Isle of Wight Festival 2010 Tickets
Isle of Wight Festival 2010 tickets on sale
Tickets are now on sale for The Isle of Wight Festival 2010 from Friday 4th December 2009. The 12th festival dates are from Friday 11th June to Sunday 13th June, 2010.
With a line-up that includes Jay-Z, The Strokes, P!nk, Blondie, Orbital and Squeeze, the largest human gathering in the world looks like being something a bit special this year.
Back in 1969, this now legendary event introduced the concept of back to nature open air festivals. Set on the beautiful Isle of Wight at Seaclose Park, Newport, past line-ups read like a tome of rock history. What festival other than the Isle of Wight could coax the music legend Bob Dylan out of retirement in 1969? Other famous sets include those delivered by Marc Bolan in 1968 and Emmerson, Lake and Palmer and Joan Baez in 1970. Tragically, Jimi Hendrix’s last major performance was at the festival when he delivered an electrifying performance – three weeks later the greatest guitar player in the world was dead. That festival in 1970 was described as one of the largest human gatherings in the world surpassing even Woodstock held the previous year.
The festival was revived in 2002 and continues with its reputation for history in the making featuring many notable artists. Stunning performances by Muse and The Rolling Stones at their first rock festival for decades, prompted its receipt of the Best Major Festival at the UK Festival Awards in 2007 and front man John Giddings, won an award for his outstanding contribution to UK Festivals.
With excellent camping facilities with showers and quiet areas there are festival shuttles to and from all departing ferry ports. All you have to do is jump on that ferry and get over there in June?