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Isle of Wight Festival highlights are on Sky Arts tonight – here’s what viewers can expect from the two-hour special

Key points:

  • Isle of Wight Festival Highlights airs on Sky Arts tonight at 9pm. Although a Sky channel, it’s free to watch.
  • Performances featured include The Cure, Lewis Capaldi, Calvin Harris and Isle of Wight favourites Wet Leg.
  • The special will showcase some of the biggest performances from this year’s festival, held at Seaclose Park in Newport, Isle of Wight.
  • The festival once again attracted tens of thousands of music fans from across the UK for a weekend packed with live music and special moments.

The annual Isle of Wight Festival returned in spectacular fashion this year, bringing together legendary artists, chart-topping stars and exciting new talent across its famous stages.

Among the highlights expected in tonight’s programme are a headline performance from rock icons The Cure, who delivered one of the most talked-about sets of the weekend, as well as an emotional appearance from Lewis Capaldi, whose return to the stage was met with huge cheers from festivalgoers.

Dance music superstar Calvin Harris also brought his huge catalogue of hits to the island, while indie favourites Wet Leg, who famously formed on the Isle of Wight, enjoyed a special homecoming performance in front of an enthusiastic crowd.

This year’s festival continued its tradition of mixing established legends with rising stars, featuring performances across multiple stages and attracting music lovers of all ages. Since its revival in 2002, the Isle of Wight Festival has become one of the UK’s biggest and most popular music events, building on the legacy of the original festival that famously hosted Jimi Hendrix, The Who and The Doors in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

For anyone who missed the festival – or those simply wanting to relive the biggest performances – tonight’s two-hour Sky Arts special promises a celebration of one of Britain’s most iconic music weekends.

Where to watch? Isle of Wight Festival Highlights airs tonight (Monday) from 9pm on Sky Arts.

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