KASABIAN are to headline the closing night of next year’s tenth anniversary Isle of Wight festival.

Joining the already announced headliners, Kings of Leon on Friday, with Foo Fighters and Pulp on Saturday, Kasabian – widely acknowledge as the inheritors of Oasis’ lads’ band crown – should bring the curtain down in some style.

This year Kasabian have landed a BRIT, two NME awards, a Q award and a Mojo award, as well as a Mercury Prize nomination for the multi-platinum selling West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum.

John Giddings, the Festival promoter, says: “We wanted the kings of rock ‘n’ roll every night for our tenth birthday and the choices were obvious. Kasabian have reignited UK rock music and taken the mantle, long may they reign. It will be a riotous crowd-pleasing end to the weekend and I think that Jimi Hendrix would approve of our choices!”

Full details at isleofwightfestival.com