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NME Festival Guide 2008
Isle of Wight

Kaiser Chiefs, The Wombats gear up for Isle Of Wight Festival opening day

kaiser chiefs, oxegen festival, 2006, Ireland

kaiser chiefs, oxegen festival, 2006, Ireland

Plus NERD, Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong and The Duke Spirit set to play

Kaiser Chiefs, The Wombats and N.E.R.D are among the acts set to kick off the first day of the Isle Of Wight Festival today (June 13).

The aforementioned Kaiser Chiefs are set to headline the main stage, playing after N.E.R.D, KT Tunstall, The Hoosiers, The Wombats, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong and stage openers The Answer.

Over at Rock The Big Top, The Stranglers are set to play a headline set after The Duke Spirit, Curved Air and Arno Carsten.

Keep up with this weekend's (June 13-15) festival action as it happens on NME.COM. For news, pictures and blogs keep checking the NME.COM's Isle Of Wight Festival page and NME.COM's Download Festival page for live coverage from both sites.

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