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Isle of Wight Festival#1968 "Isle of Wight Festival"

{{Short description|British music festival which takes place annually on the Isle of Wight in Newport, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox music festival

|music_festival_name = Isle of Wight Festival

|location = Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight, England

|years_active= 1968–1970
2002–2019
2021–present

|dates = 20-23 June 2024

|genre = Rock, pop

|website = {{Official URL}}

|image =
File:Liz Murray Photography - Isle of Wight Festival 2014 - Big Wheel View 09 main stage.jpg

|caption =

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The Isle of Wight Festival is a British music festival which takes place annually in Newport on the Isle of Wight, England.{{cite web|url=http://festivalessentials.net/isle-of-wight-festival|title=Isle of Wight Festival|publisher=festivalessentials.net|access-date=10 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715220545/http://festivalessentials.net/isle-of-wight-festival/|archive-date=15 July 2014|url-status=dead}} It was originally a counterculture event held from 1968 to 1970.{{cite web |url=http://www.redfunnel.co.uk/island-guide/isle-of-wight-music-festivals-and-concerts/isle-of-wight-festival/iow-festival-history |title=History Isle of Wight Festival History | Red Funnel Isle of Wight Ferries |publisher=Redfunnel.co.uk |date=1970-09-01 |access-date=2014-06-28 |archive-date=28 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091128100610/http://www.redfunnel.co.uk/island-guide/isle-of-wight-music-festivals-and-concerts/isle-of-wight-festival/iow-festival-history |url-status=dead }}{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/richie-havens-folk-singer-and-songwriter-who-became-a-hero-of-the-counterculture-8585177.html |location=London |work=The Independent |first=Pierre |last=Perrone |title=Richie Havens: Folk singer and songwriter who became a hero of the counter-culture |date=24 April 2013}}

The 1970 event was by far the largest 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 with Rock Island 2002,{{cite web |url=https://www.isleofwightfestival.com/history.aspx |title=Isle of Wight Festival History 1968–2013 |publisher=Isleofwightfestival.com |access-date=28 June 2014|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701045909/http://isleofwightfestival.com/history.aspx |archive-date=1 July 2014}} and has since been held annually, except for 2020 when it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Original festival

The original events were promoted and organised by the Foulk brothers (Ron and Ray Foulk) under the banner of their company Fiery Creations Limited and their younger brother Bill Foulk. The venues were Ford Farm (near Godshill), Wootton and Afton Down (near Freshwater) respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/content/articles/2005/04/08/iowfestival_history_feature.shtml|title=BBC Hampshire History – Isle of Wight Festival history|publisher=BBC|access-date=2009-06-12}} The 1969 event featured Bob Dylan and the Band. This was Dylan's first paid performance since his motor cycle accident some three years earlier, and was held at a time when many still wondered if he would ever perform again. Followers from across the world trekked to the Isle of Wight for the performance. Estimates of 150,000–250,000 attended. The 1969 festival opened on Friday 29 August—eleven days after the close of Woodstock. Dylan was living in Woodstock, New York, at the time and it was widely believed that he would perform there, after the event had been "put in his own backyard". As it happened, Dylan left for the Isle of Wight on 15 August—the day the Woodstock festival began.

The 1970 event was by far the largest of these early festivals; indeed it was said at the time to be one of the largest human gatherings in the world, with estimates of over 600,000, surpassing the attendance at Woodstock. Included in the line-up of over fifty performers were Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, The Doors, The Who, Lighthouse, Ten Years After, Terry Reid, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Joni Mitchell, The Moody Blues, Melanie, Donovan, Gilberto Gil, Free, Chicago, Richie Havens, John Sebastian, Leonard Cohen, Jethro Tull, Taste (Irish band) and Tiny Tim. 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.Isle of Wight County Council Act 1971, c.lxxi, ss.5–6

The 1970 festival was filmed by a film crew under director Murray Lerner, who at that point had just directed the Academy Award-nominated documentary Festival of the Newport Folk Festival. The footage passed to Lerner in settlement of legal fees after a dispute with the Foulk brothers in which each side claimed against the other for breach of contract. Lerner distilled material from the festival into the film Message to Love (released on video in the US as Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival: The Movie{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117028/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_dt_dt#akas|title=Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival|date=21 February 1997|via=IMDb}}) released theatrically in 1996 and subsequently on DVD. In addition to this film, Lerner has created full-length films focused on performances by individual artists at the 1970 festival. To date there have been individual films of Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, The Moody Blues, Free, Taste (Irish band), Leonard Cohen, Jethro Tull, The Doors and Joni Mitchell.

Dave Roe (ex Liverpool Collegiate) produced all the psychedelic artwork for posters and advertising material.

=1968=

The first festival was held at Hells Field, Ford farm, near Godshill, on 31 August and 1 September 1968, and was attended by about 10,000 people.{{cite web|url=http://onthewight.com/2010/09/02/ray-foulk-on-the-history-of-the-isle-of-wight-festival-podcast/ |title=2010 audio interview with Ray Foulk|date=2 September 2010|publisher=Onthewight.com|access-date=28 June 2014}} Jefferson Airplane headlined, with Arthur Brown, The Move, Smile, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Plastic Penny, Fairport Convention, and The Pretty Things also performing.{{cite book|last=Hinton |first=Brian|title=Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festivals, 1968–70|year=1995|publisher=Castle Communications|page=21|isbn=1-86074-147-9}}

=1969=

{{Main|Isle of Wight Festival 1969}}

This took place on 29 to 31 August 1969 at Wootton Creek, with an estimated attendance of 150,000. The line-up included Bob Dylan, The Band, The Nice, The Pretty Things, Marsha Hunt, The Who, Third Ear Band, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Fat Mattress, Joe Cocker. Many celebrities of the day also attended the Festival, including John Lennon and Yoko Ono, George Harrison with Pattie Boyd, Ringo Starr with Maureen Starkey, Keith Richards and Jane Fonda.{{Cite web|url=http://www.isleofwightguru.co.uk/isle-of-wight-festival-history.html|title=Isle of Wight Festival History – 1968 to today|website=Isle of Wight Guru|access-date=2016-03-06}}

=1970=

{{Main|Isle of Wight Festival 1970}}

This event was held between 26 and 30 August 1970 at Afton Down. Attendance has been estimated by the Guinness Book of Records to have been 600,000 or even 700,000.{{cite news |title=The original Isle of Wight festivals – in pictures |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2015/jun/12/the-original-isle-of-wight-festivals-in-pictures |access-date=15 November 2020 |newspaper=The Guardian}} However promoter Ray Foulk has said he believes it to have been half of that. It was widely reported on, due to its line-up and extremely high attendance. Acts included Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Jethro Tull, Ten Years After, Chicago, The Doors, Lighthouse, The Who (whose set produced a live album), Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Supertramp, The Moody Blues, Joan Baez, Free, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Kris Kristofferson, Donovan, Ralph McTell, John Sebastian, Terry Reid, Taste (Irish band), Redbone and Shawn Phillips.

Revived festival details

The event was revived in 2002 at Seaclose Park, a recreation ground on the outskirts of Newport. It has been held annually since that year, progressively extending itself northwards beyond Seaclose Park along the fields of the eastern Medina valley. Many artists have performed since its revival including The Rolling Stones, Blondie, Amy Winehouse, Robbie Williams, Paolo Nutini, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Prodigy, Green Day, Paul McCartney, Fleetwood Mac, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Muse, Boy George, Sex Pistols, Rod Stewart, Calvin Harris, Stereophonics, Yungblud, Pulp, Faithless, Donovan, Ray Davies, Robert Plant, Queen + Adam Lambert, David Bowie, Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Manic Street Preacher, The Who, The High Kings, Placebo, R.E.M., Travis, Coldplay, The Zombies, Pearl Jam, The Proclaimers, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, The Police, Foo Fighters, The Killers, Nile Rodgers and Chic, The Stone Roses, Madness, Lewis Capaldi, Paloma Faith, James Marriott, Kings of Leon and Rick Astley. Bowie's 13 June 2004 concert would prove to be his last live performance in the UK following emergency angioplasty in Hamburg after a concert in Germany twelve days later which eventually saw him retire from touring.{{cite news |title=David Bowie's agent says the musician has 'performed his last live show' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11928406/david-bowie-retried-last-show.html |access-date=27 June 2020 |newspaper=The Telegraph}} It was sponsored by Nokia from 2004 to 2006. The promoters of the event now are Solo Promoters Ltd.

=2002=

{{Main|Rock Island 2002}}

Held 3 June 2002

=2003=

{{Main|Isle of Wight Festival 2003}}

Held 14–15 June 2003

=2004=

{{Main|Isle of Wight Festival 2004}}

Held 11–13 June 2004

=2005=

{{Main|Isle of Wight Festival 2005}}

Held 10–12 June 2005

=2006=

{{Main|Isle of Wight Festival 2006}}

Held 9–11 June 2006

  • Attendance: 50,000 (approx){{cite web|url=http://www.iwight.com/home/news/2006/june/iowfestival/default.asp|title=Nokia Isle of Wight Festival 2006|publisher=Isle of Wight Council|access-date=2009-06-12|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805124330/http://www.iwight.com/home/news/2006/june/iowfestival/default.asp|archive-date=2009-08-05}}
  • Headline acts:
  • Friday – The Prodigy, Placebo
  • Saturday: Foo Fighters, Primal Scream
  • Sunday: Coldplay, Richard Ashcroft

=2007=

{{Main|Isle of Wight Festival 2007}}

Held 8–10 June 2007

  • Attendance: 60,000 (approx){{cite web|url=http://www.iwight.com/home/news/2007/june/iw_festival/default.asp|title=Isle of Wight Festival 2007|publisher=Isle of Wight Council|access-date=2009-06-12|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831081433/http://www.iwight.com/home/news/2007/june/iw_festival/default.asp|archive-date=2009-08-31}}
  • Headline acts:
  • Friday: Snow Patrol, Groove Armada
  • Saturday: Muse, Kasabian
  • Sunday: The Rolling Stones, Keane

=2008=

{{Main|Isle of Wight Festival 2008}}

Held 13–15 June 2008

  • Attendance: 55,000 (approx){{cite web|url=http://www.iwight.com/home/news/2008/june/festival/default.asp|title=Isle of Wight Festival 2008|publisher=Isle of Wight Council|access-date=2009-06-12|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122222550/http://iwight.com/home/news/2008/june/festival/default.asp|archive-date=2009-01-22}}
  • Headline acts:
  • Thursday: (Big Top) Björn Again, Suspiciously Elvis
  • Friday: Kaiser Chiefs, N.E.R.D
  • Saturday: Sex Pistols, Ian Brown
  • Sunday: The Police, The Kooks

=2009=

{{Main|Isle of Wight Festival 2009}}

Held 12–14 June 2009

=2010=

{{Main|Isle of Wight Festival 2010}}

Held 11–13 June 2010[http://www.isleofwightfestival.com/lineup.aspx] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104130545/http://www.isleofwightfestival.com/lineup.aspx|date=January 4, 2010}}

=2011=

{{Main|Isle of Wight Festival 2011}}

Held 10–12 June 2011

=2012=

{{Main|Isle of Wight Festival 2012}}

Held 22–24 June 2012

=2013=

Held 14–16 June 2013

=2014=

Held 12–15 June 2014

= 2015 =

Held 11–14 June 2015

= 2016 =

Held 9–12 June 2016

= 2017 =

Held 8–11 June 2017

= 2018 =

Held 21–24 June 2018

= 2019 =

{{Main|Isle of Wight Festival 2019}}

Held 13–16 June 2019

= 2020 =

The 2020 event, which had been scheduled for 11–15 June, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite magazine|last=Brandle|first=Lars|date=27 March 2020|title=Isle of Wight Festival 2020 Is Canceled Due to Coronavirus|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9344567/isle-of-wight-festival-2020-is-canceled-due-to-coronavirus|access-date=11 June 2020|magazine=Billboard}}

On 12–14 June 2020, Absolute Radio and Sky Arts both held virtual festivals, broadcasting selected acts from the festival's archives, including exclusive footage from the 1970 edition.{{Cite web|title=Absolute Radio to host virtual Isle of Wight Festival featuring classic performances|url=https://planetradio.co.uk/absolute-radio/music/news/isle-of-wight-festival-absolute-radio/|access-date=15 June 2020|website=Absolute Radio|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Peacock|first=Tim|date=11 June 2020|title=Virtual Isle Of Wight Festival To Be Televised This Coming Weekend|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/virtual-isle-wight-festival-televised/|access-date=15 June 2020|website=uDiscover Music|language=en-US}}

= 2021 =

The 2021 event was originally scheduled to take place on 17–20 June,{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Damian|date=2020-03-30|title=Isle Of Wight Festival announces new dates and ticket details for 2021|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/isle-of-wight-festival-announces-new-dates-and-ticket-details-for-2021-2637649|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611141944/https://www.nme.com/news/music/isle-of-wight-festival-announces-new-dates-and-ticket-details-for-2021-2637649|archive-date=2020-06-11|access-date=2020-06-11|website=NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs {{!}} NME.COM|language=en-GB}} it was postponed to 16–19 September, the first time that it took place in the autumn.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-56255797|title=Covid: Isle of Wight Festival pushed back another three months|work=BBC News|date=2 March 2021|access-date=2 March 2021}}

Sky Arts broadcast sets from the show each night of the festival from 7pm with Becky Hill, Kaiser Chiefs and Razorlight's sets shown alongside the headliners.Radio Times 11–17 September 2021 page 111Radio Times 18–24 September 2021 pages 57 and 67{{Cite web|url=https://www.sky.com/tv-guide/20210919/4101-1|title = TV Guide|website=Sky.com}}

= 2022 =

The 2022 event took place on 16–19 June.

= 2023 =

The 2023 event took place on 15–18 June.

= 2024 =

The 2024 event took place on 20-23 June

= 2025 =

The 2025 event will take place on 19-22 June

Awards

{{Awards table|5|caption=List of awards and nominations received by the Isle of Wight Festival}}

|-

| rowspan="2" |2007

| rowspan="2" |UK Festival Awards

|Best Major Festival

|{{N/A}}

|{{Won}}

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web|date=16 January 2014|title=And the Winners Were…|url=http://eu.festivalawards.com/latest/and-the-winners-are-3/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116203542/http://eu.festivalawards.com/latest/and-the-winners-are-3/|archive-date=16 January 2014|website=European Festival Awards}}

|-

|Outstanding Contribution to UK Festivals

|John Giddings

|{{Won}}

|-

|2009

|ILMC 21 Arthur Awards

|Liggers' Favourite Festival

|{{N/A}}

|{{Won}}

|{{Cite web|title=Arthurs Hall of Fame – ILMC|url=https://www.ilmc.com/index.php/archive/arthurs-hall-of-fame|access-date=2020-06-12|website=Ilmc.com}}

|-

| rowspan="4" |2015

| rowspan="2" |UK Festival Awards

|Best Family Festival

|{{N/A}}

|{{Won}}

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web|title=The UKFA 2015 Winners {{!}} UK Festival Awards|url=http://www.festivalawards.com/the-ukfa-2015-winners/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418194333/http://www.festivalawards.com/the-ukfa-2015-winners/|archive-date=2016-04-18|access-date=2016-04-11|website=Festivalawards.com}}

|-

|Headline Performance of the Year

|Fleetwood Mac

|{{Won}}

|-

|Isle of Wight Visitor Attraction Association Awards

|Best Activity/Event

|{{N/A}}

|{{Won}}

|{{Cite web|last=Island Echo|date=2016-03-23|title=ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL WINS BEST EVENT IN VISITOR ATTRACTION AWARDS|url=https://www.islandecho.co.uk/isle-wight-festival-wins-best-event-visitor-attraction-awards/|access-date=2020-06-12|language=en-GB}}

|-

|Festival Baby Awards

|Best Festival

|{{N/A}}

|{{Won}}

|{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

|-

| rowspan="4" |2016

|Family Traveller Awards

|Best Family Festival

|{{N/A}}

|{{Won}}

|{{Cite web|title=2016 Winners – Family Traveller|url=https://familytraveller.com/awards-2019/2016-winners/|access-date=2020-06-15|website=familytraveller.com}}

|-

|ILMC 28 Arthur Awards

|Liggers' Favourite Festival

|{{N/A}}|| {{nom}}

|{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

|-

|Live Music Business Awards

|Best Festival

|{{N/A}}

|{{Won}}

|{{Cite web|title=All the winners from the Live Music Business Awards|url=https://www.musicweek.com/live/read/all-the-winners-from-the-live-music-business-awards/066241|access-date=2020-06-15|website=Musicweek.com|language=en}}

|-

|Red Funnel Isle of Wight Awards

|Best Event to Lie Back & Soak Up the Sounds

|{{N/A}}

|{{Won}}

|{{Cite web|title= My Isle of Wight 2016 Award Winners |url=https://www.redfunnel.co.uk/en/isle-of-wight-guide/blog/my-iow-awards/previous-years-winners/the-awards-2016/|access-date=2020-07-22|website=Redfunnel.co.uk}}

|-

|rowspan="2" |2017

|ILMC 29 Arthur Awards

|Liggers' Favourite Festival

|{{N/A}}|| {{nom}}

|{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

|-

|Red Funnel Isle of Wight Awards

|Best Event to Lie Back & Soak Up the Sounds

|{{N/A}}

|{{Won}}

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.redfunnel.co.uk/en/corporate-info/media-pr/press-release-library/winners-of-2017-myisleofwight-awards-revealed/|title=Winners of 2017 My Isle of Wight Awards revealed | Media & PRl|website=Redfunnel.co.uk|access-date=4 April 2023}}

|-

| rowspan="12" |2018

|Red Funnel Isle of Wight Awards

|Best Event to Lie Back & Soak Up the Sounds

|{{N/A}}

|{{Won}}

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.redfunnel.co.uk/en/isle-of-wight-guide/blog/my-iow-awards/previous-years-winners/award-winners-2018/|title=MyIsleofWight 2018 Award Winners|website=Redfunnel.co.uk|access-date=4 April 2023}}

|-

|Audio Production Awards

|Best New Producer

|Nick Harris

|{{Won}}

|{{Cite web|date=2018-10-23|title=2018 Audio Production Awards – shortlist|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2018/10/2018-audio-production-awards-shortlist/|access-date=2020-06-15|website=RadioToday|language=en-GB}}

|-

|Event Production Awards

|Music Event of the Year

|{{N/A}}

|{{Won}}

|{{Cite web|last=Media|first=Mash|title=Event Production Awards 2020 – Winners 2018|url=https://eventproductionawards.com/eventproductionawards2020/en/page/winners-2018|access-date=2020-06-15|website=eventproductionawards.com|language=en}}

|-

|ILMC 30 Arthur Awards

|Liggers' Favourite Festival

|{{N/A}}|| {{nom}}

|{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

|-

|Music Week Awards

|Festival of the Year

|{{N/A}}|| {{nom}}

|{{Cite web|title=2018 Music Week Awards: And the nominees are...|url=https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/2018-music-week-awards-and-the-nominees-are/071507|access-date=2020-06-15|website=Musicweek.com|language=en}}

|-

| rowspan="3" |Radio Academy Awards

|Best Coverage of an Event

|Absolute Radio|| {{nom}}

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web|title=2018 ARIAS Nominees|url=https://www.radioacademy.org/arias/2018-arias/2018-arias-nominees/|access-date=2020-06-15|website=Radio Academy}}

|-

|Best New Presenter

|James Bay|| {{nom}}

|-

|Best Factual Storytelling

|{{N/A}}|| {{nom}}

|-

|Q Awards

|Best Festival/Event

|{{N/A}}|| {{nom}}

|{{Cite web|title=Q Awards 2018 Shortlist Nominations Announced!|url=https://www.qthemusic.com/articles/q-awards-2018-shortlist-nominations-announced|access-date=2020-06-15|website=Q Magazine|language=en-GB}}

|-

| rowspan="3" |UK Festival Awards

|Best Festival Production

|{{N/A}}|| {{nom}}

| rowspan="4" |{{Cite web|title=Shortlists 2018 {{!}} UK Festival Awards 2019|url=http://festivalawards.com/shortlists-2018/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621031537/http://festivalawards.com/shortlists-2018/|archive-date=2019-06-21}}

|-

|Best Major Festival

|{{N/A}}|| {{nom}}

|-

|Line-Up of the Year

|{{N/A}}|| {{nom}}

|-

| rowspan="5" |2019

|Broadcast Awards

|Best Music Programme

|{{N/A}}|| {{nom}}

|{{Cite web|date=2018-11-21|title=Broadcast Awards shortlist 2019 revealed|url=https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcast-awards-shortlist-2019-revealed/5134698.article|access-date=2020-06-15|website=Broadcast|language=en}}

|-

|Event Production Awards

|Music Event of the Year

|{{N/A}}|| {{nom}}

|{{Cite web|last=Wood|first=Stuart|date=2019-03-15|title=Winners announced for the 2019 Event Production Awards!|url=https://accessaa.co.uk/winners-announced-for-the-2019-event-production-awards/|access-date=2020-06-15|website=Access All Areas|language=en-GB}}

|-

|Live Music Business Awards

|Best Festival Performance

|Biffy Clyro|| {{nom}}

|{{Cite web|title=Make Your Vote Count|url=https://awards.livemusicawards.co.uk/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926010334/https://awards.livemusicawards.co.uk/|archive-date=2019-09-26|access-date=2020-06-15|website=awards.livemusicawards.co.uk}}

|-

|Music Week Awards

|Festival of the Year

|{{N/A}}|| {{nom}}

|{{Cite web|title=2019 Music Week Awards finalists revealed...|url=https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/2019-music-week-awards-finalists-revealed/075335|access-date=2020-06-15|website=Musicweek.com|language=en}}

|-

|Q Awards

|Q Best Festival/Event

|{{N/A}}|| {{nom}}

|{{Cite web|title=Q Awards 2019 shortlist nominations announced|url=https://www.recordoftheday.com/news-and-press/q-awards-2019shortlist-nominations-announced|access-date=2020-06-15|website=Recordoftheday.com}}

|-

|2020

|Pollstar Awards

|International Music Festival of the Year

|{{N/A}}|| {{nom}}

|{{Cite web|title=31st Annual Pollstar Awards To Honor The Year's Best|url=https://www.pollstar.com/article/31st-annual-pollstar-awards-to-honor-the-years-best-142726|access-date=2020-06-15|website=Pollstar.com|date=24 November 2019 }}

|-

{{End table}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{Commons category}}

  • {{Official website}}
  • [http://onthewight.com/2010/09/02/ray-foulk-on-the-history-of-the-isle-of-wight-festival-podcast/ Ray Foulk on The History of the Isle of Wight Festival]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20170925200123/http://iwcpgallery.co.uk/ Isle of Wight County Press gallery of Festival pictures]
  • [http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/iow-menu.html Information on the Original IOW Festivals]
  • [http://www.facebook.com/groups/12629704356/ 1970 Isle of Wight Festival Veterans]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110625052743/http://isleofwightfest.org/ Isle of Wight Festival Rumours]
  • [https://www.fiery-creations-memorabilia.co.uk/ Memorabilia from the Original Isle of Wight Festivals 1968-69-70]

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