A host of exciting artists have been announced for the 2025 Isle of Wight Festival this morning (Friday), joining headliners Sting, Stereophonics and Justin Timberlake on the bill.
Jess Glynne, Supergrass, The Corrs, Busted, Amy Mcdonald, Ella Eyre, The Lightning Seeds, The Pigeon Detectives, The Saw Doctors, Björn Again, Crystal Tides and The Smyths join the bill of the iconic festival, which will take place from June 19-22 next year.
Also performing over the weekend are Faithless, The Script, Clean Bandit, Example, James, Paul Heaton, Texas, Olly Murs, Alison Moyet, Dean Lewis, The Lathums and Lottery Winners across the festival’s Main Stage and Big Top tent.
The new additions to the line-up join previously announced headliners including musical icon, Sting, as part of his “STING 3.0" World Tour.
Meanwhile, Stereophonics will headline the Main Stage on Saturday night; and American pop legend Justin Timberlake will close the same stage the following night.
Pop sensation, Jess Glynne, is among the newly announced acts who will grace the stage over the weekend, seeing her perform chart-toppers like ‘Rather Be’ and ‘My Love’.
Festival promoter, John Giddings, said:
“It’s great to welcome Jess back to the Island and to see her perform all of those hits we know and love – we will give her a real Isle of Wight welcome!
"I know it will be one of the highlights of the Weekend – we can't wait to have you, Jess!!”
Big Top Saturday night headliners are the iconic Supergrass.
With millions of records sold, six top-ten albums and 10 top 20 singles, the BRIT, NME and Ivor Novello Award winning band have a catalogue of festival-ready hits including ‘Alright’ and ‘Pumping on Your Stereo’.
The festival lands within the band’s ‘I Should Coco’ tour, seeing them celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut studio album.
Irish pop-rock band, The Corrs, will warm up the crowds at the main stage before Sting on Friday night.
The family band, who have sold over 40 million albums worldwide since their 1995 debut album ‘Forgiven Not Forgotten’, have enjoyed a career that has seen platinum records, BRIT Awards, Grammy and Ivor Novello nominations.
They will bring some of their biggest Celtic folk hits including ‘Breathless’ and ‘Runaway’ to the festival.
Busted, renowned for their chart-topping hits like ‘Year 3000’, ‘Crashed The Wedding’ and ‘Air Hostess’, will perform on the festival’s Main Stage on Saturday.
The band - Matt Willis, Charlie Simpson and James Bourne - have sold out arenas across the globe, sold over 5 millions records worldwide and won a multitude of awards within their 21 year career.
Also performing on the Main Stage on Friday is Scottish singer/songwriter Amy McDonald.
Since breaking onto the scene 15 years ago, Amy has sold 6 million records, had 4 top 5 studio albums and over 200 million Spotify streams, including hit single ‘This Is The Life’ which reached number one in 10 countries.
Also performing is Ella Eyre and with BRIT and MOBO awards under her belt, Ella is well equipped for festivals with pop anthems like ‘Came Here For Love’, ‘Just Got Paid’ and ‘Waiting All Night’ with Rudimental in her catalogue.
On Sunday, English rock-band, The Lightning Seeds will play the Big Top stage.
Formed in 1989 by Ian Broudie originally as a studio-based solo project, The Lightning Seeds then expanded into a touring band following their album ‘Jollification’.
Going onto produce singles such as the iconic ‘Three Lions’. The Pigeon Detectives, English indie-rock band will perform on the Big Top stage Thursday, with tunes like ’I Found Out’ and ‘Take Her Back’.
Formed in 2004 The Pigeon Detectives’ debut album ‘Wait for Me’ landed all over radio playlists and hit number 3 in the charts, eventually selling platinum.
Irish rockers The Saw Doctors, a band of songwriters who, since forming in 1986, have achieved 18 top 30 singles and 3 number ones, will also perform.
The band’s second single ‘I Useta Lover’ was a number 1 hit in Ireland in 1990 and it remained top of the charts for 9 weeks, going on to become the biggest selling Irish single ever.
Björn Again will also perform over the weekend. Founded in 1988, the Australian ABBA-inspired musical tribute act will bring their own spin on ABBA classics to the Isle of Wight.
The festival will also welcome indie-rock band Crystal Tides, hailing from nearby city Portsmouth and graduating from the This Feeling Stage to the Big Top.
Drawing inspiration from bands like Arctic Monkeys, The Wombats and Catfish and The Bottlemen, their tunes will have the crowds singing along.
The Smyths, will bring music of iconic band The Smiths, back to life in the Big Top tent on Thursday.
The Smyths focus on the live experience of a Smiths show, imagining what The Smiths would sound like today after more than 40 years of playing to several generations of fans.
The Festival will also host incredible performances from acts including Faithless, The Script, Clean Bandit, Example, James, Paul Heaton, Texas, Olly Murs, Alison Moyet, Dean Lewis, The Lathums and Lottery Winners.
Artists Announced (in alphabetical order) are:
- Alison Moyet
- Amy McDonald
- Björn Again
- Busted
- Clean Bandit
- Crystal Tides
- Dean Lewis
- Ella Eyre
- Example
- Faithless
- James
- Jess Glynne
- Justin Timberlake
- Lottery Winners
- Olly Murs
- Paul Heaton featuring special guest singer Rianne Downey
- Stereophonics
- Sting
- Supergrass
- Texas
- The Corrs
- The Lathums
- The Lightning Seeds
- The Pigeon Detectives
- The Saw Doctors
- The Script
- The Smyths
Ticket information is available at www.isleofwightfestival.com.
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