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Police to headline Isle of Wight.
The Police are to headline the 2008 Isle of Wight Festival as part of their reunion tour, in the band's only UK festival appearance of the summer.
The recently-reunited band will play the main stage on the Sunday night of the festival, which takes place June 13-15 in Seaclose Park, Newport, bringing the 50,000-capacity event to a close.
The appearance was made possible after The Police postponed two gigs in Manchester in October, due to lead singer Sting having a throat infection.
The dates have been rescheduled for June 17 and 18 2008, and festival organiser and head of Solo Agency John Giddings says the band decided it would be a good opportunity to play a festival date.
Giddings explains it has been hard to trump the talent that has appeared at the festival in previous years. "It's a coup to get The Police for the ...
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