Stereophonics cemented their reputation as one of the best British bands with their floor stomping co-headline performance at the Isle of Wight Festival last night (Friday), with acts such as Busted, Faithless and Jess Glynne also taking to the Main Stage.
Electronica legends Faithless brought the main stage to a close with an electrifying performance coordinated with a brilliantly choreographed laser show which lit up the sky for miles above the island. The crowds then shifted to see Sigma in the Big Top.
Throughout the day, the festival showcased some of the best of British music: Jess Glynne continued to show why she continues to dominate the charts performing renditions of ‘Hold My Hand’ and Route 94’s ‘My Love’ along with other tracks from her number one album ‘I Cry When I Laugh’. The Busted boys – James Bourne, Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson – wowed fans at their first ever major festival appearance. Drawing the biggest daylight crowd they performed old favourites including ‘Year 3000′, ‘You Said No’ and ‘What I Go To School For’.
Speaking to Absolute Radio’s Pete Donaldson backstage at the Isle of Wight Festival, the Stereophonics have issued some strong advice to outspoken rap megastar Kanye West – telling him to “tweet less”.
The Welsh rockers performed on the main stage at the festival last night and revealed the trick to staging a secret gig to Absolute Radio’s Pete Donaldson.
Asked for their advice on staging secret gigs after Kanye West had his shut down in New York recently due to the lack of secrecy around it Kelly Jones quipped:
“I think it would be impossible for him to do anything secret wouldn’t it? Maybe Tweet less and then people don’t know where you are”.
Kelly Jones said of their own recent secret gig:
“I think it was even secret to us because we got there and nothing was working but it was a good laugh. It just reminded us of playing the gigs that we always played to be honest – we always used to play pubs”.
Today’s line-up includes The Who, Richard Ashcroft, Iggy Pop, The Kills and The Corrs.
Organisers and the crowd will today honour David Bowie, whose last ever UK performance was on the main stage at The Isle Of Wight Festival. Masks will be sold across the site to raise money for Stand Up 2 Cancer and festival goers will don their masks for 15:45 to pay tribute to a true legend. One of Bowie’s last ever performances will then be shown on the big screens at the main stage where there will also be a surprise performance.
Featured photo: Callum Baker/IW Festival
