In pictures: Desert island disco themed Bestival

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Bestival, the annual music festival, has been held at Robin Hill Country Park, near Newport on the Isle of Wight. This year's theme is Desert Island Disco.

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The four-day festival has been held annually since 2004 when it attracted about 10,000 people. It now has a capacity of nearly 80,000.

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The event is curated by Radio 1 DJ Rob da Bank and his wife, Josie. Revellers were encouraged to dress up for a fancy dress parade on Saturday.

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The site opened on Thursday and early arrivals were treated to a line-up including Reverend and the Makers, The Correspondents and The Temples (pictured).

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The festival is hoping to break the Guinness World Record for the largest disco ball at the Desert Island Disco arena.

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Hip hop duo Outkast performed on Friday and were among a line-up of headliners which included Foals, Beck and Basement Jaxx.

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This year's theme Desert Island Disco was embraced by many festival-goers.

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The DJ Eats Everything performed on Friday.

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