Isle of Wight Festival Tickets

Showing enormous promise at its inception in 1968 the Isle of Wight Festival showcased some of the biggest names in music at the time. In 1970 Jimi Hendrix performed to a crowd greater than that of Woodstock. It was to be his last major appearance, and it was the last time that Isle of Wight Festival tickets would be available for thirty-two years.

But you can’t keep a good festival down, and the Isle of Wight is simply one of the best. Resuming activity on a smaller scale in 2002, the one-day festival attracted an audience of around 10,000 and featured The Charlatans, Robert Plant, Starsailor and Ash on a modest bill of ten bands.

Since 2002 the Isle of Wight Festival has been held every June at Seaclose Park in Newport, although as the crowds increase (we’re talking from 10,000 to 80,000 in a decade) the boundaries of the festival are becoming blurred…

And there’s little wonder that the Isle of Wight Festival has become an unmissable event on the serious festival-animal’s calendar. In recent years the festival has played host to Jay-Z, Pulp, Stereophonics, Snow Patrol, Muse, Bowie, The Stones, R.E.M and anyone else who’s anyone in contemporary music.

Of course, like any self-respecting festival the Isle of Wight Festival also offers oodles of fine camping, eating and drinking facilities, so there’s no excuse not to get yourself onto the next festival ferry and have a damned fine time. Be warned though, Isle of Wight Festival tickets sell out extremely quickly so nab them whilst you can.

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