Headliners revealed for Isle of Wight Festival 2027

Fatboy Slim, Robbie Williams and Kings of Leon have been announced as headliners for next year's Isle of Wight Festival.

The festival, due to take place from 17-20 June 2027 at Seaclose Park in Newport, will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of its revival.

Festival director Caroline Giddings said next year's line up had a "real mix of artists".

The future of the event was secured until 2033 when its licence was renewed in October.

Performances at the 2027 festival will be broadcast on Sky.

Fatboy Slim - real name Norman Cook - has won two Brit Awards and an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.

Saturday headliner Robbie Williams boasts 90 million album sales worldwide and six of the top 100 best-selling albums in British history.

Multi-Grammy and Brit Award-winning Kings of Leon will close the festival on the Sunday.

Festival director Caroline Giddings said: "Fatboy Slim, Robbie Williams and Kings of Leon each bring something different to the weekend.

"With Becky Hill, Bastille and Myles Smith also on the bill, there's a real mix of artists for different generations and tastes, and there's still more to come.

"We put a lot of thought into what happens beyond the main stages, too.

"The food, the entertainment and the spaces where people can spend time together are all part of what makes it a special weekend on the island."

Also joining the line up are Courteeners, Kaiser Chiefs, Rudimental, 5 Seconds of Summer, Inhaler, Jack Savoretti, Keo, T'Pau, Scouting For Girls and The Cardigans.

Tickets go on general sale at 08:00 on Monday.

The original Isle of Wight Festival began in 1968 and attracted hundreds of thousands of music fans to see artists including Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and The Who.

It was abandoned after crowd chaos at the infamous 1970 event at Afton Down that drew an estimated 600,000-strong audience, more than five times the island's population.

The festival was resurrected in 2002 by promoter John Giddings and has seen artists such as David Bowie, the Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen cross the Solent at the Seaclose Park site.

An Isle of Wight Council report said the festival has had a "major economic benefit to the Island", estimated to be worth over £15m a year to the island economy

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