Isle of Wight Festival 2023: Full lineup and how to watch on TV

Summer season is right here and it’s formally pageant season.

Among the many large hitters corresponding to Glastonbury that can see 1000’s of music followers pitch their tents and don their wellies is the legendary Isle of Wight Competition.

First happening in 1968, the pageant delights followers with a diversified array of stay music to take pleasure in, with stars corresponding to David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, and Duran Duran amongst others gracing the phases over time.

This yr’s occasion will see headline performances from Pulp, George Ezra, The Chemical Brothers and Robbie Williams in addition to loads extra leisure throughout 4 days.

However who else will probably be showing over the weekend, and how are you going to watch it on TV? We reply this and extra beneath.

When is Isle of Wight Competition 2023?

This yr’s Isle of Wight Competition will run from Thursday, June 15, to Sunday, June 18, at Seaclose Park, Newport on the Isle of Wight.

Tickets are nonetheless obtainable for this yr’s four-day occasion, although full weekend tickets have totally offered out.

There are nonetheless a handful of Friday day tickets priced at £104.50. Followers on the lookout for different choices can keep watch over Ticketmaster resale for anybody who’s promoting tickets for this yr’s pageant.

Who’s on the lineup?

Pulp will kick of this yr’s festivities with a headline slot on Friday evening.

Each George Ezra and The Chemical Brothers will joint headline the Saturday, whereas Robbie Williams will shut the occasion together with his set on Sunday.

The ultimate day may also function a screening of George Ezra’s Finish to Finish, a documentary which sees the Budapest hitmaker stroll 1,200 miles in 95 days from essentially the most westerly level of England, Lands Finish, to the northern tip of Scotland, John O’Groats.

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Different acts followers can look ahead too embody Blondie, James Bay, Niall Horan, Scouting For Ladies, and Sam Ryder.

The complete line-up together with set occasions might be discovered on the Isle Of Wight Competition web site.

How will you watch the pageant on TV?

If tenting isn’t for you, Sky Arts will as soon as once more be broadcasting protection of the pageant on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night from 8pm onwards.

You’ll be able to watch Sky Arts without spending a dime on Freeview channel 11 and Freesat channel 147.

The channel will solely cowl choose units from the occasion together with this yr’s headliners, and won’t be broadcast stay from the occasion

Different units it is possible for you to to tune in and watch embody Manic Road Preachers, Echo and the Bunnymen, and Courteeners.

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