The Killers, Rizzle Kicks rock Isle of Wight

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The Script played on the last day of the festival, attracting large crowds but a slightly older audience.

In 2012 motorists queued for up to 10 hours for the Isle of Wight Festival after flooding.

This year with better weather and a few changes to the venue it took less than thirty minutes from ferry to gates.

The festival's promoter, John Giddings, spoke to Newsbeat about the changes: "I bought the fields where the car park entrance collapsed.

"Built roads in them - I wanted to be prepared for it once and for all."

Gates opened for the festival on Thursday with bands on a few small stages outside the main arena entertaining the crowds.

The Stone Roses headlined the main stage on Friday with Paul Weller supporting whilst Rizzle Kicks performed to a smaller group of fans on the second stage.

Killers 'classics'

The Killers played to huge audiences on Saturday, starting their headlining set with Mr Brightside.

They performed lots of classics - and not all theirs - covering The Beatles' When I'm Sixty-Four.

The final day felt a lot more for the older day trippers than the hard-core campers, with Bon Jovi headlining the main stage.

"People just want to dance all night long, I love it," promoter John Giddings said of the event's atmosphere.

He told Newsbeat more than 300 bands had performed across the weekend.

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Isle of Wight Festival organiser John Giddings on changes put in place after the venue flooded last year