aaamusic | On 09, Dec 2011

ANOTHER UK FESTIVAL EXCLUSIVE

PEARL JAM

HEADLINE SATURDAY 23RD JUNE
AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 2012

THE DARKNESS HEADLINE THE BIG TOP ON SUNDAY

FEEDER OPEN THE MAINSTAGE ON FRIDAY

ALSO ANNOUNCED FOR THE BIG TOP SATURDAY

PROFESSOR GREEN…WRETCH 32…LOICK ESSIEN… CLEMENT MARFO & THE FRONTLINE…

22 – 24 JUNE 2012
www.isleofwightfestival.com

Tickets on sale now!

The Isle of Wight Festival today completes a trio of legendary American headliners, with one of the world’s most influential bands Pearl Jam, who will take to the main stage in a UK Festival exclusive on Saturday 23rd June. Also added to the bill are The Darkness, Feeder, Professor Green, Wretch 32, Loick Essien and Clement Marfo & The Frontline. Tickets are available NOW from www.isleofwightfestival.com for what is sure to be a weekend to remember.

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!

The truly eclectic line up will see British glam rock band The Darkness take the headline slot in the Big Top on Sunday 24th June closing the Festival weekend. The band, who reformed this year are renowned for their elaborate stage performances, so expect a show you won’t forget in a hurry.

Since they started releasing records fifteen years ago, Feeder have never been far from the charts or strangers to the stage. After a crowd pleasing performance in 2008 the band will open the Festival’s main stage on Friday 22nd June.

On Saturday 23rd June, Hackney boy Professor Green will bring his slick rap lyrics to the atmospheric Big Top. After recently celebrating success with the number one single ‘Read All About It’, Professor Green comes to the island for a not to be missed performance! Joining the Big Top bill is one of the biggest music success stories of 2011; Wretch 32. Sure to wow the crowd with tunes such as the chart topping, ‘Don’t Go’, Wretch 32 is the perfect addition to the Isle of Wight Festival line up.

Loick Essien came to music almost by accident and now brings his sophisticated, smooth, accessible British urban soul style to the Big Top on Saturday 23rd June.  Next up is Clement Marfo & The Frontline, whose inimitable sound comes from their deft ability to fuse hip-hop, grime and rock and pop in a brilliantly idiosyncratic fashion.

John Giddings, the Festival’s promoter, says, ‘Pearl Jam completes our American trilogy for this year. They have been on our wish list for a long time and we are proud for them to come to the island for the first time. Meanwhile we intend to provide plenty of other entertainment in the Big Top and Garden Stage starting with contemporary urban entertainment of Professor Green and Wretch 32.’
The much-loved Isle of Wight Festival is one of the most important dates on the summer calendar and a truly remarkable weekend of music and fun. Taking place across three stages festivalgoers can expect unmissable performances from artists including; Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Elbow, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Example, Noah & The Whale, The Vaccines, Madness, and The Christians.  More acts will be announced soon…
Make sure you head to the official Isle of Wight Festival Facebook site Facebook.com/iwfestival for all the latest Festival updates, exclusive news, videos & interviews. And follow us on Twitter @IsleofWightFest to get up to the minute tweets to keep you in the know!

The Isle of Wight Festival takes place 22 – 24 June @
Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight

Keep up to date with the Festival at www.isleofwightfestival.com
Facebook.com/iwfestival
Twitter @IsleofWightFest