Isle of Wight Festival 2009 (summer festival)

It was held from 1968 to 1970 and by far the largest and famous of these early festivals. Acts at the 1970 festival played to a crowd of around half a million people and indeed it was said to be one of the largest human gatherings in the world. Included in the line-up of over fifty performers were The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, The Doors, Ten Years After, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Joni Mitchell, The Moody Blues, Melanie, Donovan, Free, Chicago, Richie Havens, John Sebastian, Leonard Cohen, Jethro Tull and more. Probably we need to mention that the unexpectedly high attendance levels was consequence mostly of non-tickets holders and a price tickets for the four days of £3 only ( 4,70$ Today), but that It’s another story. Today the Isle of Wight Festival 2009 is in just 20 days and It’s gathering more than 60 bands this year. This is the line-up for this year :

This is the line-up for the Big Top:

For further details just visit Here, and yes…. they have got a twitter account as well .. 

The mix of legendary names and new talent for which the festival has become renowned since it’s resurrection in 2001 makes me love It. I don’t have enough time to review all these amazing bands, therefore I have decided to dedicate part of this post to PIXIES. Ohh Wait .. Where is my mind???.

Although Pixies produced relatively few albums, they had a great influence on the alternative rock boom of the 1990s and won several awards from music publications and local music awards. My favorite album is Surfer Rosa, released on May 21, 1988 and recorded at Q-Division in Boston, Massachusetts in 1987. The single from this album called “Where Is My Mind?” was prominently featured during the final scene and ending credits of the 1999 film Fight Club, which I love as well. This song was written by Black Francis (front-man) and inspired by his experiences scuba diving in the Caribbean.

I have found this footage from the David Fincher Film Fight Club on YouTube, courtesy of DarkSkanner …  I hope you like it.

See you later

JC