Talented music students from Platform One College will appear at the Isle of Wight Festival this weekend. Students from the college, whose BA (Hons) Commercial Music degree is accredited by the University of Chichester, will be opening the Main Stage on Sunday 23rd June. Platform One music students competed in the 2024 Wight Noize music industry showcase back in April to win a place on stage at the Isle of Wight festival. The 6 finalists, who included Ruby, Georgia Nicole, Five Degrees North, Jaded, Chum? and Marnie Marie, all performed a 20-minute set of original material in front of industry experts.
David Pontin, Education Director at Platform One said: “Our partnership with the Isle of Wight Festival is so significant. The Platform One Stage in the main arena hosts over 45 acts and to have our degree students performing on stage is just incredible. The Isle of Wight Festival is globally-renowned and this is a fantastic opportunity for our students to showcase their skills to a potential audience of thousands this weekend. It’s particularly exciting for Marnie Marie who won the 2024 Wight Noize competition and who will be opening the Main Stage this Sunday.”
All of the finalists will perform on the Platform One Stage in the main arena over the weekend. Dr Mark Mason, Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience) at the University of Chichester added:
“The University is delighted that our wonderful Platform One Commercial Music degree students will have an opportunity to play at the world-famous Isle of Wight Festival this year. We value highly our close and long-standing academic partnership with Platform One who deliver a superb range of programmes and a high-quality experience for their students. We look forward to many future years of Platform One students performing at the festival.”
For more announcements and information on the Platform One Stage, follow them on social media @platformoneiow.
I will be glad when the festival is over, the infrastructure on
the island cannot cope.
St Mary’s are constantly overwhelmed, yet the Festival brings over
approx half of the amount of the islands population.
A disaster in the making.
Exactly the same as Cowes Week. Do you think that should be stopped too?
True, the only good thing about Cowes week, money is
spent in Island businesses, unlike the festival
Majority of food outlets at the festival are mainland Companies.
so, did all these virtue signalling, stop oil, anti capitalist, eco protestors that are currently sat in a field, swilling beer from aluminium cans, that were created using fossil fuels, whilst wearing synthetic fabrics, such as nylon, that are from fossil fuels and inside a synthetic fabric tent made using fossil fuels, consider the environmental impact of their journey to the island, of course they didn’t. doesn’t matter when booze/music happens
they are oblivious to the fact that oil and gas are used in the manufacturing of electronic components in their phones such as microprocessors, displays, and batteries.
these clowns seem to forget – no oil and gas, no phones/no cars/hardly any clothing choices and no imported food.
All ages and political persuasions go to the IW festival.
You are either a paid troll or mentally unwell.
If it’s the first then I hope they cut your pay as that was particularly lame.
If it’s the second then get some professional help, for pity’s sake, before you hurt someone.
islander/mike – are you two delusional – of course the festival will be full of people who only last week were protesting at some BS stop oil demo, or sat in a road, or spray painting over works of art – their protests only matter when it doesn’t affect their enjoyment.
get some help – both of you, before it is too late
I don’t think anyone sat in those fields are any part of your list of things you are afraid of.