translate English to German: It is home to the Isle of Wight Festival , which, in 1970 , was one of the largest rock music events ever held, with estimates reaching 600,000 attendees, overtaking the record set at Woodstock a year earlier. The Isle of Wight Festival was revived in 2002 to critical acclaim, headliners in 2006 were Coldplay , Foo Fighters and The Prodigy .
Früher gehörte die Insel zur Grafschaft Hampshire , aber seit 1974 ist sie eigenständig.