Isle of Wight Festival 2004

The Isle of Wight Festival 2004 , June 11 - June 13 2004, is the third revived Isle of Wight Festival held on the Seaclose Park site in Newport on the Isle Of Wight. The festival capacity, 35,000, was a massive increase on the previous years capacity, and represented its burgeoning status as a force in the United Kingdom festival circuit. It was the first year of Nokia sponsorship, which attracted talents such as The Who and David Bowie. The Libertines were scheduled to perform but pulled out due to sickness of Pete Doherty.

The atmosphere of the festival was somewhat muted on the Sunday evening as England were playing in a Euro 2004 football match against France. This was shown on screens around the festival site, which diverted the crowd's attention from the music to the football. The mood was further soured when England ultimately lost 2-1, with a brace of last minute goals by Zinedine Zidane. However, the crowd returned to high spirits to watch David Bowie.

Line Up

Friday

* Stereophonics
* Groove Armada
* Super Furry Animals
* 22-20's
* The Duke Spirit

aturday

* The Who
* Manic Street Preachers
* Jet
* The Stands
* The Electric Soft Parade
* British Sea Power
* Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
* Proud Mary
* Leah Wood Group
* Puzzle Muteson

unday

* David Bowie
* The Charlatans
* Snow Patrol
* Delays
* Suzanne Vega
* The Ordinary Boys
* Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club

External links

* [http://www.isleofwightfestival.com/ Isle Of Wight Festival]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/southampton/music/iow_2004_day1_review.shtml 2004 Festival Review by the BBC]