This year’s Isle of Wight Festival is almost here (Picture: Mark Holloway/WireImage)

Summer is here and it’s officially festival season.

Among the big hitters such as Glastonbury that will see thousands of music fans pitch their tents and don their wellies is the legendary Isle of Wight Festival.

First taking place in 1968, the festival delights fans with a varied array of live music to enjoy, with stars such as David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, and Duran Duran among others gracing the stages over the years.

This year’s event will see headline performances from Pulp, George Ezra, The Chemical Brothers and Robbie Williams as well as plenty more entertainment across four days.

But who else will be appearing over the weekend, and how can you watch it on TV? We answer this and more below.

When is Isle of Wight Festival 2023?

This year’s Isle of Wight Festival will run from Thursday, June 15, to Sunday, June 18, at Seaclose Park, Newport on the Isle of Wight.

There are still a select few tickets available for the festival – though you’ll have to act fast (Picture: Mark Holloway/WireImage)

Tickets are still available for this year’s four-day event, though full weekend tickets have entirely sold out.

There are still a handful of Friday day tickets priced at £104.50. Fans looking for other options can keep an eye on Ticketmaster resale for anyone who is selling tickets for this year’s festival.

Who is on the lineup?

Pulp will kick of this year’s festivities with a headline slot on Friday night.

Both George Ezra and The Chemical Brothers will joint headline the Saturday, while Robbie Williams will close the event with his set on Sunday.

There’s a double dose of George Ezra in store for the weekend (Picture: Chiaki Nozu/WireImage)

The final day will also feature a screening of George Ezra’s End to End, a documentary which sees the Budapest hitmaker walk 1,200 miles in 95 days from the most westerly point of England, Lands End, to the northern tip of Scotland, John O’Groats.

Other acts fans can look forward too include Blondie, James Bay, Niall Horan, Scouting For Girls, and Sam Ryder.

The full line-up including set times can be found on the Isle Of Wight Festival website.

How can you watch the festival on TV?

If camping isn’t for you, Sky Arts will once again be broadcasting coverage of the festival on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening from 8pm onwards.

Robbie Williams is just one of the acts you can watch from the comfort of your sofa (Picture: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

You can watch Sky Arts for free on Freeview channel 11 and Freesat channel 147.

The channel will only cover select sets from the event including this year’s headliners, and will not be broadcast live from the event

Other sets you will be able to tune in and watch include Manic Street Preachers, Echo and the Bunnymen, and Courteeners.

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