Isle of Wight festival – review

Seaclose Park, NewportWhile the metal mayhem of Download strains to start the festival season with a bang, Isle Of Wight, a decade after its resurrection, eases us in with some gentle nostalgia. Joan Jett, Iggy and the Stooges, ABC, Boy George, Tom Jones, PiL, at least one Pink Floyd covers act: IoW is the everydog of musical eras.But this year it takes a canny twist. The nostalgia junkies are still well catered for with screenings shown, between bands, of Hendrix footage from the original 1970 ...

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