Isle of Wight Festival

The Isle of Wight Festival, in collaboration with Visit Isle of Wight, Red Funnel and Wightlink has announced an extra-special seasonal gift for music lovers everywhere. The 2017 Early Bird ticket offer, which had been due to finish on 23rd December 2016,...

Photo: Eva Rinaldi/CC BY-SA 2.0 The hugely popular DJ and producer David Guetta is to co-headline Friday night of the Isle of Wight Festival 2017, it has been announced this morning (Wednesday). It has also been revealed that Run-DMC will perform...

Sir Rod Stewart will headline the closing night of next year’s Isle of Wight Festival, it has been announced by organisers this morning (Monday).  The 71-year-old singer will bring his not-to-be-missed live show to the Isle of Wight for the first...

Canadian band Arcade Fire have been announced as the Saturday headliners of next year's Isle of Wight Festival, which takes place between 8th-11th June. Tickets for the weekend-long event - including special Islander tickets - have gone on sale this morning (Monday)...

Effective teamwork between festival organisers and partner agencies has ensured festival-goers have continued to stay safe at this year's Isle of Wight Festival. A detailed policing operation was put in place to ensure the safety of festival-goers and the local...

Photo: Ben Tutty The Isle of Wight Festival 2016 came to an incredible close last night (Sunday) as headliners Queen + Adam Lambert made their UK festival debut, captivating crowds with a thrilling hit-after-hit finale. Crowds packed into the main...

Photo: Sara Lincoln/IW Festival A street party has been held at the Isle of Wight Festival today (Sunday) to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday, ahead of the legendary Queen + Adam Lambert closing the 2016 festival tonight. Festival organisers launched...

Photos: Dave Rutherford/IW Festival British rock legend's The Who returned to the Isle of Wight Festival for their only UK festival performance of 2016 last night (Saturday), with a thrilling set including 'Pinball Wizard', 'Who Are You' and 'My Generation'....

Photo: David Rutherford Today (Saturday) the Isle of Wight Festival honoured David Bowie, whose last ever UK performance was on the main stage here on the Island back in 2004. Masks were sold across the site to raise money for...

Back in 1969, when the Isle of Wight Festival was staged at Wootton, The Who performed a selection of their hits to a Festival crowd which included some of The Beatles who were staying on the Island to catch the...