Isle of Wight Festival
The Isle of Wight Festival is a British music festival which takes place annually in Newport on the Isle of Wight, England. It was originally a counterculture event held from 1968 to 1970.
| Isle of Wight Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Rock, pop |
| Dates | 15–18 June 2023 |
| Location(s) | Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight, England |
| Years active | 1968–1970 2002–2019 2021–present |
| Website | isleofwightfestival |
The 1970 event was by far the largest of these early festivals and the unexpectedly high attendance levels led, in 1971, to Parliament adding a section to the Isle of Wight County Council Act 1971 preventing overnight open-air gatherings of more than 5,000 people on the island without a special licence from the council. The event was revived in 2002.
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