Isle of Wight Festival 2005

New Features

• The site was expanded into the "Medina Field", and thus the main non-camping entrance was now inside Medina High School car park instead of directly next to the main arena itself as it had been before.
• A path was constructed through fields to link the main arena with the campsite without walking along the A3054.

  Highlights

• Razorlight bassist Carl Dalemo comically failed to leave the stage after the rest of the band had played and continued to play music.
• The unprecedented standing ovation received by Goldie Lookin' Chain after their excellent Saturday afternoon slot.
• Travis singer Francis Healy 'forgetting' his lyrics and being prompted by the audience, who were familiar with catchy choruses.
• The embarrassing emptiness of the main stage during the set of Kate Aumonier, despite her commendable attempts to win over a small audience.
• Michael Stipe's theatrical stage antics which whipped the crowd into a frenzy throughout much of the R.E.M. set.

  Line Up

Friday

• Faithless
• Razorlight
• Supergrass
• Idlewild
• The Black Velvets
• The Mighty Roars

  Saturday

• Travis
• Roxy Music
• Feeder
• Goldie Lookin' Chain
• Babyshambles
• Ray Davies
• Nine Black Alps
• Tara Blaise
• Jackson Analogue
• Los Fantasmas

  Sunday

• R.E.M.
• Snow Patrol
• Embrace
• Starsailor
• The Magic Numbers
• The Subways
• Caravan
• Countermine
• Kate Aumonier