After torrential rain hit the festival with several setbacks in 2012, the festival organisers have responded by securing what looks to be one of the strongest line-ups of recent years. The Isle Of Wight festival is renowned for paying homage to its musical heritage by pulling in an eclectic mix of old and new bands that cater for the mainstream as well as the more leftfield, and the line-up for 2013 does not disappoint.
As well as attracting some real overseas big hitters (The Killers, Bon Jovi, Blondie) the line-up also boasts a collective of quintessentially British bands who have helped shape British music over the years (The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Paul Weller).
The sheer number of bands playing the festival’s three days (and Thursday night!) makes it almost impossible to see every band you want to. So we’ve picked ten of the greatest acts that- if for some...
As well as attracting some real overseas big hitters (The Killers, Bon Jovi, Blondie) the line-up also boasts a collective of quintessentially British bands who have helped shape British music over the years (The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Paul Weller).
The sheer number of bands playing the festival’s three days (and Thursday night!) makes it almost impossible to see every band you want to. So we’ve picked ten of the greatest acts that- if for some...
- 4/15/2013
- by Benji Taylor
- Obsessed with Film
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