Isle of Wight Festival 2013 - 13 to 16 June 2013
The Stone Roses and Bon Jovi to headline.
Tickets are on sale now for the Isle of Wight Festival 2013. Famed around the globe for being a spectacular weekend of music and excitement, the Isle of Wight Festival 2013 will feature one of the UK's most iconic bands The Stone Roses, as Main Stage headliners on Friday 14 June.Chart-topping Las Vegas quartet The Killers will headline the Main Stage on Saturday 15 June.
Grammy Award winning rock superstars Bon Jovi will be closing the Main Stage on Sunday 16 June, topping off another ultimate weekend of world-class music.
This will be both Bon Jovi's and The Stone Roses' only UK festival appearances in 2013. Don't miss out on your chance to see them at next year's legendary festival.
On Thursday 13 June, the Big Top will feature Happy Mondays, The Farm, Blockheads and Stackridge.
On Friday 14 June, The Stone Roses will be joined on the Main Stage by Paul Weller, Emeli Sande, Jake Bugg, Everything Everything, and Palma Violets. The Big Top will play host to Rizzle Kicks, Delilah, Ellie Goulding, Fun, Lianne La Havas, Levellers and T Pau.
On Saturday 15 June, the Main Stage will feature The Killers headlining, with Bloc Party, The Maccabees, Ben Howard, Bastille, Bonnie Raitt, Laura Mvula, Ian Hunter and The Rant Band and Willy Mason. The Big Top will see Sub Focus live, Ke$ha, Little Mix, Lawson, Devlin and Willy Moon performing.
On Sunday 16 June, Bon Jovi will be joined on the Main Stage by The Script, Paloma Faith, Newton Faulkner, The Boomtown Rats, Little Angels and Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel The Big Top will feature Blondie, I Am Kloot, Imperial Teen, Young Guns, Kids In Glass Houses, Imagine Dragons, Kodaline, Republica and Tracer.
The Isle of Wight Festival 2013 will also be playing host to six bands who won the Isle of Wight Festival Unsigned competition. These bands were picked from over 2000 entries! Playing the Main Stage will be Tank Trap from Gravesend, the Big Top slot was given to Crystal Seagulls, who the panel chose as the overall winners. Appearing on The Bandstand will be Louise Golbey and over in The Hipshaker Lounge, funk artist CHIDI will be getting the crowds moving. The Cabaret Club is in the very capable hands of Cable Street Collective and don't miss XOVA performing on the Life's a Beach stage.
2013 will see a spectrum of acts playing across the stages, guaranteeing yet another year of unforgettable appearances. Tickets are on-sale and available from the Absolute Radio Ticket Store.
Travel packages are available from isleofwightfestival.com. Ferries are available from Wightlink.co.uk.
Isle of Wight Festival 2012 took place at Seaclose Park on the Isle of Wight from Friday 22 June to Sunday 24 June 2012. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Pearl Jam and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were on headlining duty.
Hear on-demand live music, watch our backstage video interviews and see our on-stage and backstage photos, right here on absoluteradio.co.uk
The Pierces: Interview
Video interview: The Pierces have a chat with Pete Donaldson from Absolute Radio backstage at the Isle of Wight Festival 2012 about their performance, appearing on David Letterman, and bringing the good weather with...
Ash: Interview
Video interview: The three boys from Ash chat backstage at the Isle of Wight Festival 2012 about playing at the event in the blazing sunshine, celebrating their 20th anniversary, problems with accents, and beating...
The Darkness: Interview
Video interview: Justin from The Darkness sit down in the bright sunshine with Pete and Sarah for a chat at Isle of Wight Festival 2012 about reforming the band, being hated by at least one European country, and...
Suzanne Vega: Interview
Video interview: Backstage at the Isle of Wight Festival 2012, Suzanne Vega joins Pete and Sarah in the Absolute Radio campervan for a chat about her set, touring, the weather, and watching David Bowie.
Noel Gallagher: Interview
Video interview: Noel Gallagher sits down in the Absolute Radio campervan for a chat with Sarah Champion backstage at the Isle of Wight Festival 2012. Noel chats to Sarah about being his own boss these days, being...
The Vaccines: Interview
Video interview: The Vaccines pop into the Absolute Radio backstage campervan for a chat live on air with Pete Donaldson and Sarah Champion. they talk about their new album, including new tracks they'll be debuting...
Golf buggy ride!
Video: Backstage at the Isle of Wight Festival 2012, Pete Donaldson and Sarah Champion go for a ride in a golf buggy - and introduce day three of the festival in the sunshine!
The Charlatans: Interview
Video interview: Tim and Mark from The Charlatans chat about playing at the Isle of Wight Festival 2012, becoming citizen journalists on Twitter, who they're looking forward to seeing play live, and doing the...
Miles Kane: Interview
Video interview: Miles Kane sits down for a chat with Pete Donaldson in the Absolute Radio backstage campervan at the Isle of Wight Festival 2012, and talks about working with Paul Weller, his new material, and...
Biffy Clyro: Interview
Video interview: The boys from Biffy Clyro chat with Sarah Champion backstage at the Isle of Wight Festival 2012 - and discuss how they got onto the island, playing festivals, and their love of Pearl Jam...
Roachford: Interview
Video interview: 80s legend Roachford sits down for a chat with Sarah Champion and Pete Donaldson backstage at the Isle of Wight Festival 2012. In the Absolute Radio campervan, talk turns to travelling to the...
James Walsh: Interview
Video interview: James Walsh chats with Pete Donaldson backstage at the Isle of Wight Festival 2012 in the Absolute Radio campervan, about performing on stage, travels around the world, football, and Starsailor.
Madness: Interview
Video interview: Suggs and Carl from Madness sit down in the Absolute Radio campervan at the Isle of Wight Festival 2012 to chat with Pete Donaldson and Sarah Champion live on air. The boys talk about their...
Stereophonics: Interview
Video interview: Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones stops by the Absolute Radio campervan for a chat with Sarah Champion at the Isle of Wight Festival 2012. Kelly talks about his band's new album, England football...
Elizabeth McGovern: Interview
Video interview: Sarah Champion from Absolute Radio chats with Elizabeth McGovern from Downton Abbey backstage at the Isle of Wight Festival 2012. Elizabeth teases the new series of Downton Abbey, and speaks about...
Mat Horne: Interview
Video interview: Comedian and actor Mat Horne sits down in the Absolute Radio campervan at the Isle of Wight Festival 2012 for a chat with presenter Pete Donaldson about his current projects, Twitter, working at...
Feeder: Interview
Video interview: Pete Donaldson chats with Feeder, just moments after the band stepped off stage at the Isle of Wight Festival 2012. Topics under discussion include the age of Feeder fans, opening the festival,...
Elbow: Interview
Video interview: Pete and Craig from Elbow chat to Absolute Radio's Sarah Champion about the Olympic theme, their new album, if there is ever any friction within the band, and much more, backstage at the Isle of...
Pete & Sarah Backstage
Video interview: Pete Donaldson and Sarah Champion introduce you to Absolute Radio's coverage of the Isle of Wight Festival 2012 - live from our backstage purple campervan!
Allegrimage
Video: Christian & Richie travel to Portsmouth in order to catch the 1.30 ferry to Spitbank Fort to introduce The Charlatans at an exclusive gig for Absolute Radio. However, they were driving what was...
The Charlatans: Interview
Video interview: Tim Burgess and Mark Collins from The Charlatans spoke to Absolute Radio's Christian O'Connell ahead of their very special Isle of Wight Festival warm-up gig at Spitbank Fort. Christian interviewed...
