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This is a list of bands and musicians from the Isle of Wight. Notable bands from the Isle of Wight. This section does not cite any sources.
The Isle of Wight Festival 2009 was the eighth revived Isle of Wight Festival to be held at Seaclose Park in Newport on the Isle of Wight. The event took place from 12 to 14 June. Headline acts were confirmed for Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights as The Prodigy, Stereophonics, Simple Minds and Neil Young respectively.
Ray Foulk is a regular contributor to radio and television programmes about the Isle of Wight Festivals, including: Return to Rock Island, BBC South, 2003. Festival Britannia, BBC Four, 2010. Tom Stroud's 1970 Isle of Wight Festival, Isle of Wight Radio, August 2010. John Hannam Meets Ray Foulk, Isle of Wight Radio, 30 August 2015.
The Waltons were an anarchic band from the Isle of Wight in the UK.The socio-political post-punk 5-piece fronted by Tony Gregson (aka Tony Walton), had one minor hit with "Brown Rice" (the long grain mix) in the mid-1980s, and starred in Annika, an early Colin Nutley film shot on the Island about a boy falling in love with a Swedish exchange student.
Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (2018) (1 DVD, 1 Blu-ray) Chicago: (2018) "Live at the Isle of Wight Festival" 2 x Vinyl LP, "Live Chicago" (VI Decades Live) 4 x CD + 1 x DVD boxset (CD 1&2 recorded at the Festival). Tony Joe White: (2006) "Swamp Music" 4 x CD Boxset Ltd edition to 5000 with 1 CD containing 5 songs recorded at the Festival.
Several members had previously played in a soul band, the Universal Trash Band. They stated their influences to be West Coast bands such as Love and Moby Grape, and after performing on the opening free day of the 1969 Isle of Wight Festival they recorded unissued tracks in the Spark Records studio below Southern Music in Denmark Street, London ...
Two tours followed the release, alongside supporting Ryan Adams, and a MainStage appearance at The Isle of Wight Festival. The album includes fan favourites "Hats Off", "The Blues" and "Mexico". The album featured Andy Rourke on bass. Mainly due to the heavy touring schedule and Newsome's relocation to Los Angeles, a hiatus followed.
The Guardian Damien Morris reviewed the album and called the band "poppy, witty and experimental," further saying they "are far more interesting than a cursory listen suggests". [2] Morris explained, "Plenty of new indie bands become less interesting the more you hear them, but Coach Party, like the Isle of Wight, are more intriguing than they ...