Fans flock to 12th Bestival on the Isle of Wight

The twelfth Bestival is taking place on the Isle of Wight.

About 50,000 music fans are attending the annual festival at Robin Hill Country Park, with a theme of "Summer of Love".

Headliners at this year's event include Duran Duran, The Chemical Brothers and Missy Elliott.

The festival is also marking the 20th anniversary of organiser Rob da Bank's Sunday Best club, from which Bestival eventually developed.

Duran Duran were the headline act on Friday

Pop legends Duran Duran topped Friday's billing in front of a sell-out crowd on the day their 14th studio album, Paper Gods, was released.

Known for its eccentric events, attractions at this year's Bestival include a fake wedding ceremony hosted in an inflatable chapel, which couples pay £45 to take part in.

Simeon, the church's appointed choirboy, said: "There comes a time in your life when you feel you need to share your love in a giant rubber church.

"We dress people up in whatever they want to wear, get the congregation in, get the DJ playing and everyone goes nuts."

One of the most popular and crowded arenas was Temple Island, hosted by Youth Army and featuring DJs including Rat Pack and Billy Daniel Bunter.

New arenas for 2015 included Carnivale - featuring a pirate ship stage with performers and dancers - and The Commune (pictured) - an enclosure of tepees, lit up at night by hundreds of torches.

This year's Bestival theme is 'Summer of Love'

Bianca Fashanu from Taplow, Desree Gumbs-Carty from Slough, Trey Romney from Coventry and Safiya Muhammad from Twickenham were on their first visit to the Wight event