Starting out in the late 60's as a british catalyst to the new music scene, the Isle of Wight Festival quickly grew in 1969 when they landed Bob Dylan as a headliner. Big names like Joe Cocker, the Who, and Jimi Hendrix followed.

By 1970, the festival brought in over half a million people and was widely regarded as the British Woodstock, which was great, but the festival was a little out of control in terms of drugs and fighting. So much so that the British Parliament passed the Isle of Wight Act in 1970 banning all of festivals on that Island. The festival eventually made a comeback in 2002.

The 2011 Isle of Wight has named its headliners: Kings of Leon, Pulp, Foo Fighters and Kasabian. More acts will be added to the lineup at a later time.

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Isle of Wight Festival Lineup 2011
Main Stage
FRIDAY

Kings of Leon
Kaiser Chiefs

The Courteeneers

Band of Horses

We Are Scientists

Big Country

SATURDAY

Foo Fighters

Pulp

Iggy and the Stooges

Seasick Steve

Mike + the Mechanics

Hurts

Stornoway

Lissie

SUNDAY

Kasabian

Beady Eye

The Script

Plan B

Pixie Lott

Two Door Cinema

James Walsh

Jeff Beck

Big Top

THURSDAY

Boy George

ABC

DJ Sets w/ Rusty Egan

FRIDAY

Joan Jett and the Black Hearts

Alexandra

Eliza Doolittle

Imelda May

Wonderland

Edei

SATURDAY

The British Pink Floyd Show

Tom Jones

Parade

The Cult

Wild Beasts

The Vaccines

Semi Precious Weapons

The Like

SUNDAY

Manic Street Preachers

PiL - Public Image Limited

Cast

Hadouken!

Nick Lowe

Brother

Various Cruelties

Springbok Nude Girls

Garden Stage

FRIDAY

The Bonfires

Yellow Wire

John McIvor

Joe Janiak

Halo Band

Pronghorn

SATURDAY

Roachford

Julie Felix

Tom McRae

Andrea Corr

The Arcadian Kicks

The Scarletz

Stereo Son

Will and the People

Charles Macauley

7 Sharps

SUNDAY

It's A Beautiful Day

Ben Montague

Tim Burgess & Mark Calloins (from the Charlatans)

James Walsh

Ian Broudie

Bibelots

Scarlette Fever

Bethia Beadman

Soul Circus