'They booed Joni Mitchell and threw s*** at Jimi Hendrix': The amazing story of the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival

'They booed Joni Mitchell and threw s*** at Jimi Hendrix': The amazing story of the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival

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Kris Kristofferson hated it, the compere had a meltdown and called the audience pigs, but 50 years ago, the counterculture brilliance of the Isle of Wight weekend set the tone for UK festival culture. Mark Beaumont tells the story

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