Stereophonics and Sting take to Isle of Wight stage
Stereophonics and Sting have wowed the crowds during their headline slots at the Isle of Wight Festival.The Welsh rockers took to the main stage on Saturday having previously headlined the Newport event in 2004, 2009 and 2016.Fronted by lead singer Kelly Jones, Stereophonics played many of their most successful singles, including Have A Nice Day and Dakota.Sting performed a set of his greatest hits during a one-and-a-half-hour slot, starting with fan favourite Message In A Bottle. The former The Police frontman told the audience it was a "historic festival".
He also played An Englishman in New York, Walking On The Moon and Every Breath You Take, coming back for an encore of Roxanne, which the crowds enthusiastically sang along to.Sting finished with Fragile, the only acoustic song in the set.
Some 55,000 partygoers have crossed the Solent to reach Seaclose Park for the four-day festival.The gates opened on Thursday, with tribute band The Smyths being the first act to take to the Big Top stage, which also featured The Pigeon Detectives, before headliner Example took over.Bands taking to the main stage on Friday included Lottery Winners, Amy Macdonald, The Corrs and Faithless, while Clean Bandit headlined the Big Top.
Appearing on the Big Top stage on Saturday were Mercury Prize winners English Teacher and Leeds-based Yard Act.The night was signed off by Oxford Britpop stars Supergrass, who played their first album I Should Coco in its entirety to celebrate the 30 years since it was released.Lead singer Gaz Coombes said they had "loved making it", adding: "We loved all the madcap places it took us."Other bands appearing on the main stage on Saturday included The Script, Razorlight, Busted and Paul Heaton featuring Rianne Downey.Justin Timberlake was closing the event on Sunday.
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