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The Isle of Wight Festival was a very large rock festival that took place near Afton Down, West Wight in 1970, following two smaller concerts in 1968 and 1969. The 1970 show was notable both as one of the last public performances by Jimi Hendrix and for the number of attendees, reaching by some estimates 600,000. [ 55 ]
Legacy. Downer was the inspiration for an ale from Ventnor Brewery, "Molly Downer". [5] The paeonia mlokose-witschii, a yellow peony flower from Caucasus is commonly known as "Molly the Witch". Martin Page suggests that it may have been named after the story of Molly was published in 1844, in the book of ballads. [6]
The Isle of Wight ( /waɪt/ WYTE) is an island, English county and unitary authority in the English Channel, 2 to 5 miles (3 to 8 kilometres) off the coast of Hampshire, across the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island in England. Referred to as "The Island" by residents, [ 6] the Isle of Wight has resorts that have been ...
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A man being convicted of a "brutal" murder on the Isle of Wight was among our most read stories. Hampshire and Isle of Wight weekly round-up: 4 December- 9 December Skip to main content
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Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight, England. Years active. 1968–1970. 2002–2019. 2021–present. Website. isleofwightfestival .com. The Isle of Wight Festival is a British music festival which takes place annually in Newport on the Isle of Wight, England. [1] It was originally a counterculture event held from 1968 to 1970.
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