Isle of Wight Festival
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For more information on the forthcoming festival see Isle of Wight Festival 2007.
The Isle of Wight Festival is a music festival which takes place annually on the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England. It was originally held from 1968 to 1970, the venues being Ford Farm (near Godshill), Wootton and Afton Down (near Freshwater) respectively. The 1970 event 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. The most notable of over fifty performers were Bob Dylan, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, The Doors, Ten Years After, Joni Mitchell, Melanie, Donovan, Free, Chicago, Richie Havens, John Sebastian, Leonard Cohen, Jethro Tull and Tiny Tim.
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 Ray Davies, Robert Plant, The Proclaimers, David Bowie, The Who, R.E.M., Coldplay and Bryan Adams. It was sponsored by Nokia from 2004 to 2006.
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[edit] Original Festival details
[edit] 1968 "Isle Of Wight Festival"
Held August 31, 1968.
Attendance - 10,000 (approx)
Site - Ford farm, near Godshill.
Headline Acts - Jefferson Airplane
Other Acts - Arthur Brown, The Move, T. Rex, Plastic Penny and Pretty Things.
[edit] 1969 "Isle Of Wight Festival"
Held August 30 - August 31, 1969
Attendance - 150,000 (approx)
Site - Wootton
Headline Acts - Bob Dylan, The Who
Other Acts - The Band, Joe Cocker, Free, Richie Havens, The Moody Blues, The Nice, Tom Paxton, Pentangle and Pretty Things.
[edit] 1970 "Isle Of Wight Festival"
Held August 26 - August 30, 1970
Attendance - 600,000 (approx)
Site - Afton Down
Headline Acts (Wednesday) - Redbone
Other Acts (Wednesday) - Rosalie Sorrels, Kris Kristofferson, Mighty Baby, Judas Jump, Cathy Smith
Headline Acts (Thursday) - Tony Joe White
Other Acts (Thursday) - Supertramp, Black Widow, The Groundhogs.
Headline Acts (Friday) - Procol Harum
Other Acts (Friday) - Fairfield Parlour, Lighthouse, Melanie, Chicago, Taste, Family, Cactus.
Headline Acts (Saturday) - The Doors and The Who.
Other Acts (Saturday) - Sly & the Family Stone, Free, Joni Mitchell, Ten Years After, Emerson Lake And Palmer, Miles Davis, Mungo Jerry, John Sebastian, Cat Mother.
Headline Acts (Sunday) - Jimi Hendrix and Joan Baez.
Other Acts (Sunday) - Moody Blues, Jethro Tull, Leonard Cohen, Richie Havens, Everly Brothers, Pentangle, Donovan and Tiny Tim.
[edit] Revived Festival Details
[edit] 2002 "Rock Island"
Held June 3, 2002
Attendance - 8,000 (approx)
Headline Acts (Monday) - The Charlatans, Robert Plant
[edit] 2003 "The Isle of Wight Festival"
Held June 14 - June 15, 2003
Attendance - 15,000 (approx)
Headline Acts (Saturday) - Paul Weller, Starsailor
Headline Acts (Sunday) - Bryan Adams, Counting Crows
[edit] 2004 "The Nokia Isle of Wight Festival"
Held June 11 - June 13, 2004
Attendance - 35,000 (approx)
Headline Acts (Friday) - Stereophonics, Groove Armada
Headline Acts (Saturday) - The Who, Manic Street Preachers
Headline Acts (Sunday) - David Bowie, The Charlatans
[edit] 2005 "The Nokia Isle of Wight Festival"
Held June 10 - June 12, 2005
Attendance - 50,000 (approx)
Headline Acts (Friday) - Faithless, Razorlight
Headline Acts (Saturday) - Travis, Roxy Music
Headline Acts (Sunday) - R.E.M., Snow Patrol
[edit] 2006 "The Nokia Isle of Wight Festival"
Attendance - 60,000 (approx)
Headline Acts (Friday) - The Prodigy, Placebo
Headline Acts (Saturday) - Foo Fighters, Primal Scream
Headline Acts (Sunday) - Coldplay, Richard Ashcroft
[edit] 2007 "The Isle of Wight Festival"
To Be Held June 08 - June 10, 2007
Headline Acts (Friday) - Snow Patrol, Groove Armada
Headline Acts (Saturday) - Muse, Kasabian
Headline Acts (Sunday) - The Rolling Stones, Keane
