Isle of Wight Festival

The Isle of Wight Festival is a music festival which takes place on the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England. It was originally held from 1968 to 1970, the venues being Ford Farm (near Godshill), Wootton and Afton Down (near Freshwater) respectively. The 1970 event was by far the largest and most famous of these early festivals, indeed it was said at the time to be one of the largest human gatherings in the world. Unqualified references to "The Isle of Wight Festival" can normally be taken to mean the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 for which a separate article exists.

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Music festival - Isle of Wight - England - 1968 - 1970 - Godshill - Wootton - Afton Down - Freshwater - Isle of Wight Festival 1970

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The event was revived in 2002 at Seaclose Park, a recreation ground on the outskirts of Newport. It has been held annually since that year. The new festival is not at the same site as any of the original gatherings.

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2002 - Seaclose Park - Newport

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