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Final chance to buy tickets for this year's sold-out Isle of Wight festival

It's not too late to get your hands on tickets to this summer's must-have musical event - the Isle of Wight Festival.

BT, the primary sponsor of this year's Isle of Wight Festival, are releasing 500 tickets every weekday until 18 April so you too can be part of the 3-day event, with a line-up that includes performances from the Sex Pistols, Sugababes and Ian Brown.

BT will sell the highly sought after tickets for the original price of £130 plus booking fee for a 3-day entry and camping pass ticket. The tickets will be available to buy online only at: www.bt.com/isleofwight - tickets will be limited to four per customer.

Now in its seventh year, since its reincarnation in 2002, the Isle of Wight Festival is undoubtedly one of the most distinctive and well-loved festivals on the calendar - scooping the two UK Festival Awards for Best Major UK Festival and Outstanding Contribution to Festivals. The Isle of Wight Festival takes place 13th - 15th June at Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight.

For more information please visit www.isleofwightfestival.com

Also......

This year's Isle of Wight Festival sponsored by BT is set for
LIVE coverage and will be broadcast on ITV2, the channel has announced.

Giving those of you that can't be there in person the chance to experience top acts such as: The Sex Pistols, The Police and Kaiser Chiefs, also acts such as the Sugababes, Feeder, Kate Nash, The Stranglers and many more all from the comfort of you're sofa!

After four years of highlights packages being broadcast on Channel 4, ITV2 has won the rights to the three-day event, on June 12th, 13th and 14th at Seaclose Park, Newport.

There will be live programmes on each of the three days. Festival promoter John Giddings said: "We've got some of the biggest names in music and to have live broadcasts across the three days is both a real tribute to the event's success as well as something I have always wanted."

For more information on ITV2 TV guide nearer the time please visit www.itv.com