The Scene
The legendary Isle of Wight Festival is the traditional kick-off to the UK summer festival season. Europe's equivalent of Woodstock started in 1968 and has hosted rock and roll royalty like Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Foo Fighters, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam, Kings of Leon, The Strokes, and Coldplay.
2012 Lineup
- Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
- Pearl Jam
- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
- Best Coast
- Biffy Clyro
- Band of Skulls
- Caro Emerald
- The Christians
- Clement Marfo & The Frontline
- The Darkness
- Dry the River
- Elbow
- Example
- Feeder
- Jessie J
- Loick Essien
- Noah and The Whale
- Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
- Professor Green
- The Real D’coy
- Stooshe
- Wretch 32
- The Vaccines
- James Walsh
- Big Country
- The Minutes
- Steve Hackett