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Isle Of Wight Festival 2008
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God Save The Isle of Wight
s8x PISTOLS CONFIRMED TO HEADLINE
Iconic punk rockers s8x Pistols will take pole position on the
Saturday night of the award-winning Isle of Wight Festival, taking
place over 3 days on 13th, 14th & 15th June.
This year marked the 30th Anniversary of the s8x Pistols debut album
Never Mind the Bollocks... Here's the s8x Pistols and what better
way to celebrate than by being part of the Isle of Wight’s 3-day
holiday in the sun. With s8x Pistols turning up the ante and the
anarchy on the Saturday and The Police commanding control of the
Festival finale on the Sunday, it’s all set to be another scorching
summer on the Solent.
The Isle of Wight Festival takes place 13th - 15th June at Seaclose
Park, Newport, Isle of Wight.
Tickets go on general sale 9am, 10th December from the following
outlets:
KAISER CHIEFS HEADLINE FRIDAY NIGHT
Leeds lads Kaiser Chiefs will headline the opening night of the Isle
of Wight Festival, which will take place over 3 days on 13th, 14th &
15th June. This completes the trio of top headliners for 2008’s
Festival - Kaiser Chiefs, s8x Pistols and The Police.
Kaiser Chiefs have undoubtedly established themselves as one of
Britain’s most successful bands of the past few years, having
scooped 3 x Brit Awards for Best Rock Act, Best Live Act and Best
Group plus an NME Award for Best Album. Their Mercury Prize
nominated, 5 x platinum debut album ‘Employment’ was one of the most
hyped debut albums of all time and second album ‘Yours Truly, Angry
Mob’ plus lead single ‘Ruby’ both went straight to the top spot
earlier this year.
The Police Headline the Isle of Wight Festival 2008
THE POLICE HEADLINE THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 2008
Fresh from scooping the prize for Best Major UK Festival at this
year's UK Festival Awards, the Isle of Wight Festival is again set
to thrill tens of thousand of fans across the land over 3 days on
13th, 14th & 15th June. The Police will headline the Festival with a
closing night performance in the beautiful surroundings of Seaclose
Park, Newport.
Festival Promoter John Giddings confirmed The Police will headline
Sunday night and bring 2008's Festival to a close, "It's a coup to
get The Police for the Festival, we're very happy to have the
biggest tour of the last two years stopping by the Isle of Wight."
The Police will return to Europe in 2008, and the Isle of Wight
performance will be the only UK festival show for the trio. The
Police are currently on tour in Central and South America, having
already played to more than 1.5 million people. The Billboard Award
winning tour will start 2008 with performances in Australia, New
Zealand and Japan before arriving in Europe for dates in Denmark,
Spain, Poland, Czech Republic, Norway, Belgium, Germany and the UK.
The Police closing night performance at the Isle of Wight Festival
will surely be one of the highlights of the summer. Now in its
seventh year since its reincarnation in 2002, the festival brings
together 50,000 free spirited, music loving, friends, families and
Festival goers in front of one almighty stage, in a simply stunning
setting. It is undoubtedly one of the most distinctive and
well-loved festivals on the calendar and the two UK Festival Awards
for Best Major UK Festival and Outstanding Contribution to Festivals
(awarded to John Giddings) are proof of just that.
The Isle of Wight Festival takes place 13th - 15th June at Seaclose
Park, Newport, Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight Festival is a music festival which takes place
annually on the Isle of Wight, 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, surpassing the attendance at Woodstock. The most notable
of over fifty performers were Bob Dylan, The Who, Jimi Hendrix,
Miles Davis, The Band, The Doors, Ten Years After, Joni Mitchell,
Melanie, Donovan, Free, Chicago, Richie Havens, John Sebastian,
Leonard Cohen, Jethro Tull and Tiny Tim. The unexpectedly high
attendance levels (mostly non-tickets holders) 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 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,
Donovan, 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. 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.
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