Bestival 2011 review: 'Friday afternoon is a retro riot'

With Brian Wilson on sparkling form, 'little surprises' in the Wishing Tree and Freddie Mercurys aplenty, Mark Beaumont brings you five things he did on Friday at Bestival 20111. Drink with the "little people"Past the maize mazes, the treetop walks, the magic meadow and the other surreal fairytale accoutrements that give Bestival its lasting cult appeal, things begin to get very Grimm indeed. A huge, gnarled tree stump called The Wishing Tree rises from the earth with artworks hung from its trun...

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