Isle of Wight Festival 2010 | |
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Genre | Rock, pop |
Dates | 11โ13 June 2010 |
Location(s) | Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight, UK |
Website | Official website |
The Isle of Wight Festival 2010 was the ninth revived Isle of Wight Festival to be held at Seaclose Park in Newport on the Isle of Wight. The event ran from 11 until 13 June 2010. Tickets were released on Friday 4 December 2009.
The 2010 event was the last in the current contract with the Isle of Wight Council to take place, tying in with the last event for Festival First, guaranteeing festival-goers a ticket for three years. Event organisers Solo are in discussion with the Isle of Wight Council to seal a deal to guarantee the Festival continue for a further ten years.[1]
The first acts were confirmed as Jay-Z, The Strokes, Blondie, Pink, Squeeze and Orbital.[2]
Line up
The complete line up was as follows:
Main stage
Friday
- Jay-Z[2]
- Florence and the Machine
- Calvin Harris
- Doves
- Mr Hudson
- Hockey
- Waterburner
Saturday
- The Strokes[2]
- Blondie
- Biffy Clyro
- Vampire Weekend
- Crowded House
- Paloma Faith
- The Hold Steady
- Melanie Safka
- Detroit Social Club
Sunday
Big Top
Thursday (campers and festival first only)
Friday[3]
- Suzi Quatro
- Juliette Lewis
- Marina And The Diamonds
- Shakespears Sister
- Wonderland
- Woman
- Daisy Dares You
- I Blame Coco
Saturday
- Orbital[2]
- La Roux
- N Dubz
- The Saturdays
- Noah And The Whale
- Devendra Banhart
- Bombay Bicycle Club
- Semi-Precious Weapons
- The Brilliant Things
- The Arcadian Kicks
Sunday
References
- โ "Ten-year festival deal to be sealed?". Isle of Wight County Press. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jay-Z and The Strokes to headline festival". Isle of Wight County Press. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- โ "James, Paloma and Doves added to festival line-up". Isle of Wight County Press. Retrieved 15 December 2009.