Isle of Wight Festival
The Isle of Wight Festival 2013 takes place at its home in Newport on the Isle of Wight from 13th June for 4 days.
This years main headline acts will be The Stone Roses on the Friday and Bon Jovi on the Sunday.
Check back here for the latest news and line-up announcements as and when they happen.
Isle of Wight is a truly historic festival which has been going since the 60's and with some of the best rock bands of all time playing at this legendary event you wouldn't want to miss it!
The festival that we know and love today is crammed full of fun things beside the music to keep us all entertained, there is a kids area, arts and crafts, stalls, magicians, fancy dress and heaps more. The music is spread across 3 stages, Main stage, Big top and Garden stage, with local artists playing on the Bandstand.
This years main headline acts will be The Stone Roses on the Friday and Bon Jovi on the Sunday.
Check back here for the latest news and line-up announcements as and when they happen.
Isle of Wight is a truly historic festival which has been going since the 60's and with some of the best rock bands of all time playing at this legendary event you wouldn't want to miss it!
The festival that we know and love today is crammed full of fun things beside the music to keep us all entertained, there is a kids area, arts and crafts, stalls, magicians, fancy dress and heaps more. The music is spread across 3 stages, Main stage, Big top and Garden stage, with local artists playing on the Bandstand.
Getting to the Festival
If you haven't already done so, you'll need to book your ferry crossing to the island ASAP via one of the following operators:
- Wightlink - www.wightlink.co.uk Tel: 0871 376 1000
- Red Funnel - www.redfunnel.co.uk Tel: 0844 844 9988
- Hovertravel - www.hovertravel.com Tel: 01983 811000
Car parking at the festival is provided free of charge to everyone with a camping ticket. If you have a non-camping ticket please try to travel via public transport or follow the signs to local car parks.
Ferries
Wightlink offers a choice of three routes across the Solent, with sailings every half hour at peak times. Take the foot passenger catamaran service from Portsmouth Harbour to Ryde Pier in less than 20 minutes or travel by car on the Lymington to Yarmouth route (approx 35 minutes) or Portsmouth to Fishbourne route (approx 40 minutes). The Festival site is signposted from all terminals and every service has connecting shuttle buses to the Festival.
Red Funnel's 24hr passenger/vehicle ferries operate between Southampton and East Cowes, a short signposted drive to and from the Festival site. The Red Jet Hi-Speed foot passenger service runs every 30 minutes throughout the day from Southampton to West Cowes in approx 23 minutes. Both services connect to a free bus service from Southampton Central Rail Station and with shuttle buses on the Isle of Wight for foot passengers travelling to the Festival.
Please note: Customers travelling with a vehicle are requested to arrive at least 30 minutes and not more than 60 minutes prior to their booked sailing time.
Hovertravel The foot passenger Hovercraft departs from Southsea seafront and takes you to Ryde seafront in less than 10 minutes. The Hovercraft takes you right up to the beach where you can meet up with the Festival shuttle buses to take you directly to the Festival. If you are intending to make the crossing to the island via the Hovercraft, you are advised to leave the train at the Portsmouth and Southsea station and then follow the signs to the connecting Hoverbus shuttle service, which will take you to the Hovercraft terminal for £1.30 per person (or for train tickets with the destination of 'Ryde Hoverport' the Hoverbus is free!)
- Happy Mondays
- The Farm
- A-Trak
- Jaguar Skills
- Damian Walsh
- The Loveable Rogues
- Damien Paul & Whisky River
- Gweido
- Stackridge
- The Stone Roses
- Paul Weller
- Rizzle Kicks
- Delilah
- Example & DJ Wire
- Madeon
- Hugh Cornwell
- Ebony Day
- Gareth Icke
- Andrew Foster
- Annie Winter
- The Killers
- Bloc Party
- Sub Focus
- Andy C
- Silent Disco King
- Steve Forbert
- Tim Burgess
- Charlie Brown
- Council Estate Supermodels
- Ben Jordan
- Cephalodidge
- Bon Jovi
- The Script
- Blondie
- I Am Kloot
- Damian Lazarus
- Lee Foss
- Resonate
- Tim Burgess
- 2nd Class Citizens
- Annie Winter
- Carice van Houten
- Beachcomber
- Charming
- Tank Trap
- Crystal Seagulls
- Resonate
- DJ Future
- Cable Street Collective
- Louise Golbey
- Chidi
- James Walsh
- Gypsy Queens
| Happy Mondays | Big Top |
| The Farm | Big Top |
| Lez Zeppelin | Big Top |
| The Blockheads | Big Top |
| A-Trak | Dance Tent |
| Jaguar Skills | Dance Tent |
| Grandmaster Flash | Dance Tent |
| Ms. Dynamite | Dance Tent |
| DJ EZ | Dance Tent |
| Damian Walsh | Life's a Beach Stage |
| The Loveable Rogues | Life's a Beach Stage |
| Tich | Life's a Beach Stage |
| Damien Paul & Whisky River | Kashmir Cafe |
| Gweido | Kashmir Cafe |
| Pleasurade | Kashmir Cafe |
| The Guy Page Trio | Kashmir Cafe |
| Tankus The Henge | Kashmir Cafe |
| Stackridge | unknown stage |
| The Stone Roses | Main Stage |
| Paul Weller | Main Stage |
| Emeli Sandé | Main Stage |
| Jake Bugg | Main Stage |
| Everything Everything | Main Stage |
| Palma Violets | Main Stage |
| Rizzle Kicks | Big Top |
| Delilah | Big Top |
| Ellie Goulding | Big Top |
| fun. | Big Top |
| Lianne La Havas | Big Top |
| Levellers | Big Top |
| T'Pau | Big Top |
| Example & DJ Wire | Dance Tent |
| Madeon | Dance Tent |
| Faith SFX | Dance Tent |
| Benga and Youngman | Dance Tent |
| Mistajam | Dance Tent |
| Wiley | Dance Tent |
| Hugh Cornwell | The Cabaret Club |
| Ebony Day | Life's a Beach Stage |
| Gareth Icke | Life's a Beach Stage |
| The Beach Bouys | Life's a Beach Stage |
| The Ohmz | Life's a Beach Stage |
| XOVA | Life's a Beach Stage |
| Andrew Foster | Kashmir Cafe |
| Annie Winter | Kashmir Cafe |
| Duveaux | Kashmir Cafe |
| Hester Chambers | Kashmir Cafe |
| Paul Armfield | Kashmir Cafe |
| Signals | Kashmir Cafe |
| The Bear Social | Kashmir Cafe |
| The Golden Strands | Kashmir Cafe |
| The Ohmz | Kashmir Cafe |
| Tula & The Blackgang | Kashmir Cafe |
| The Killers | Main Stage |
| Bloc Party | Main Stage |
| The Maccabees | Main Stage |
| Ben Howard | Main Stage |
| Bastille | Main Stage |
| Bonnie Raitt | Main Stage |
| Laura Mvula | Main Stage |
| Ian Hunter | Main Stage |
| Willy Mason | Main Stage |
| Sub Focus | Big Top |
| Andy C | Big Top |
| Friction | Big Top |
| Modestep | Big Top |
| Zane Lowe | Big Top |
| Monsta | Big Top |
| Ke$ha | Big Top |
| Little Mix | Big Top |
| Lawson | Big Top |
| Devlin | Big Top |
| Willy Moon | Big Top |
| Silent Disco King | Dance Tent |
| Steve Forbert | The Cabaret Club |
| Tim Burgess | The Cabaret Club |
| Charlie Brown | Life's a Beach Stage |
| Council Estate Supermodels | Life's a Beach Stage |
| Damian Walsh | Life's a Beach Stage |
| Derek Sandy | Life's a Beach Stage |
| Gareth Icke | Life's a Beach Stage |
| Ska'd For Life | Life's a Beach Stage |
| The Jellycats | Life's a Beach Stage |
| The Ohmz | Life's a Beach Stage |
| Waylayers | Life's a Beach Stage |
| LEKIDDO - Lord of The Lobsters! | Life's a Beach Stage |
| Ben Jordan | Kashmir Cafe |
| Cephalodidge | Kashmir Cafe |
| Damien Paul & Whisky River | Kashmir Cafe |
| Dance Preachers | Kashmir Cafe |
| Fine Lines | Kashmir Cafe |
| Floella Grace | Kashmir Cafe |
| Goodbye Stereo | Kashmir Cafe |
| Keri Highland | Kashmir Cafe |
| Medina Uke | Kashmir Cafe |
| Plastic Mermaids | Kashmir Cafe |
| Reg Against the Machine | Kashmir Cafe |
| Tankus The Henge | Kashmir Cafe |
| The Wild Oats | Kashmir Cafe |
| Weatherkings | Kashmir Cafe |
| Bon Jovi | Main Stage |
| The Script | Main Stage |
| Paloma Faith | Main Stage |
| Newton Faulkner | Main Stage |
| The Boomtown Rats | Main Stage |
| Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel | Main Stage |
| Little Angels | Main Stage |
| Blondie | Big Top |
| I Am Kloot | Big Top |
| Imperial Teen | Big Top |
| Young Guns | Big Top |
| Kids In Glass Houses | Big Top |
| Imagine Dragons | Big Top |
| Kodaline | Big Top |
| Republica | Big Top |
| Tracer | Big Top |
| Damian Lazarus | Dance Tent |
| Lee Foss | Dance Tent |
| Derrick Carter | Dance Tent |
| Miguel Campbell | Dance Tent |
| Huxley | Dance Tent |
| Mosca | Dance Tent |
| MK | Dance Tent |
| Duke Dumont | Dance Tent |
| Roses Gabor | Dance Tent |
| Gorgon City | Dance Tent |
| Waifs & Strays | Dance Tent |
| Alexis Raphael | Dance Tent |
| Resonate | The Cabaret Club |
| Tim Burgess | The Cabaret Club |
| 2nd Class Citizens | Life's a Beach Stage |
| Annie Winter | Life's a Beach Stage |
| Derek Sandy | Life's a Beach Stage |
| Ebony Day | Life's a Beach Stage |
| knocking ghost | Life's a Beach Stage |
| The Beach Bouys | Life's a Beach Stage |
| Waylayers | Life's a Beach Stage |
| Carice van Houten | Strongbow Garden |
| Beachcomber | Kashmir Cafe |
| Charming | Kashmir Cafe |
| Cherishport | Kashmir Cafe |
| Claydon Connor | Kashmir Cafe |
| Dance Preachers | Kashmir Cafe |
| Doug Alldred | Kashmir Cafe |
| Lucid | Kashmir Cafe |
| Medina Uke | Kashmir Cafe |
| Reg Against the Machine | Kashmir Cafe |
| Sam Green | Kashmir Cafe |
| Tankus The Henge | Kashmir Cafe |
| Weatherkings | Kashmir Cafe |
| Wille and the Bandits | Kashmir Cafe |
| Tank Trap | Main Stage |
| Crystal Seagulls | Big Top |
| Resonate | Big Top |
| DJ Future | Dance Tent |
| Cable Street Collective | The Cabaret Club |
| Louise Golbey | The Bandstand |
| Chidi | The Hipshaker Lounge |
| James Walsh | Strongbow Garden |
| Gypsy Queens | unknown stage |
| Artist | Stage | Day |
| 2nd Class Citizens | Life's a Beach Stage | Sun 16th |
| Alexis Raphael | Dance Tent | Sun 16th |
| Andrew Foster | Kashmir Cafe | Fri 14th |
| Andy C | Big Top | Sat 15th |
| Annie Winter | Kashmir Cafe | Fri 14th |
| Annie Winter | Life's a Beach Stage | Sun 16th |
| A-Trak | Dance Tent | Thu 13th |
| Bastille | Main Stage | Sat 15th |
| Beachcomber | Kashmir Cafe | Sun 16th |
| Ben Howard | Main Stage | Sat 15th |
| Ben Jordan | Kashmir Cafe | Sat 15th |
| Benga and Youngman | Dance Tent | Fri 14th |
| Bloc Party | Main Stage | Sat 15th |
| Blondie | Big Top | Sun 16th |
| Bon Jovi | Main Stage | Sun 16th |
| Bonnie Raitt | Main Stage | Sat 15th |
| Cable Street Collective | The Cabaret Club | Unknown Day |
| Carice van Houten | Strongbow Garden | Sun 16th |
| Cephalodidge | Kashmir Cafe | Sat 15th |
| Charlie Brown | Life's a Beach Stage | Sat 15th |
| Charming | Kashmir Cafe | Sun 16th |
| Cherishport | Kashmir Cafe | Sun 16th |
| Chidi | The Hipshaker Lounge | Unknown Day |
| Claydon Connor | Kashmir Cafe | Sun 16th |
| Council Estate Supermodels | Life's a Beach Stage | Sat 15th |
| Crystal Seagulls | Big Top | Unknown Day |
| Damian Lazarus | Dance Tent | Sun 16th |
| Damian Walsh | Life's a Beach Stage | Thu 13th |
| Damian Walsh | Life's a Beach Stage | Sat 15th |
| Damien Paul & Whisky River | Kashmir Cafe | Thu 13th |
| Damien Paul & Whisky River | Kashmir Cafe | Sat 15th |
| Dance Preachers | Kashmir Cafe | Sat 15th |
| Dance Preachers | Kashmir Cafe | Sun 16th |
| Delilah | Big Top | Fri 14th |
| Derek Sandy | Life's a Beach Stage | Sat 15th |
| Derek Sandy | Life's a Beach Stage | Sun 16th |
| Derrick Carter | Dance Tent | Sun 16th |
| Devlin | Big Top | Sat 15th |
| DJ EZ | Dance Tent | Thu 13th |
| DJ Future | Dance Tent | Unknown Day |
| Doug Alldred | Kashmir Cafe | Sun 16th |
| Duke Dumont | Dance Tent | Sun 16th |
| Duveaux | Kashmir Cafe | Fri 14th |
| Ebony Day | Life's a Beach Stage | Fri 14th |
| Ebony Day | Life's a Beach Stage | Sun 16th |
| Ellie Goulding | Big Top | Fri 14th |
| Emeli Sandé | Main Stage | Fri 14th |
| Everything Everything | Main Stage | Fri 14th |
| Example & DJ Wire | Dance Tent | Fri 14th |
| Faith SFX | Dance Tent | Fri 14th |
| Fine Lines | Kashmir Cafe | Sat 15th |
| Floella Grace | Kashmir Cafe | Sat 15th |
| Friction | Big Top | Sat 15th |
| fun. | Big Top | Fri 14th |
| Gareth Icke | Life's a Beach Stage | Fri 14th |
| Gareth Icke | Life's a Beach Stage | Sat 15th |
| Goodbye Stereo | Kashmir Cafe | Sat 15th |
| Gorgon City | Dance Tent | Sun 16th |
| Grandmaster Flash | Dance Tent | Thu 13th |
| Gweido | Kashmir Cafe | Thu 13th |
| Gypsy Queens | unknown stage | Unknown Day |
| Happy Mondays | Big Top | Thu 13th |
| Hester Chambers | Kashmir Cafe | Fri 14th |
| Hugh Cornwell | The Cabaret Club | Fri 14th |
| Huxley | Dance Tent | Sun 16th |
| I Am Kloot | Big Top | Sun 16th |
| Ian Hunter | Main Stage | Sat 15th |
| Imagine Dragons | Big Top | Sun 16th |
| Imperial Teen | Big Top | Sun 16th |
| Jaguar Skills | Dance Tent | Thu 13th |
| Jake Bugg | Main Stage | Fri 14th |
| James Walsh | Strongbow Garden | Unknown Day |
| Ke$ha | Big Top | Sat 15th |
| Keri Highland | Kashmir Cafe | Sat 15th |
| Kids In Glass Houses | Big Top | Sun 16th |
| knocking ghost | Life's a Beach Stage | Sun 16th |
| Kodaline | Big Top | Sun 16th |
| Laura Mvula | Main Stage | Sat 15th |
| Lawson | Big Top | Sat 15th |
| Lee Foss | Dance Tent | Sun 16th |
| LEKIDDO - Lord of The Lobsters! | Life's a Beach Stage | Sat 15th |
| Levellers | Big Top | Fri 14th |
| Lez Zeppelin | Big Top | Thu 13th |
| Lianne La Havas | Big Top | Fri 14th |
| Little Angels | Main Stage | Sun 16th |
| Little Mix | Big Top | Sat 15th |
| Louise Golbey | The Bandstand | Unknown Day |
| Lucid | Kashmir Cafe | Sun 16th |
| Madeon | Dance Tent | Fri 14th |
| Medina Uke | Kashmir Cafe | Sat 15th |
| Medina Uke | Kashmir Cafe | Sun 16th |
| Miguel Campbell | Dance Tent | Sun 16th |
| Mistajam | Dance Tent | Fri 14th |
| MK | Dance Tent | Sun 16th |
| Modestep | Big Top | Sat 15th |
| Monsta | Big Top | Sat 15th |
| Mosca | Dance Tent | Sun 16th |
| Ms. Dynamite | Dance Tent | Thu 13th |
| Newton Faulkner | Main Stage | Sun 16th |
| Palma Violets | Main Stage | Fri 14th |
| Paloma Faith | Main Stage | Sun 16th |
| Paul Armfield | Kashmir Cafe | Fri 14th |
| Paul Weller | Main Stage | Fri 14th |
| Plastic Mermaids | Kashmir Cafe | Sat 15th |
| Pleasurade | Kashmir Cafe | Thu 13th |
| Reg Against the Machine | Kashmir Cafe | Sat 15th |
| Reg Against the Machine | Kashmir Cafe | Sun 16th |
| Republica | Big Top | Sun 16th |
| Resonate | The Cabaret Club | Sun 16th |
| Resonate | Big Top | Unknown Day |
| Rizzle Kicks | Big Top | Fri 14th |
| Roses Gabor | Dance Tent | Sun 16th |
| Sam Green | Kashmir Cafe | Sun 16th |
| Signals | Kashmir Cafe | Fri 14th |
| Silent Disco King | Dance Tent | Sat 15th |
| Ska'd For Life | Life's a Beach Stage | Sat 15th |
| Stackridge | unknown stage | Thu 13th |
| Steve Forbert | The Cabaret Club | Sat 15th |
| Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel | Main Stage | Sun 16th |
| Sub Focus | Big Top | Sat 15th |
| Tank Trap | Main Stage | Unknown Day |
| Tankus The Henge | Kashmir Cafe | Thu 13th |
| Tankus The Henge | Kashmir Cafe | Sat 15th |
| Tankus The Henge | Kashmir Cafe | Sun 16th |
| The Beach Bouys | Life's a Beach Stage | Fri 14th |
| The Beach Bouys | Life's a Beach Stage | Sun 16th |
| The Bear Social | Kashmir Cafe | Fri 14th |
| The Blockheads | Big Top | Thu 13th |
| The Boomtown Rats | Main Stage | Sun 16th |
| The Farm | Big Top | Thu 13th |
| The Golden Strands | Kashmir Cafe | Fri 14th |
| The Guy Page Trio | Kashmir Cafe | Thu 13th |
| The Jellycats | Life's a Beach Stage | Sat 15th |
| The Killers | Main Stage | Sat 15th |
| The Loveable Rogues | Life's a Beach Stage | Thu 13th |
| The Maccabees | Main Stage | Sat 15th |
| The Ohmz | Life's a Beach Stage | Fri 14th |
| The Ohmz | Kashmir Cafe | Fri 14th |
| The Ohmz | Life's a Beach Stage | Sat 15th |
| The Script | Main Stage | Sun 16th |
| The Stone Roses | Main Stage | Fri 14th |
| The Wild Oats | Kashmir Cafe | Sat 15th |
| Tich | Life's a Beach Stage | Thu 13th |
| Tim Burgess | The Cabaret Club | Sat 15th |
| Tim Burgess | The Cabaret Club | Sun 16th |
| T'Pau | Big Top | Fri 14th |
| Tracer | Big Top | Sun 16th |
| Tula & The Blackgang | Kashmir Cafe | Fri 14th |
| Waifs & Strays | Dance Tent | Sun 16th |
| Waylayers | Life's a Beach Stage | Sat 15th |
| Waylayers | Life's a Beach Stage | Sun 16th |
| Weatherkings | Kashmir Cafe | Sat 15th |
| Weatherkings | Kashmir Cafe | Sun 16th |
| Wiley | Dance Tent | Fri 14th |
| Wille and the Bandits | Kashmir Cafe | Sun 16th |
| Willy Mason | Main Stage | Sat 15th |
| Willy Moon | Big Top | Sat 15th |
| XOVA | Life's a Beach Stage | Fri 14th |
| Young Guns | Big Top | Sun 16th |
| Zane Lowe | Big Top | Sat 15th |
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| Newport Quay | 1.1 ml | £50.00 | Book | |
| The Chequers Inn | 3.4 ml | £75.00 | Book | |
| sunnycott caravan park | 3.7 ml | £53.00 | Book | |
| Lakeside Park Hotel & Spa | 4.3 ml | £99.00 | Book | |
| The Caledon Guest House | 4.7 ml | £41.16 | Book | |
| The Woodvale | 4.9 ml | £80.00 | Book | |
| Mimosa Lodge | 5.1 ml | £70.00 | Book | |
| Chale Bay Farm | 6.5 ml | £99.00 | Book | |
| Kingsmede Bed & Breakfast | 6.7 ml | £65.00 | Book | |
| Melville Hall Hotel and Utopia Spa | 7.0 ml | £40.00 | Book | |
| Sandhill Hotel | 7.0 ml | £35.00 | Book | |
| Lorron Hotel | 7.0 ml | £40.00 | Book | |
| Chad Hill Hotel | 7.0 ml | £55.00 | Book | |
| Foxhills | 7.0 ml | £98.00 | Book |
Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO302EA
