In 1969, my brothers and I organised a Bob Dylan event in the Isle of Wight. The next day, we were euphoric about the festival’s success. The show had been outstanding, with no sign of trouble, and we’d made a solid profit. The upper room of our mother’s house, which had served as our headquarters, buzzed with celebration as the team gathered to reflect and ask: “What next?”
Our sense of triumph was short-lived. The following weekend, the island’s principal newspaper – having previously ignored the event entirely – published its next edition filled with scathing criticism across its editorial, news, and letters pages. This monopoly publication, which had boycotted coverage of both the festival and Bob Dylan’s historic comeback, was now in full-blown outrage. Leading the charge was the Island’s Conservative MP vowing to prevent any reoccurrence.
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