Plenty of WOW Factor as Paul Oakenfold, Danny Rampling, Maxi Priest and The Wailers play WOWfest

House legends Paul Oakenfold and Danny Rampling, and reggae stars Junior
Marvin of Bob Marley's Wailers and Maxi Priest are amongst the first headliners
for this summer's brightest new festival in August on the Isle of Wight -
WOWfest, a 3 day music extravaganza on August 17th - 19th featuring some of the world's top acts in
what promises to be one of the most outstanding global parties of the year.

Top name DJ's and a strong reggae line-up dominate the bill so far, with
many more names still to be announced, and if you like to party, then WOWfest
will be exceeding all expectations with some of the world's biggest names
gathered for the weekend. Friday night sees an impressive start with the
Mondays' maracas man Bez's Acid House Night twisting a few melons on the Global
Stage with his Madchester madness, whilst dubstep originators Smith and Mighty &
special guests rock the One World tent.
On Saturday DJ uber-legend Paul Oakenfold takes to the decks to head up an
impressive looking Club Yeyo Italia 90 club night on the Global Stage with
Danny Rampling & a live set from 808State, and on Sunday, Norman Jay opens
the Main Stage alongside Soul 11 Soul before US house maestro Marshall
Jefferson headlines a Hacienda - themed closing party to bring the global
celebration that is WOWfest to a grand finale, before the expected 20,000 party
goers head off into the sunset with a head full of beats, a soul full of love,
and a feelgood factor that only the best events provide.

WOWfest boasts a mightily impressive reggae line-up too, with live sets
from original acts including Junior Marvin of Bob Marley's Wailers, with UK
reggae legends Maxi Priest and Aswad joining Misty in Roots, Black Roots, Macka
B and Talisman in what is already the best reggae bill of the year in the UK -
with a very special headline act on Saturday still to be announced. And on
Sunday there's a particularly strong collection of original ska bands on show
including The Beat, The Selecter, Neville Staple of the Specials fame, and Bad
Manners ensuring a lively all - day and evening session before the nights come
alive at the 6 different Club Nights being hosted across the site over the
weekend.

There's also some quality World and Jazz acts on over the weekend,
including the likes of Manos De Dios, Terrakota and Baka Beyond on the One
World Stage, whilst the Blue Angel Stage plays host to some top performances
with Joe Cang, The Dennis Rollins Velocity Trio, Gregg Kofi Brown and Sarah
Jane Morris gracing the arena, before the big top transforms into an afterhours
swirling burlesque and comedy club. And with the Shaved Fish stage hosting a
number of younger up and coming acts, plus the African Village, featuring
performance from
the Kakatsitsi Master Drummers and others, as well as hosting workshops and
ceremonies with activities for all ages, alongside some spectacular theatre,
performance and walkabout, there truly is something for everyone going on at
WOWfest.

But of course, it's not just about the headliners
and entertainment - in this day and age a successful festival must have a high
level of eco-awareness to ensure that the footprint of the festival is
sustainable. WOWfest provides for eco-conscious festival tourism, encouraging
festival - goers to travel the island by bus or bike, not car. The Sunshine
Trail cycle route goes right through to the festival, and Island buses are free
with WOWfest tickets, so you can take a bus to the site if you dont fancy
the cycling. WOWfest and its sponsoring partners are encouraging festival - related
tourism on the Island without cars, as well as using alternative energy
sources, preserving water and minimizing waste in a sustainability plan
commissioned at the outset. And there's a great choice of food and shopping at
WOWfest too, with the emphasis on fair trade, organic and vegetarian as well as
locally sourced produce (including workshops from celebrity TV chef Richard Fox
with his Love Food Hate Waste cookery roadshow), ensuring WOWfest meets the
highest eco standards right from day one even managing to include an appearance
from the UK's greenest band The Phoenix Rose!

WOWfest is a festival whose time has truly come,
and thousands are expected to snap up the best priced £99 early bird tickets,
which are on sale from the event website www.wowfest.co.uk, before the other
headliners and support acts are announced. For details of all the acts playing
at WOWfest this year please visit the website www.wowfest.co.uk

WOWfest is also proud to partner the following
charities: Oxfam, Solar Aid, Building
Schools for Africa, Sustrans, Vegfam and the IW NHS Juba project.

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