Sting will headline the Isle of Wight festivals next year.
Justin Timberlake will also play the main stage on the Isle of Wight on Sunday during the 2025 event.
Welsh rockers Stereophonics will headline on the Saturday, with former Police frontman Sting topping the bill on the Friday night.
Festival promoter John Giddings said: “What a line-up we have in store already for the next edition of The Isle of Wight Festival.
“This first announcement spans global music icons to the freshest new talent and we have many more names to come – so stay tuned.
“Everyone should get to the island over June 19 and 22 2025 for an unforgettable weekend of music.”
Also announced for the event was English electronic groups Faithless and Clean Bandit, Irish rock band The Script, US singer-songwriter Teddy Swims, British rapper Example, former The Beautiful South singer Paul Heaton, former Yazoo member Alison Moyet and singer Olly Murs.
Rockers The Lathums, Texas, The Lottery Winners and James are part of the line-up as well.
The series of Sting 3.0 concerts showcases his solo work and his former band’s back catalogue, including songs such as Fields Of Gold, Demolition Man, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Englishman In New York, Every Breath You Take, Roxanne, and Message In A Bottle.
In 1968 the Isle of Wight staged the first of its famous music festivals and more than 50 years on it’s still hitting the high notes.
• 1968: The Great South Coast Pop Festivity organised by islanders, and brothers, Ron, Ray and Bill Foulks is staged through the night of 31 August and 1 September at Ford Farm, near Godshill. With headliners including Jefferson Airplane, T-Rex and Fairport Convention, it attracts around 10,000 people.
• 1969: A crowd of 150,000 heads to the Island to see Bob Dylan make his comeback appearance. The VIP area reportedly draws The Beatles during the three-day festival at Woodside Bay, Wooton.
• 1970: Britain’s biggest music event in history sees an estimated 600,000 enjoy a line-up featuring: Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, Leonard Cohen, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, The Who, and The Doors, over five days at Afton Down.
• 1971: The Isle of Wight Act restricts large scale gatherings to 5,000 people between midnight and 6am. As a result, big festivals do not take place until the revival of the Isle of Wight Festival almost 30 years later.
• 2002: With the ban overturned ahead of the Queen’s Jubilee, music promoter John Giddings re-launches the festival. Over the next 16 years Seaclose in Newport hosts the likes of The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac and Coldplay.
• 2007: Having been named Best Major Festival in the UK, the awards continue to roll-in including Best Family Festival, and Best Live Music Event of the Year 2017.
• 2018: Kasabian, Depeche Mode, Liam Gallagher and The Killers, plus a cracking line-up of local and emerging bands at the 50th anniversary festival.
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