys, The Chemical Brothers, Primal Scream, Madness, The Levellers, The Gossip, Kate Nash, Jack Peñate, Billy Bragg, The Maccabees, Dub Pistols and Calvin Harris.

Bestival 2008 welcomed My Bloody Valentine, Amy Winehouse, Underworld, Aphex Twin, Hot Chip, Will Young, The Coral, Sam Sparro, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, Sugarhill Gang, The Breeders, Gary Numan, The Human League, Grace Jones, and The Specials.

In 2009 the acts included Massive Attack, Kraftwerk, Elbow, MGMT, Fleet Foxes, Mika, Klaxons, Seasick Steve, Friendly Fires, Bat for Lashes, Florence and the Machine, Zane Lowe, Diplo, Annie Mac, Lily Allen and La Roux.

Bestival 2010 included The Prodigy, The Flaming Lips, Dizzee Rascal, Rolf Harris, Roxy Music, Marc Almond, Level 42, Echo and The Bunnymen, The XX, Howard Jones, Heaven 17, Chase and Status, Tinie Tempah and Ellie Goulding.

Bestival 2011 acts included Pendulum, The Cure, Björk, Primal Scream, Brian Wilson, P. J. Harvey, The Maccabees, Fatboy Slim, Public Enemy, Big Audio Dynamite, Kelis, Grandmaster Flash, Noah and the Whale, and Groove Armada.

In 2012 it was the turn of Florence and the Machine, New Order, Stevie Wonder, Sigur Rós, The XX, Two Door Cinema Club, Emeli Sandé, Rizzle Kicks, Sister Sledge, De La Soul, Adam Ant, First Aid Kit, and Gary Numan.

Bestival 2013 featured Fatboy Slim, Snoop Dogg, Elton John, MIA, Franz Ferdinand, Flaming Lips, Bombay Bicycle Club, Bastille, Belle and Sebastian, Disclosure and Jessie Ware.

Bestival 2014 featured Outkast, Foals, Beck, Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, Disclosure, Major Lazer, Paloma Faith, Basement Jaxx, London Grammar, Sam Smith, Candi Staton, Wild Beasts, Clean Bandit and La Roux.

Bestival 2015's line-up included Duran Duran, The Chemical Brothers, Missy Elliott, Underworld, Tame Impala, The Jacksons, Rudimental, Mark Ronson, Róisín Murphy, Charli XCX, Ella Eyre and the Chuckle Brothers.

The final Isle of Wight Bestival, in 2016, called it a day with Hot Chip, Major Lazer, The Cure, Wiz Khalifa, Bastille, Years and Years, Sean Paul, Fatboy Slim, Skepta, Damian Marley, Katy B, Wolf Alice and even an appearance from Aled Jones!