The first Isle of Wight Festival since 1970 was called Rock Island 2002 and it took place on 3 June 2002 with Giddings and Solo acting as promoter rather than organiser . It was headlined by The Charlatans and featured appearances from the likes of Robert Plant , Starsailor and Ash . It was single day festival attended by around 8-10,000 but the event reportedly lost the Isle Of Wight Council around £ 380,000
Rock Island 2002
Rock Island 2002
John Giddings