Isle Of Wight Festival Friday: Your Highlights To Look Out For Today

The Isle of Wight Festival got underway at Seaclose Park in Newport yesterday, with the likes of Example and the Pigeon Detectives captivating Big Top crowds.

The Main Stage opens this afternoon as the first full day of action gets underway.

Here's a peek at some of the acts to look (and listen) out for on Festival Friday.

Rojo Banderea Ibiza Classics — Electro Love (1.30pm - 2.15pm)

Back for the third year, a flavour of Ibiza comes to a different Island.

Bring your dancing shoes and ignite your festival afternoon!

Sock Wrestling — Cirque de la Quirk (4pm - 6pm)

The Sock Wrestling Federation is back, with the simple instructions:

"Get their sock off before they get yours!"

Take part, or just join as a spectator, for the silliest sport ever!

Amy MacDonald — Main Stage (5.25pm - 6.10pm)

Scottish singer-songwriter with six-million album sales and five top-five studio albums — two of which hit the UK number one.

Seventeen years of continued international success makes her the perfect act for a sunny Friday afternoon.

The Corrs — Main Stage (6.40pm - 7.50pm)

Legendary Irish sibling quartet who have sold more than 40-million albums since debut release 'Forgiven Not Forgotten' in 1995.

This is part of their "Talk on Corners" tour, which has marked a successful return to live performing for the band.

Panda Swim — Platform One Stage (7.45pm - 8.15pm)

Island band heavily influenced by the 90s alternative scene.

Think Weezer meets Everclear meets Tiny Little Houses!

Blink This — Electro Love (8pm - 8.45pm)

Tribute to the band who possibly didn't create pop-punk, but undoubtedly perfected it — Blink 182.

A welcome dose of 90s and noughties nostalgia for audience members young and old!

Sting — Main Stage (8.30pm - 10pm)

Tonight's Main Stage headliner is a musical icon visiting as part of his "STING 3.0" tour.

Expect to hear a myriad of timeless classics such as "Fields of Gold", "Fragile", Englishman in New York", "Message in a Bottle" and "Roxanne" from this bona fide legend.

5 Degrees North — Platform One Stage (9.15pm - 10pm)

Local, alternative trio who have been writing and performing since studying together at Newport's Platform One College.

Having won this year's Wight Noize competition (meaning they'll open the Main Stage tomorrow) the band exclaimed:

“We can't put into words how insane this has all been — thank you so much to everyone who supported us!"

Faithless — Main Stage (10.40pm - 11.55pm)

English electronic sensations whose history stretches back 30 years to 1995.

On 23 December 2022, frontman Maxi Jazz passed away at the age of 65.

Seven days later, the band's compilation Forever Faithless re-entered the UK Album Downloads chart at number 7, and they have continued to flourish in his honour since.

Born Ina Barn — Kashmir Café (10.50pm - 11.30pm)

Expect high-octane hip-hop aplenty from Joe Publik and his motley crew.

From a caravan in the sticks to venues and festival stages across the country, Born Ina Barn was forged in the type of blast furnace only a group of 'schoolhood' mates could put each other through.

Clean Bandit — Big Top (11.45pm - 12.55am)

Chart-topping dance group which formed in 2008.

Boasting four UK number one singles and ten top-10 singles, they have collaborated with the likes of Demi Lavato, Sean Paul and Craig David along the way.