1. The Isle Of Wight Festival
The Isle of Wight festival started in 1968.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
passing the "Isle of Wight Act" preventing gatherings of
more than 5,000 people on the island without a
special licence.
The artists appearing this year:

2. Headliners of past years:
200912–14 June 2009
Attendance: 50,000 (approx)
Headline Acts (Friday) – The Prodigy, Basement Jaxx
Headline Acts (Saturday) – Stereophonics, Razorlight,
2010 11–13 June 2010
Attendance: 60,000 (approx)
Headline Acts (Friday) – Jay-Z, Florence and the Machine
Headline Acts (Saturday) – The Strokes, Blondie
Headline Acts (Sunday) – Paul McCartney, P!nk
201110–12 June 2011
Attendance: 65,000 (approx)
Headline Acts (Friday) – Kings of Leon, Kaiser Chiefs
Headline Acts (Saturday) – Foo Fighters, Pulp
Headline Acts (Sunday) – Kasabian, Beady Eye
201222–24 June 2012
Attendance: 55,000 (approx)[10]
Headline Acts (Friday) – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Elbow
Headline Acts (Saturday) – Pearl Jam, Biffy Clyro
Headline Acts (Sunday) – Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Noel Gallagher's High
Flying Birds.
201314–16 June 2013
Attendance: 58,000 (approx)
Headline Act (Friday) - The Stone Roses, Paul Weller
Headline Act (Saturday) - The Killers, Bloc Party
Headline Act (Sunday) - Bon Jovi, The Script