The Isle of Wight Festival 2016 has announced a fresh lineup of classic punk acts. Celebrating 40 Years of Punk, the Isle of Wight Festival will be featuring the likes of Iggy Pop, Adam Ant, The Damned, Buzzcocks, and also including The Godfathers and the renowned Sex Pistols cover band, The Sex Pissed Dolls.
Following the recent announcement of co-headliners Faithless and Stereophonics, the punk legends will also be joining Queen + Adam Lambert at Seaclose Park - and more acts are to be announced soon.
Celebrating 40 Years of Punk at The Isle of Wight Festival 2016! pic.twitter.com/DB6IGeKG4h
— Isle of Wight Fest (@IsleOfWightFest) December 10, 2015
In a press statement released by The Isle of Wight Festival: "1976 is widely seen as the year that punk was born. The Sex Pistols signed to EMI Records, and started to generate significant press coverage - not least for their infamous interview in December of that year with Bill Grundy."
"The Ramones released their debut album in 1976, and the year saw the formation of not only The Damned and The Buzzcocks, but also other punk legends and luminaries such as The Clash, The Slits, X-Ray Spex, Black Flag and The Adverts."
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