Organisers of the Isle Of Wight festival have revealed that, instead of replacing Lily Allen, who pulled out of the event in March, they have used the money they would have paid her to make the festival more environmentally friendly.
In a statement, promoter John Giddings admitted that the event would still have a negative affect on the environment, but that new measures in place would continue their ongoing attempts to reduce damage. Amongst the measures the money went on were a tree repopulation programme, research into bee habitats, and a scheme to set up more partnerships with local businesses, in order to reduce transport emissions.