Festival acts to go out live in internet video first

BESTIVAL is to become the first UK festival to be streamed live on YouTube, the organisers announced yesterday.

The Isle of Wight music festival has teamed up with the internet video site to provide live coverage, including Florence and The Machine and New Order, of the main and big-top stages during the three-day event which starts next Friday.

Other bands on the internet stream will be The xx, Friendly Fires, Two Door Cinema Club, Emeli Sande, Bat For Lashes, Orbital, Miike Snow and Azealia Banks. Individual songs will be available for 90 days.