LONDON (Reuters) - Britain kicked off its summer music festival season on the Isle of Wight with a world record attempt in honour of Jimi Hendrix 45 years after his last UK performance at the venue.

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The Isle of Wight festival is planning a Jimi Hendrix-themed world record attempt this weekend. Organisers will attempt to break the record for the most people wearing the same masks in the same place ...

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The fire was on the first, second, and third floors of the former hotel, the fire service said [Island Echo] A fire at a derelict hotel on the Isle of Wight where Jimi Hendrix once stayed is being ...