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Updated Feb 2019, New pictures of the site and audience
Dec 2011 new photos of the Pye Recording crew and Miles Davis's engineer Stan Tonkel and producer Teo Macero
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The 1970 Isle of Wight Festival. 26th - 30th August 1970.
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I'm looking for any pix you might have taken at the festival. Contact us
This new batch of photos © Steve Cook. -many thanks Steve !
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View of Canvas City from the camping area |
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Desolation Hill from the main arena |
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The dust cloud , caused by thousands of feet , hovers behind the stage. |
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This view of the stage would have been just to the left and a bit further back from where I sat on the Friday night . |
Thanks to Steve Cook, Michael McNamara , John Allen , George Stoller ,Malcolm George ,Mick Barrington ,Claudio Hosquet, Mauro Radin , Jaap van der Galiën, Pierlucio Pellissier, Jurgen N , Matthias Fanke , Ray Tonkel, Roy Bowen , Virgil Anderson , Greg Shepherd, Deborah Grey, John Phair and John McCoyfor donating the photos on these pages for use on the site. We all greatly appreciate your kindness guys and if we've missed anyone who has donated , let us know if you want crediting !
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Check out this link for more photos of the festival
- 1970 festival page with rare pix.
Contents
Isle of Wight 1970 festival menuupdated 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.
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
Other IOW festivals.If you have any info you can contribute to the site, especially regarding the 1968 and 1969 festivals, such as details of recordings. recollections, programmes, tickets, pix or articles don't just sit there , Contact us1968 Isle of Wight festival 1969 Isle of Wight festival
