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The Isle of Wight Festival is a
music festival which takes place
every year on the Isle of Wight in
England. It was originally held from
1968 to 1970. These original
events were promoted and organised
by the Foulk brothers (Ron, Ray and
Bill Foulk) under the banner of
their company Fiery Creations
Limited. The venues were Ford Farm
(near Godshill), Wootton and Afton
Down (near Freshwater) respectively.
The 1969 event was notable for the
appearance of Bob Dylan and the
Band. This was Dylan's first paid
performance since his motor cycle
accident some three years earlier,
and was held at a time when many
still wondered if he would ever
perform again. Followers from across
the world trecked to the Isle of
Wight for what seemed like a 'second
coming'. Estimates of
150,000-250,000 attended. The 1969
festival opened on Friday 29 August,
eleven days after the close of
Woodstock. Dylan was living in
Woodstock, New York, at the time and
it was widely believed that he would
perform there, after the event had
been "put in his own backyard". As
it happened, Dylan left for the Isle
of Wight on 15 August, the day the
Woodstock festival began.
The
event was revived in 2002 at
Seaclose Park, a recreation ground
on the outskirts of Newport. It has
been held annually since that year,
progressively extending itself
northwards beyond Seaclose Park
along the fields of the eastern
Medina valley. Many notable artists
have performed since its revival
including The Rolling Stones, Paul
McCartney, Muse, Stereophonics,
Donovan, Ray Davies, Robert Plant,
David Bowie, Manic Street Preachers,
The Who, R.E.M., Coldplay, The
Proclaimers, Bryan Adams, The
Police, Foo Fighters and Kings of
Leon. It was sponsored by Nokia from
2004 to 2006. The promoters of the
event now are Solo Music Agency and
promotions. Apart from being held on
the Isle of Wight, and featuring the
now customary artwork of Dave Roe,
there is no connection with the
festivals of 1968–1970.
The
Isle of Wight Festival will be
the eleventh revived Isle of Wight
Festival, to be held at Seaclose
Park in Newport on the Isle of
Wight. The event will run from 22–24
June . Lineup:
Friday
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Elbow
Example
Noah and the Whale
Feeder
Enter Shikari
DJ Fresh
Lana Del Rey
Kelis
Caro emerald
Mat Horne
Crystal Castles
Bestcoast
Dry the River
Gretchen Peters
Boy Genius
Saturday
Pearl Jam
Biffy Clyro
Tinie Tempah
Jessie J
Madness
Labrinth
Big Country feat Elizabeth McGovern
James Walsh
Magnetic Man
Professor Green
Wretch 32
Katy B
Loick Essien
Stooshe
Clement Marfo & The Frontline
Hue and Cry
Boyce Avenue
The Brilliant Things
Mat Horne
The Charlatans Tellin’ Stories
Miles Kane
Thunderclap Newman
Andrew Roachford
Sadie and the Hotheads
The Christians
Terry Reid
Tobi
The Real D’Coy
Sofia
Sunday
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street
Band
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
The Vaccines
Band of Skulls
Joan Armatrading
Steve Hackett
The Minutes
The Darkness
ASH
Pulled Apart By Horses
Black Stone Cherry
The Virginmarys
Spector
Zulu Winter
The Milk
Switchfoot
The Pierces
Christina Perri
Melanie C
Beth Hart
Suzanne Vega
James Walsh
Matt Cardle
Fallulah
Molly McQueen
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