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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. [1] It was originally a counterculture event held from 1968 to 1970. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Ray Foulk is a regular contributor to radio and television programmes about the Isle of Wight Festivals, including: Return to Rock Island, BBC South, 2003. Festival Britannia, BBC Four, 2010. Tom Stroud's 1970 Isle of Wight Festival, Isle of Wight Radio, August 2010. John Hannam Meets Ray Foulk, Isle of Wight Radio, 30 August 2015.
The first Isle of Wight Festival since 1970 was called Rock Island 2002 and it took place on 3 June 2002 with Giddings and Solo acting as promoter rather than organiser. It was headlined by The Charlatans and featured appearances from the likes of Robert Plant , Starsailor and Ash .
The 1969 Isle of Wight Festival was held on 29–31 August 1969 at Wootton Creek, on the Isle of Wight, England.The festival attracted an audience of approximately 150,000 [1] to see acts including Bob Dylan, the Band, the Who, Free, Joe Cocker, the Bonzo Dog Band and the Moody Blues.
The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 was a music festival held between 26 and 30 August 1970 at Afton Down, an area on the western side of the Isle of Wight in England. It was the last of three consecutive music festivals to take place on the island between 1968 and 1970 and often acknowledged as the largest musical event of its time, with a larger ...
The Isle of Wight Festival was a large rock festival near Afton Down, West Wight, in August 1970, following two smaller events in 1968 and 1969. The 1970 show was one of the last public performances by Jimi Hendrix and attracted somewhere between 600,000 and 700,000 attendees. [ 76 ]
Message to Love is a feature documentary film of the Isle of Wight Festival 1970.Directed and produced by Murray Lerner, the film includes performances by popular rock acts, such as Jimi Hendrix, the Who, and the Doors, as well as folk and jazz artists, such as Joni Mitchell and Miles Davis.
Anthony Minghella, film director; born in Ryde; his parents run the Minghella's Ice Cream company on the Island; his film The English Patient includes footage of Shanklin Pier; on accepting his Best Picture Oscar, he said, "This is a great day for the Isle of Wight!" Loretta Minghella, charity executive and solicitor