Isle of Wight Festival

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View of the stage in 1969

Isle of Wight Festival stands for three rock festivals in 1968, 1969 and 1970 - but also for a number of newer music events from 2002 onwards. They all took place on the Isle of Wight , south of the British mainland . The festival of 1970 is undoubtedly the best known and by far the largest; his two predecessors were almost forgotten. The festival has often been referred to as "Europe's Woodstock ".

Isle of Wight Festival 1968

The first Isle of Wight Festival with around 20,000 visitors took place on August 31 and September 1, 1968 at Hell Field at Ford Farm near Godshill on the Isle of Wight. The attractions were:

Isle of Wight Festival 1969

The second festival on August 30th and 31st, 1969 was already much bigger than its predecessor. The number of visitors is given as around 150,000. The list of bands and artists (in alphabetical order) is still impressive today:

Isle of Wight Festival 1970

View from the festival to the surrounding elevations. Thousands of early campers prevented the completion of a third fence on the hills.

By far the largest and certainly the most chaotic Isle of Wight Festival was that of 1970. It took place on the grounds of East Afton Farm from August 26th to 30th and probably benefited from the information about the then legendary Woodstock Festival in Year before. The Guinness Book of Records estimated that between 600,000 and 700,000 people attended the 1970 festival. Exact figures are not available, however, as the festival area was located in such a way that non-paying spectators could still reasonably watch the music program from the dune ridges immediately next to the area separated by a double fence. Nevertheless, based on the ferry passages to the island that were also sold at the time, it is assumed that the 1970 IoW Festival might have been the best-attended festival in the history of rock music.

The festival was at times disturbed by spectators from the so-called Desolation Row (the area immediately behind the double privacy fence), who demanded that the event be declared a free festival with free admission. The organizers, however, insisted on the entry price of 3 pounds , as they had not yet collected the costs to be covered “( point of break even )” at this point . These events are discussed in detail in the documentary Message to Love (1997) by the American Murray Lerner, even if they were not noticed by the vast majority of festival visitors. In his book The Last Great Event - with Jimi Hendrix & Jim Morrison , published in 2016, organizer Ray Foulk repeatedly criticizes Lerner's "manipulated view" of events only 27 years later.

On the last day the ticket offices were closed and free admission was granted, an employee of the organizers asked from the stage for peacefulness and not to destroy fences any further. At this point he was already talking about a financial fiasco. The only group that ultimately could not perform due to multiple delays was Mungo Jerry . In addition to the official festival, there was an alternative event with the bands Hawkwind and Pink Fairies .

The official festival program was:

  • August 26, 1970

Judas Jump , Kathy Smith , Rosalie Sorrels , David Bromberg , Redbone , Kris Kristofferson , Mighty Baby

  • August 27, 1970

Gary Farr , Supertramp , Andy Roberts Everyone , Howl, Black Widow , Groundhogs , Terry Reid , Gilberto Gil

  • August 28, 1970

Fairfield Parlor , Arrival , Lighthouse , Taste , Tony Joe White , Chicago , Family , Procol Harum , The Voices of East Harlem , Cactus

  • August 29, 1970

John B. Sebastian , Shawn Phillips , Lighthouse , Joni Mitchell , Tiny Tim , Miles Davis , Ten Years After , Emerson, Lake and Palmer , The Doors , The Who , Sly & the Family Stone , Melanie

  • August 30, 1970

Good News , Kris Kristofferson , Ralph McTell , Heaven , Free , Donovan , Pentangle , The Moody Blues , Jethro Tull , Jimi Hendrix , Joan Baez , Leonard Cohen , Richie Havens

Isle of Wight ( Rock Island ) Festival 2002

After a break of 32 years, the festival was revived in 2002, initially under the name Rock Island . It now takes place in Seaclose Park outside Newport . The current festival area has nothing to do with the previous location.

  • June 3, 2002:

The Charlatans , Robert Plant (Strange Sensation) , Ash , Starsailor , Hundred Reasons , The Coral , The Bees , Johnny 4 , DNA Doll

Number of visitors: 35,000

Isle of Wight Festival 2003

  • June 14, 2003:

Paul Weller , Iggy Pop , The Thrills , John Squire , The Cooper Temple Clause , Starsailor , The Burn

  • June 15, 2003:

Bryan Adams , Jimmy's Big Fish , The Raveonettes , Hell Is for Heroes , The Darkness , Counting Crows , The Basement

Number of visitors: 35,000

Isle of Wight Festival 2004

  • June 11, 2004:

The Duke Spirit , Gruff , Groove Armada , Super Furry Animals , Stereophonics , 22-20s

  • June 12, 2004:

The Who , Steve Harley , Manic Street Preachers , Roger Daltrey , The Electric Soft Parade , Jet , British Sea Power , The Stands , Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel , Hawksley Workman , The Leah Wood Group , Meninos

  • June 13, 2004:

The Charlatans, Suzanne Vega , The Delays , David Bowie , The Libertines , Snow Patrol , Alfie Jerry Fish & the Mudbug Club , Countermine , Meninos

Number of visitors: 35,000

Isle of Wight Festival 2005

  • June 10, 2005:

Faithless , Razorlight , Supergrass , Idlewild , The Black Velvets , The Mighty Roars , Gilles Peterson , Earl Zinger , Bugz in the Attic , Unabombers , The Strongbow Rooms , The Bees , Max Sedgley , Rob Da Bank

  • June 11, 2005:

Travis , Roxy Music , Feeder , Goldie Lookin Chain , Babyshambles , Ray Davies , Nine Black Alps , Tara Blaise , Jackson Analogue , Jacques Lu Cont , Rob N Tug , Greg Wilson , Sean Rowley , Trojan Sound System , Nuphonic DJs , Yousef , The Mica , Kid Carpet , Annie Mac , Rob Da Bank , Kris Bones

  • June 12, 2005:

REM , Snow Patrol , Embrace , Starsailor , The Magic Numbers , The Subways , Caravan , Countermine , Kate Aumonier , Norman Jay , Rob N Tug , Greg Wilson , Sean Rowley , Trojan Sound System , Nuphonic DJs , Mutiny , Justin Robertson , Barry Ashworth (Dub Pistols) , Bent , Radioslave , Kris Bones

Number of visitors: 50,000

Isle of Wight Festival 2006

  • June 9, 2006:

The Prodigy , Placebo , Goldfrapp , The Rakes , Morning Runner

  • June 10, 2006:

Foo Fighters , Primal Scream , Editors , Dirty Pretty Things , The Kooks , The Proclaimers , The Upper Room , Suzanne Vega , 747s , The On Offs

  • June 11, 2006:

Coldplay , Richard Ashcroft , Lou Reed , Maxïmo Park , Kubb , Procol Harum , Marjorie Fair , CatHead , Skyline Heroes

Number of visitors: 60,000

Isle of Wight Festival 2007

  • June 8, 2007:

Snow Patrol , Groove Armada , The Feeling , Echo & the Bunnymen , KOOPA

  • June 9, 2007:

Muse , Kasabian , Ash , Wolfmother , Amy Winehouse , Arno Carstens , Carbon Silicon

  • June 10, 2007:

Rolling Stones , Keane , The Fratellis , Paolo Nutini , James Morrison , Melanie C , Country Joe McDonald , The Hedrons

Isle of Wight Festival 2008

Amy Macdonald , Andy LoRusso , Arno Carstens , Bjorn Again , Black Stone Cherry , Curved Air , David A. Stewart , Delays , DJ Rusty Egan , Feeder , Florence k , Gundogs , Gweido , Joanne Hogg , Ian Brown , Ida Maria , Iggy & the Stooges , Jackson Analogue , James , Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong , Kaiser Chiefs , Kate Nash , Kosmik Debris , KT Tunstall , Laura Critchley , Liam Gerner , NERD , New Young Pony Club , Newton Faulkner , One Night Only , Paul ' Spot 'Newsome , Proximity Effect , Scars on 45 , Scouting for Girls , Sex Pistols , Sondura , Sophie Delilah , Starsailor , Stone Gods , Sugababes , Suspiciously Elvis , The Answer , The Arcadian Kicks , The Australian Pink Floyd Show , The Cribs , The Duke Spirit , The Enemy , The Hoosiers , The Kooks , The Music , The Police , The Stranglers , The Wombats , The Zutons , We See Lights , Wills & The Willing

Isle of Wight Festival 2009

Alesha Dixon , Arno Carstens , Bananarama , Basement Jaxx , Beverley Knight , Black Lips , Calvin Harris , Dance for Burgess , Deborah Hodgson , DJ Rusty Egan , Eddi Reader , Florence Rawlings , Goldie Lookin Chain , Gweido , Hatcham Social , Iglu & Hartly , Jessie Evans , Killing Joke , Ladyhawke , Majortones , Maxïmo Park , McFly , Mercury Rev , Neil Young , Noisettes , Papa Do Plenty , Pendulum , Pixie Lott , Pixies , Poppy and the Jezebels , Razorlight , SCUM , Sharon Corr , Simple Minds , Sneaky Sound System , Stereophonics , The Arcadian Kicks , The Australian Pink Floyd Show , The Brilliant Things , The Charlatans , The Complete Stone Roses , The Horrors , The Human League , The Maccabees , The Magnets , The Operators , The Pains of Being Pure at Heart , The Pigeon Detectives , The Prodigy , The Rakes , The Rifles , The Rumble Strips , The Script , The She Set , The Ting Tings , The View , The Yeah You's , The Zombies , Tim Burgess and Rhys Webb , Ultravox , White Lies , Will Yo ung

Isle of Wight Festival 2010

Arno Carstens , Biffy Clyro , Blondie , Bombay Bicycle Club , Calvin Harris , Crowded House , Daisy Dares You , Detroit Social Club , Devendra Banhart , DJ Rusty Egan , Doves , Editors , Florence + the Machine , Friendly Fires , Hockey , I Blame Coco , James , Jay-Z , Juliette Lewis , La Roux , Little Boots , Local Natives , Marina and the Diamonds , Melanie , Mr Hudson , N-Dubz , Noah and the Whale , OAR , Ocean Color Scene , Orbital , Paloma Faith , Paper Romance , Paul McCartney , Pink , Reef , Saint Jude , Semi Precious Weapons , Shakespears Sister , Spandau Ballet , Squeeze , Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel , Suzanne Vega , Suzi Quatro , The Alarm , The Arcadian Kicks , The Big Pink , The Bluebyrds , The Brilliant Things , The Coronas , The Courteeners , The Hold Steady , The Members , The Saturdays , The Strokes , Vampire Weekend , Waterburner , Wonderland

Isle of Wight Festival 2011

  • June 10, 2011:

Kings of Leon , Kaiser Chiefs , The Courteeners , Band of Horses , We Are Scientists , Big Country

  • June 11, 2011:

Foo Fighters , Pulp , Iggy and the Stooges , Seasick Steve , Mike & the Mechanics , Hurts , Stornoway , Lissie , the Vecks

  • June 12, 2011:

Kasabian , Beady Eye , The Script , Plan B , Pixie Lott , Two Door Cinema Club , James Walsh , Stu Collins , Jeff Beck

Videos

  • Isle of Wight Festival 1970 ; approx. 137 minutes; published 1995. (Later a DVD was also released under the name Message to Love - the Isle of Wight Festival - THE MOVIE [DD 5.1; documentary approx. 120 minutes; concert approx. 90 minutes].)
    • Jimi Hendrix Experience - Message to Love. The Who - Young Man Blues. Free - All Right Now. Taste - Sinner Boy. Tiny Tim - There'll Always Be an England. John B. Sebastian - Red Eye Express. Ten Years After - Can't Keep From Cryin '. The Doors - When the Music's Over. The Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin. Kris Kristofferson - Me and Bobby McGee. Joni Mitchell - Woodstock, Big Yellow Taxi.
    • Miles Davis - Call It Anything. Leonard Cohen - Suzanne. Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Pictures at an Exhibition. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Machine Gun, Voodoo Child (Slight Return). Joan Baez - Let It Be. Jethro Tull - My Sunday Feeling. The Doors - The End. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Foxy Lady. The Who - Naked Eye.
    • Family - Weaver's Answer. Taste - Gambling Blues. Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Blue Rondo à la Turk. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Purple Haze.
  • The Who - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (2000) 85 minutes.
  • Jimi Hendrix - Blue Wild Angel - Live at the Isle of Wight (2004) 154 minutes.
  • Jethro Tull - Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of White 1970 (2005) 80 minutes.
  • Emerson Lake & Palmer - The Birth Of A Band - Isle of Wight Festival - Sat August 29th 1970 (2006) 67 minutes.
  • The Moody Blues - Threshold Of A Dream - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (2009) 79 minutes.

literature

  • Brian Hinton: Message To Love? The Isle of Wight Festival, 1968-1969-1970. Castle Communications, 1995.
  • The Last Great Event - with Jimi Hendrix & Jim Morrison (about the 1970 festival), Ray Foulk (organizer), Medina Publishing, 2016, hardcover ISBN 978-1-909339-58-3 , softcover ISBN 978-1-909339- 57-6 .

Web links

Commons : Isle of Wight Festival  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Lost film treasures: 1970th Rock Festival on the Isle of Wight , Arte, accessed on November 20, 2019, available until April 4, 2020 (27 min.)