R.E.M. to headline Isle of Wight Festival

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by Laurel Dreher [Edit this content] ▾ 10 comments 15:02 January 26th, 2005

Following in the footsteps of David Bowie and The Stereophonics, former alternative rock legends R.E.M. will be headlining this year's Isle of Wight Festival on Sunday, 12th June. This will be the first time that the group has played at Isle of Wight as their last UK festival appearance was at Glastonbury in 2003. Other acts have yet to be announced.

R.E.M. is currently touring Europe to promote their most recent album, 'Around the Sun,' released in October 2004. The album's third single, 'Electron Blue,' hits the airwaves on the February 28th. Guitarist Peter Buck recently expressed his enthusiasm at playing to the festival's official website: "As someone who grew up in America, the Isle of Wight was a distant legend. We're all really excited to play on the same stage as Dylan, The Who, and Hendrix have in the past. Will there be nude anarchists this time?..."

The Isle of Wight Festival is scheduled to run from 10th June till 12th June. It's estimated that 35,000 people are set to attend the Isle of Wight Festival this year. For more information about the festival or how to purchase tickets, you can visit the official website here.

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R.E.M. to headline Isle of Wight Festival

Sounds pretty good, except the problem with the Isle fest for the last few years has been that although they have headliners worth seeing, the rest of the line up is usually pretty awful. So awful that even though i'm in southampton i can't be arsed to go.

Jamie

Jamie_Summers | 26 Jan '05, 15:04 | X | Reply

R.E.M. to headline Isle of Wight Festival

"R.E.M. is currently touring Europe..."
I know it's correct, but that's SO American, isn't it?
;o)

Mike_Diver | 26 Jan '05, 15:04 | X | Reply

R.E.M. to headline Isle of Wight Festival

Oh, if only this had happened when I was 14 - I would have been the happiest man alive. I lived 15 minutes walk from the park where the festival now is and REM were my favourite band. REM, on the Isle of Wight? My life would have been so much different.

Now I couldn't care less.

chiaroscuro | 26 Jan '05, 15:10 | X | Reply

Re: R.E.M. to headline Isle of Wight Festival

Ah Diver. That was so funny, I nearly pissed on your mum.xg

GarethD @Mike_Diver | 26 Jan '05, 15:11 | X | Reply

Re: R.E.M. to headline Isle of Wight Festival

You did no such thing!

Seriously though... the other day I wrote something for an American magazine, and switched all the 'are's to 'is's. Cos that's the way it works there, innit?

I love it.
Anyone wanna fly me to Texas in March for SXSW? No?
Balls...

Mike_Diver @GarethD | 26 Jan '05, 15:15 | X | Reply