Q 01/05

Which singer skipped Woodstock, near his own home, to headline the 1969 Isle of Wight Festival?

A) Paul Simon

B) Bob Dylan

C) Van Morrison

D) Johnny Cash

Answer · why

B) Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan ended three years of near-seclusion with a set backed by the Band, his first paid concert since a motorcycle accident in 1966.

Q 02/05

Which guitarist played the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival just three weeks before his death?

A) Duane Allman

B) Mike Bloomfield

C) Jimi Hendrix

D) Paul Kossoff

Answer · why

C) Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix took the stage in the early hours of 31 August 1970 for what proved to be his last full concert in Britain.

Q 03/05

Whose headline set at the 2004 Isle of Wight Festival proved to be his last full concert in the UK?

A) David Bowie

B) Lou Reed

C) George Michael

D) Joe Cocker

Answer · why

A) David Bowie

David Bowie had an emergency angioplasty in Hamburg twelve days later and went on to retire from touring.

Q 04/05

Which band's 2007 Isle of Wight Festival set was their first British festival show in over thirty years?

A) Led Zeppelin

B) Electric Light Orchestra

C) The Moody Blues

D) The Rolling Stones

Answer · why

D) The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones had not played a British festival since Knebworth in 1976, and the 2007 event sold out in under five days.

Q 05/05

After the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival, what did Parliament restrict on the island without a licence?

A) Amplified music after midnight

B) Large overnight gatherings

C) Camping on farmland

D) Sunday ferry crossings

Answer · why

B) Large overnight gatherings

Large overnight gatherings of more than 5,000 people needed a special licence under the Isle of Wight County Council Act 1971, and no festival returne...