Today, The Isle of Wight Festival 2018 announces 23 new acts to be added to the bill: Camila Cabello, Manic Street Preachers, Chase & Status, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, HaƧienda ClassiƧal, Rita Ora, Jessie J, Kodaline, Soul II Soul, Feeder, Circa Waves, Sheryl Crow, Tom Grennan, Walking on Cars, The Skids, Louise, Ten Tonnes, Tokio Myers, The Professionals, Get Cape.Wear Cape.Fly, Rothwell, Judas, Catherine McGrath.
They join headliners Depeche Mode, The Killers, Kasabian, Liam Gallagher as well as The Script, Van Morrison, James Bay and Blossoms who will also be playing across the weekend.
In honour of the festivalās āGolden Jubileeā, all attendees are invited on Saturday 23rd June to adorn themselves in gold for a weekend of fun and celebration. Expect to see sparkling divas, shining stars and victorious gladiators come together for this yearās 50th anniversary.
Pop sensation Camila Cabelloās international smash hit āHavanaā logged five weeks at UK #1, becoming the longest-running female number one single since Adeleās āSomeone Like Youā. āHavanaā followed huge singles āCrying In The Clubā and the Machine Gun Kelly collaboration, āBad Thingsā. New single āNever Be The Sameā has already hit the UK Official Charts Top 10 and continues to climb. Her recently released critically-acclaimed self-titled debut solo album āCamilaā broke records as it peaked at #1 on iTunes in 99 countries, entering the UK album chart at #2.
Manic Street Preachers emerged in 1991 and have since released 12 studio albums, which include āThis Is My Truth Tell Me Yoursā, āEverything Must Goā and āGeneration Terroristsā. The band have recently announced their 13th studio album āResistance is Futileā, out April 13th.
Chase and Status (Will Kennard, Saul Milton and MC Rage) are one of the most successful British bands of the past decade. They have released four studio albums to date including the ground-breaking debut āMore Than A Lotā and double platinum-selling sophomore āNo More Idolsā. Third album āBrand New Machineā debuted at no. 2 in the album charts and was followed by last yearās top ten album āTribeā.
Sonic innovators Nile Rodgers and CHIC will wow crowds with renditions of iconic party anthems such as āLe Freakā, āGood Timesā and āEverybody Danceā. Nileās work with the CHIC Organization and his productions for artists like David Bowie and Madonna have sold over 200 million albums and 50 million singles worldwide.
Playing to some 200,000 people in some 30 concerts in the past two years by the time they reach the Isle Of Wight, the widely acclaimed HaƧienda ClassiƧal sees the club’s original DJ partnership, Graeme Park and Mike Pickering reinterpret seminal dance classics from the hugely influential Manchester club with the city’s Manchester Camerata orchestra.