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Isle of Wight Festival The Isle of Wight Festival is a British music festival which takes place annually on the Isle of Wight in Newport, England. It was originally a counterculture event held from 1968 to 1970. The 1970 event was by far the largest and most famous of these early festivals and the unexpectedly high attendance levels led, in 1971, to Parliament adding a section to the Isle of Wight County Council Act 1971 preventing overnight open-air gatherings of more than 5,000 people on the island without a special licence from the council. The event was revived in 2002.
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Isle of Wight Festival The Isle of Wight Festival is a British music festival which takes place annually on the Isle of Wight in Newport, England. It was originally a counterculture event held from 1968 to 1970. The 1970 event was by far the largest and most famous of these early festivals and the unexpectedly high attendance levels led, in 1971, to Parliament adding a section to the Isle of Wight County Council Act 1971 preventing overnight open-air gatherings of more than 5,000 people on the island without a special licence from the council. The event was revived in 2002.
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to 9, 1970, at Mosport Park, Ontario. She also performed at the Isle of Wight Festival held between 26 and 30 August 1970 at Afton Down, where she was introduced by Keith Moon and received four standing ovations (she also appeared at the 2010 Isle of Wight festival). She was also the artist who sang to herald in the summer solstice at Glastonbury Fayre (later the Glastonbury Festival) in England in June 1971. She performed again at Glastonbury in 2011, the 40th anniversary of the original festival. Melanie left Buddah Records when they insisted that she produce albums on demand.
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popular biannual Old Gaffers festival which included several days of entertainment and shows, but in September 2018 it was announced that the event would no longer be held. Yarmouth marina is the landing point for the Royal Navy's Solent Amphibious Challenge, held in June each year. . Yarmouth, Isle of Wight Yarmouth is a town, port and civil parish in the west of the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. The town is named for its location at the mouth of the small Western Yar river. The town grew near the river crossing, originally a ferry, which
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Isle of Wight Festival 2006 The Isle of Wight Festival 2006 was the fifth revived Isle of Wight Festival on the Seaclose Park site in Newport on the Isle of Wight. It took place between 9 and 11 June 2006. The attendance was around 55,000 and the event was dubbed the biggest festival in England, because Glastonbury was on its break year. It was the last of three consecutive years of Nokia sponsorship, which saw the likes of The Who, David Bowie and R.E.M. grace the Island stage. New additions to the festival site included the Bandstand, which allowed local
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Manzarek said of the show, "Our set was subdued but very intense. We played with a controlled fury and Jim was in fine vocal form. He sang for all he was worth, but moved nary a muscle. Dionysus had been shackled." Live at The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (The Doors) Live at The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 is a live album by the American rock band the Doors, released on February 23, 2018 on Rhino Records. The concert was recorded at the Isle of Wight Festival in England on August 30, 1970 and this was released by Eagle
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Live at The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (The Doors) Live at The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 is a live album by the American rock band the Doors, released on February 23, 2018 on Rhino Records. The concert was recorded at the Isle of Wight Festival in England on August 30, 1970 and this was released by Eagle Rock Entertainment. It was the group's final appearance as a foursome outside of the US and also the last full filming of a Doors' concert. The concert was remixed by long-time Doors' engineer/co-producer Bruce Botnick in 5.1 Dolby Digital sound from
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Isle of Wight (album) Isle of Wight is a posthumous live album by Jimi Hendrix, released in November 1971 by Polydor in the UK only. It documents Hendrix's performance at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival on 30 August 1970, his last performance in England before his death less than three weeks later on September 18th 1970. The album was engineered by Carlos Ohlms (a British-based engineer). The record company did not use a picture from the Isle of Wight concert. The cover photo is from a live concert on 4 September 1970 at Deutschlandhalle, Berlin. The album spent only
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two weeks in the UK Albums Chart, peaking at "Isle of Wight" contains just part of the concert, but this release has a unique mix compared to the 2002 release of the entire performance on the album "". Isle of Wight (album) Isle of Wight is a posthumous live album by Jimi Hendrix, released in November 1971 by Polydor in the UK only. It documents Hendrix's performance at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival on 30 August 1970, his last performance in England before his death less than three weeks later on September 18th 1970. The album was engineered by
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Isle of Wight Council The Isle of Wight Council is a unitary authority covering the Isle of Wight near the South coast of England. It is currently made up of 40 seats. Since the 2017 election, the Conservatives have held a majority of 25 and appointed Cllr Dave Stewart as leader of the council. The council was formed on 1 April 1995, replacing the Isle of Wight County Council and Medina and South Wight Borough Councils. Prior to 1998, the Liberals and then Liberal Democrats had dominated the Council. Between 1998 and 2005, it was under no overall control, ruled
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Life" and involves the Isle of Wight Council, the Clinical Commissioning Group and the local GP collaborative One Wight Health. Isle of Wight NHS Trust The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is unique in England as it provides physical, mental and ambulance services for the Isle of Wight within the same organisation. It was created in April 2012 following the separation of the provider and commissioner functions within the Isle of Wight PCT. It runs St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight and the Sevenacres mental health unit. The Trust has established an emergency care hub at the hospital where social
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Bestival Bestival is a four-day music festival held in the south of England. It has been held annually in late summer since 2004 at Robin Hill on the Isle of Wight. In 2017 the festival relocated to the Lulworth Estate in Dorset. The event is organised by DJ and record producer Rob da Bank along with his wife Josie and is an offshoot of his Sunday Best record label and club nights. The initial Bestival attracted 10,000 people, growing to 55,000 in 2010. Bestival won 'Best Major Festival' at the 2015 UK Festival Awards, having won 'Best Medium-Sized Festival' in
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2005 Isle of Wight Council election The 2005 Isle of Wight Council elections were held on the Isle of Wight, England, on 5 May 2005. The result led to a landslide Conservative victory gaining 22 councillors, leading the Isle of Wight to Conservative control from no overall control previously. The party standings following the election: The outcome of the election led to a significant change in composition of the Isle of Wight Council. Prior to the election, the Liberal Democrats were the largest group overall but still didn't hold a majority, leading to a coalition known as 'Island First' with
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Isle of Wight NHS Trust The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is unique in England as it provides physical, mental and ambulance services for the Isle of Wight within the same organisation. It was created in April 2012 following the separation of the provider and commissioner functions within the Isle of Wight PCT. It runs St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight and the Sevenacres mental health unit. The Trust has established an emergency care hub at the hospital where social workers have joined ambulance crews, mental health teams and district nurses are based together. A helipad was installed in May
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Isle of Wight Festival 2010 The Isle of Wight Festival 2010 was the ninth revived Isle of Wight Festival to be held at Seaclose Park in Newport on the Isle of Wight. The event ran from 11 until 13 June 2010. Tickets were released on Friday 4 December 2009. The 2010 event was the last in the current contract with the Isle of Wight Council to take place, tying in with the last event for Festival First, guaranteeing festival-goers a ticket for three years. Event organisers Solo are in discussion with the Isle of Wight Council to seal a deal
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Isle of Wight Festival 2009 The Isle of Wight Festival 2009 was the eighth revived Isle of Wight Festival to be held at Seaclose Park in Newport on the Isle of Wight. The event took place from 12 to 14 June. Headline acts were confirmed for Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights as The Prodigy, Stereophonics, Simple Minds and Neil Young respectively. On 8 June 2009 it was reported that tickets for the festival had sold out, however in an attempt to combat ticket touts, a limited number were held on the door. In February 2009 The Charlatans were announced as
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on Sunday. Other festival rumours have included: BBC comedy stars Gavin & Stacey could be on the bill and it was reported in the News of the World that Horne and Corden would perform as a band at the festival. So far, the Isle of Wight Festival has been shortlisted for the "Best Live Event" category of the 2009 NME Awards. Isle of Wight Festival 2009 The Isle of Wight Festival 2009 was the eighth revived Isle of Wight Festival to be held at Seaclose Park in Newport on the Isle of Wight. The event took place from 12 to
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Isle of Wight Festival 2012 The Isle of Wight Festival 2012 was the eleventh revived Isle of Wight Festival, held at Seaclose Park in Newport on the Isle of Wight. The event ran from 21–24 June 2012. The 2012 event was the second under a ten-year deal between the Isle of Wight Council and the promoters Solos. Dubbed the "American Trilogy" by festival organiser John Giddings, it was headlined by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Pearl Jam and Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. Overnight heavy rain on 21 and 22 June waterlogged the event ground and cars driving
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Isle of Wight Garlic Festival The Garlic Festival is a fundraising event that is held annually on the Isle of Wight, and raises money for the booming Garlic industry on the island, as well as fundraising for other agricultural farms on the island. The Garlic Festival has been held every year since 1983. From 1985 to 2006, the Newchurch Parish Sports & Community Association organised the annual Garlic Festival, achieving their major fund raising aims. It is now hosted by The Garlic Festival Ltd. It has recently drawn 20,000 visitors a year. Throughout this time the festival has been organised
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Isle of Wight Festival 2004 The Isle of Wight Festival 2004 was the third revived Isle of Wight Festival held at the Seaclose Park site in Newport on the Isle of Wight. The festival capacity, 35,000, was a significant increase on the previous years capacity, and represented its burgeoning status as a force in the United Kingdom festival circuit. It was the first year of Nokia sponsorship, and attracted talents such as The Who and David Bowie. The Libertines were scheduled to perform but pulled out due to sickness of Peter Doherty. Being the first year of music on a
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to guarantee the Festival continue for a further ten years. The first acts were confirmed as Jay-Z, The Strokes, Blondie, Pink, Squeeze and Orbital. The complete line up was as follows: Friday Saturday Sunday Thursday (campers and Festival First only) Friday Saturday Sunday Isle of Wight Festival 2010 The Isle of Wight Festival 2010 was the ninth revived Isle of Wight Festival to be held at Seaclose Park in Newport on the Isle of Wight. The event ran from 11 until 13 June 2010. Tickets were released on Friday 4 December 2009. The 2010 event was the last in the
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on it turned it into a mudbath and had to be towed out by a tractor, resulting in visiting fans' cars waiting to be allowed in backing up the roads all the way back to the ferry dock. Friday Saturday Sunday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Isle of Wight Festival 2012 The Isle of Wight Festival 2012 was the eleventh revived Isle of Wight Festival, held at Seaclose Park in Newport on the Isle of Wight. The event ran from 21–24 June 2012. The 2012 event was the second under a ten-year deal between the Isle of
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Isle of Wight Festival 2008 The Isle Of Wight Festival 2008 was the seventh revived Isle of Wight Festival held at Seaclose Park in Newport on the Isle Of Wight. The event took place between 13 June – 15 June 2008. Tickets went on sale in December 2007 and were sold out within weeks. This year was the first time that the festival was screened live on TV. After four years of highlights packages being broadcast on Channel 4, this year ITV announced that they had won the rights to broadcast live on ITV2. There were live programmes on each
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Isle of Wight Festival 1969 The 1969 Isle of Wight Festival was held on 29–31 August 1969 at the English town of Wootton, on the Isle of Wight. The festival attracted an audience of approximately 150,000 to see acts including Bob Dylan, The Band, The Who, Free, Joe Cocker, The Bonzo Dog Band and The Moody Blues. It was the second of three music festivals held on the island between 1968 and 1970. Organised by Ronnie and Ray Foulk's Fiery Creations, it became a legendary event, largely owing to the participation of Dylan, who had spent the previous three years
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of the three days; starting at 11:00pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and contain mainly highlights of the days performances, along with live coverage of the headliners' sets. Friday Saturday Sunday Thursday "(campers only)" Friday Saturday Sunday Appearing over the weekend, in the Big Top were Stone Gods and New Young Pony Club, amongst other acts. Isle of Wight Festival 2008 The Isle Of Wight Festival 2008 was the seventh revived Isle of Wight Festival held at Seaclose Park in Newport on the Isle Of Wight. The event took place between 13 June – 15 June 2008. Tickets went on
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physically assaulted by security resulting in a broken leg. There are claims of ejection from site without due reason by some festival goers. Others claim that security were not present during incidences where they would have been able to assist, particularly in campsite disturbances and theft. Isle of Wight Festival 2007 The Isle of Wight Festival 2007 was the sixth revived Isle of Wight Festival on the Seaclose Park site in Newport on the Isle of Wight. It took place between 8–10 June 2007. Tickets went on sale at 9am on Thursday 22 February and were sold out by Monday
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Woodstock about two weeks earlier. They opened with "Heaven and Hell", followed by "I Can't Explain", "Fortune Teller", "Young Man Blues", and then performed the opera nearly in full, finishing up with "Summertime Blues", "Shakin' All Over"/"Spoonful" and two tracks as the encore: "My Generation" and the finale of "Naked Eye". Isle of Wight Festival 1969 The 1969 Isle of Wight Festival was held on 29–31 August 1969 at the English town of Wootton, on the Isle of Wight. The festival attracted an audience of approximately 150,000 to see acts including Bob Dylan, The Band, The Who, Free, Joe Cocker,
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Who also performed some live staples such as "Substitute", "My Generation", "Magic Bus", "I Can't Explain", and the perennial covers of "Shakin' All Over" and "Summertime Blues". All songs were written by Pete Townshend except where noted. Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (The Who album) Live at the Isle of Wight Festival is a double live album by The Who, recorded at the Isle of Wight Festival on 29 August 1970, and released in 1996. A DVD of the concert was also released for the first time in 1996. The Who were one year and three months
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with Jimi Hendrix & Jim Morrison", by Ray Foulk (Organiser) & Caroline Foulk, 364 pages, Medina Publishing 2016, Hardback & Paperback Isle of Wight Festival 1970 The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 was held between 26 and 31 August 1970 at Afton Down, an area on the western side of the Isle of Wight. It was the last of three consecutive music festivals to take place on the island between 1968 and 1970 and widely acknowledged as the largest musical event of its time, greater than the attendance of Woodstock. Although estimates vary, the "Guinness World Records" estimated 600,000, possibly
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Isle of Wight Festival 1970 The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 was held between 26 and 31 August 1970 at Afton Down, an area on the western side of the Isle of Wight. It was the last of three consecutive music festivals to take place on the island between 1968 and 1970 and widely acknowledged as the largest musical event of its time, greater than the attendance of Woodstock. Although estimates vary, the "Guinness World Records" estimated 600,000, possibly 700,000 people attended. It was organised and promoted by local brothers, Ron and Ray Foulk through their company Fiery Creations Ltd
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Isle of Wight Festival 2005 The Isle of Wight Festival 2005 is the fourth revived Isle of Wight Festival on the Seaclose Park site in Newport on the Isle of Wight. The attendance of this festival was around 50,000, a 15,000 increase on sales of the year before, which was testament to its growing success as a British music festival. It was the second year of Nokia sponsorship, which saw the likes of The Who, David Bowie and R.E.M. grace the Island stage. In this year the Isle of Wight festival began to seriously stake its claim as one of
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book signing. Further entertainment includes live music from artists such as The Wurzels, Chas n Dave, Alvin Stardust, Glitter Band, Foundations, Chesney Hawkes, Kiki Dee, Jim Diamond and many local bands and displays from mountain bike daredevils, Above and Beyond, Vnaders Big Wheel and Bob Hogg's racing sheep . There is also a huge variety of family attractions on offer including arena events a fun fair and roving acts. Isle of Wight Garlic Festival The Garlic Festival is a fundraising event that is held annually on the Isle of Wight, and raises money for the booming Garlic industry on the
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performances by Muse and The Rolling Stones at the last festival were a major influence. At the same event, the coordinator of the festival, John Giddings, won the award for 'Outstanding Contribution to UK festivals'. At the 2015 Awards, the Isle of Wight Festival won the award for 'Best Family Festival' and 'Headline Performance of the Year' for Fleetwood Mac. The Festival also won 'Best Event', Isle of Wight Visitor Attraction Association Awards, 2015 and is nominated for Best Family Festival at the 2016 Family Traveller Awards. Results coming soon. Isle of Wight Festival The Isle of Wight Festival is
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Isle of Wight International Jazz Festival The Isle of Wight Jazz Festival ran from 2005 to 2008, in the small seaside town of Ventnor. Since the start of the festival it hosted a range of artists including Terry Callier, Cleo Laine, Maceo Parker, John Dankworth, Dennis Rollins. Humphrey Lyttelton and Ian Shaw. The 2009 Festival was cancelled and no festival has been held since. For 2009 some venues refused to accept bookings from the organisers until musicians and suppliers from previous years confirmed they have been paid. The organisers announced that after a new director was taken on, the financial
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anchor of BBC South Today, led the lighting of the “Tree of Joy” at the Brighstone Methodist Church and more recently Alan Titchmarsh was a guest of honour too. The annual festival is held at St. Mary’s Church, the Methodist Church, the Wilberforce Hall, the Social Club and the Three Bishops Pub in Brighstone, The Isle of Wight Pearl on the Military Rd and at St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church in nearby Mottistone. A Park & Ride system is in place and operates from the Isle of Wight Pearl bringing people into Brighstone where a further shuttle service conveys
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Performance of the Year’, Fleetwood Mac at Isle of Wight Festival, 2015 ‘Best Family Festival’, Isle of Wight Festival, 2015 'Best Major Festival', Isle of Wight Festival, 2007 'Outstanding Contribution to UK festivals', John Giddings, 2007 Event Production Awards 'Music Event of the Year', Isle of Wight Festival, 2018 John Giddings John Giddings (born 1 May 1953 in St Albans, Hertfordshire) is a music agent and promotor who has been responsible for tours by the likes of The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Genesis, Celine Dion, Iggy Pop and David Bowie. In 2002 he revived the Isle of Wight Festival and continues
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on the original video release of the concert. "Naked Eye" had previously been released as part of Message to Love, a DVD released in 1997 as a compilation of songs performed at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 that was also directed by Murray Lerner. Also included as a special feature is a 40 minute interview by Pete Townshend. Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (film) Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 is concert film of The Who's concert at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970. While the concert occurred on 30 August 1970 at 2:00
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Live at the Isle of Wight Festival (Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel video) Live at the Isle of Wight Festival is a live concert video by the British rock band Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, filmed at the 2004 Isle of Wight Festival, and released on DVD in 2005. It is the band's third filmed concert release, and first such release on DVD. During the summer of 2003, promoter John Giddings offered Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel a slot for the following year's Isle of Wight Festival. An agreement was reached, with the band confirmed to play on the second
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Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (The Who album) Live at the Isle of Wight Festival is a double live album by The Who, recorded at the Isle of Wight Festival on 29 August 1970, and released in 1996. A DVD of the concert was also released for the first time in 1996. The Who were one year and three months into their "Tommy" tour when they played their second engagement at the Isle of Wight Festival. As in 1969, they played most of their famous rock opera, which by this time was quite familiar to the festival
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to 2006. The promoters of the event now are Solo Promoters Ltd. Held 3 June 2002 Held 14–15 June 2003 Held 11–13 June 2004 Held 10–12 June 2005 Held 9–11 June 2006 Held 8–10 June 2007 Held 13–15 June 2008 Held 12–14 June 2009 Held 11–13 June 2010 Held 10–12 June 2011 Held 22–24 June 2012 Held 14–16 June 2013 Held 12–15 June 2014 Held 11–14 June 2015 Held 9–12 June 2016 Held 8–11 June 2017 Held 21–24 June 2018 On 6 November 2007, the Isle of Wight Festival was named 'Best Major Festival' at the UK Festival Awards. The
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of Wight Festival and as such, it has received great publicity and investment to maintain its condition for the Isle of Wight festival. For 16 December 2009, the park was transformed to a Winter Wonderland after coming top in a competition held by Nokia, with nearly 2,400 votes to have it held on the island. Seaclose Park Seaclose Park is a large parkland site situated to the North East of Newport on the Isle of Wight. It lies on the eastern banks of the River Medina. It has a variety of features which are available free to the community of
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the big festivals of Britain. Attracting a line-up featuring Faithless, Travis and R.E.M.. This event was filmed and highlights of the event were shown at late night by Channel 4. This was scheduled to include Morrissey as the Saturday night headliner, but he had to pull out and was replaced by Travis. 1. bbc.co.uk Entertainment Isle of Wight Festival 2005 The Isle of Wight Festival 2005 is the fourth revived Isle of Wight Festival on the Seaclose Park site in Newport on the Isle of Wight. The attendance of this festival was around 50,000, a 15,000 increase on sales of
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Best Festival, Isle of Wight Festival, 2016 Outstanding Contribution, John Giddings, 2016 Family Traveller Awards Best Family Festival, Isle of Wight Festival, 2016 Festival Baby Awards Best Festival, Isle of Wight Festival, 2015 Isle of Wight Visitor Attraction Association Awards Best Event, 2015 International Live Music Conference ILMC 29 - 'Second Least Offensive Agent', John Giddings, 2017 ILMC 24 – ‘Second Least Offensive Agent’, John Giddings, 2012 ILMC 22 – ‘The Bottle Award’, John Giddings, 2010 ILMC 21 - 'Arthur Award', Isle of Wight Festival, 2009 ILMC 18 – ‘Second Least Offensive Agent’, John Giddings, 2006 UK Festival Awards ‘Headline
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Afton, Isle of Wight Afton is a hamlet just outside Freshwater on the west side of the Isle of Wight. It features a local hill known as Afton Down which was the site of the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, one of the largest rock concerts to be held in the UK. Freshwater Bay Golf Course is located on Afton Down. Afton lends its name to a number of local properties, including Afton Lodge, Afton Manor and Afton Thatch, the latter two dating from the 17th Century. A barrow located on Afton Down has been the subject of archaeological
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One. The band headlined The Band Stand on 12 June at the 2008 Isle of Wight Festival where they showcased material from their new album. - The Operators performed on BalconyTV London in July 2011. The Operators (band) The Operators are a British indie rock band. Their songs include "Mountain", "Just My Way" and "It Grinds". The band formed on the Isle of Wight in 2006 and after coming in second in the Wight Noize Auditions in June, won the opportunity to play at the Isle of Wight Festival. Their debut album 'What You See Is What I Sell' was
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Isle of Wight Walking Festival The Isle of Wight Walking Festival is a walking festival which takes place annually on the Isle of Wight, around May spanning two weeks. The event has been running for more than 12 years. The 2009 event featured over 300 walks and over 24,500 people taking part, making it the largest currently to date, and the festival as a whole the largest walking festival in the UK. The event finishes with 'Walk the Wight', the largest walk from Bembridge to The Needles (One side of the island to the other). For the past six years
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School, finishing at Shide. Isle of Wight Walking Festival The Isle of Wight Walking Festival is a walking festival which takes place annually on the Isle of Wight, around May spanning two weeks. The event has been running for more than 12 years. The 2009 event featured over 300 walks and over 24,500 people taking part, making it the largest currently to date, and the festival as a whole the largest walking festival in the UK. The event finishes with 'Walk the Wight', the largest walk from Bembridge to The Needles (One side of the island to the other). For
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Isle of Wight Festival 2007 The Isle of Wight Festival 2007 was the sixth revived Isle of Wight Festival on the Seaclose Park site in Newport on the Isle of Wight. It took place between 8–10 June 2007. Tickets went on sale at 9am on Thursday 22 February and were sold out by Monday 26 February. It was the first festival since 2003 with no official sponsor. The festival capacity was around 60,000. Local artist, Helen Davenport, created a illuminated wicker and tissue paper statue to commemorate the performance of Jimi Hendrix at the 1970 festival. The campsite was located
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ex-Velvet Underground frontman failed to play it in his 'unpredictable' set earlier in the day. Coldplay singer Chris Martin told media that Lou Reed had asked them to do the cover to 'placate the crowd'. The Sunday also saw Procol Harum return to the festival for the first time since they played at the original version of the festival in 1970. Isle of Wight Festival 2006 The Isle of Wight Festival 2006 was the fifth revived Isle of Wight Festival on the Seaclose Park site in Newport on the Isle of Wight. It took place between 9 and 11 June
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due to evidence taken from Isle of Wight officials, notably Isle of Wight Rural District Council Medical Officer of Health, Dr Douglas Quantrill, and Chief Constable of Hampshire, (Sir) Douglas Osmond, Stephenson concluded that further legislation was unnecessary. Ray Foulk is a regular contributor to radio and television programmes about the Isle of Wight Festivals, including: "Return to Rock Island", BBC South, 2003. "Festival Britannia", BBC Four, 2010. Tom Stroud's "1970 Isle of Wight Festival", Isle of Wight Radio, August 2010. "John Hannam Meets Ray Foulk", Isle of Wight Radio, 30 August 2015. "People's History of Pop Music Festivals", BBC
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wealth of complete-performance DVD releases by Hendrix (""), Miles Davis ("Miles Electric - A Different Kind of Blue"), The Who ("Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970"), Jethro Tull (""), Emerson, Lake & Palmer ("The Birth Of A Band: Isle of Wight 1970"), The Moody Blues ("Threshold of a Dream: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970"), Leonard Cohen ("Leonard Cohen Live at The Isle of Wight 1970"), Free ("Free Forever DVD"), Taste ("What's Going On Live At The Isle of Wight 1970"), The Doors ("Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970") and Joni Mitchell ("Both Sides
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first band to return to the revived festival. They would appear again in 2005 and 2008. Weekend Tickets cost £50. Isle of Wight Festival 2003 The Isle of Wight Festival 2003 was the second revived Isle of Wight Festival to take place on the Seaclose Park site in Newport on the Isle of Wight. It was the first to take place on the second weekend in June, which would be then set as the Festival's annual date. A follow up to Rock Island 2002, the event was taken over by promoters 'Solo' and was thus the first curated by John
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Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 is a live album by Jethro Tull, released on 2 November 2004. It was recorded on the fifth and last day of the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, where Jethro Tull were second on the bill between The Moody Blues and Jimi Hendrix. Like "Living with the Past", this album is both a CD and a DVD. The DVD was released 22 March 2005, and contains many of same songs as the CD. "With You There to Help Me" and
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"To Cry You a Song" have not been included, and the "We Used to Know / For a Thousand Mothers" medley has been shortened. Instead, it includes the complete full-length version of "Dharma for One" and "My God". Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 is a live album by Jethro Tull, released on 2 November 2004. It was recorded on the fifth and last day of the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, where Jethro Tull were second on the bill between The Moody Blues and Jimi
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Museum and Galleries is now open to the public. In 2006, a sculptural tribute to Jimi Hendrix was erected here, looking out towards Afton Down where the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival was held. Dimbola Lodge Dimbola Lodge was the Isle of Wight home of the Victorian pioneer photographer Julia Margaret Cameron from 1860 to 1875. It is now owned by the Julia Margaret Cameron Trust, which runs the Dimbola Museum and Galleries. In 1860, Julia Margaret Cameron bought two adjacent cottages in Freshwater Bay from a local fisherman named Jacob Long. In order to make the house look more
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it and given us the cosier affair at Queen's Hall in its entirety instead. It would have clearly been far more impressive." Live at the Isle of Wight Festival (Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel video) Live at the Isle of Wight Festival is a live concert video by the British rock band Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, filmed at the 2004 Isle of Wight Festival, and released on DVD in 2005. It is the band's third filmed concert release, and first such release on DVD. During the summer of 2003, promoter John Giddings offered Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel a
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Isle of Wight Festival 2003 The Isle of Wight Festival 2003 was the second revived Isle of Wight Festival to take place on the Seaclose Park site in Newport on the Isle of Wight. It was the first to take place on the second weekend in June, which would be then set as the Festival's annual date. A follow up to Rock Island 2002, the event was taken over by promoters 'Solo' and was thus the first curated by John Giddings. Camping facilities near the site were increased, available from Thursday to Monday. Attendance was around 14,000. Starsailor was the
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1 and even raced at Formula Ford level at Silverstone until an injury stopped him from racing any more. Nominated Pollstar Awards - 'UK Booking Agent of the Year', John Giddings, 2017 ILMC 29 Arthur Awards - 'Second Least Offensive Agent', John Giddings, 2017 ILMC 29 Arthur Awards - 'Liggers' Favourite Festival', Isle of Wight Festival, 2017 Music Week Awards - 'Festival Of The Year', Isle of Wight Festival, 2018 Event Production Awards - 'Music Event of the Year', Isle of Wight Festival, 2018 ILMC 30 - 'Liggers' Favourite Festival', Isle of Wight Festival, 2018 Won Live Music Business Awards
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Sound & Vision Edition" in a special box and slip cover format as part of Experience Hendrix's plan to re-release most of Jimi Hendrix's recorded material. All songs were written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted. Disc one Disc two Single disc release DVD Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of Wight Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of Wight is a posthumous live album by Jimi Hendrix released on November 12, 2002. The album documents Hendrix's last U.K. live performance at the Isle of Wight Festival on August 31, 1970, three weeks before his death. The set
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includes walkie-talkie interference from security personnel feeding through the sound equipment. All songs were written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted. http://www.indepthmedia.co/ Live Isle of Wight '70 Live Isle of Wight '70 is a posthumous live album by Jimi Hendrix released in 1991. The album captures a selection of songs from Hendrix's last U.K. live performance at the Isle of Wight Festival on August 31, 1970, three weeks before his death. The complete performance appeared on the 2002 release "". The set list for the concert contained songs from the original Experience albums, as well as new songs written around
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interest, and is thought to be from the Bronze Age. A yearly Apple Day Festival takes place every fall at a commercial nursery known as Afton Park. The Apple Festival draws several thousand people a year to enjoy entertainment, a children's "apple olympics", and demonstrations. Transport is provided by Southern Vectis route 7, which runs close by. Afton, Isle of Wight Afton is a hamlet just outside Freshwater on the west side of the Isle of Wight. It features a local hill known as Afton Down which was the site of the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, one of
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Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (film) Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 is concert film of The Who's concert at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970. While the concert occurred on 30 August 1970 at 2:00 am, a VHS was not released until 1996. A compact disc of the concert was also released in 1996. The concert was re-released on DVD in 1998 in the United States and 2006 in the United Kingdom. The DVD re-release features "Substitute" and "Naked Eye" as special features. These songs were performed at the concert and were not featured
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100,000. Political and logistical difficulties resulted in the organisers eventually realising that the festival would not make a profit and declaring it to be "a free festival", although the majority of the audience had paid for tickets in advance, and the event was filmed contemporaneously. The commercial failings of the festival ensured it was the last event of its kind on the Isle of Wight for thirty-two years. The opposition to the proposed 1970 festival from the residents of the Isle of Wight was much better coordinated than it had been in previous years. The Isle of Wight was a
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Friday, the day began at 5pm. <br>The Charlatans returned from Rock Island 2002. They would play again in 2009. In 2005 the event was released on DVD. However this only included headline performances from Stereophonics, and not from The Who or David Bowie. During 2005, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel released their entire performance at the festival on DVD, titled "Live at the Isle of Wight Festival". In 2017 The Who released their performance on 2 cd and dvd/blu-ray on the Eagle Rock Entertainment label. Isle of Wight Festival 2004 The Isle of Wight Festival 2004 was the third revived
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Rock Island 2002 Rock Island was the first revived Isle of Wight Festival to take place on the Seaclose Park site in Newport on the Isle of Wight. It was a one-day event held on 3 June 2002. The event had a capacity of 22,000, however only around 8 to 10,000 attended. Local band Neglected Youth won the right to open the concert in a recent talent contest, a tradition that would be continued throughout subsequent years of the festival. Limited camping facilities were also made available on fields nearby. It is notable that this Festival took place on the
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2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009, 'Best Major Festival' in 2010, 2012 and in 2015, 'Fan's Favourite' in 2011 and 'Best Innovation' in 2005. The festival was held annually in late summer since 2004, in a small country park called 'Robin Hill' on The Isle of Wight. The event is organized by Rob da Bank and is an offshoot of his Sunday Best record label and club nights. Creative Director and wife Josie da Bank and co founders / partners John Hughes, Ziggy Gilsenan and Ben Turner are also involved in organising the event. The Isle of Wight was chosen for
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is still on display. As well as its more traditional attractions, the island is often host to walking or cycling holidays through the attractive scenery. An annual walking festival has attracted considerable interest. The Isle of Wight Coastal Path follows the coastline as far as possible, deviating onto roads where the route along the coast is impassable. A major contributor to the local economy is sailing and marine-related tourism. Summer Camp at Camp Beaumont is an attraction at the old Bembridge School site. The Isle of Wight has of roadway. It does not have a motorway, although there is a
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in semi-retirement. The event was well managed, in comparison to the recent Woodstock Festival, and trouble-free. The 1969 festival was considerably larger and more popular than the previous year's. Dylan had been little heard of since his allegedly near-fatal motorcycle accident in July 1966. Shunning the Woodstock Festival, held near his home in upstate New York, Dylan was initially reluctant to perform his comeback show on the little-known Isle of Wight. After weeks of negotiations, the Foulk brothers showed him a short film of the island's cultural and literary heritage; this appealed to Dylan's artistic sensibilities, as he was enthusiastic
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Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of Wight Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of Wight is a posthumous live album by Jimi Hendrix released on November 12, 2002. The album documents Hendrix's last U.K. live performance at the Isle of Wight Festival on August 31, 1970, three weeks before his death. The set list for the concert contained songs from the original Experience albums, as well as new songs. Some were previously available on "Isle of Wight" (1971) and "Live Isle of Wight '70" (1991). Included in the set was an adaptation of "God Save the Queen"
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festivals, which played an important role in spreading the counterculture across the US. The Monterey Pop Festival, which launched Hendrix's career in the US, was one of the first of these festivals. Britain's 1968–1970 Isle of Wight Festivals drew big names such as The Who, The Doors, Joni Mitchell, Hendrix, Dylan, and others. The 1969 Woodstock Festival in New York state became a symbol of the movement, although the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival drew a larger crowd. Some believe the era came to an abrupt end with the infamous Altamont Free Concert held by The Rolling Stones, in which
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of 2012, Foster played the Kashmir Tent at the Isle of Wight Festival. Foster performed a headline show at The Spring Arts and Heritage Centre in Havant on 20 June 2013. In the summer of 2013, Foster was mentioned in "The Isle of Wight County Press" as having played the Kashmir Tent at The Isle of Wight Festival. Foster is also noted to have played the Big Top Stage at Wickham Festival 2013. The musical equipment used by Foster is outlined in his EPs' and albums' booklets. Adam Black Guitars: S8 Dreadnought, O5/12CE 12 string, O5 6 string, Washburn: Cumberland
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bands to perform, the Carling warm beer amnesty and the Strawberry fields a large area of bars and music venues. The festival achieved island-wide promotion by displaying the 2006 logo on Isle of Wight service buses. These buses were used to shuttle festival goers to a commemorative statue of Jimi Hendrix at Dimbola Lodge in Freshwater Bay near Afton Down (where the 1970 festival was staged). The festival was filmed and highlights were shown on late night broadcasts on Channel 4. Notable moments included Coldplay covering Lou Reed's 1972 song 'Perfect Day' during their Sunday night headline performance after the
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2005, an attempt was made to set the Guinness World Record for most people in fancy dress at any one event. By 2010 this was achieved, when 55,000 festival goers set a new Guinness World Record. The festival is also heavily involved in supporting social and environmental causes. Rob da Bank and Bestival support several Isle of Wight-based charities and youth organisations; for example Rob da Bank's Music Club, Isle of Wight Toy Appeal, Isle of Wight Youth Trust, St Catherines School and Barter For Bestival. On site at the festival, Bestival supports Oxfam, RSPB, Amnesty International, Water Aid and
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Records devoted the first disk to Second Annual Atlanta International Pop Festival, and two disks to the later Isle of Wight. Teo Macero is credited as the producer for the Isle of Wight disks. It featured in order billed: Jimi Hendrix, Sly and the Family Stone, Ten Years After, Miles Davis, Kris Kristofferson, Procol Harum, Cactus, Leonard Cohen and David Bromberg. All the performances at the festival were professionally filmed by award-winning film director Murray Lerner. with a view to releasing a documentary film but due to financial difficulties, nothing was released until 27 years after the event. Finally, Lerner
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due to attend the 2009 event were: James Taylor Quartet, Ray Gelato & the Giants, John Etheridge with Liane Carroll, Ian Shaw with Guy Barker, Tim Garland with Soweto Kinch, Gwilym Simcock, Snake Davis Band, Portico Quartet and Lighthouse Trio, Protect the Beat Isle of Wight International Jazz Festival The Isle of Wight Jazz Festival ran from 2005 to 2008, in the small seaside town of Ventnor. Since the start of the festival it hosted a range of artists including Terry Callier, Cleo Laine, Maceo Parker, John Dankworth, Dennis Rollins. Humphrey Lyttelton and Ian Shaw. The 2009 Festival was cancelled
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in 1993 and again in 2011. The annual Isle of Wight International Scooter Rally has since 1980 met on the August Bank Holiday. This is now one of the biggest scooter rallies in the world, attracting between four and seven thousand participants. The island is home to the Isle of Wight Festival and until 2016, Bestival before it was relocated to Lulworth Estate in Dorset. In 1970, the festival was headlined by Jimi Hendrix attracting an audience of 600,000, some six times the local population at the time. It is the home of the band The Bees, Trixie's Big Red
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the area. Earthenware and crockery were discovered at the Garlic Farm in the 1970s and 80s. Ridges on nearby Mersley Down might be terraces, suggesting the previous presence of a Roman vineyard. There is evidence of a possible earthwork enclosure on a farm in Mersley. There is a chalk pit on Mersley Down. Mersley Mersley is a farming hamlet on the Isle of Wight. Mersley is in Newchurch Parish, and is adjacent to the village of Newchurch itself. Mersley is home to a large garlic farm which is part of the Isle of Wight Garlic Festival in nearby Newchurch, held
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portrait of British folk singer Vashti Bunyan, which was nominated for the 2008 Grierson Award. Evans' connections within the music industry led him to chronicle the first of three documentaries based on the alternative music festival scene when he directed a television film of the 2008 Isle of Wight Festival. He followed this the following year when he, along with Matt Askem, filmed Bestival 2009. In 2010 he returned to the Isle of Wight, where he documented the 2010 Festival, co-directed with Askem and Chris Whiterod. A producer who had seen "Finisterre" recommended that Evans direct a drama, possibly connected
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Mersley Mersley is a farming hamlet on the Isle of Wight. Mersley is in Newchurch Parish, and is adjacent to the village of Newchurch itself. Mersley is home to a large garlic farm which is part of the Isle of Wight Garlic Festival in nearby Newchurch, held annually since 1983 and now drawing 25,000 visitors a year. This garlic farm has also been investigated for inappropriate pesticide use in the past. Potter Molly Attrill worked out of a converted barn in Mersley from 1982 to 2014. Mersley is the subject of archaeological interest because of findings of Roman pottery in
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same day as the Party at the Palace. Day tickets cost £35. Rock Island 2002 Rock Island was the first revived Isle of Wight Festival to take place on the Seaclose Park site in Newport on the Isle of Wight. It was a one-day event held on 3 June 2002. The event had a capacity of 22,000, however only around 8 to 10,000 attended. Local band Neglected Youth won the right to open the concert in a recent talent contest, a tradition that would be continued throughout subsequent years of the festival. Limited camping facilities were also made available on
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Isle of Wight County, Virginia Isle of Wight County is a county located in the Hampton Roads region of the U.S. state of Virginia. It was named after the Isle of Wight, in the English Channel, from where many of its early colonists had come. As of the 2010 census, the population was 35,270. Its county seat is Isle of Wight. Isle of Wight County is located in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its northeastern boundary is on the coast of Hampton Roads waterway. Isle of Wight County features two incorporated towns, Smithfield and Windsor. The first
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Art – School of Printing. In 1967 he established a small scale printing and design business, Solent Graphics Ltd in Totland Bay, Isle of Wight. With brothers Ron and Bill, Ray Foulk staged an all night ‘festival’, the First Isle of Wight Festival of Music 1968, billed ‘The Great South Coast Pop Festivity’, on 31 August, starring United States West Coast band Jefferson Airplane. For the 2nd Isle of Wight Festival of Music a year later Foulk and his brothers identified Bob Dylan as one of only three world-class acts capable of bringing a substantial audience across the water to
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as the top grossing tours of the previous decade - The Rolling Stones at number 1 with $869m, U2 at number 2 with $844m and Madonna at number 3 with $801m. In 2002 the 1971 Isle Of Wight Act (which banned events on the island with more than 5000 attendees) was overturned in time for the Queen's Golden Jubilee and Giddings was recruited to revive the Isle Of Wight Festival - a festival that he first attended as a teenager in 1970. The first Isle of Wight Festival since 1970 was called Rock Island 2002 and it took place on
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paths are highlighted on Ordnance Survey maps and local signs, including a route around the whole island (the Isle of Wight Coastal Path), and smaller trails such as the Tennyson Trail and Worsley Trail. The island is also home to the Isle of Wight Walking Festival, which has taken place annually in May for ten years and now has over 200 different walks. Sustrans National Cycle Network routes 22 and 23 have sections through the Isle of Wight, including off-road sections of route 23 between Cowes and Newport and Newport and Sandown along disused railway lines. There is a signed
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forward for five categories in the UK Festival Awards. The festival is limited to an attendance of 5,000, and (according to director Jim Driver) is deliberately kept smaller and personal, aiming to be 'higher quality' than events like the Glastonbury Festival and the Isle of Wight Festival, and "aimed more towards the customer". In an interview with the BBC in 2006, Driver claimed to that "The musical policy of Rhythm Festival is simply to feature good music". Rhythm Festival The Rhythm Festival was an outdoor music festival held in Bedfordshire. From 2006 until 2010 it was held at Twinwood Arena,
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residence and final home Osborne House at East Cowes. It has a maritime and industrial tradition including boat-building, sail-making, the manufacture of flying boats, the hovercraft, and Britain's space rockets. The island hosts annual music festivals including the Isle of Wight Festival, which in 1970 was the largest rock music event ever held. It has well-conserved wildlife and some of the richest cliffs and quarries for dinosaur fossils in Europe. The isle was owned by a Norman family until 1293 and was earlier a kingdom in its own right. In common with the Crown dependencies The British Crown was then
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to the numerous complaints and objections from local residents, mainly those living in Fairlee Road. Ultimately the Council approved the Festival to a maximum of 60,000 attendees. The Festival's future also came under considerable jeopardy as the Isle of Wight Council tried to enforce the Isle of Wight Act 1970, resulting in a £500,000 penalty on the organisers, Solo. The penalty was reduced however, and John Giddings stated that if the Island residents and councillors continued to create such problems for Solo, then the future of the Festival on the Island would be in doubt. John Giddings initially refused to
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Johnny Stark. In 1968, he won the "Grand Prix du Disque" award for "Il y a des jours où on ferait mieux de rester au lit". Then he left Vogue to sign with Barclay Records. At the peak of his success, he recorded "Wight Is Wight" in tribute to the Isle of Wight Festival, a famous rock festival on the Isle of Wight that became his best known song. It sold over one million copies in Europe, and was awarded gold disc status. 'Pour Un Flirt' was a second smash hit. It charted in the French-speaking countries around the globe
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Live Isle of Wight '70 Live Isle of Wight '70 is a posthumous live album by Jimi Hendrix released in 1991. The album captures a selection of songs from Hendrix's last U.K. live performance at the Isle of Wight Festival on August 31, 1970, three weeks before his death. The complete performance appeared on the 2002 release "". The set list for the concert contained songs from the original Experience albums, as well as new songs written around the time of the performance. The album includes an eight-minute version of "Voodoo Chile" and a 12-minute version of "Machine Gun" that
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after the Normandy landings. The Needles Battery was used to develop and test the Black Arrow and Black Knight space rockets, which were subsequently launched from Woomera, Australia. The Isle of Wight Festival was a very large rock festival that took place near Afton Down, West Wight in 1970, following two smaller concerts in 1968 and 1969. The 1970 show was notable both as one of the last public performances by Jimi Hendrix and for the number of attendees, reaching by some estimates 600,000. The festival was revived in 2002 in a different format, and is now an annual event.
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single member constituencies and 1 double member constituency. The local council elections were held on 5 May 2005, the same date as the general election of that year. A local referendum on the issue of a directly-elected mayor of the Isle of Wight was held at the same time as the local elections - this failed to pass, with 37,097 against to 28,786 for. "Prior to 1995, these results are for Isle of Wight County Council." The Isle of Wight voted 62% to leave the European Union in the 2016 EU referendum, compared with 52% nationally. The Isle of Wight
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2013 Isle of Wight Council election The 2013 Isle of Wight Council election was held on 2 May 2013 to elect all 40 members for a four-year term to the Isle of Wight Council, a unitary authority which governs the Isle of Wight. Going into the election, the Conservative Party was looking to gain a third term in power after first being elected to overall control in 2005, but in one of the shock results of the wider local elections being held in the country, the Conservatives lost overall control of the council, having been reduced to 15 seats, 6
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administration. On 8 May, the Island Independents announced that the five other independents had joined their group. The next election to the council was held in May 2017 and led to the Conservatives regaining control of the council. 2013 Isle of Wight Council election The 2013 Isle of Wight Council election was held on 2 May 2013 to elect all 40 members for a four-year term to the Isle of Wight Council, a unitary authority which governs the Isle of Wight. Going into the election, the Conservative Party was looking to gain a third term in power after first being
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Mark St. John (November 12, 2016.) "Isle of Wight Museum: 40th birthday, 40 items for exhibit." The Daily Press. Isle of Wight County Museum The Isle of Wight County Museum is located in Smithfield, Virginia. The Isle of Wight County Museum was founded in 1976. Nearly two years before the 1976 United States Bicentennial commemoration, a number of heritage-minded Isle of Wight County citizens believed that the county needed a place where its history could be preserved. As a result of their efforts, the Isle of Wight County Board of Supervisors appointed a multi-talented group of county residents to a
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Bestival 2010 Bestival 2010 was the seventh installment of the Bestival, a boutique music festival held at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight. The festival, organized by Rob and Josie Da Bank and their crew, was held over the weekend between 9 September and 12 September 2010. It was voted the best major UK festival in the UK festival awards. This is the first time it has won the major festival award, rather than the medium-sized festival award. Each year a fancy dress theme is announced; 2010 was the year of the fantastic and so festival goers
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stood for the Isle of Wight constituency in the 2015 United Kingdom general election which was held on 7 May 2015. Eleven candidates stood for the Isle of Wight constituency in the 2010 United Kingdom general election which was held on 6 May 2010. Five candidates contested the Isle of Wight constituency in the United Kingdom general election, 2005 held on the 5th May 2005. The election was expected to be a close race between the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives, but the high Conservative vote even surprised the successful candidate. The simultaneous local elections resulted in a Conservative landslide, and
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were purchased by Go South Coast in July 2011. Southern Vectis employed staff from the firm. The company has been involved in Isle of Wight events such as the Isle of Wight Festival and the Bestival. Additional buses were brought to the island. During the Isle of Wight Festival, extra shuttle services were run from Lymington to Yarmouth Wightlink ferry terminal; from the Southampton to East Cowes Red Funnel ferry terminal; and from the Portsmouth to Fishborne and Portsmouth to Ryde Wightlink ferry terminal and Fastcat passenger boat terminal. An Open Top Christmas Lights Tour has been operated. One of
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distilled material from the festival into the film "Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival" which was premiered at a San Jose film festival in 1995 and released in 1997. A CD of the soundtrack was also issued by Castle Communications/Sony Legacy in 1997. The film puts a negative slant on the 1970 event by splicing in footage of violent incidents preceding the festival itself. Chief Constable, Hampshire Constabulary, Sir Douglas Osmond emphasised the peaceful nature of the event in his evidence given to the Stevenson Report, 1971 (submitted to parliament as evidence in favour of future Isle of
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Afton Down Afton Down is a chalk down near the village of Freshwater on the Isle of Wight. Afton Down faces Compton Bay directly to the west, while Freshwater is approximately one mile north. It was the site of the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, where the "Guinness Book of Records" estimates 600,000 to 700,000, and possibly 800,000 people, flocked to see the musical talents of Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Free, The Who, The Doors, Ten Years After and Jimi Hendrix. In keeping with the native flora of Compton Bay, a variety of hardy plants grow on the down. Large
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Isle of Wight County Museum The Isle of Wight County Museum is located in Smithfield, Virginia. The Isle of Wight County Museum was founded in 1976. Nearly two years before the 1976 United States Bicentennial commemoration, a number of heritage-minded Isle of Wight County citizens believed that the county needed a place where its history could be preserved. As a result of their efforts, the Isle of Wight County Board of Supervisors appointed a multi-talented group of county residents to a commission whose task was to collect, catalog and display artifacts for a new museum. Smithfield’s historic 18th-century Gaming House,
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town, since 2017 organised on the same day as the Round the Island Race, with music, entertainment and stalls promoting local community groups. Between 2005 and 2008, Ventnor hosted the Isle of Wight International Jazz Festival, with headline acts including Maceo Parker, Humphrey Lyttelton and Cleo Laine. Between 2011 and 2016, Isle of Arts was an annual festival held in the town, with acts including Rich Hall, Sandi Toksvig, Alan Davies and Phill Jupitus. Isle of Arts ended after 2016, because of the costs of the event. However the range of the Ventnor Fringe has since been expanded, and now
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