John Giddings (born 1 May 1953 in St Albans, Hertfordshire) is an English music agent and promoter who has run the Isle of Wight Festival since its revival in 2002.
[5] In 1990 The Rolling Stones took on Giddings as European promoter and the likes of U2, Madonna and Celine Dion[6] were soon added to his roster of clients.
Over the past 30 years Giddings has represented artists such as The Corrs,[7] The Police, Lady Gaga, Westlife,[8] Boyzone, N*E*R*D and Pharrell Williams, Simple Minds and Spandau Ballet.
[16] The first Isle of Wight Festival since 1970 was called Rock Island 2002 and it took place on 3 June 2002 with Giddings and Solo acting as promoter rather than organiser.
[19] In this time Giddings has been responsible for booking headliners such as Bruce Springsteen,[20] Pearl Jam, Coldplay, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and David Bowie.