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New festival acts

By Emily Pearce

Friday, January 20, 2012

 

New festival acts

Jessie J will be performing at this year's Isle of Wight Festival. Picture by Richard & Sons Theater.

A HOST of new acts have been added to the Isle of Wight Festival 2012 bill.

Pop princess Jessie J, winner of BBC Sound of 2011 and best known for the mega hit Price Tag, will play the main stage on the Saturday.

She will join US superstar Kelis, Dutch jazz singer Caro Emerald, dubstep pioneers Magnetic Man and girl group Stooshie in the Big Top.

And Miles Kane, Best Coast and The Rea D’Coy will be performing on the garden stage.

Headlining this year’s event, as previously reported, will be Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Pearl Jam and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, alongside acts including Elbow, Madness, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Example and Tinie Tempah.

More than 40 acts, performing across three stages, have been confirmed for the festival, which will be held at Seaclose Park, Newport, from June 21 to 24.

• For further information and to buy tickets, visit www.isleofwightfestival.com

Reporter: emilyp@iwcpmail.co.uk

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