This year, Sky presents the Isle of Wight Festival is celebrating 10 years of its partnership with This Feeling as they continue to break new artists at the iconic festival.
At this year’s festival, This Feeling stage will host 45 new acts (plus 2 secret sets).
An extensive array of some of the UK’s brightest breaking talent have played the This Feeling stage across the past 10 years, long before they broke through, and for many it was the first festival they played. Bands include The K’s, Red Rum Club, Crawlers, The Royston Club, Billy Lockett, The Amazons, Yonaka, Dylan John Thomas, The Sherlocks, The Clause, The Lilacs, The Kairos, Rianne Downey, Seb Lowe, Overpass, Trampolene, Pastel, Crystal Tides, Andrew Cushin, Himalayas, Sophie & the Giants, Calva Louise, and many more.
Discussing the festival’s partnership with This Feeling, festival promoter John Giddings says:
“This Feeling are the best in the business when it comes to finding new artists and propelling them upwards. It’s a pleasure to support what they do, it’s incredibly important that we support new music and the next generation of headliners here at the Isle of Wight Festival.”
This Feeling founder Mikey Jonns says:
“10 years on and I still pinch myself we’ve got a stage at the Isle of Wight Festival. It’s a huge opportunity to give new acts their big break and it’s a responsibility we take very seriously and I’d like to say a HUGE thank you to John Giddings for believing in us and investing in new music, legend!”
Discussing the inspiration behind This Feeling festival stages, Mikey adds:
“When I was a student in Sheffield I managed a band and despite consistently ramming venues, often supporting signed “industry” acts when doing so, they couldn’t catch a break at festivals. So when John Giddings gave me the chance to host a stage at the Isle of Wight festival in 2015 I knew what I wanted to do; give acts who impressed and did well for This Feeling at their local grassroots venues the opportunity to show what they could do at a major festival. And that’s what we’ve done ever since.
“Since 2015 we have given over 1000 acts from ALL over the UK (and world!) an opportunity at major festivals including the Isle of Wight, Truck, Y Not, TRSMT, Tramlines, The Great Escape and Reading & Leeds. Over 900 of them didn’t have a live agent at the time and for many it was their first ever festival performance.
“This year is our 10th anniversary on the island including one “virtual” festival stage during Covid. I’m so proud of this tent and what it represents and very grateful to everyone who’s helped along the way.”
Alongside This Feeling stage, the festival will host headliners Sting, Stereophonics and Justin Timberlake on the Main Stage, alongside a stellar lineup across the Main Stage and Big Top.
John I hope you are sorting out the car passes for those who live near to the Festival area. If they don’t get a pass they can’t get home from work, many, many of them are nurses. The company distributing them in Ireland have been damn right rude to those enquiring.