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Did you know that this year is the 25th Isle of Wight Festival? Yes, it’s the 22nd Isle of Wight Festival since 2002 when John Giddings brought the famous Festival back to the Island, but there were three original Festivals in 1968, 1969 and 1970 – therefore 25 in total!
To celebrate this, the ‘Experience the Isle of Wight Festival’ exhibition is returning and this year it will be renamed ‘Experience 25’, and encompass the three original festivals, and will be held at the Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council exhibition space at 64 High Street, Newport from June 3rd to July 29th.
Ray Foulk, who organised the 1968, 1969 and 1970 festivals with his brothers, will be bringing some of his iconic archive to be part of the ‘Experience 25’ exhibition, featuring artists such as Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, The Doors and Jimi Hendrix. Dimbola will be bringing the colourful exhibition that ran at Freshwater last summer, featuring the amazing artwork and artists from the past 22 years such as Amy Winehouse, The Rolling Stones and David Bowie, along with new pieces that haven’t yet been seen.
This is the first time that an exhibition to all of the Isle of Wight Festivals will be seen in one place.
There is no entrance fee to the exhibition, but there will be a shop to raise money for Dimbola, which will be selling Isle of Wight Festival T Shirts and posters – including a new vintage line in clothing. Plus there will be books that Ray Foulk has written about the 1969 and 1970 festivals – Stealing Dylan from Woodstock and The Last Great Event.
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