Paloma Faith and Primal Scream for The Isle of Man Festival

Thursday, 28 March 2013 00:00

This Tynwald bank holiday weekend the Island is set to play host to what’s being described as its first true music festival.

Rockingmann Festivals Limited in association with MTV will stage ‘The Isle of Man Festival’ - a one day music event featuring a cross section of some of the UK’s most exciting and acclaimed acts.

The pop/rock event will be held in Noble's Park on Saturday, July 6th.

Chris Hayes of Rockingmann Festivals Limited gave us the lowdown on who will be performing:

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Tickets go on sale tomorrow morning from 9am, for more information visit www.theisleofmanfestival.com.

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