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The Isle of Wight Festival is a British music festival which takes place annually in Newport on the Isle of Wight, England. It was originally a counterculture event held from 1968 to 1970.
The 1970 event was by far the largest of these early festivals and the unexpectedly high attendance levels led, in 1971, to Parliament adding a section to the Isle of Wight County Council Act 1971 preventing overnight open-air gatherings of more than 5,000 people on the island without a special licence from the council. The event was revived in 2002.
Original festival
The original events were promoted and organised by the Foulk brothers (Ron and Ray Foulk) under the banner of their company Fiery Creations Limited and their younger brother Bill Foulk. The venues were Ford Farm (near Godshill), Wootton and Afton Down (near Freshwater) respectively. The 1969 event featured 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 trekked to the Isle of Wight for the performance. 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 1970 event was by far the largest of these early festivals; indeed it was said at the time to be one of the largest human gatherings in the world, with estimates of over 600,000, surpassing the attendance at Woodstock. Included in the line-up of over fifty performers were Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, The Doors, The Who, Lighthouse, Ten Years After, Terry Reid, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Joni Mitchell, The Moody Blues, Melanie, Donovan, Gilberto Gil, Free, Chicago, Richie Havens, John Sebastian, Leonard Cohen, Jethro Tull, Taste (Irish band) and Tiny Tim. The unexpectedly high attendance levels led, in 1971, to Parliament adding a section to the Isle of Wight County Council Act 1971 preventing overnight open-air gatherings of more than 5,000 people on the island without a special licence from the council.
The 1970 festival was filmed by a film crew under director Murray Lerner, who at that point had just directed the Academy Award-nominated documentary Festival of the Newport Folk Festival. The footage passed to Lerner in settlement of legal fees after a dispute with the Foulk brothers in which each side claimed against the other for breach of contract. Lerner distilled material from the festival into the film Message to Love (released on video in the US as Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival: The Movie) released theatrically in 1996 and subsequently on DVD. In addition to this film, Lerner has created full-length films focused on performances by individual artists at the 1970 festival. To date there have been individual films of Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, The Moody Blues, Free, Taste (Irish band), Leonard Cohen, Jethro Tull, The Doors and Joni Mitchell.
Dave Roe (ex Liverpool Collegiate) produced all the psychedelic artwork for posters and advertising material.
= 1968
=The first festival was held at Hells Field, Ford farm, near Godshill, on 31 August and 1 September 1968, and was attended by about 10,000 people. Jefferson Airplane headlined, with Arthur Brown, The Move, Smile, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Plastic Penny, Fairport Convention, and The Pretty Things also performing.
= 1969
=This took place on 29 to 31 August 1969 at Wootton Creek, with an estimated attendance of 150,000. The line-up included Bob Dylan, The Band, The Nice, The Pretty Things, Marsha Hunt, The Who, Third Ear Band, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Fat Mattress, Joe Cocker. Many celebrities of the day also attended the Festival, including John Lennon and Yoko Ono, George Harrison with Pattie Boyd, Ringo Starr with Maureen Starkey, Keith Richards and Jane Fonda.
= 1970
=This event was held between 26 and 30 August 1970 at Afton Down. Attendance has been estimated by the Guinness Book of Records to have been 600,000 or even 700,000. However promoter Ray Foulk has said he believes it to have been half of that. It was widely reported on, due to its line-up and extremely high attendance. Acts included Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Jethro Tull, Ten Years After, Chicago, The Doors, Lighthouse, The Who (whose set produced a live album), Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Supertramp, The Moody Blues, Joan Baez, Free, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Kris Kristofferson, Donovan, Ralph McTell, John Sebastian, Terry Reid, Taste (Irish band), Redbone and Shawn Phillips.
Revived festival details
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 artists have performed since its revival including The Rolling Stones, Blondie, Amy Winehouse, Robbie Williams, Paolo Nutini, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Prodigy, Green Day, Paul McCartney, Fleetwood Mac, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Muse, Boy George, Sex Pistols, Rod Stewart, Calvin Harris, Stereophonics, Yungblud, Pulp, Faithless, Donovan, Ray Davies, Robert Plant, Queen + Adam Lambert, David Bowie, Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Manic Street Preacher, The Who, The High Kings, Placebo, R.E.M., Travis, Coldplay, The Zombies, Pearl Jam, The Proclaimers, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, The Police, Foo Fighters, The Killers, Nile Rodgers and Chic, The Stone Roses, Madness, Lewis Capaldi, Paloma Faith, James Marriott, Kings of Leon and Rick Astley. Bowie's 13 June 2004 concert would prove to be his last live performance in the UK following emergency angioplasty in Hamburg after a concert in Germany twelve days later which eventually saw him retire from touring. It was sponsored by Nokia from 2004 to 2006. The promoters of the event now are Solo Promoters Ltd.
There was no festival in 2020.
= 2002
=Held 3 June 2002
Attendance: 8,000 (approx.)
Headline acts (Saturday): The Charlatans, Robert Plant
= 2003
=Held 14–15 June 2003
Attendance: 15,000 (approx)
Headline acts:
Saturday: Paul Weller, Starsailor
Sunday: Bryan Adams, Counting Crows
= 2004
=Held 11–13 June 2004
Attendance: 35,000 (approx)
Headline acts:
Friday: Stereophonics, Groove Armada
Saturday: The Who, Manic Street Preachers
Sunday: David Bowie, The Charlatans
= 2005
=Held 10–12 June 2005
Attendance: 50,000 (approx)
Headline acts:
Friday: Faithless, Razorlight
Saturday: Travis, Roxy Music
Sunday: R.E.M., Snow Patrol
= 2006
=Held 9–11 June 2006
Attendance: 50,000 (approx)
Headline acts:
Friday – The Prodigy, Placebo
Saturday: Foo Fighters, Primal Scream
Sunday: Coldplay, Richard Ashcroft
= 2007
=Held 8–10 June 2007
Attendance: 60,000 (approx)
Headline acts:
Friday: Snow Patrol, Groove Armada
Saturday: Muse, Kasabian
Sunday: The Rolling Stones, Keane
= 2008
=Held 13–15 June 2008
Attendance: 55,000 (approx)
Headline acts:
Thursday: (Big Top) Björn Again, Suspiciously Elvis
Friday: Kaiser Chiefs, N.E.R.D
Saturday: Sex Pistols, Ian Brown
Sunday: The Police, The Kooks
= 2009
=Held 12–14 June 2009
Attendance: 50,000 (approx)
Headline acts:
Thursday: (Big Top) The Human League, King Meets Queen
Friday: The Prodigy, Basement Jaxx
Saturday: Stereophonics, Razorlight
Sunday: Neil Young, Pixies
= 2010
=Held 11–13 June 2010
Attendance: 60,000 (approx)
Headline acts:
Thursday: (Big Top) Squeeze, Are You Experienced
Friday: Jay-Z, Florence and the Machine
Saturday: The Strokes, Blondie
Sunday: Paul McCartney, P!nk
= 2011
=Held 10–12 June 2011
Attendance: 65,000 (approx)
Headline acts:
Thursday: (Big Top) Boy George, ABC
Friday: Kings of Leon, Kaiser Chiefs
Saturday: Foo Fighters, Pulp
Sunday: Kasabian, Beady Eye
= 2012
=Held 22–24 June 2012
Attendance: 55,000 (approx)
Headline acts:
Thursday: (Big Top) Primal Scream, The Stranglers
Friday: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Elbow
Saturday: Pearl Jam, Biffy Clyro
Sunday: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
= 2013
=Held 14–16 June 2013
Attendance: 58,000 (approx)
Headline acts:
Thursday: (Big Top) Happy Mondays, The Farm
Friday: The Stone Roses, Paul Weller
Saturday: The Killers, Bloc Party
Sunday: Bon Jovi, The Script
= 2014
=Held 12–15 June 2014
Attendance: 58,000+ (approx)
Headline acts:
Thursday: (Big Top) Boy George, Inspiral Carpets
Friday: Calvin Harris, Biffy Clyro
Saturday: Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Specials
Sunday: Kings of Leon, Suede
= 2015
=Held 11–14 June 2015
Attendance: 58,000+ (approx)
Headline acts:
Thursday: (Big Top) Billy Idol, UB40
Friday: The Prodigy, The Black Keys
Saturday: Blur, Pharrell Williams
Sunday: Fleetwood Mac, Paolo Nutini
= 2016
=Held 9–12 June 2016
Attendance: 58,000+ (approx)
Headline acts:
Thursday: (Big Top) Status Quo, Cast
Friday: Faithless, Stereophonics
Saturday: The Who, Richard Ashcroft
Sunday: Queen + Adam Lambert, Ocean Colour Scene
= 2017
=Held 8–11 June 2017
Attendance: 45,000+
Headline acts:
Thursday: (Big Top) Razorlight, Starsailor
Friday: David Guetta, Run-D.M.C.
Saturday: Arcade Fire, Catfish and the Bottlemen
Sunday: Rod Stewart, Bastille
= 2018
=Held 21–24 June 2018
Attendance: 72,000
Headline acts:
Thursday: (Big Top) The Wombats, Hot Dub Time Machine
Friday: Kasabian, The Script
Saturday: Depeche Mode, Liam Gallagher
Sunday: The Killers, Manic Street Preachers
= 2019
=Held 13–16 June 2019
Attendance: 59,000
Headline Acts:
Thursday: (Big Top) Wet Wet Wet, Heather Small
Friday: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Courteeners
Saturday: Fatboy Slim, George Ezra
Sunday: Biffy Clyro, Richard Ashcroft
= 2020
=The 2020 event, which had been scheduled for 11–15 June, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Originally scheduled headline acts:
Thursday: (Big Top) Happy Mondays
Friday: Lionel Richie, Lewis Capaldi
Saturday: Snow Patrol, The Chemical Brothers
Sunday: Duran Duran, Black Eyed Peas
On 12–14 June 2020, Absolute Radio and Sky Arts both held virtual festivals, broadcasting selected acts from the festival's archives, including exclusive footage from the 1970 edition.
= 2021
=The 2021 event was originally scheduled to take place on 17–20 June, it was postponed to 16–19 September, the first time that it took place in the autumn.
Headline acts:
Thursday: (Big Top) Scouting for Girls, Sophie Ellis Bextor
Friday: Liam Gallagher, Tom Jones
Saturday: David Guetta, Snow Patrol
Sunday: Duran Duran, The Script,
Sky Arts broadcast sets from the show each night of the festival from 7pm with Becky Hill, Kaiser Chiefs and Razorlight's sets shown alongside the headliners.
= 2022
=The 2022 event took place on 16–19 June.
Headline acts:
Thursday: (Big Top) Happy Mondays, Heather Small
Friday: Lewis Capaldi, Madness,
Saturday: Pete Tong, Kasabian,
Sunday: Muse, Rudimental
= 2023
=The 2023 event took place on 15–18 June.
Headline Acts:
Thursday: (Big Top) Groove Armada (DJ set), LF System
Friday: Pulp, Courteeners
Saturday: The Chemical Brothers, George Ezra
Sunday: Robbie Williams, Blondie
= 2024
=The 2024 event took place on 20-23 June
Headline Acts:
Thursday: (Big Top) Scouting for Girls, Dagny
Friday: The Prodigy, The Streets
Saturday: Pet Shop Boys, Keane
Sunday: Green Day, Simple Minds
= 2025
=The 2025 event will take place on 19-22 June
Headline Acts:
Thursday: (Big Top) TBA
Friday: Sting, Faithless
Saturday: Stereophonics, The Script
Sunday: Justin Timberlake, Teddy Swims
Awards
See also
List of historic rock festivals
List of music festivals in the United Kingdom
References
External links
Official website
Ray Foulk on The History of the Isle of Wight Festival
Isle of Wight County Press gallery of Festival pictures
Information on the Original IOW Festivals
1970 Isle of Wight Festival Veterans
Isle of Wight Festival Rumours
Memorabilia from the Original Isle of Wight Festivals 1968-69-70
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Fearne Cotton
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- Pixie Lott
- Black Holes and Revelations Tour
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- The Rolling Stones
- Lana Del Rey
- Isle of Wight Festival
- Isle of Wight Festival 1970
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- Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (Emerson, Lake & Palmer album)
- Isle of Wight (disambiguation)
- Isle of Wight Festival 2007
- Isle of Wight Festival 2009
- Isle of Wight Festival 2012
- Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (The Who album)
