Isle of Wight festival | Pop review

Seaclose Park, Isle of WightFirst stop on the festival connoisseur's summer calendar, Isle of Wight is a nostalgia-heavy affair. A 60s dinosaur that has made its own spectacular comeback, history is in its blood: the fields are named after Who and Hendrix tracks, and reunion acts were as prevalent as the campsite's biblical plague of crickets.Everyone from Shakespear's Sister and Squeeze to Crowded House and Suzi Quatro cashed in their revival chips. At best (Spandau Ballet), it was a suave cele...

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