Primal Scream for Isle of Wight Festival

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

Primal Scream have been announced as Thursday night headliner at the Isle of Wight Festival this summer.


	Primal Scream

The band have replaced bass player Mani who left the band due to the reformation of his original band The Stone Roses. The band are currently recording for the first time in over ten years without the musician.

Also joining the Big Top bill will be one of the originators of drum & bass and this week's current no. 1, DJ Fresh, who will be appearing on Friday. The Pierces will headline The Garden Stage on Sunday.

This year's event has already announced it's headliners. 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, Jessie J, Feeder, Professor Green, Wretch 32, Magnetic Man, Kelis, Miles Kane, Caro Emerald, Loick Essien, Clement Marfo & the Frontline, Enter Shikari, Katy B, Ash, Noah & The Whale, The Vaccines, Madness, Crystal Castles, The Charlatans, Tinie Tempah, Band Of Skulls, Labrinth, Joan Armatrading, Groove Armada Present Red Light, Black Stone Cherry, Spector, Zulu Winter, Terry Reid, Brit Floyd, and more confirmed.

For the line-up details as available please click here.

The festival has moved into the fallow Glastonbury Festival weekend for one year only. The eleventh Isle of Wight Festival takes place on Friday 22nd until Sunday 24th June 2012 at Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight.

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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