Isle of Wight Festival 2011
Poster
2014 (printed), 2011 (designed)
2014 (printed), 2011 (designed)
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The Great South Coast Bank Holiday Pop Festivity (1968-1970), the first Isle of Wight festival, was originally organised by locals to raise money for a swimming pool. In 2002 the festival was re-launched as the Isle of Wight Festival. This poster is from the 2011, 10th anniversay festival, at which artistes including Kings of Leon, Foo Fighters and Kasabian performed.
Object details
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| Title | Isle of Wight Festival 2011 (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Reproduction print |
| Brief description | Poster, Isle of Wight Festival 2011, designed by John Giddings |
| Physical description | Poster, advertising the 10th Anniversary Isle of Wight Festival, 2011. The background in Art Nouveau style with nude women, peacocks and flowers, each side a mirror image of the other. The words '10th Anniversary Isle of Wight Festival 2011' within a roundel and, beneath, a list of the artistes appearing on the main stage on each of the three days of the festival. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '10th ANNIVERSARY / ISLE / OF / WIGHT / FESTIVAL 2011 / MAIN STAGE / FRIDAY 10 JUNE / KINGS OF LEON - KAISER CHIEFS - THE COURTEENERS / BAND OF HORSES - WE ARE SCIENTISTS - BIG COUNTRY / SATURDAY 11 JUNE / FOO FIGHTERS - PULP - IGGY AND THE STOOGES - SEASICK STEVE / MIKE & THE MECHANICS - HURTS - STORNOWAY - LISSIE / THE VECKS / SUNDAY 12 JUNE / KASABIAN - BEADYEYE - THE SCRIPT - PLAN B - PIXIE LOTT / TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB - JEFF BECK - JAMES WALSH - STU COLLINS' |
| Gallery label | The original Isle of Wight Festival played host to The Who and saw the final UK performance of Jimi Hendrix. The festival was staged from 1968 to 1970, and was first called the ‘Great South Coast Bank Holiday Pop Festivity’. It was re-launched in 2002, and this poster shows how the festival continues to attract big names in the music industry. (16/08/2016) |
| Credit line | Given by Solo Promoters Ltd, Isle of Wight Festival |
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| Summary | The Great South Coast Bank Holiday Pop Festivity (1968-1970), the first Isle of Wight festival, was originally organised by locals to raise money for a swimming pool. In 2002 the festival was re-launched as the Isle of Wight Festival. This poster is from the 2011, 10th anniversay festival, at which artistes including Kings of Leon, Foo Fighters and Kasabian performed. |
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| Accession number | S.1510-2014 |
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| Record created | July 8, 2014 |
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