The three day festival takes place on 11^th to 13^th June 2010 and will also see performance from Pink, Orbital and Blondie. Tickets for the festival will go on sale from 4^th December, 2009.

Last year’s event was headlined by The Prodigy, Stereophonics and Neil Young.

Made famous in the late 1960s, the Isle Of Wight festival is now in its ninth year having revived in 2002.

The BBC has scrapped plans to broadcast a ballet due to be shown over Christmas. However, after learning about the graphic sexual nature of the ballet, it was pulled out. It features scenes of a hunchback Pope garroting a pregnant woman with rosary beads.

The ballet is title ‘Eternal Damnation To Sancho And Sanchez’ by Javier de Frutos. The ballet is centred on a group of priests and a fictional hunchback Pope, who rapes eunuchs and pregnant nuns.

The Daily Star quoted a BBC spokesman as saying “When we announced we were showing it we weren’t fully aware of the details. But the material isn’t suitable for pre-watershed broadcast”.

He further added ‘Theatre critics said it is violent, lurid and deliberately offensive.’

The fair will run from 14^th-27^th November. There will be 28 countries and 7,500 exhibitors participating in this fair. Cuba, Iraq, Nigeria and Papua New Guinea will be first time participants. This year, Thailand is the partner country and China will be the focus country. Delhi will be the partner state and Uttarkhand will be the focus state.

The first 5 days from 14^th-18^th November will be open only to business and trade visitors. The fair will be thrown open to all visitors from 19^th-27^th November. This year, stalls will be open throughout the day from 9.30 am-7.30 pm.

Fair tickets brought from Metro stations, DTC depots, Mother Dairy booths, selected petrol pumps and retail outlets will be cheaper by Rs 10. Tickets will be on sale from Friday.

Bangalore:

Fuel Great Indian rock 2009 -25^th of October 2009 at Gayatri Vihar, Palace Ground, Main Gig, Bangalore. Entry Fee is Rs. 200.

Performers Line up: – 1) Parachute XVI (5.00 to 5.45 pm), 2) Inner Sanctum (6.00 to 6.45 pm), 3) Kryptos (7.00 to 7.45 pm), 4) Solstate (8.00 to 8.45 pm) and 5) Benea Reach (9.00 to 10.00 pm).

Delhi:

GIR Club Showcase- The Mezz, 22^nd October 2009 (8 pm onwards).

Line up: – 1) Artillerie  ( 8.00 to 8.45 pm), 2) IIIrd Sovereign ( 9.00 to 10.00 pm) and 3) Acrid Semblance (10.00 to 11.00 pm).

GIR Club Showcase- Turquoise Cottage, Vashant Vihar, 23^rd October 2009 (8.00 pm onwards).

Line up: – 1) Five8 (8.00 to 8.45 pm), 2) Black (9.00 to 10.00 pm) and 3) Them Clones (10.00 to 11.00 pm).

Fuel great Indian Rock 2009 -24^th October 2009 Hamsadhwani Open Air Theatre Main Gig. Entry fee is Rs 250.

Line up: – 1) Rabbit Is Rich (5.00 to 5.45 pm), 2) The Circus (6.00 to 6.45 pm), 3) Undying Inc (7.00 to 7.45 pm), 4) Solstate (8.00 to 8.45 pm) and 5) Benea Reach (9.00 to 10.00 pm).

Fuel great Indian Rock 2009 -25^th October 2009 Hamsadhwani Open Air Theatre Main Gig. Entry fee is Rs 250.

Line up: – 1) Boomarang (4.30 to 5.15 pm), 2) Another Vertigo Rush (5.00 to 6.00 pm), 3) Bhayanak Maut (6.00 to 6.45 pm), 4) Indigo children (7.00 to 7.45 pm), 5) Intronout (9.00 to 10.00 pm).

GIR Club Showcase- Turquoise Cottage, Vashant Vihar, 23^rd October 2009 (11.00 pm onwards).Entry is Free.

Line up: – Parikarma (11.00 to 12.00 am).

Kolkata:

Fuel great Indian Rock 2009 -24^th October 2009 NICCO Park Main Gig. Entry fee is Rs 100.

Line up: – 1) Cynical Recess (5.00 to 5.45 pm), 2) Half Step Down (6.00 to 6.45 pm), 3) Boomarang (7.00 to 7.45 pm) and 4) Intronout (9.00 to 10.00 pm).

Fuel great Indian Rock 2009 -24^th October 2009 Someplace else. Entry fee is Free.

Line up: – Half Step Down and Boomarang (11.00 pm onwards)

Pune:

Fuel great Indian Rock 2009 -23^rd October 2009 Oasis Main Gig. Entry fee is Rs 150.

Line up: – 1) Zygnema (5.00 to 5.45 pm), 2) Bhayanak Maut (6.00 to 6.45 pm), 3) Scribe (7.00 to 7.45 pm), 4) Solstate (8.00 to 8.45 pm) and 5) Benea Reach (9.00 to 9.45 pm).