14-04-2025
Isle of Wight Festival 2025: 12 stages and theme announced
The Isle of Wight Festival 2025 has announced 12 stages and its theme.
The festival, due to take place in Seaclose Park between Thursday, June 19 and Sunday, June 22, will see acts grace Cirque de la Quirk, Electro Love, Hipshaker, Kashmir Cafe, Down by the River, Octopus' Garden, Platform One, River stage, Steelers Wheel, This Feeling, The Intoxicated Tea Rooms and the Kidzone.
The festival's theme will be neon jungle, with ticketholders encouraged to don glowsticks and fluorescent clothes.
Miss Molly McQueen will hold a competition for the best outfit at 3pm on Saturday, June 21, in Cirque de la Quirk.
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The winner will get an exclusive backstage Champagne picnic.
Meanwhile, the line-up for the Main Stage and Big Top has been completed, with Sting, Stereophonics and Justin Timberlake set to top the bill.
Faithless, The Script, Jess Glynne, Clean Bandit, Supergrass, Example, The Corrs, Busted, Amy Macdonald, Ella Eyre, James, Paul Heaton, and Texas are already announced to perform across the weekend.
The line-up also includes Olly Murs, Alison Moyet, Dean Lewis, Lottery Winners, Lightning Seeds, The Lathums, The Pigeon Detectives, The Saw Doctors, Bjorn Again, Crystal Tides and The Smyths.
Razorlight, Midge Ure, English Teacher, Yard Act, Remember Monday, Pale Waves, Twin Atlantic, Alessi Rose, Amble, Nieve Ella, Arthur Hill, Matilda Mann, Rhythm of the 90s, and Emmanuel Kelly completed the lineup for the two stages last month (March).
Sky will be the headline sponsor of the event, in the company's first venture into festival partnership.
Sky Arts has broadcast the festival since 2011.
Caroline Giddings, festival director, said: "We're thrilled to have Sky on board as our headline partner.
"The brand has had a presence at the festival for more than a decade, thanks to our Sky Arts broadcast partnership, and we're excited to develop that relationship and further enhance the Isle of Wight Festival experience for our customers. "
