Isle of Wight Festival

As in previous years, effective teamwork between the festival organisers, police and partner agencies has ensured the safety of festivalgoers at this year’s Isle of Wight Festival. A detailed policing operation was implemented to safeguard everyone attending the festival, as...

The Isle of Wight Festival 2017 has come to an end for another year with an unforgettable performance from the legendary Sir Rod Stewart - the true climax of a safe and successful weekend. Up to 50,000 revellers woke to blue...

  The sun is setting on an unforgettable Isle of Wight Festival and the final day of The Hard Rock Stage drew to a weekend-defining close. Over the past 3 days the stage, curated by Hard Rock Cafe and The...

Elle Exxe performing in the Big Top Blue skies and soaring temperatures led to idyllic conditions across Seaclose Park for Day 3 of the Isle of Wight Festival 2017 today (Saturday), with a number of A-list celebrities taking advantage of the Summer sunshine....

The Novatones backstage at Hard Rock Stage A whole host of rising stars took to the Hard Rock Stage today (Saturday) with stunning acoustic sets and high energy performances. PINS, Paves, Wild Front and Apollo Junction were amongst those who...

Rag N Bone man joined Absolute Radio’s Pete Donaldson backstage at the Isle of Wight Festival just before hitting the main stage yesterday (Friday), where he spoke about politics and the Wightlink ferry. Speaking about how he got to steer the...

John Giddings, the man behind the Isle of Wight Festival joined Danielle Perry live on Absolute Radio to reveal some celebrity guests who had dropped onto the Island by helicopter. Talking to Absolute Radio’s Danielle Perry, John said: “Colin Firth...

The Hard Rock Stage drew festivalgoers in droves as it opened for a fourth consecutive year yesterday (Friday). The stage delivered stripped back sessions and awesome live acoustic sets from some of music’s most exciting rising stars. Fossey Tango, Rothwell and...

A stellar line-up including the likes of David Guetta, Rag N Bone Man and Kaiser Chiefs - mixed in with the glorious sunshine - made the heavy rain showers of yesterday a distant memory for revellers during Day 2 of the Isle...

Spirits haven't been dampened by the heavy rain showers that have struck Day 1 of the Isle of Wight Festival 2017. Revellers made their way into the campsites at 12 noon after passing through heightened security, with tents filling the...