Isle of Wight Festival

AS traffic remains bumper to bumper and tailing back to Quarr Abbey, Island Echo have spoken to Festival revelers outside our Wootton office who feel disappointed with their first impressions. A number of people have got out of their cars...

CROSS-Solent operator Hovertravel have in the last few minutes kicked off their 2012 Hoverfest in Southsea. Live music and competitions entertain Festival-goers in style as they wait to board the Hovercraft on their way to the Isle of Wight Festival....

MOTORISTS on the Isle of Wight are currently experiencing tailbacks of up to 3 miles as thousands descend on Newport for the Isle of Wight Festival. Traffic is currently queuing back to Quarr Abbey, Binstead, some 3 miles from the car park for this...

THE question on every festival-goer's  mind is... Wellies or Sun cream? The Met Office have forecast heavy rain for this evening running into tomorrow morning, however things are set to improve for the Isle of Wight Festival weekend. Around 15-25mm of rain...

HAMPSHIRE Constabulary are warning about the dangers of drink or drug driving over the Festival period, as up to 60,000 people descend on Newport. Officers from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Roads Policing Unit (RPU) will be at the event reminding...

TOP Island DJs and dance stars at set to take to the Festival's first ever dance tent this coming weekend. Following on from their work with the Disco 2000 tent in 2011, curators Headfunk have put together an impressive line-up...

THE build up to the Isle of Wight Festival continues this weekend as the sun finally shines on the Seaclose Park site. Rumours of the Isle of Wight Festival being cancelled for 2012, which were quashed by organiser John Giddings this week,...

VODAFONE customers heading to next week's Isle of Wight Festival are set for an upgraded recharging experience through the exclusive Vodafone VIP program. Fresh from its winter refit, the Vodafone VIP recharge truck is now ready to roll for this...

WITH just a week to go until the Isle of Wight Festival and the rain still hammering down, Vodafone UK has revealed a new innovation - the Booster Brolly. The unique multi-purpose prototype  has been created in partnership with University College...

WITH just a week to go until the Isle of Wight Festival opens it's gates, the build up is picking up pace for what is set to be an epic weekend on the Isle of Wight. The unseasonable wet weather has causes...