Isle of Wight Festival 2007
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The Isle of Wight Festival 2007 was the sixth revival of the Isle of Wight Festival on the Seaclose Park site in Newport, Isle of Wight. It took place between June 8 and June 10, 2007. It was the first festival since 2003 without an official sponsor.
The festival's capacity was approximately 60,000. Local artist Helen Davenport created a 15-foot (4.6-meter) tall illuminated statue made of wicker and tissue paper to commemorate the performance of Jimi Hendrix at the 1970 festival. The festival site was located next to a campsite in an extensive area of farmland.
The 2007 Festival sold out in record time, less than five days. The festival was The Rolling Stones' first British festival performance for over thirty years since their performance at the 1976 Knebworth Fair.
The Red Arrows performed a full-smoke aerial display on Saturday afternoon which some crowd members claimed was better than some acts.
The festival won the "Best Major Festival" award at the 2007 UK Festival Awards in London in November 2007.
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