This pregnant hippie in a sea of tents is destined to become the face of the 1970 Isle of Wight Pop Festival. But who is she? The girl with no name standing in the middle of Desolation Row at the 1970 Festival features in a new book and on a poster celebrating the 40th anniversary of the iconic festival in 2010.
Island Pulse exclusive news update 3rd July 2010: The search continues to find the pregnant hippie girl. Andy Billups bass player for the Hamsters, today releases ‘Afton Belle’ a single from his first solo album Afton Down. The song was inspired by Bob Aylotts’ iconic image of the unknown pregnant girl and the single can be purchased from Framers in Ryde. Read more click here: Also see Bob Aylott’s IW Festival Exclusive Pictures as: Pregnant Pause At Festival 40 Years On.. click here: and It’s A Boy for our Isle of Wight Festival Belle 2010.
‘Isle of Wight Festival 1970, Six Days That Rocked the World’ the festival attracted more than 500,000 fans and starred Jimi Hendrix, The Who and Joan Baez.
Island Pulse met up with former Fleet Street photographer Bob Aylott (pictured) who took the photograph, and along with the help of six other award winning press photographers wrote and published the book.
Bob said:
’The photograph was never published at the time. Now it is one of the iconic images of the world’s greatest rock festival. It would be fantastic to find her and discover what happened to the child. The book and a poster print of the image will be sold around the world’.
The book ‘Isle of Wight Festival 1970, Six Days That Rocked the World’ is in limited edition and published by The Press Photographers Gallery. Last weekend Yarmouth Old Gaffers Festival witnessed a unique launch of the book and copies are now available to purchase online, more details here:
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