Last weekend the Isle of Wight Festival welcomed the cream of music to Seaclose Park for a weekend of pure unadulterated pop.

Britpop royalty Pulp rocked the main stage as the Friday night headliners and introduced some much needed festival authenticity to proceedings.

Pulp occupy a significant part of my cultural awakening with their satirical glances at attitudes to love, gender and society with a back catalogue of anthemic soft rock.

This was tinged with sadness after the sad death of bassist Steve Mackey in March of this year.

Being one of Pulp’s first shows without him, Jarvis Cocker’s brief but emotional tribute to his longtime friend and band member was both touching and contrasted with his regular jibes at those in power.

As a child of the nineties, I can easily relate to the feeling of freedom and empowerment which inspired Pulp’s repertoire.

Having a disability, the concept of freedom is very different to me but nevertheless anthems like Disco 2000 still have the power to stir strong emotions in me which I still find very powerful.

In short, personally the best Friday night headliner ever!

The nineties theme continued as the iconic Robbie Williams appropriately brought the festival to a climax as the Sunday night headliner.

With a melancholic trawl through his unrivalled back catalogue, the prince of pop entertained in a way only he can.

With his acerbic patter, it’s easy to mistake Robbie for an all round entertainer and actually what you’re watching is a master showman right at the very top of his game.

The Isle of Wight Festival is probably one of the most accessible of the summer with ample parking, big entrances and a huge platform with great views of the main stage.

I’ve always been discouraged from the platform as I feel it removes you from the unique festival experience.

You don’t get to soak up the atmosphere or encounter any of the wonderful eccentricities of the festival like seeing a full grown adult in a giant baby outfit.

To me, you haven’t been to a festival until you’ve had a full pint of beer thrown over you by a random drunk man in a mankini! You don’t get that on a disabled platform!

The purpose of a music festival is to bring people together through a mutual passion for live music.

It’s also about enjoying a collective experience with likeminded people who speak your language.

We’re not categorised in the same way that we are within the realms of mainstream society.

On Friday night, I didn’t have cerebral palsy, I was a festival goer!

In a section full of highly excitable, emotional people - class, disability, race or gender are completely irrelevant because all people are interested in doing is having fun.

The Isle of Wight Festival might not have the prestige of Glastonbury, or the commercialisation of Reading and Leeds but John Giddings and co have shown that for one weekend of the year, the Isle of Wight is the epicentre of music and that’s quite an achievement!