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Star Festival Acts Tweet About Their Island Arrivals

Star Festival Acts Tweet About Their Island Arrivals
By Lucy Morgan Fri, 22 June 2012 4:20PM

Performers have been using Twitter to share their experiences of the Isle Of Wight Festival.

Cerys Matthews was on stage in the Big Top on Thursday and when she finished, the venue was temporaily cleared over health and safety concerns. She later tweeted "Massive respect to all those we were stranded with today on ferry/fishbourne terminal. Have a comfortable night and top".

Meanwile, Kelly from the Stereophoncs has found an alternative way to arrive. His tweet includes a picture which shows him behind the wheel of a ferry.

Example also tweeted he had arrived safely.

Meanwhile, Jessie J who is due to perform on Saturday tweeted, "5 hours of solid rehearsals for tomorrow! Making it ggggrrreaaatt!!!! *tiger pose*".

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