Ahead of this year’s Isle Of Wight Festival, promoter John Giddings told Music Week that the £10 million bill for staging the event was what ultimately persuaded him to sell ...
“We’re still producing great artists,” say top execs as heritage acts start to retire from touringLeading live executives have backed the business to continue to prosper, despite some of ...
Isle Of Wight Festival promoter John Giddings has hailed last weekend's 50th anniversary edition as one of its best yet, as thoughts already turn to next year's event.
The sold-out ...
As the Isle Of Wight Festival prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary this weekend, promoter John Giddings has spoken of his mission to protect the "iconic brand".
Headlined by Kasabian, ...
The Isle Of Wight Festival returns this weekend with a line-up including Kasabian, Depeche Mode, Liam Gallagher and The Killers. To mark the occasion, promoter John Giddings is ...
Fifty years on from the first ever Isle Of Wight festival, co-founder Ray Foulk talks about how it all started…Start small and grow as you go along: it’s a ...
As promoter of the event he once attended as a fan, John Giddings is the common thread between the Isle Of Wight Festival’s famed 1970 incarnation and its 2002 revival. ...
The new edition of Music Week is out now, featuring John Giddings talking about the past, present and future of Isle Of Wight Festival as it approaches its 50th birthday. ...
The live sector continued to thrive in 2017, and this year is shaping up to be every bit as good, notwithstanding the absence of Glastonbury from the calendar for the ...
On January 10, 2016, the world woke to the news that David Bowie had died, aged 69. Two years on, his music is more popular and enduring than ever, ...
