Released
Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival
February 15 1996 (over 28 years ago)Rating
66
Based on
12 reviews
- Director: Murray Lerner
- Genres: Music, Documentary
- Runtime: 2 h 7 m
- Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Companies: Castle Music Pictures, BBC
In August 1970, 600,000 fans flocked to the Isle of Wight to witness the third and final festival to be held on the island. Besides the music, they also got a look at the greed, cynicism and corruption that would plague the music industry for years to come. They also witnessed the final, drugged out performance of Jimi Hendrix in England just two weeks before he would meet a tragic death. When it all was over, the fans view of rock and roll was never the same.
