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The Isle of Wight Festival is a music festival
Music festival

A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday....
 which takes place annually on the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight is an England island and county, located 3-8 km from the south coast of the mainland, in the English Channel. It is situated south of the county of Hampshire and is separated from mainland Britain by the Solent....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. It was originally held from 1968 to 1970, the venues being Ford Farm (near Godshill
Godshill

Godshill is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight with a population of approximately 2,800 ....
), Wootton and Afton Down
Afton Down

Afton Down is a hill near the village of Freshwater, Isle of Wight on the Isle of Wight.It was the site of the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, where around 500,000 people flocked to see the musical talents of Emerson Lake & Palmer, Free , The Who, The Doors and Jimi Hendrix....
 (near Freshwater
Freshwater, Isle of Wight

Freshwater is a large village and civil parish at the western end of the Isle of Wight, England. Freshwater Bay is a small cove on the south coast of the Island which also gives its name to the nearby part of Freshwater....
) respectively. The 1970 event
Isle of Wight Festival 1970

File:Isle1970.jpgThe 1970 Isle of Wight Festival was held on August 26 - August 31, 1970. It was held on Afton Down an area on the Western side of the Isle of Wight....
 was by far the largest and most famous of these early festivals; indeed it was said at the time to be one of the largest human gatherings in the world, surpassing the attendance at Woodstock
Woodstock Festival

Woodstock was a music festival, billed as An Aquarian Exposition, held at Max Yasgur's 600 acre dairy farm in the rural town of Bethel, New York from August 15 to August 18, 1969....
. Included in the line-up of over fifty performers were The Who
The Who

The Who are an England Rock music band formed in 1964. The primary lineup was guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon....
, Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix

James Marshall Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter whose guitar playing continues to be a considerable influence on rock music....
, Miles Davis
Miles Davis

Miles Dewey Davis III was an United States jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz from World War II to the 1990s: he played on various early bebop records and recorded one of the first cool jaz...
, The Doors
The Doors

The Doors were an United States rock music band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California by Singer Jim Morrison, keyboard instrument Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger....
, Ten Years After
Ten Years After

Ten Years After are an England blues rock musical ensemble, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s....
, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell, Order of Canada is a Canada musician, songwriter, and Painting.Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Western Canada and then busking on the streets of Toronto....
, The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues

The Moody Blues are an England band originally from Erdington in the city of Birmingham. Founding members Michael Pinder and Ray Thomas performed an initially rhythm and blues-based sound in Birmingham in 1964 along with Graeme Edge and others, and were later joined by John Lodge and Justin Hayward as they inspired and evolved the progressi...
, Melanie
Melanie Safka

Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk is an United States singer-songwriter.Usually known professionally as Melanie, she is best known for her hits "Brand New Key", "Lay Down " and "What They Done To My Song Ma"....
, Donovan
Donovan

Donovan , is a Scotland singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk music scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, Popular music, psychedelic rock, and world music....
, Free
Free (band)

Free were an England rock band, formed in London in 1968 and best known for their popular song "All Right Now".Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become lead singer of the rock band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums....
, Chicago
Chicago (band)

Chicago is an American pop rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The band began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band and later moved to a predominantly softer sound, becoming famous for producing a number of hit ballads....
, Richie Havens
Richie Havens

Richie Havens is an United States folk music singer and guitarist. Havens is perhaps best known for his intense rhythmic guitar style, soulful cover version of pop music and folk music songs and his opening performance at the Woodstock Festival....
, John Sebastian
John Sebastian

John Sebastian is an United States songwriter and harmonica player. He is best known as a founder of The Lovin' Spoonful, a band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
, Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen

Leonard Norman Cohen, Order of Canada, National Order of Quebec is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963....
, Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull (band)

Jethro Tull are a United Kingdom rock music group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the songs, vocals and flute work of Ian Anderson , who has led the band since its founding, and guitarist Martin Barre, who has #Lineups....
, Taste
Taste (band)

Taste was an Irish rock band formed in the 1960s and is most noted for the fact that musician Rory Gallagher was an original member....
 and Tiny Tim
Tiny Tim (musician)

Herbert Khaury , better known by the stage name Tiny Tim, was an United States singer, ukulele player, and musical archivist. He was most famous for his rendition of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" sung in a distinctive high falsetto / vibrato voice ....
.






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The Isle of Wight Festival is a music festival
Music festival

A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday....
 which takes place annually on the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight is an England island and county, located 3-8 km from the south coast of the mainland, in the English Channel. It is situated south of the county of Hampshire and is separated from mainland Britain by the Solent....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. It was originally held from 1968 to 1970, the venues being Ford Farm (near Godshill
Godshill

Godshill is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight with a population of approximately 2,800 ....
), Wootton and Afton Down
Afton Down

Afton Down is a hill near the village of Freshwater, Isle of Wight on the Isle of Wight.It was the site of the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, where around 500,000 people flocked to see the musical talents of Emerson Lake & Palmer, Free , The Who, The Doors and Jimi Hendrix....
 (near Freshwater
Freshwater, Isle of Wight

Freshwater is a large village and civil parish at the western end of the Isle of Wight, England. Freshwater Bay is a small cove on the south coast of the Island which also gives its name to the nearby part of Freshwater....
) respectively. The 1970 event
Isle of Wight Festival 1970

File:Isle1970.jpgThe 1970 Isle of Wight Festival was held on August 26 - August 31, 1970. It was held on Afton Down an area on the Western side of the Isle of Wight....
 was by far the largest and most famous of these early festivals; indeed it was said at the time to be one of the largest human gatherings in the world, surpassing the attendance at Woodstock
Woodstock Festival

Woodstock was a music festival, billed as An Aquarian Exposition, held at Max Yasgur's 600 acre dairy farm in the rural town of Bethel, New York from August 15 to August 18, 1969....
. Included in the line-up of over fifty performers were The Who
The Who

The Who are an England Rock music band formed in 1964. The primary lineup was guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon....
, Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix

James Marshall Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter whose guitar playing continues to be a considerable influence on rock music....
, Miles Davis
Miles Davis

Miles Dewey Davis III was an United States jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz from World War II to the 1990s: he played on various early bebop records and recorded one of the first cool jaz...
, The Doors
The Doors

The Doors were an United States rock music band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California by Singer Jim Morrison, keyboard instrument Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger....
, Ten Years After
Ten Years After

Ten Years After are an England blues rock musical ensemble, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s....
, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell, Order of Canada is a Canada musician, songwriter, and Painting.Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Western Canada and then busking on the streets of Toronto....
, The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues

The Moody Blues are an England band originally from Erdington in the city of Birmingham. Founding members Michael Pinder and Ray Thomas performed an initially rhythm and blues-based sound in Birmingham in 1964 along with Graeme Edge and others, and were later joined by John Lodge and Justin Hayward as they inspired and evolved the progressi...
, Melanie
Melanie Safka

Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk is an United States singer-songwriter.Usually known professionally as Melanie, she is best known for her hits "Brand New Key", "Lay Down " and "What They Done To My Song Ma"....
, Donovan
Donovan

Donovan , is a Scotland singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk music scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, Popular music, psychedelic rock, and world music....
, Free
Free (band)

Free were an England rock band, formed in London in 1968 and best known for their popular song "All Right Now".Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become lead singer of the rock band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums....
, Chicago
Chicago (band)

Chicago is an American pop rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The band began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band and later moved to a predominantly softer sound, becoming famous for producing a number of hit ballads....
, Richie Havens
Richie Havens

Richie Havens is an United States folk music singer and guitarist. Havens is perhaps best known for his intense rhythmic guitar style, soulful cover version of pop music and folk music songs and his opening performance at the Woodstock Festival....
, John Sebastian
John Sebastian

John Sebastian is an United States songwriter and harmonica player. He is best known as a founder of The Lovin' Spoonful, a band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
, Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen

Leonard Norman Cohen, Order of Canada, National Order of Quebec is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963....
, Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull (band)

Jethro Tull are a United Kingdom rock music group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the songs, vocals and flute work of Ian Anderson , who has led the band since its founding, and guitarist Martin Barre, who has #Lineups....
, Taste
Taste (band)

Taste was an Irish rock band formed in the 1960s and is most noted for the fact that musician Rory Gallagher was an original member....
 and Tiny Tim
Tiny Tim (musician)

Herbert Khaury , better known by the stage name Tiny Tim, was an United States singer, ukulele player, and musical archivist. He was most famous for his rendition of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" sung in a distinctive high falsetto / vibrato voice ....
. The unexpectedly high attendance levels (mostly non-tickets holders - tickets for the four days cost £3) meant that local authorities and the festival organizers could not supply adequate amenities and guarantee public safety for all in attendance. Such concerns led, in 1971, to Parliament passing the "Isle of Wight Act" preventing gatherings of more than 5,000 people on the island without a special licence. The 1970 festival was filmed by a professional film crew directed by Murray Lerner
Murray Lerner

Murray Lerner is an United States Documentary film and Experimental film film Film director and film producer....
, but the footage wasn't released until 2003 when a television documentary was made. A DVD
DVD

DVD, also known as "Digital Versatile Disc" or "Digital Video Disc,"is a popular optical disc data storage device media format. Its main uses are video and data storage....
 was released in 2005 entitled "A Message to Love: The Isle of wight Rock Festival 1970." A number of the performances by individual bands have also been released.

The event was revived in 2002 at Seaclose Park
Seaclose Park

Seaclose Park is a large parkland site situated to the North East of Newport, Isle of Wight on the Isle of Wight. It lies on the eastern banks of the River Medina....
, a recreation ground on the outskirts of Newport
Newport, Isle of Wight

Newport is a civil parish and the county town of the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England. Newport has a population of 23,957 according to the United Kingdom Census 2001 The town is situated slightly to the north of the centre of the island, at the head of the navigable section of the River Medina, which flows northward t...
. It has been held annually since that year, progressively extending itself northwards beyond Seaclose Park along the fields of the eastern Medina
River Medina

The River Medina is a small river that runs from the hills in the south of the Isle of Wight, through the capital Newport, Isle of Wight, towards the Solent at Cowes....
 valley. Many notable artists have performed since its revival including The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock music band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards....
, Muse
Muse (band)

Muse are an English rock music band that was formed in Teignmouth, Devon, England in 1994. Since their inception, the band has comprised Matthew Bellamy , Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard ....
, Donovan
Donovan

Donovan , is a Scotland singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk music scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, Popular music, psychedelic rock, and world music....
, Ray Davies
Ray Davies

Ray Davies, Order of the British Empire is an English Rock music musician, best known as lead singer and songwriter for The Kinks - one of the most prolific and long-lived British Invasion bands - which he led with his younger brother, Dave Davies....
, Robert Plant
Robert Plant

Robert Anthony Plant Order of the British Empire , is an England Rock and Roll singer and songwriter, famous for his membership in the former rock band Led Zeppelin as the lead vocalist, as well as for his successful solo career....
, David Bowie
David Bowie

David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and Arrangement. Active in five decades of rock music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s....
, Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers

Manic Street Preachers are an alternative rock band from Blackwood, Wales, formed in 1986. Often referred to as the Manics, they are James Dean Bradfield , Nicky Wire and Sean Moore ....
, The Who
The Who

The Who are an England Rock music band formed in 1964. The primary lineup was guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon....
, R.E.M., Coldplay
Coldplay

Coldplay are a United Kingdom alternative rock Musical ensemble formed in London, England in 1998. The group comprises vocalist/pianist/guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion....
, The Proclaimers
The Proclaimers

The Proclaimers are a Scottish band composed of Twin#Monozygotic twins Charlie and Craig Reid . They are best known for the songs Letter from America , I'm on My Way , and I'm Gonna Be ....
, Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams, Order of Canada, Order of British Columbia is a Canada Rock music singer-songwriter and photographer. Rolling Stone magazine describes Adams as having an ?unerring gift for radio-friendly pop hooks" and in 1992, Adams won the Grammy Awards of 1992, for "Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media" fo...
 and The Police
The Police

The Police were an English Power trio Rock music band consisting of Sting , Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland . The band became globally popular in the late 1970s, playing a style of rock that was influenced by jazz, punk rock and reggae music....
. It was sponsored by Nokia
Nokia

Nokia Corporation is a Finland Multinational corporation communications corporation, headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki....
 from 2004 to 2006. The promoters of the event now are Solo Music Agency and promotions. Apart from being held somewhere on the Isle of Wight, and featuring the now customary artwork of Dave Roe, there is no connection with the festivals of 1968–1970.

Original Festival details


1968 "Isle of Wight Festival"

Held 31 August 1968.
Attendance - 10,000 (approx)
Site - Ford farm, near Godshill
Godshill

Godshill is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight with a population of approximately 2,800 ....
.
Headline Acts - Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane

Jefferson Airplane was an United States rock music band formed in San Francisco, California in 1965. A pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement, Jefferson Airplane was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success....

Other Acts - Arthur Brown
Arthur Brown (musician)

Arthur Brown is an England rock and roll singer best known for his flamboyant, theatrical style and significant influence on shock-rockers Alice Cooper and Kiss , and for his number one hit in the UK Singles Chart and Canada, "Fire " in 1968....
, The Move
The Move

The Move were one of the leading British rock bands of the 1960s from Birmingham, England, and were among the most popular British bands to not find any success in the US....
, T. Rex
T.Rex (band)

'T.Rex' were an English rock music band fronted by guitarist, singer and songwriter Marc Bolan. Formed as 'Tyrannosaurus Rex' in 1960s London, the folk rock group's debut album My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair......
, Plastic Penny
Plastic Penny

Plastic Penny was a United Kingdom 1960s pop music musical ensemble, formed in November 1967 before splitting up in August 1968. Their existence was notable only for their one hit record single , early in 1968, with the song "Everything I Am"....
 and Pretty Things
Pretty Things

The Pretty Things are an England rock and roll musical band from London. They pioneered a raw approach to rhythm and blues that influenced a number of key bands of the 1960s British invasion, including The Rolling Stones....
.

1969 "Isle of Wight Festival"
Isle of Wight Festival 1969

The 1969 Isle of Wight Festival was held on August 30 - August 31, 1969, at Wootton, Isle of Wight, and attracted an audience of approximately 150,000 to see the acts of Bob Dylan, The Who and Free ....

Held 30 August - 31 August 1969
Attendance - 150,000 (approx)
Site - Wootton
Headline Acts - Bob Dylan with The Band
The Band

The Band was a rock music group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999. The original group consisted of four Canadians: Robbie Robertson ; Richard Manuel ; Garth Hudson ; and Rick Danko , and one American, Levon Helm ....
, The Who
The Who

The Who are an England Rock music band formed in 1964. The primary lineup was guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon....

Other Acts - Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker

John Robert "Joe" Cocker OBE is an England rock /blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty human voice and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles....
, Free
Free (band)

Free were an England rock band, formed in London in 1968 and best known for their popular song "All Right Now".Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become lead singer of the rock band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums....
, Richie Havens
Richie Havens

Richie Havens is an United States folk music singer and guitarist. Havens is perhaps best known for his intense rhythmic guitar style, soulful cover version of pop music and folk music songs and his opening performance at the Woodstock Festival....
, The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues

The Moody Blues are an England band originally from Erdington in the city of Birmingham. Founding members Michael Pinder and Ray Thomas performed an initially rhythm and blues-based sound in Birmingham in 1964 along with Graeme Edge and others, and were later joined by John Lodge and Justin Hayward as they inspired and evolved the progressi...
, The Nice
The Nice

The Nice were an England progressive rock band from the 1960s, known for their unique blend of Rock and roll, jazz and european classical music....
, Tom Paxton
Tom Paxton

Thomas Richard Paxton is an United States folk music singer and singer-songwriter who has been writing, performing and recording music for over forty years....
, Pentangle
Pentangle

Pentangle may refer to:*another word for a pentagram, a five-pointed star drawn with five straight strokes*Pentangle , a British folk-rock band...
 and Pretty Things
Pretty Things

The Pretty Things are an England rock and roll musical band from London. They pioneered a raw approach to rhythm and blues that influenced a number of key bands of the 1960s British invasion, including The Rolling Stones....
.

1970 "Isle of Wight Festival"
Isle of Wight Festival 1970

File:Isle1970.jpgThe 1970 Isle of Wight Festival was held on August 26 - August 31, 1970. It was held on Afton Down an area on the Western side of the Isle of Wight....

Held 26 August - 30 August 1970
Attendance - 600,000 (approx)
Site - Afton Down
Afton Down

Afton Down is a hill near the village of Freshwater, Isle of Wight on the Isle of Wight.It was the site of the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, where around 500,000 people flocked to see the musical talents of Emerson Lake & Palmer, Free , The Who, The Doors and Jimi Hendrix....

Headline Acts (Wednesday) - Redbone
Redbone (band)

Redbone was a Native Americans in the United States rock music musical ensemble that was most active in the 1970s. They reached the Top 40 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 record chart in 1974 with the song, "Come and Get Your Love"....

Other Acts (Wednesday) - Rosalie Sorrels, Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson

Kristoffer Kristian Kristofferson is an United States writer, singer-songwriter, actor, and musician. He is best known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"....
, Mighty Baby
Mighty Baby

Mighty Baby were formed in 1968 from the ashes of The Action. They released two albums, Mighty Baby and A Jug Of Love . Their debut, a collection of psychedelic rock, appeared on the tiny Head record label in the United Kingdom, and on Chess Records in the United States....
, Judas Jump, Kathy Smith
Headline Acts (Thursday) - Tony Joe White
Tony Joe White

Tony Joe White is an United States singer-songwriter and guitarist best known for his 1969 hit record "Polk Salad Annie", and for "Rainy Night in Georgia" which he wrote but was firstly made popular by Brook Benton, and "Steamy Windows" - a hit for Tina Turner in 1989....

Other Acts (Thursday) - Supertramp
Supertramp

Supertramp were a United Kingdom progressive rock band that released a series of top-selling albums in the 1970s and early 1980s.Their early music included ambitious concept albums, but they are best known for their later hits including "Bloody Well Right", "Dreamer ", "Goodbye Stranger", "Give a Little Bit" and "The Logical Song"....
, Black Widow
Black Widow (band)

Black Widow were a rock music musical ensemble that formed in Leicester, England in September 1969. The band were mostly known for its early use of Satanism and occult imagery in their music and stage act....
, The Groundhogs
The Groundhogs

The Groundhogs were a British blues band founded in late 1963, which toured extensively in the 1960s and continued in existence sporadically to the present day....
.
Headline Acts (Friday) - Procol Harum
Procol Harum

Procol Harum are a United Kingdom Rock music band, formed in the 1960s, which built an important foundation for what would become progressive rock, or perhaps more closely, symphonic rock....

Other Acts (Friday) - Fairfield Parlour
Fairfield Parlour

Fairfield Parlour were an England progressive rock band that sound recording and reproduction in the late 1960s into the early 1970s. After the psychedelic rock group Kaleidoscope moved further into progressive rock, and also to avoid confusion with the American group Kaleidoscope , they renamed themselves Fairfield Parlour....
, Lighthouse
Lighthouse (band)

Lighthouse is a Canada Rock music Musical ensemble formed in 1969 in Toronto which included horn s, string instruments, and vibraphone; their music reflected elements of rock music, jazz, european classical music,and swing....
, Melanie
Melanie Safka

Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk is an United States singer-songwriter.Usually known professionally as Melanie, she is best known for her hits "Brand New Key", "Lay Down " and "What They Done To My Song Ma"....
, Chicago
Chicago (band)

Chicago is an American pop rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The band began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band and later moved to a predominantly softer sound, becoming famous for producing a number of hit ballads....
, Taste
Taste (band)

Taste was an Irish rock band formed in the 1960s and is most noted for the fact that musician Rory Gallagher was an original member....
, Family
Family (band)

Family were an England rock band that formed in 1967 and disbanded in 1973. Their style has been characterised as progressive rock, although their sound often explores other genres, incorporating elements of such styles as folk music, psychedelic music, acid rock, jazz fusion and basic rock 'n' roll....
, Cactus
Cactus (band)

Cactus is an United States hard rock band with a Supergroup status from their start in 1970....
.
Headline Acts (Saturday) - The Doors
The Doors

The Doors were an United States rock music band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California by Singer Jim Morrison, keyboard instrument Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger....
 and The Who
The Who

The Who are an England Rock music band formed in 1964. The primary lineup was guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon....
.
Other Acts (Saturday) - Sly & the Family Stone
Sly & the Family Stone

Sly & the Family Stone is an Music of the United States Funk music, soul music and rock music band from San Francisco, California. Originally active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music....
, Free
Free (band)

Free were an England rock band, formed in London in 1968 and best known for their popular song "All Right Now".Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become lead singer of the rock band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums....
, Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell, Order of Canada is a Canada musician, songwriter, and Painting.Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Western Canada and then busking on the streets of Toronto....
, Ten Years After
Ten Years After

Ten Years After are an England blues rock musical ensemble, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s....
, Emerson Lake And Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Emerson, Lake & Palmer were an England progressive rock Supergroup . In the 1970s, the band was extremely popular, selling over 35 million albums and headlining huge concerts....
, Miles Davis
Miles Davis

Miles Dewey Davis III was an United States jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz from World War II to the 1990s: he played on various early bebop records and recorded one of the first cool jaz...
, Mungo Jerry
Mungo Jerry

Mungo Jerry are an England folk/classic rock band whose greatest success was in the early 1970s, though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing line-up, always fronted by Ray Dorset....
, John Sebastian
John Sebastian

John Sebastian is an United States songwriter and harmonica player. He is best known as a founder of The Lovin' Spoonful, a band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
, Cat Mother
Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys

Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys was an United States musical group from New York City.They had a Top 40 chart-topper in the Summer of 1969 with the rock and roll wiktionary:Medley "Good Old Rock'n'Roll" which included cover versions of "Sweet Little Sixteen" by Chuck Berry, "Long Tall Sally" by Little Richard, "Chantilly Lace" by The...
.
Headline Acts (Sunday) - Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix

James Marshall Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter whose guitar playing continues to be a considerable influence on rock music....
 and Joan Baez
Joan Baez

Joan Chandos Baez is a Mexican-United States folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style. Many of her songs are Topical song and deal with social issues....
.
Other Acts (Sunday) - Moody Blues, Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull (band)

Jethro Tull are a United Kingdom rock music group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the songs, vocals and flute work of Ian Anderson , who has led the band since its founding, and guitarist Martin Barre, who has #Lineups....
, Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen

Leonard Norman Cohen, Order of Canada, National Order of Quebec is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963....
, Richie Havens
Richie Havens

Richie Havens is an United States folk music singer and guitarist. Havens is perhaps best known for his intense rhythmic guitar style, soulful cover version of pop music and folk music songs and his opening performance at the Woodstock Festival....
, Everly Brothers, Pentangle
Pentangle

Pentangle may refer to:*another word for a pentagram, a five-pointed star drawn with five straight strokes*Pentangle , a British folk-rock band...
, Donovan
Donovan

Donovan , is a Scotland singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk music scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, Popular music, psychedelic rock, and world music....
 and Tiny Tim
Tiny Tim (musician)

Herbert Khaury , better known by the stage name Tiny Tim, was an United States singer, ukulele player, and musical archivist. He was most famous for his rendition of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" sung in a distinctive high falsetto / vibrato voice ....
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Revived Festival Details


2002 "Rock Island
Rock Island 2002

File:Rock Island 2002 poster.jpgRock Island was the first revived Isle of Wight Festival to take place on the Seaclose Park site in Newport, Isle of Wight on the Isle of Wight....
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Held 1 June 2002
Attendance - 8,000 (approx)
Headline Acts (Saturday) - The Charlatans, Robert Plant
Robert Plant

Robert Anthony Plant Order of the British Empire , is an England Rock and Roll singer and songwriter, famous for his membership in the former rock band Led Zeppelin as the lead vocalist, as well as for his successful solo career....


2003 "The Isle of Wight Festival
Isle of Wight Festival 2003

The Isle of Wight Festival 2003 was the second revived Isle of Wight Festival to take place on the Seaclose Park site in Newport, Isle of Wight on the Isle of Wight....
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Held 14 June - 15 June 2003
Attendance - 15,000 (approx)
Headline Acts (Saturday) - Paul Weller, Starsailor
Starsailor (band)

Starsailor are an England rock band from Chorley. As of 2006, they have had three charting albums and ten Top 40 singles in the UK since 2001....

Headline Acts (Sunday) - Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams, Order of Canada, Order of British Columbia is a Canada Rock music singer-songwriter and photographer. Rolling Stone magazine describes Adams as having an ?unerring gift for radio-friendly pop hooks" and in 1992, Adams won the Grammy Awards of 1992, for "Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media" fo...
, Counting Crows
Counting Crows

Counting Crows is a rock band originating from Berkeley, California. The group gained popularity in 1994 following the release of its debut album August and Everything After, which featured the hit single "Mr._Jones_"....


2004 "The Nokia Isle of Wight Festival"
Isle of Wight Festival 2004

The Isle of Wight Festival 2004 , June 11 - June 13 2004, is the third revived Isle of Wight Festival held on the Seaclose Park site in Newport, Isle of Wight on the Isle Of Wight....

Held 11 June - 13 June 2004
Attendance - 35,000 (approx)
Headline Acts (Friday) - Stereophonics
Stereophonics

Stereophonics are a Wales rock band consisting of Kelly Jones, Richard Jones , Javier Weyler and Adam Zindani. Since their d?but album Word Gets Around which peaked at #6 in the album charts they have had five consecutive albums reach #1 in the UK....
, Groove Armada
Groove Armada

Groove Armada are a big beat duo Andy Cato and Tom Findlay from England. They are now primarily based in London, and continue to produce and record music as well as hosting semi-regular club nights in London and an annual London festival under the Lovebox banner....

Headline Acts (Saturday) - The Who
The Who

The Who are an England Rock music band formed in 1964. The primary lineup was guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon....
, Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers

Manic Street Preachers are an alternative rock band from Blackwood, Wales, formed in 1986. Often referred to as the Manics, they are James Dean Bradfield , Nicky Wire and Sean Moore ....

Headline Acts (Sunday) - David Bowie
David Bowie

David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and Arrangement. Active in five decades of rock music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s....
, The Charlatans

2005 "The Nokia Isle of Wight Festival"
Isle of Wight Festival 2005

The Isle of Wight Festival 2005 is the fourth revived Isle of Wight Festival on the Seaclose Park site in Newport, Isle of Wight on the Isle of Wight....

Held 10 June - 12 June 2005
Attendance - 50,000 (approx)
Headline Acts (Friday) - Faithless
Faithless

Faithless are a United Kingdom electronica band. While they are mostly famous for their dance songs , they have produced albums which offer a blend of styles....
, Razorlight
Razorlight

Razorlight are an England-Sweden indie rock band formed in 2002. They are primarily known in their home countries, having topped the charts with the 2006 single America and its parent Razorlight , their second....

Headline Acts (Saturday) - Travis
Travis (band)

Travis are a Scotland alternative rock band from Glasgow, comprising Francis Healy , Dougie Payne , Andy Dunlop and Neil Primrose . Travis have twice been awarded British album of the year at the annual BRIT Awards, and are often credited with having paved the way for bands such as Coldplay, Keane and Snow Patrol....
, Roxy Music
Roxy Music

Roxy Music are an English art rock group founded in the early 1970s by art school graduate Bryan Ferry . The other members are Phil Manzanera , Andy Mackay and Paul Thompson ....

Headline Acts (Sunday) - R.E.M., Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol

Snow Patrol are an Ireland alternative rock band which formed in Dundee, Scotland. They are based in Glasgow and are signed to Polydor Records....


2006 "The Nokia Isle of Wight Festival"
Isle of Wight Festival 2006

The Isle of Wight Festival 2006 was the fifth revived Isle of Wight Festival on the Seaclose Park site in Newport, Isle of Wight on the Isle of Wight....

Held 9 June - 11 June 2006
Attendance - 60,000 (approx)
Headline Acts (Friday) - The Prodigy
The Prodigy

The Prodigy are a British people electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990, in Braintree, Essex, England. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers and The Crystal Method, as well as other acts they are pioneers of the big beat electronic dance genre which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s, and are known for high-qua...
, Placebo
Placebo (band)

Placebo are an alternative rock musical ensemble formed in London in 1994, consisting of Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal and Steve Forrest. To date, they have released five studio albums, six Extended plays and twenty-seven singles....

Headline Acts (Saturday) - Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters is an American Rock music band formed by singer/guitarist/drummer Dave Grohl in 1995. Grohl formed the group as a one-man project after the dissolution of his previous band Nirvana in 1994....
, Primal Scream
Primal Scream

Primal Scream are a Brit awards Scotland alternative rock group formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie . The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes , Martin Duffy , Gary Mounfield , and Darrin Mooney ....

Headline Acts (Sunday) - Coldplay
Coldplay

Coldplay are a United Kingdom alternative rock Musical ensemble formed in London, England in 1998. The group comprises vocalist/pianist/guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion....
, Richard Ashcroft
Richard Ashcroft

Richard Paul Ashcroft is an England singer-songwriter. He is the lead singer of The Verve, an English rock music band that he helped form in 1989....


2007 "The Isle of Wight Festival"
Isle of Wight Festival 2007

The Isle of Wight Festival 2007 was the sixth revived Isle of Wight Festival on the Seaclose Park site in Newport, Isle of Wight on the Isle of Wight....

Held 8 June - 10 June 2007
Attendance 65,000 (approx)
Headline Acts (Friday) - Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol

Snow Patrol are an Ireland alternative rock band which formed in Dundee, Scotland. They are based in Glasgow and are signed to Polydor Records....
, Groove Armada
Groove Armada

Groove Armada are a big beat duo Andy Cato and Tom Findlay from England. They are now primarily based in London, and continue to produce and record music as well as hosting semi-regular club nights in London and an annual London festival under the Lovebox banner....

Headline Acts (Saturday) - Muse
Muse (band)

Muse are an English rock music band that was formed in Teignmouth, Devon, England in 1994. Since their inception, the band has comprised Matthew Bellamy , Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard ....
, Kasabian
Headline Acts (Sunday) - The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock music band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards....
, Keane

2008 "The Isle of Wight Festival"
Isle of Wight Festival 2008

The Isle Of Wight Festival 2008 was the seventh revived Isle of Wight Festival held at Seaclose Park in Newport, Isle of Wight on the Isle Of Wight....

Date 13 June - 15 June
Attendance 70,000 (approx)
Headline Acts (Friday) - Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs

Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band who formed in 1997. Hailing from Leeds, the group consists of vocalist Ricky Wilson , guitarist Andrew White , bassist Simon Rix, keyboardist Nick Baines, and drummer Nick Hodgson....
, NERD
Nerd

Nerd is a term often bearing a derogatory connotation or stereotype, that refers to a person who passionately pursues intellectual activities, esoteric knowledge, or other obscure interests rather than engaging in more Social relation or popular activities....
 
Headline Acts (Saturday) - The Sex Pistols, Ian Brown
Ian Brown

Ian George Brown is an English musician and former lead singer of the alternative rock band The Stone Roses. He is widely considered by fans to be one of the pioneering members of the Madchester scene....
 
Headline Acts (Sunday) - The Police
The Police

The Police were an English Power trio Rock music band consisting of Sting , Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland . The band became globally popular in the late 1970s, playing a style of rock that was influenced by jazz, punk rock and reggae music....
, The Kooks
The Kooks

The Kooks are an United Kingdom Rock music band, formed in Brighton in 2004. The band currently consists of four members; Luke Pritchard, Hugh Harris, Paul Garred and Peter Denton....
 

2009 "The Isle of Wight Festival"
Isle of Wight Festival 2009

The Isle of Wight Festival 2009 will be the eighth revived Isle of Wight Festival to be held at Seaclose Park in Newport, Isle of Wight on the Isle of Wight....


Date 12 June - 14 June

Headline Acts (Friday) - The Prodigy
The Prodigy

The Prodigy are a British people electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990, in Braintree, Essex, England. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers and The Crystal Method, as well as other acts they are pioneers of the big beat electronic dance genre which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s, and are known for high-qua...
, Basement Jaxx
Basement Jaxx

Basement Jaxx are a critically acclaimed United Kingdom House music duo, comprising Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe, that rose to popularity in the late 1990s....
, Pendulum
Pendulum

A pendulum is a weight suspended from a pivot so it can swing freely.When a pendulum is displaced from its resting Mechanical equilibrium, it is subject to a restoring force due to gravity that will accelerate it back toward the equilibrium position....
, The Ting Tings
The Ting Tings

The Ting Tings are an England pop music duo of Jules De Martino and Katie White . Originally from Leigh, Greater Manchester, they formed in December 2004 while based at Castle Irwell, Salford....
 
Headline Act (Saturday) - Stereophonics
Stereophonics

Stereophonics are a Wales rock band consisting of Kelly Jones, Richard Jones , Javier Weyler and Adam Zindani. Since their d?but album Word Gets Around which peaked at #6 in the album charts they have had five consecutive albums reach #1 in the UK....
, Razorlight
Razorlight

Razorlight are an England-Sweden indie rock band formed in 2002. They are primarily known in their home countries, having topped the charts with the 2006 single America and its parent Razorlight , their second....
 
Headline Act (Sunday) - Neil Young
Neil Young

Neil Percival Young Order of Manitoba is a Canada singer-songwriter, musician and film director.Young's work is characterized by deeply personal lyrics, distinctive guitar work, and signature falsetto tenor singing voice....
 

Awards

On the 6 November 2007, the Isle of Wight Festival won the award 'Best Major Festival' at the UK Festival Awards. The performances by Muse and The Rolling Stones at the last festival were a major influence. As well as this, the event's top man, John Giddings, won the award for 'Outstanding Contribution' to UK festivals. He was presented the award at the UK Festival Awards at London’s Koko Club in Camden, after Virtual Festivals, which curate the awards, selected him as the most deserving recipient.

See also

  • List of music festivals in the United Kingdom
    List of music festivals in the United Kingdom

    There are a large number of music festivals in the United Kingdom, covering a wide variety of genres. Many of the United Kingdom music festivals are world renowned, and have been held for a great many years....


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