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The Rolling Stones remember Amy Winehouse: ‘It was like saying goodbye to Billie Holiday again’

Legendary rock band famously brought the singer out for their 2007 headline show at Isle of Wight festival

The Independent UK

Isle of Wight 2026 review – Magnificent, mighty The Cure once again prove themselves to be one of our greatest bands

4/5 Calvin Harris provides the dopamine and Teddy Swims and Liverpool’s Luvcat also give stand-out sets, but the biggest highlight has to be Robert Smith, on extraordinary form as his band headline the Sunday night

The Independent UK

How to watch 'Isle of Wight Festival 2026' online from anywhere

Catch Calvin Harris, Lewis Capaldi and more at this year's event - here's how to watch "Isle of Wight Festival 2026" online from anywhere.

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Isle of Wight festival increases profits despite fall in attendance

Festival made £3.4m profit in 2024, generating £2.6m dividend for its parent company, part of Live Nation

The Guardian - UK

Mud, mayhem and four-hour Grateful Dead sets: The chaotic story of Weeley and Bickershaw, the early 70s festivals that time forgot

Not every festival could be Woodstock or the Isle Of Wight

Louder

“He gave the guitar back to me after the set and said, ‘Oh man, it’s such a good one’”: Marcus King takes Rory Gallagher’s legendary Isle of Wight Fender Telecaster for a spin on stage

King previously played Jeff Beck’s iconic YardBurst Les Paul thanks to French vintage guitar dealer, Matt’s Guitar Shop

Guitar World

An Englishman in Newport – Sting wows Isle of Wight Festival

Other bands taking to the Main Stage on Friday included Lottery Winners, Amy Macdonald, The Corrs and Faithless.

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‘I watched Bob Dylan play tennis with three of the Beatles’: how we made the Isle of Wight festival

‘It’s a myth that Jimi Hendrix played while the stage was on fire. It was a firework’

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: it’s festival time with the Streets, the Prodigy and the Pretenders

Get comfy for an all-night run of the Isle of Wight Festival. Plus: will love bloom for the Nevermets? Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Barclays will no longer be sponsoring Download, Isle Of Wight or Latitude festivals following artist protests and cancellations

Numerous artists had pulled out of major UK festivals due to their links to Barclays, who have invested in companies supplying weapons and military technology to Israel

Metal Hammer

If you were wondering what Robert Fripp and Toyah are like on tour, wonder no more

Much to humanity's delight, pro-shot footage of Robert Fripp and Toyah performing Billy Idol's Rebel Yell at the Isle Of Wight festival has emerged

Louder

Pulp and Robbie Williams named among Isle Of Wight headliners for 2023

The three-day event will take place at Seaclose Park from June 15 to 18

Wales Online

One to watch: Plastic Mermaids

The Isle of Wight scores again with this multi-talented, playfully ambitious indie five-piece

The Guardian - UK

Teenage Isis supporter ‘wanted to attack Isle of Wight Festival’, court hears

Boy, 15, allegedly decided attacking festival was not practical and started considering other targets

The Independent UK

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