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“He placed my fingers on the fretboard and shouted, ‘Grab the whammy bar…’ With his hands free, Jimi wrapped the towel I’d given him around his waist and dropped his trousers”: When Jimi Hendrix’s tech had to play his guitar after a wardrobe malfunction

It was the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, one of the biggest gigs in Hendrix lore, when a trouser emergency struck

MusicRadar

How to watch The Cure's headline set from the 2026 Isle Of Wight Festival

The Cure, Sex Pistols, Feeder, Wet Leg, The Twilight Sad, Shed Seven and The Last Dinner Party are just some of the artists playing this weekend - here's how you can catch the action from anywhere

Louder

Festival promoter brands Royal Albert Hall levy scheme ‘ludicrous’

Industry veteran John Giddings claims levy means ‘charging the general public’ and insists artists should instead be doing more to support the venues they started out in

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Stereophonics headline Isle of Wight Festival for fourth time

A total of 55,000 party-goers have crossed the Solent to reach Seaclose Park in Newport, for the four-day festival.

Evening Standard

Crowds sing along in sun as Sting set to headline Isle of Wight Festival

A total of 55,000 party-goers have crossed the Solent to reach Seaclose Park in Newport for the four-day event.

Evening Standard

Isle of Wight Festival: Where Can I Stream or Watch It Online, Artists And More

Festival fans can stream the Isle of Wight 2025 live on Sky, watching top artists perform from their sofas across four days.

International Business Times UK

‘Gut feeling more important than social media likes’, says festival promoter

Isle of Wight Festival curator John Giddings says headline acts need to be able to ‘deliver’ to a crowd.

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Sting and Stereophonics among Isle of Wight Festival headliners

Justin Timberlake will also play live at the monster music event next June

Evening Standard

Glastonbury cannot afford Oasis, says Isle of Wight Festival organiser

Isle of Wight Festival boss John Giddings has said he doesn’t believe Oasis will perform at any festivals next summer because no-one can afford to book them.

Evening Standard

Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp release footage of Enter Sandman filmed at Isle Of Wight festival

They just won't stop, will they?

Metal Hammer

Woman found dead at Isle of Wight Festival campsite

Isle of Wight police say the death is ‘not being treated as suspicious’

Evening Standard

TV tonight: it’s festival time with the Streets, the Prodigy and the Pretenders

Get comfy for an all-night run of the Isle of Wight Festival. Plus: will love bloom for the Nevermets? Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Isle of Wight Festival 2024: Date, headliners, and how to get tickets

The festival is widely considered to be Europe's Woodstock

Evening Standard

Isle of Wight festival announces all-male headliners for 2024

The Prodigy, Pet Shop Boys and Green Day will all headline next year’s festival

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Evening Standard

Isle of Wight Festival review: Sugababes and Blondie shone amid a mishmash of music

The site is sprawling, as was the range of music on offer

The Independent UK

Boy, 15, accused of ‘researching Isle of Wight Festival as terror attack target’

The teenager had a knife in his rucksack when he was arrested by counter-terrorism police, a court has been told.

ABC News

Carbon, the 1970 Isle of Wight festival featuring Joni Mitchell, and climate change

Carbon, born inside stars, catalysed life on Earth — but lately it's been getting a bad rap. This is carbon's journey from cosmic wonder to global pariah. It starts at an (in)famous music festival in 1970.

Daily Mirror

Peter Crouch joins Kasabian on stage at Isle of Wight Festival in special guest appearance

Former England striker Peter Crouch made a surprise appearance at the Isle of Wight Festival, getting up on stage and showing off his dance moves during Kasabian's set

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Isle of Wight festival on TV - how to watch and full line-up

The Isle of Wight festival has returned and will be fully televised for everyone at home who couldn’t make it. It boasts a strong line-up this year featuring Lewis Capaldi and Muse

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