Isle of Wight Festival's pre-sale of tickets starts today

tickets at 2011 prices for two weeks

By Scott Williams | Published: Fri 30th Sep 2011

Isle of Wight Festival 2012

Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th June 2012
Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2DN, England MAP
£160 weekend no camping, with camping sold out

Daily capacity: 90,000

The presale of tickets to Isle of Wight Festival starts at noon today, Friday 30th September offering tickets at 2011 prices and a staged payment plan.


	Isle of Wight 2011

The festival has moved into the fallow Glastonbury Festival weekend for one year only. The dates for the eleventh Isle of Wight Festival have been announced as from Friday 22nd until Sunday 24th June 2012.

The festival now in it's eleventh year, takes place at Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight with a larger capacity this year of 90,000. The festival has a large main stage in a natural amphitheatre that showcases well known rock and indie names, a legendary act or two, and rising stars, in a relaxed festival atmosphere. There are no acts confirmed yet for 2012.

Ferry companies Wightlink and Red Funnel will be selling ticket and ferry packages from noon today also. Last year tickets for the festival sold out.

Tickets are priced at £175 for adult camping, and £87.50 for a child ticket (aged 7 to 12 years). The price of an adult ticket without camping will be £150 and £75 for children (aged 7 to 12 years). All children 6 years old and under on 22nd June 2012 can go for free but must still have a ticket. A campervan permit will be priced at £90 (all occupiers must also have a valid Camping ticket)

Every person attending the festival must purchase a ticket. This includes babes in arms.

All Special Needs customers should call Ticket Zone on 0844 499 9955 to purchase tickets. If you are registered disabled your carer is entitled to a free ticket, you need to make Ticket Zone aware of this when you make your purchase.

For the first time this year a staged payment option has been introduced. This option allows festival goers to purchase your ticket at the 2011 price but to pay by installments spread out over a period of 5 months in total.The first payment of £50 is taken when the ticket is booked. The second payment of £50.00 will be taken automatically on 30th January 2012, and the final payment of £75 will be taken automatically on 30th March 2012. This offer will cease to be available when this pre-sale window closes at 12 noon on 14 October.

To buy tickets, click here.

To buy tickets from Red Funnel, click here.

To buy tickets from Wightlink, click here.

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