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The 1970 Isle of Wight Festival. 26th - 30th August 1970. 

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Site photographs. Pt 24

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This new batch of photos courtesy Roy Bowen !

During the day I decided to go to front of the press enclosure to see if I could take any photographs, In the picture you can see Pentangle playing their set, but with regard to the picture below I can't remember who this is, (any ideas?)     During my visit to the front of the stage, I remember passing a guy dressed in a Top Hat, long overcoat (think Slash from and Roses) carrying a tray like the ones used in the cinema to sell ice cream, a very unusual sight for a 17 year old boy from the valleys. I can only assume he was selling drugs but I think he would have made more money selling ice cream as it was such a hot day.

During Jethro Tull's sound check I went to the front of the stage for a closer look and maybe the photograph above is of them .

This photograph shows a crowd scene during a playing of Amazing Grace, when the whole of the crowd would rise to its feet and raise both hands in the Peace sign. Even now, I still feel the hairs on the back of my neck rise when I hear this song.     The main musical highlights for me on the Saturday were the Doors, and one of my favourite groups the Who, who played for hours on Saturday night. And who will ever forget seeing the sun raising on the Sunday morning listening to Melanie. Part Five

Photogalleries

Check out this link for more photos of the festival

• 1970 festival page with rare pix.

Contents
Isle of Wight 1970 festival menu

updated March 2019

• Press and Program items
• Site Photos (updated Feb 2019 )
• Site map. (new 1-10-02)
• Isle of Wight 1970 homepage
• Official Program (New 9-16-03)
• Personal recollections of the festival-updated with new photos June 2009
• Other attendees recollections part 1 (updated Dec 2011)
• Other attendees recollections part 2 (updated March 2019)
• Information about band performances , personnel. set lists and recordings (updated December 2011)
Col Underhill's Photos of the festival-New June 2009
• The Film
• IOW posters, passes and tickets
• 1970 festival page with rare pix.
• The battle to prevent the festival.
• The Artist
• Kenny Denton of the Pye Mobile Studios blog -new 2022
The Pye Recording crew New pix July 2010

The Underground press- NB: opinions expressed in these articles do not represent our opinions of the organisers or any other people involved in the running of the festival, it is possible that they may be innaccurate in some details or facts.

• Friends Article ; Richard Nevilles review- A Race Of Bloody Masochists.
• Friends Article ; Anarchists, White Panthers ,Desolation Hill, The Angels
• Friends Article : The Police, Drugs, Food.
• Friends Article : Freek Press, The Beach , Community Aid ,Money.
• Friends Article : The Concerts, the Music.
• Friends Article : Guerilla Medicine , The straight press.
• Friends Article : Hawkwind and PInk Fairies.
• Friends Article : Rupert finds d...s at IOW
• Freek press No 1 - 8 -updated August 2007- new copies and updates
• Fairfield Parlour- Let the World Wash In

 

International Times.

• IOW article

Reports from the "Straight "press

updated March 2019

• August 25th 1970
• August 26th 1970
• August 27th 1970
• August 28th 1970
• August 29th 1970
• August 30th 1970
• August 31st 1970
• September 1st 1970

External links

• Memoirs of a Blacklisted Journalist- great backstage IOW 70 account
• Excellent collection of photos of artists and site
• Extensive personal memoirs by Loris Valvona - well worth a read -added Jan 2012

The White Panthers

• Dr Robin Farquharson

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Other IOW festivals.

1968 Isle of Wight festival

1969 Isle of Wight festival

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