Since 1968, the Isle of Wight Festival has gathered every iconic UK act and from the States, making it one of the most prolific festivals in music history.
The 1969 Isle of Wight Festival was held on 29–31 August 1969 at Wootton Creek, on the Isle of Wight. The festival attracted an audience of approximately 150,000 to see acts including Bob Dylan, the Band, the Who, Free, Joe Cocker, the Bonzo Dog Band and the Moody Blues. It was the second of three music festivals held on the island between 1968 and 1970. Organized by Rikki Farr, Ronnie and Ray Foulk’s Fiery Creations, it became a legendary event, largely owing to the participation of Dylan, who had spent the previous three years in semi-retirement. The event was well managed, in comparison to the recent Woodstock Festival, and trouble-free.
Tickets for Friday, the day that Dylan and the Band were headlining, cost £2; Dylan was reportedly paid £35,000. For the Sunday, when the Moody Blues were second on the bill, a ticket was a mere £1.25. A ticket for the entire weekend was £2.50.
John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, as well as Keith Richards and Charlie Watts were all there to see Dylan play. In fact, George eventually wrote a song inspired by the event and dedicated it to Dylan. (“Behind That Locked Door” appeared on his All Things Must Pass album.)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiyQNLhZ7bN0Jj7QQwYdzpUrqU2s1v8cw9EQ3mBZIegBCjIW8RwLMbCWCvJWyuYHXB7tyVSfUodwLeFNaVcpM3JpxDiJxQOWMEIeua_7HD2NcJuY5lifmXr5iH11DJv8ZYppqUAp-nEKTHeAedIkq7ekr2vE22EGaPy4is79TVFQXozx4JVB3lICAIU9Q/w640-h430/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-1.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-MXG_gaXuUcrN0H1ftd78fIOelPUaXd2pJjGDOFoQlwMakiFcyyx0_ETO691KYLdDfBu0OTVJnhrWI-bNYi8uL54-MKxWjwh1flwHU71uehMKOecEREFJfn2gs6IwpSOcHASS06gdu5CwKgzD9R3rdweVX4uXSANhRwzd2S1xO7x8UPZqqRW_faLrCok/w640-h434/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-2.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhhm-Ck3un6eRKJpPye1jMPkshDeaffGR4mwMsNsS3iy4vfeW1nS8A9ePsMy-iAgg2xC8BMofeeK21etBpO3tvZfUs90eiXxxQ-Mw27oBJEAwETrki56f4JX4mpyi7ZMHJJ-2cmaOmE0lx12f1O6QdBj_zxrPYoHFQzrx1wDJT6ZJk4PnfVd5xMoV1O8/w640-h420/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-3.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9XKLVNtFztDK_cCtnf_Ll4tGmP5x2cgC4m5ZzwnPCY92DGp7j1m64CFZLuXuaVfWvL4m3i2sMU2S3H3Z8k6SyMUeiyR8Xf6FKFN9l4D5yA27BSsEToo9DjrhxyBX88EvPVueNm1mSxvKBP2rSKlS5CAtExD0BtkxVAmCNIRfOouQYJKq378vNdT62R4/w640-h420/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-4.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAH_eTxNsghJ7ydeen3E6lCrPXYxB8rCgX5ccFCtEk7hEaE4BFqYGn3JaqEiaw0Kp6hS8PyiChNBshgFcxeZJLrmtVqh4RtctEhsda8BH9V8xRZ1fSebX7aLrqQlrPbrYhxxx3LcF2NLe4HQCovOu8YFxGnKn8Sde9e4HOtdbbMzTNcbSuzSDQiGZCDG0/w640-h420/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-5.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNt_bKMQlgB1ajI9XmHN-WjRbsM5WHk5L8-jifmSeo1TAlJ0vCfNzngyptmfr2pGeUL568PVBp01Q6IX97GVhgJFPGpGLOVrKbBuzMjaQS61beCGD-b0VI3ogHv2_P_JdjgLjvX2a_k4qbdABZBpH20EX67ce23OB1uC9q8dzcA_122yJ4sJ3DslaHVcQ/w640-h426/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-7.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PHpAmxBjn4kejcWNNSOHuH2eA_OeC1kQ0zPRcgrzqZTP6fEy0z56RJ-wFhQFLP6mJJttgwxfU57i9KAPFaJmVDiMSBUE0PlE108DgDGhULbfIez2DNjBb31Ta1YtUFRbAPWQObjYgaZKEcq_rN8xJt7MOzj5tDmxizJwKBiOVGPvzfMcX2b1MwBvvrA/w640-h428/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-8.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8sWFC4Q3xKpxjJTsHK7q2bEJfxutd2twIy-a9iMCOZCluTWtIqUyeY0BKO9wMyAwF7-p-KyLy-uzx-xx9vByGXsf8XahODA71A9OJ8MEVypqgdB3NDJhBZXpGq8Dwptkgsv934-B29BRt6kIqItMZwHlB1U6t1Nz_zkuhMQ683VtGh9AAilN6yt85Mao/w640-h422/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-9.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-IjLBYKriQ24dXx8GRZ1AEblKqgc2U5rMsMOGxbAn5MU6JQwJvlWTDnecXW0McCGIJYTNBMXS2P1Bet-1y3-ZZ92tFczO3OAnWOurOwAYaeZLJpqlhdn08U35pSqcaxuHo36ueqryKGHbBEE8yReVj27ND5b5bKByMKVoRw-gnFsmGUFdkYc2EDnh58/w640-h434/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-10.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkd20q6CX-qjGUZ8oWGe8eI6-oUTXUQfwCaG9pVQYAVaEmNKKJ2JXDz_c-QQvye_dqjD4kwHezkS6yPDc__AK6cm-qTjUpxPtHYpqJVAGW2qHxiwDGAyAb65ASFb6XGkfJCzMqgxuPOFg5kjm5pIXYi9jaJOzdk_ykYT19cibv-XFJSFb8SIHvf89DNMQ/w640-h434/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-11.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPo5tr6k_bcOSYukYJcircxPorgk8ZMdjbIHa4j0na530LCdPBmVSMgCniiaflKI5wCOWGhO8ckXPgordt0b4Evc05n7ZC1wU18NLZK9UAQNI-jkPRNkCwHzZXNj5YMlOxZm7WmH505ML3f2g32pBVgRAJsDSkdV0_9Xd6970nLqT0JVaodgOg84ul7OA/w640-h430/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-12.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAzsDbkdWmu8eFzMDzppcx1X2swhRtAmohL4Vwp0uXWMwZ4v_PLxurhHMDFirCtbwd5MAO-0vCViM1T6EPWSIWaJUx13AVA8Yv1bHsVlX3SkCCfuAoDhyphenhyphenhMuZoLnIA4powPM3CvVX1cDsB6byNIluEmQNYyApJQ9j5xLbPdUTl2yL98sSm083ALAD3B8/w640-h430/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-13.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMwVBa3n6jZ32YJOLwATbVoPJOtl_FEdb0TujcL3d6uu1DplBKLz_V4l-IKVNMdH30gxsZG4THWGgf-puWVpmqV7dOzUfC1nljKh2CrgtSCfxmjezLUgaG1lpAeJR9QTs3cNUt0-nGaximkNnQOSLOsoQ3VUmPjAgq-rxeYeSettuX4mD98Zxh6OX-Uc/w640-h420/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-14.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jQzbMcEPiIHVEiE6r6RkbuN0M1Vw-ET8-qMOvN1QKtSzO1QQuRq1u2QGdo87oZBShU-B_kC6HPhmqVV9T5JNwPhPvvt6NIJum-Ws1J_OKzo9R-8U6BXTUpdycCsGZE1mRYSlarDmXFYwTxU1lpu5zte7SZDJsYNQAsdKFxAUd95neP79c-aOuzTXGl4/w640-h420/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-15.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLNYabq-vAB5l2cv0Y65j8ARU2uzl9_C7w2qwikYgUEXw6vClKk8hPm-D8GjhpN8Vr0KzHXA1MPjkcYesjzVBpwXoBT04EWpE0uP8yQ6p9iYbt7_qP3ayx64JU6pJrL1l7PFUHPBMFua_AdGf40ouAJtWagx0ZYdohdFdOXx-wZNYlGvKD-FnhU21iDY/w640-h426/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-16.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qGzXNU9r8o10rQFG83JVTCGolap5oQUbMNeLZp0zuixlgxaf6_GikRXakxWhtU2qLvlX6vLEztsMbAbnZRUGrW5eXUz7jR2dLgdbpIfw6e-2vrkSWSGIFYrCnpPBFsFlBzjaEYC7wNmZ3HdsfT-BQkkC_gJ9kyX0rdj55gdzlxZTB72XEa52dWjOWUs/w640-h430/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-17.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBT1m8Y44qTx8hBONDfGGAHACjBfMN2vjb16DqWmxLZON_GZ4b3reN6fpzJCYeO4uxxJXRkZZes0UidDjFtVzNg0qfbvHDRCqfO5f1rO9OR8ChFG6lRkFxvfOaijeJROQI5QeKoIVtFbn7zhBE1AODdCkmqXlYPBZzUOd6ZgbL1VKmYnUi14g2f7HBgbM/w640-h424/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-18.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLvXmqNSScPYEY9bxzs1lr10loXjGb6b_94FBecKr7I1sn2sG-hJCWhpNg2sOBFeUpF3_BjzKqSb3CmAWR9mJivsFCgBs3Yk-dLrWN7RW-uDtBnq3hNNwcTwZiuIj3vCmbRBNjjffANOinDHDH3-gQR0qM9jOC4jRmGYHLA5Newkp0L0TFjhmOVhrBXk/w640-h430/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-19.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwQ9usOfx4J0U-WUQwW5WxcVnPwRRvwstmM_OvsXbUzkQG22mBIpKbVOr0eSylp6WcBGbXi_hKLIRp-UqxZXbK0wnIj7CT34h8svQCnklnME624rShmmGKjz_0B_qACSPZfR2wS4SbFDlbm5X_OBoCTgEhDxYVXkFRA9POUGlk5QMBX3H_OKTAfB1p2g/s16000/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-20.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3GydVmgedzumjLa6ph98GyTnaQaICX2aT5_9YRz8CFmwx6sub14mTqWBTh2vGkAQIY-LteNCu9FDu_3FU5UYS2R3I_XMW8HJ6ZpU8kpoLh2IFwP2r6VUMqtnW9iNy18UODezxLZ3jU8RTS1RxRfoS7x7UTwUuEI66HvfBfdq-0u2I2i_LAJBe7PmbjY/s16000/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-21.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDbGPNrWm-fo2ljA3p634NM43AiL0irGWeVWLsuHWXzeYSOQ2dQGlMOtc3bGZp4R1rrCJRJv16HT6_2wqmlBsnjNCineRruFFh0Pp_v4U7kMuzoPcUyi8Dv5TrHt3r-nneDVS2pb93GW1fc_NLxe84AVpciEZMY5rpac_vOLMsrw_GEOcMINv5xIa7qU/s16000/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-22.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAeUp8PoEXFzOamz_hBbgYMOkugyGSGQ19QJ7_Ko4T1cH0tB-_7JKXC7H_HvpGiiVxSJ3N951PLh5l965msfRCRHapspWBCQWasIfQqdf0OgRq3-SCfG9soJMnf3BbPTSusXBfgosbl0yi2Dj10CibGsCZ0dVp7F06t7KfYopFGzvFZLPuzP60Zs0dss/s16000/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-23.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfw1pmLpozYaG8sA21BfriqdX4_WrlhbOTcXYM6GafrYH4KRwYXKMgQbVvv-Iq5Fix5TXNGcxL8XdtUNbqa6HHGXxpUe33S27KQpXBNyVpSid-UIQVvdVMFJTyfmGovVUPP1cEKM611M6HJKdUf3XybvE2eCDo9ufYZE8DRyrJq57OPIc9dg8tdjRL5Y4/s16000/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-24.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZ0EUbMiT5P7RXxa8tYsgJD-_k8c-xRwn_b5IFwhzoUyhS2Fz4qLaA362o0OtpmNJHVxaPmUt1MYnxzYeeko8rt6OBrPju6XUcZd-QzTNzNTS2EglAKIXUYOZo-Xu1ZMayhljza8FIqAIjjoOFL3AhBnEBd3es7XIZ7ztKq0ya8MnOxLBJs54Ckzu0QA/s16000/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-25.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvXVzzQfVojevY95cwNvVfqGICIwVwpnNOVi80zhaJ429gnggVP8UJYKI7P4Y4VZJ41ufnqNZ5N-dsK9O_EAEtF28UyhjT-NDwEb6NflKixS4pNpWDeecAWeni-y4yyhNwpvNeN6prpToxch8WEtttGgTGy5l_Ozp6PlVRxRi0LZGmhnxv5RCn8SZLXU/s16000/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-26.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljAqcNYQuMWEiVTx_FoG_voYdskDvv3h5WAzSmrM0Z6Z9Ofsru4XqbSQ8h6MGb07QS-J_hkPtYI94yUUXJniTLi1CcJspP6YKSywWkugxdyjECrnH6msnT3aSU_b_py_DZlnKqn82G5ah0iNwxiFQbdZbFCWaRnR7sddGFh2lucMkiAoWmojmYGYQOJ0/s16000/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-27.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUdbUPa9S-UKP5LpjD5j3Tfm52FJjAID31EBr6TocruMPVNHCrim2z-ujQ3fK995D7_ShcwCJBZB0jSC0PSxyYUwds4C4ZSLr8aUHQdTy-R6e6xDs0NVL5m8YohJy-UZrhXGclaZiOq5iyeq__6eckMoy24XYrZRusxTiGXg-s0YRfmFPjWs3QXa98mQ/s16000/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-28.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLWOpR7IjR9euOliDJLl4nA5MQ_66ymBvicFmjXZ_lpuEU3C1qXqL_qA_g3NdqMf7X96W92pmMuWWFRrL3MTUTdbXohyphenhyphenR7P8KLNdLVXE4Tw330FwHWwIqdJSynMgZ5KGbvZcet-V9Mfdlo-on5Xlm9AOVU8LXf0aD_qUauIidmsBSUOn2Gqc7KTYxRwc/s16000/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-29.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDYNCK8yWBdJDL6lKB-P6ssTe5nwplrEh2_wMHmvwjveN4Vq52lYeb1WJ_sp5bLVlWB09w5Rsv2DEUDg-QFm4NfRnHpBg6gB4sgwnKpBes1U14NYLW4q2VVvMAEU8Zs3fzjfE_a4IV1AlMK9_KFSdszuKMzkpRzAnQOhGo2UgAeJ_U31xj9ZAkeISWvw/s16000/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-30.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4G7IUaR9AfciRiX3oA-OlNLBdaxPHva4Au7jrAPJsN5ev4lD51qJhIXwxY4-_tdUCyGaGSE2L5FwCDqP0Z2d9JGtU3BFbTY-WEMVfbyeN94S9v9zQkMRJ7MlEF9lWT6cQMSpKvhmS24UAxwAqgWzhjBhCfU0UKsrbynRUs6VPyIvl_eqjFHIElv1E1o/s16000/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-31.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxJZLmJwLUODUoJqSGm1mPgAWKpur0ykaX4GuOdjY6Tg2G7NH8CtNpjxt7tNgbLGvFQHdPY7yUFyCefyFoesJqpgFAd6TXAwWVaB2Wgtn-FF8p-hJDc2116Fn2_E1OOuKT73f3K00jFoJhk8T719BkaJlWD4UhZRgOlTA_stjfOVtGbpehXURAy4yL5Y/s16000/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-32.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QrV-ad3t1gGh4VUHwlPKryhneVTMwxr43nmHxjB6gmfBLFpLLMeSX7flx19kz2Ib0YntFtbcOJuJk6SlMxOrETzTaO10RlHhmhW7Fer97aHss0OhEU8W7-7ULEcqqfdlzTb69iE6xDIsJ6JWDn_ZIER7HqOUFfLkm041zrm-DkmJy9CP9P28gc0wUck/s16000/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-33.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRd8xoM5UdVK895frOga64TCaWwHCufPJmZ7F1m15z3r72iiucw-L8KOkACzym3cHKVAM-l0n2CAwnQ3lswNLxxnwvnegcJ5XQusSJYAR4acEwaihGBRpXzYaoPtzrwBTFA3i0o0ib5rPuxPkg1pRgKKrcJ9DRRerMpAzjHY8uwuYsjMs5rfnjf_0PGc/s16000/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-34.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKDP0-wjMo3SSkPAbSfC1xaZjtqtEk1OlFNZLTSDVM20wnuW0yEhXpiuqW-3khFMC0WbwGx9LG5HjzB0WrX4BGHw4FjEVMPFXDCfuHwtfNlWhNPkzwuF__C5JmDeYFjl-BWplk9udm2xfj3fwm_hpaIhGOs-FiJbC4G_nkm_r9dXqjZCwrl_LSDYmzp8/s16000/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-35.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQoi8QvAs5it5y1B0BrBEAzaf7GmWXSVMzF8eiLQrc2oRdGvB_SJm6gff7W8M50bCJ4cx7eVfrmbpIraH6fTOT9k4oehcHov74b6t_mh1jpfX79sdnyDN4fWcw2s6dOJ1KO57ENmdVZYi2dEdVp35y7E7W24xiSDIyPNbzQe7mU3O2Q7KHX91xbSqZTg/s16000/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-36.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsga-UqaKuMOSUgqF6MK2j2SVD9rG8XlqKFnNW2RCLTmjzaLmXhoxLLoWKfB2TYUQ2c4by4iQHPChXhOvZB8FEOCTOp54fZFRoNZDFZ5gH3WsPhUXapi21K92ZYVP1KOebAlb1FDXWLL3BPskkq8pFb0pX3g_JcXPSQj5UO62wIllh7wqeaPkMBWPgX8/w640-h430/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-37.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWofLvPpjpjEu_svY7yUUN_eyL9S0z3OjwFQEFSHDAqclPKg7H64nEUSlk7lDq_P3bOyH_EbL-rNR74W45PF4mm8L2-RpMdFRqNOM46DGdprPvdzpteZ5sirEaiMbJ6Fw8-QET4h7O7mKIS7rFRmJ4O2UDnilG_xQt9FJW2-wZJDTvmeNpRB2CyzVTpE/w640-h430/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-38.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWD0dK7RQEsFQsyntNkkf9hkMa8daDw34vuFFZpqFEz-aiuKoId5aszdOx5Ee9BHWU9haEYl2U7zG3n71_owElE7D30q-kfh_kkbon70VETpr9RYlQTG5jith94KlJ-tnLs5fFpwjc2Ky9jPygrPwqyt1r00xHnBScIyjBgXyYi0O05KlVjxoTnAv0BGQ/w640-h432/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-39.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIq7Pf4-mDDPDo1V6ZbBqdhcln9KnzhZrxv9KofoOa9yPZan9eJ6jSOprZCmCmZFKgtOv9zk1RxZxGCZSOkiqi6oYXzLmJp6QDy8W9mmVIucoBm8bfg3pAMVlsc7mgdmhbPUpMP6wfJiXT4mTF8Qnqd4HTWU1hBNhk2dTEVHFFF6YUv8dGWXvYuWPinM/w640-h426/1969-isle-of-wight-festival-40.jpg)