In pictures: Isle of Wight Festival gets under way

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The 2023 Isle of Wight Festival has kicked off at Seaclose Park in Newport.
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Manchester indie rockers The Lottery Winners opened the festival in the Big Top.
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The band's recent single 'Let Me Down' features Boy George, although he did not join the band onstage.
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Around 55,000 people are expected to descend on the island for the four-day event.
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Campers found ways to lighten the load as they arrived at the site in Newport under sunny skies on Thursday morning.
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Performances on the main stage start on Friday with Pulp topping the bill, but on Thursday evening thousands of fans packed into the Big Top.
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Festivalgoers partied into the night making the most of the warm weather on the site's fairground rides.
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Revellers began arriving at the festival camp site on Thursday morning.
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Groove Armada were the headline act in the Big Top on Thursday night.
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Robbie Williams, Pulp, George Ezra and Blondie are all on this year's line-up.
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Revellers danced in the summer sun as temperatures soared on the first day of the festival.
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People are being warned to take care in the hot weather with water filling stations available across the site.
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Organisers said weekend tickets for the 2023 festival had sold out.

At a glance

The 2023 Isle of Wight Festival has begun
Around 55,000 people are expected to attend the sold-out event
Acts include Pulp, Robbie Williams, Blondie and George Ezra

16 June 2023

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