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Muse to headline Isle Of Wight Festival 2022

Muse join Lewis Capaldi, Lionel Richie, Kasabian and Pete Tong as the headliners of next year's Isle Of Wight Festival.

Muse to headline Isle Of Wight Festival 2022
Words:
Emily Carter

With only a series of European festivals announced so far for 2022, Muse have just confirmed their first UK show of next year: headlining Isle Of Wight Festival.

The band join fellow headliners Lewis Capaldi, Lionel Richie, Kasabian, Pete Tong & the Heritage Orchestra presents Ibiza Classics conducted by Jules Buckley, while the likes of Nile Rodgers, Blossoms, Sigrid, Craig David and more have all been announced for the June weekender.

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"We couldn’t have asked for a better return to the island this year: we had sunshine all weekend and some fantastic performances," says IOW promoter John Giddings. "We’re already looking ahead to next year and the artists announced today can’t wait to come and entertain us over 16 – 19 June, 2022."

Check out the line-up below:

Things have otherwise been quite quiet in the Muse camp at the moment, though they did celebrate the 20th anniversary of Origin Of Symmetry with a remix album in June, and frontman Matt Bellamy shared solo music in lockdown.

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