Big Country for Isle of Wight Festival

Big Country will be returning for a second consecutive year to the Isle of Wight Festival this summer.

	Big Country

Appearing with them will be Downton Abbey star, Elizabeth McGovern who will make a special guest appearance with the Scottish rockers on the Main Stage on Saturday 23rd June.

She will take to the stage with Big Country once she has performed with her own band Sadie & the Hotheads on the Garden Stage.

Big Country's Tony Butler said, "We had a tradition of working with great female vocalists such as Kate Bush and Eddi Reader in the past, so having the opportunity to have Elizabeth perform with us at the IOW is going to be really cool."

John Giddings, the Festival's promoter, added, "I have been a fan since Once Upon A Time In America... as soon as I found out that Elizabeth could sing, it was a must to invite her to play at the festival, we will roll out the red carpet for Lady Cora..."

Elizabeth, who has also starred in 'Once Upon A Time In America', 'Ragtime', 'Ordinary People' and numerous movies said, "I am thrilled to be playing with such a stellar cast of musicians and look forward greatly to performing with Big Country - and of course my band Sadie & The Hotheads."

Also confirmed for the Garden Stage are Melanie C, James Walsh, Matt Cardle, Gretchen Peters, and EnglanE.

They join a line-up that includes 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, Primal Scream, 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.

To buy tickets from Seetickets, click here.

To buy tickets from Gigantic, click here.

To buy tickets from Ticketline, click here.

To buy tickets from Ticketmaster click here.

Latest Updates