This in from Wightlink, in their own words. Ed
Isle of Wight band Naked Fridays will be playing an exclusive gig on board Wightlink’s flagship St Clare on Thursday 12 June – the first day of the Isle of Wight Festival.
The four piece electronic rock act won the Wight Noize competition hosted by Platform One College of Music in Newport with the Isle of Wight Festival on 1 June. First prize was the honour of opening the main stage at 11:45am on Sunday. American rock band Kings of Leon will headline the stage later in the day.
When music lovers at Wightlink heard about Naked Fridays’ success, they were quick to offer the guys the chance to entertain some of the tens of thousands of festival goers who will cross the Solent over the next few weeks through a special warm-up gig.
Media Relations Manager Chris Cowley says,
“We are delighted to welcome this talented band on board to help them reach a wider audience.
“Customers lucky enough to hear them play on the St Clare this week will be able to boast in years to come that they saw them before they were famous.”
Naked Fridays will be performing on the 11:00 and 13:00 sailings from Portsmouth to Fishbourne.
Naked Fridays are Michael Furniss from Niton (guitar), Reuben Mowle from Freshwater (lead singer and synth), Chris Hannon from Freshwater (bass) and Tom Silk from Cowes (drums).
