Isle of Wight Festival Line-Up
Isle of Wight Festival 2012 Official Line-Up Latest
Pearl Jam to Headline Saturday
One of the world's most influential bands Pearl Jam, will take to the main stage in a UK Festival exclusive on Saturday 23rd June. Also now added to the line-up are The Darkness headlining the Big Top on Sunday, Feeder opening the Main Stage on Friday while Professor Green, Wretch 32, Loick Essien and Clement Marfo & The Frontline all play the Big Top on Saturday.
Pearl Jam sold more than 15 million copies of their first two albums, leaping from obscurity to superstardom and will now take the headline slot on Saturday 23rd June at the Isle of Wight Festival 2012. Responsible for popularising the Seattle grunge sound and style, Pearl Jam continue to combine guitar-heavy Led Zeppelin-influenced songs with Eddie Vedder's charismatic impassioned vocals. This will be a UK Festival exclusive and so make sure you're there to witness what will be an unbelievable performance!
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Taking the top slot on the Festival main stage on Friday 22nd June is American rock and roll icon Tom Petty with The Heartbreakers at his side. This will be an extra special performance, as it marks the band’s FIRST ever UK festival appearance and their FIRST major UK show in 20 years.
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers belong to a special class of artists. A class comprised of those few acts that have sustained decades-long careers despite the restlessness of popular music’s audience. They have scored hits in five different decades while selling tens of millions of records along the way. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during their first year of eligibility and have garnered accolades and awards too many to mention. Through it all their uncompromising integrity has never wavered while their concert tours have become things of legend.
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
The legendary singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band will take the top slot on Sunday June 24th and close the Festival with a not-to-be-missed show. This will be Bruce Springsteen’s first visit to the Island and only his 3rd festival performance in the UK to date. Join us at the Isle of Wight Festival 2012 to witness what will be an unbelievable performance from one of the greatest artists of all time.
Bruce Springsteen, one of the most influential artists in the world. A musical legend who records and tours with the E Street Band, Springsteen is famous around the globe for his brand of heartland rock, poetic lyrics, and American sentiments centered around his native New Jersey. Springsteen's recordings have included both accessible rock albums and folk-oriented works and his most successful studio albums, Born in the U.S.A. and Born to Run, have cemented his place in music history. The singer has sold in excess of 65 million albums in the United States alone and 120 million worldwide. He has earned numerous awards for his work, including a staggering 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes and an Academy Award.
Bruce Sprinsteen to headline Isle of Wight Festival
Full Confirmed 2012 Line Up
Also taking to the main stage during the festival are special guests Elbow, Biffy Clyro, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Band of Skulls, Jessie J, Example, Noah & The Whale, The Vaccines and Madness.
The Isle of Wight Festival 2012 is the perfect stomping ground for music lovers, stylish festivalgoers and fans alike and tickets for what will be an epic weekend are sure to go quickly, so get yours now from Red Funnel.
Friday 22 June
Main Stage
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Elbow
Example
Noah & The Whale
Feeder
Big Top
Groove Armada Red Light
TBC
Kelis
TBC
TBC
Caro Emerald
Garden Stage
Crystal Castles
Best Coast
Dry the River
TBC
TBC
Penguin Prison
Saturday 23 June
Main Stage
Pearl Jam
Biffy Clyro
Tinie Tempah
Jessie J
Madness
Labrinth
Big Top
Magnetic Man
Professor Green
Wretch 32
TBC
Loick Essien
Stooshe
Clement Marfo & The Frontline
Boyce
Garden Stage
The Charlatans Tellin' Stories
Miles Kane
TBC
X
TBC
The Christians
Terry Reid
TBC
Sunday 24 June
Main Stage
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
The Vaccines
TBC
Band of Skulls
Joan Armatrading
Big Top
The Darkness
TBC
Black Stone Cherry
TBC
Spector
Zulu Winter
The Milk
Switchfoot
Garden Stage
TBA
