Just like David Bowie the previous year, it was the mighty R. Michael Stipe in particular was in energetic form and looked the part with his fetching blue facepaint. Keeping up the ante after the phenomenal Prodigy on the Friday, Foo Fighters played a storming set on the Saturday night. Having played before R. Now a stadium conquering megaband, Teignmouth trio Muse made their first headline appearance at Isle of Wight Festival on the Saturday night.
Rock n' roll heroes The Rolling Stones brought Isle of Wight Festival to a glorious close with a rapturously received set on the Sunday night. Leeds' prodigal sons Kaiser Chiefs headlined the Friday at the completely and utterly sold out Isle of Wight Festival The performance came a few months before they released their third album 'Off with Their Heads'.
As part of their fleeting two-year reunion, punk legends the Sex Pistols headlined the Saturday at Isle of Wight Festival John Lydon infamously told the crowd when he took to the stage: "Tonight we will be singing songs from the book of Sod's law. Having stormed Isle of Wight Festival three years earlier, Braintree rave-rock legends The Prodigy headlined for a second time in , topping the bill on the Friday. Preceded by Basement Jaxx and Pendulum, the main stage was decidedly dance-tinged.
Bona fide rock legend Neil Young closed the event with a set that's gone down in Isle of Wight Festival folklore. In , Jay-Z became the first hip-hop star to headline Isle of Wight Festival since its inception over four decades earlier. Kicking off with 'New York City Cops', Julian Casablancas and the boys played a phenomenal set that was peppered with classics from their first three studio albums.
Macca played a career-spanning 29 song set at Seaclose Park in Pepper' and 'The End'. The Followills' debut headline performance at Isle of Wight Festival was part of their European tour in support of their fifth studio album 'Come Around Sundown'. A perfect mix of stadia-ready anthems and abrasive garage rock tunes from their early years, Kings of Leon absolutely nailed it. Having triumphed in , the mighty Foo Fighters were invited back to headline Isle of Wight Festival for a second time in Proving why they're one of the finest live bands on the planet, Dave Grohl and co.
Leicester's most famous export since Gary Lineker and a certain brand of crisps, Kasabian, closed Isle of Wight Festival with a faultless performance. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers kicked things off in fine style on the Friday night in what was their first ever UK festival appearance. Sadly, it also proved to be their penultimate UK show ever as Tom Petty sadly passed away five years later in October Taking place during the wettest UK summer in a century, Isle of Wight Festival descended into a mud bath when a month's worth of rainfall fell in just one night.
It was somewhat apt then that Pearl Jam covered The Beatles' 'Rain' five songs into their glorious set in a nod to the adverse weather.
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