The Isle of Wight Festival 2012 was the eleventh revived Isle of Wight Festival, held at Seaclose Park in Newport on the Isle of Wight. The event ran from 21 to 24 June 2012.[1][2][3]
| Isle of Wight Festival 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Rock, alternative rock |
| Dates | 21–24 June 2012 |
| Location(s) | Seaclose Park, Isle of Wight, England |
| Website | www.isleofwightfestival.com |
The 2012 event was the second under a ten-year deal between the Isle of Wight Council and the promoters Solos. Dubbed the "American Trilogy" by festival organiser John Giddings, it was headlined by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Pearl Jam and Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band.[4]
Overnight heavy rain on 21 and 22 June waterlogged the event ground and cars driving on it turned it into a mudbath and had to be towed out by a tractor, resulting in visiting fans' cars waiting to be allowed in backing up the roads all the way back to the ferry dock.[5][better source needed]
Line up
editMain Stage
editFriday
Saturday
Sunday
- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
- Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
- The Vaccines
- Band of Skulls
- Joan Armatrading
- Steve Hackett
- The Minutes
- Naked Fridays
Big Top
editThursday
- Primal Scream
- The Stranglers
- Penguin Prison
Friday
Saturday
- Magnetic Man
- Professor Green
- Wretch 32
- Katy B
- Loick Essien
- Stooshe
- Clement Marfo & The Frontline
- Hue and Cry
- Boyce Avenue
- The Brilliant Things
Sunday
- The Darkness
- Ash
- Pulled Apart By Horses
- Black Stone Cherry
- The Virgin Marys
- Spector
- Zulu Winter
- The Milk
- Switchfoot
Garden Stage
editThursday
- Brit Floyd: The Pink Floyd Tribute Show
- Howard Jones
- Stackridge
- Cerys Matthews
- Tensheds
Friday
Saturday
- The Charlatans
- Miles Kane
- X
- Thunderclap Newman
- Andrew Roachford
- Sadie and the Hot Heads
- The Christians
- Terry Reid
- Tobi (special guest Andy Fraser)
- The Real D'Coy
- Sofia
Sunday
References
edit- ^ "Isle of Wight festival 2012, review". Daily Telegraph. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ "Isle of Wight festival – review". Guardian UK. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ "Isle of Wight Festival 2012". Virtualfestivals.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ "50,000 Isle of Wight tickets sold - Isle Of Wight Festival - Isle of Wight events - Isle of Wight News". www.redfunnel.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ Radio news c.8 am 22 June 2012
- ^ "Pearl Jam to headline Isle of Wight festival in 2012". BBC News. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Pearl Jam to headline Isle Of Wight Festival 2012". NME. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.