Festival apologises for Wight wash

Published on 25/06/2012 02:15

The promoter of the Isle of Wight Festival has apologised for the chaos caused by heavy rains and promised that lessons would be learned for future years.

But John Giddings said that he had been amazed by the resilience of the 55,000-strong crowd, which overcame the mud to enjoy the concerts headlined by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Pearl Jam and Bruce Springsteen.

“I am really sorry to everyone who had problems as they arrived at the festival but I hope that I have made up for it by providing one of the best weekends of music ever,” he said. “I have to look at it very closely with the police and the council so that it doesn’t happen again.”