Isle Of Wight Competition has confirmed extra acts for its 2025 line-up, together with Razorlight, English Instructor, Yard Act and extra.
The annual occasion is because of happen from June 19 to 22 at Seaclose Park, and again in September it was confirmed that Justin Timberlake, Sting and Stereophonics could be becoming a member of as headliners.
A brand new batch of acts have now been added to the line-up. Taking part in alongside Razorlight, Yard Act and English Instructor are Midge Ure, Pale Waves, Twin Atlantic, Alessi Rose, Amble and Nieve Ella.
Additionally becoming a member of the invoice are Arthur Hill, Mae Muller, Matilda Mann, The Lilacs, Rhythm Of The 90s, Emmanuel Kelly and the UK’s Eurovision 2025 entry Bear in mind Monday.
Different artists included within the preliminary announcement had been Faithless, Instance, The Script, Clear Bandit, James, Paul Heaton, Olly Murs, The Lottery Winners, The Lathums, Alison Moyet and Dean Lewis.
Extra acts had been added in November, together with Jess Glynne, Supergrass – enjoying their debut album ‘I Ought to Coco’ in full – Busted, The Corrs, Amy MacDonald, Ella Eyre, and indie bands Lightning Seeds and The Pigeon Detectives.
On the time of the primary line-up drop, the pageant’s promoter John Giddings stated: “What a line-up we have now in retailer already for the subsequent version of The Isle of Wight Competition. This primary announcement spans international music icons to the freshest new expertise and we have now many extra names to return so keep tuned.”
The pageant additionally lately opened Expertise 25 – a celebration of all 25 Isle Of Wight Festivals – that includes unique occasions in 1968 by way of to 2024 with photographs, video, memorabilia and artwork installations.
Again in 2019, NME awarded the Isle Of Wight pageant 4 stars, naming Yungblud, Insanity, Biffy Clyro and Lily Allen among the many finest performances of the weekend.
“There was rain, a twister, acts who had been compelled to drag out final minute, and there have been acts who actually pulled out final minute. None of it actually mattered although – as a result of the music trumped all of it,” it learn.
