Following the announcement that Glastonbury Festival has been cancelled for a second year running due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, The Isle of Wight Festival 2021 has said that it is planning to go ahead with the IOW 2021 festival this year, which is due to take place from the 17th to 20th June at Seaclose Park, Newport on the Isle of Wight.
On Twitter, The Isle of Wight Festival said:
“Rest assured we’re continuing to work behind the scenes to get ready for the Isle of Wight Festival this summer and hope to have more news for you soon. In the meantime, stay safe.”
The line-up for IOW 2021 includes Lionel Richie, Lewis Capaldi, Snow Patrol and Duran Duran, and new additions include Pete Tong & The Heritage Orchestra performing Ibiza Classics, as well as Carly Rae Jepsen, Mavis Staples and The Snuts.
The Isle of Wight Festival was originally a counterculture event held from 1968 to 1970.
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.