Isle Of Wight 2015 on Sky Arts

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The 8 best things we saw at Isle Of Wight Festival

Gigwise Wednesday 17th June 2015 by Alexandra Pollard

http://www.gigwise.com/reviews/10120...ac-the-prodigy

With Blur, Fleetwood Mac + First Aid Kit in the rain and shine

3. Fleetwood Mac

It feels churlish, to say the least, to criticise Fleetwood Mac for being too popular. Sadly though, the exceedingly busy crowd (probably the size of the previous nights' crowds put together) meant that, at times, it was a struggle to hear much more than John McVie's growling bass notes. After several attempts to change crowd positions to improve matters ended unsuccessfully, we were forced to accept, and even enjoy, the sound of 50,000 tuneless fans singing loudly over what sounded like someone's Fleetwood Mac ringtone.

The gentle nuance and rich gravel of Stevie Nicks' voice in songs like 'Landslide' became a muffled sludge, but they set off a heap of fireworks during 'Don't Stop' as the set neared its end, and for a moment, nothing had ever felt more special.