Isle of Wight festival 2012 - in pictures

Friday, 22 Jun 2012

Jessie J, Lana Del Rey, Noah and the Whale and Madness among the acts performing

See more pictures of the very muddy start to the festival.

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Isle of Wight Festival: Isle of Wight Festival 2012 Day 3 — Pearl Jam perform on the main stage at the Isle of Wight festival Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

Isle of Wight Festival: Isle Of Wight Festival - Day 3 — Suggs, Chris Foreman and Lee Thompson from Madness perform at the Isle Of Wight festival Photograph: Rob Ball/WireImage

Isle of Wight: Isle of Wight festival, Day 3, Britain - 23 Jun 2012 — Elizabeth McGovern of Big Country waves to the crowd on day three of the festival Photograph: Jonathan Hordle/Rex Features

Isle of Wight: Labrinth performs on stage IOW Festival 2012 - Day 2 — Timothy McKenzie aka Labrinth performs on stage Photograph: Mark Holloway/Redferns/Getty Images

Isle of Wight: Isle Of Wight Festival - Day 3 — Actor Kaya Scodelario backstage at Seaclose Park Photograph: Danny Martindale/Getty Images

Isle of Wight: The Ray-Ban Rooms at The Isle of Wight Festival - Day Two — Ciara Haidar aka Loverproof performs in the Ray-Ban rooms Photograph: Dave M Benett/Getty Images

Isle of Wight 2012: Isle of Wight festival, Day 2 — Lana Del Rey, wearing cut-off blue jeans, played in the Big Top stage Photograph: Jonathan Hordle/Rex Features

Isle of Wight 2012: Isle of Wight Festival 2012 — Tom Hobden of Noah and The Whale Photograph: Jim Ross/AP

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