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Isle of Wight confirms more acts

for the Big Top

By Scott Williams | Published:

Isle of Wight Festival 2008 - The Duke Spirit
Photo credit: Phil Bull


The Isle Of Wight Festival, which takes place at Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th June has announced more acts for the 5,000 capacity, circus style Big Top.

The new announcement includes details of a campers only special night on the Thursday with acts Bjorn Again and Suspiciously Elvis. As well as new acts for the weekend The Duke Spirit, Curved Air, Ida Maria, Laura Critchley, The Eyes, Sondura, Wills and the Willing, Paul Newsome, Florence K, Dave Stewart, and Stone Gods.

The revised line up for the circus style tent, which is likely to be in The Strawberry Fields area of the site is:

Thursday 12th June - A very special night for campers only!
Bjorn Again
Suspiciously Elvis

Friday 13th June
The Stranglers
The Duke Spirit
Curved Air
Arno Carstens

Saturday 14th June
Sugababes
the Australian Pink Floyd Show
Arno Carstens
Andy LoRusso - The Singing Chef

Sunday 15th June
Feeder
Arno Carstens
Andy LoRusso - The Singing Chef

Already confirmed as appearing at the Big Top but with no confirmed day are Hogg, Gundogs, and Scars on 45.

They join the previously confirmed acts of the three headliners of the Kaiser Chiefs on the Friday, the Sex Pistols on the Saturday and The Police on the Sunday, along with Lily Allen, The Enemy, James, Kate Nash, Iggy And The Stooges, The Zutons, KT Tunstall, Ian Brown, The Kooks, N.E.R.D, The Hoosiers, and Scouting For Girls. For the line-ups for each day, confirmed so far, please see here.

Tickets are officially sold out.

The Duke Spirit