Crystal Castles, The Charlatans for Isle of Wight 2012

Tinie Tempah, Band Of Skulls, Labrinth, Joan Armatrading, and more

By Scott Williams | Published: Wed 21st Dec 2011

Crystal Castles

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
Last updated: Tue 12th Jun 2012

Crystal Castles, and The Charlatans performing their album 'Tellin' Stories' in full lead the first acts to be confirmed for the Garden Stage at next summer's Isle of Wight Festival.

Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles
More acts are also confirmed for the main stage with Tinie Tempah and Labrinth confirmed for Saturday, and Band Of Skulls, and Joan Armatrading for Sunday.

New Big top line-up additions include Groove Armada present Red Light headlining on Friday, Boyce Avenue on Saturday, and Black Stone Cherry, Spector, Zulu Winter, The Milk, and Switchfoot on Sunday.

Whilst The Garden Stage will also see performances from X, Terry Reid, and Penguin Prison with Tensheds, and Brit Floyd appearing on Thursday for early arriving campers. Crystal Castles will headline on Friday whilst on Saturday it will be the turn of The Charlatans who will be performing their iconic album Tellin’ Stories in full. No acts have been announced yet for Sunday.

Friday night's headliner will be Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers. Saturday it's the turn of Pearl Jam, and Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band will headline the Sunday, with Elbow, Biffy Clyro, Noel Gallagher, Example, The Darkness, Feeder, Professor Green, Wretch 32, Loick Essien, Clement Marfo & the Frontline, Noah & The Whale, Vaccines, Madness, and The Christians also confirmed.

For the line-up details as available please click here. No other acts have been confirmed yet for 2012.

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 There are no other acts confirmed yet for 2012.

Tickets are on sale priced at £190 for adult camping, and £95 for a child ticket (aged 7 to 12 years). The price of an adult ticket without camping will be £160 and £80 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 £100 (all occupiers must also have a valid Camping ticket). Every person attending the festival must purchase a ticket. This includes babes in arms.

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