VIVA l i v e m u s i c ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 2010
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he British festival calendar kicks off, as it always does, with the legendary Isle of Wight festival, situated in a picturesque corner of the Island, Seaclose Park in Newport. This festival draws together an eclectic mix of old and new and never disappoints. Although the week before had been a wet one on the island, the sun finally shone through for the festival, drying up the mud for a unpredicted scorcher!
As well as from the great location and fantastic weather, we love the fact that this year’s festival was so family friendly, with its very own children’s area that is a safe haven from all the festival madness! There is so much for the kids to get up to and the activities cater to all ages, with free face painting, hair braiding, circus tricks, building camps and much more - there are even performances all-day, which us adults enjoyed too!
This year’s three-dayer included some truly show-stopping performances, starting off with Florence and the Machine who warmed up the main stage for hip-hop legend Jay-Z who, during his 90 minute set, proved that no festival is too big, or too rock to embrace rap. The Strokes big come back was energetic and commanding, but with no new material their set was very “yesteryear”. Sir Paul McCartney closed the festival in style with his superb lyrics, and with fireworks! Other key performances were Pink, Spandau Ballet, Blondie, Biffy Clyro, Vampire Weekend, Paloma Faith and many more.
We even spotted Kate Moss whilst hanging out by the fairgrounds - Kate was on the biggest ride looking as gorgeous as ever in black jeans, a t-shirt and pixie boots. Another cool attribute to this year’s festival was that you could ride bikes or hire wheelbarrows to help carry all your stuff, or just as a fun way to get the kids from A to B without any complaining! Isle of Wight Festival 2010 was certainly one to remember and we can’t wait til next year!
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