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Isle of Wight festival – review

Seaclose Park, Isle Of WightWhen the Isle of Wight festival shifted to Solstice weekend to stake its claim as this year's Glastonbury, it didn't expect to inherit the traditional Thursday monsoon, causing waterlogged car-parks, evacuated tents and island-wide gridlock. As a result, IOW inherited Glasto's us-against-the-elements survivalist bonhomie as well. Noah & the Whale's louche 1980s radio rock was the perfect balm as Friday got off to a sunny start, even if headliner Tom Petty might have a...

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12:30 on June 25 2012

Isle of Wight festival – review

Guardian Music — Seaclose Park, Isle Of WightWhen the Isle of Wight festival shifted to Solstice weekend to stake its claim as this year's Glastonbury, it didn't expect to inherit the tra... more info