Green Day Conclude 2024 Isle Of Wight Festival With Career-Spanning Set
Green Day brought a spectacular show for the final night of The Isle of Wight Festival 2024. The band played classic tunes from albums Dookie and American Idiot, with set highlights including Basket Case, Wake Me Up When September Ends, Boulevard of Broken Dreams and American Idiot. Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong also handpicked young fan Molly, inviting her on stage to sing Know Your Enemy.
Billie Joe praised the crowd’s relentless energy, saying: “England knows how to do this shit, that’s for sure. I’m going home and telling everyone ‘you better get your shit together’.”
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Prior to Green Day’s triumphant set, the Isle of Wight’s very own Marnie Marie opened the Sunday on the Main Stage after winning this year’s Wight Noize competition, before Beverly Knight brought the funk and soul tunes to the stage, getting the audience in the party spirit. McFly smashed their set, playing hit after hit including Obviously, Star Girl and It’s All About You, whilst Zara Larsson’s feel-good pop anthems Lush Life and Symphony were perfect for the late afternoon crowd.
English rockers Nothing But Thieves were electric, with songs such as Something On My Mind and Overcome going down a storm. Playing just before Green Day, evergreen Scottish rock band Simple Minds thrilled fans with tunes like Don’t You Forget About Me and Someone Somewhere In Summertime.
Elsewhere, Jo Whiley headlined the Big Top stage with her 90’s Anthems set, delighting crowds with classic 90s dance hits. Also playing on the Big Top today were Cian Ducrot, Caity Baser, Noahfinnce and Toyah & Robert. Also drawing in a huge crowd at The River Stage was Channel 4’s very own SuperVet, Noel Fitzpatrick, performing as part of Fitz & The Fearless Dogs.
The 4-day 2024 Isle Of Wight festival welcomed 55,000 people to Seaclose Park and saw performances from The Prodigy, Pet Shop Boys, Suede, The Streets, Pretenders and more.
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