Forgery threat to music festivals Nov 20, 2009
Organisers from the Isle of Wight festival said that in 2007 "one in five" festival goers had turned up with fake tickets. Counterfeit tickets and wristbands are usually bought from scam websites or touts outside events, while police and organisers consistently warn against using these outlets. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Deep fried Candy Oct 29, 2009
You sang with Mick Jagger at the Isle of Wight Festival in 2007, of course. Yeah, that was a biggie. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Palladia's 'Outdoor Week 2009' Brings the Summer's Best Outdoor Concerts to Hi-Def Beginning Tuesday, September 1 Aug 27, 2009
Isle of Wight Festival. The Isle of Wight Festival was first held from 1968 to 1970, with the 1970 festival said to be bigger than Woodstock ... This year The Ting Tings, The Pixies, Simple Minds, and The Prodigy will be performing at the Isle of Wight park in the U.K. The Isle of Wight Festival premieres Friday, September 4 at 9 PM. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Neil Young named 2010 person of the year by MusiCares Foundation Aug 12, 2009
FILE - In this June 14, 2009 file photo, Neil Young performs at the Isle of Wight festival 2009 in Newport, England. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file) (Joel Ryan, AP / June 14, 2009). (FOX61, CT)
Beyonce to headline first F1 gig Aug 5, 2009
The music acts are being booked by John Giddings, who resurrected the Isle Of Wight festival and now promotes the likes of Madonna and U2 for Live Nation. Universal Music, Singapore Tourism Board and LG Electronics are also involved in the venture. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Festival 'worth 15m to economy' Jun 16, 2009
As the Isle of Wight Festival closes, the council has estimated it is worth 15m to the local economy. The annual event was restarted at Seaclose Park in Newport in 2001 and has since become one of the biggest festivals in the UK.. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Festivals spend despite recession Mar 21, 2009
Neil Young, for instance, is also playing at the Isle of Wight Festival and London's Hyde Park Calling. But Eavis isn't worried, and said he was delighted to have the veteran rocker on the bill. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
A husband of note Mar 14, 2009
Pixies to play Europe The Pixies will tour this summer, with a string of dates in Europe, including a June 14 appearance at the Isle of Wight festival with Neil Young, Billboard reports. The performances are the band's first since 2007, and no North American dates are planned. (Boston Globe)
Neil Young to play Wight festival Mar 6, 2009
Music veteran Neil Young will headline this summer's Isle of Wight festival, organisers have announced. The 63-year-old Canadian singer songwriter will close the event on Sunday 14 June. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Going from space to sea with IMAX Feb 14, 2009
She then moved to England where "my husband (Michael Myers) and some friends started their own company and we started making rock 'n' roll films. We did one on Santana, and my husband (camera) directed the Isle Of Wight festival, which featured the last performance of Hendrix and Jim Morrison. It had everybody from Joni Mitchell to Tiny Tim to Miles Davis.". It was an experience that would come in handy years later when IMAX entered the concert world with The Rolling Stones: At the Max. (Toronto Sun)
