The
Isle of Wight played unlikely
host to three rock festivals of the 60s and 70s. The last ,most infamous and definitely
the BIGGEST has almost completely overshadowed its predecessors , which is a shame,
as they are also worth documenting . However, because the spotlight has played
so relentlessly on the 1970 festival ,
fuelled by the release of the films and the sheer goddam size of the beast , its
now very difficult to find any good documentary evidence of the earlier bashes.
Thus at this date and very likely for the foreseeable future, the main emphasis
of this site will have to be on the BIG ONE , until some kind soul will send me
a stash of yellowed press clippings which will allow
me to cover the earlier festivals in any real depth . With this in mind , if you
have any info you can contribute to the site, such as details of recordings. recollections,
programmes, tickets, pix or articles please Contact
us. Contents
Publications For an in-depth review
of all three festivals ,folks may wish to try to find a copy of the book Message
To Love
? The
Isle of Wight Festival , 1968-1969-1970
by Brian Hinton,
published in 1995 by Castle
Communications.
