Isle of Wight Festival: Queen pay tribute to Orlando shooting victims

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Queen and Adam Lambert performed Who Wants To Live Forever as a tribute to the victims of the shootings in Orlando as they ended the Isle of Wight Festival on Sunday.

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Singer Adam Lambert, who performed alongside original members Brian May and Roger Taylor, dedicated the song to "anyone who has been a victim of senseless violence or hatred".

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Tens of thousands of music made the journey to the Isle of Wight for the annual festival.

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Ahead of The Corrs appearance on the main stage on Saturday, Andrea Corr and Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet surprised revellers with a rendition of 'Starman' in tribute to David Bowie.

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Thousands of festival-goers also wore Ziggy Stardust masks on the Saturday afternoon as a tribute to the musician who headlined the festival in 2004.

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The festival celebrated its 15th anniversary since the event was relaunched in 2002.

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Early revellers were treated to Status Quo who topped off the Thursday night playing as headliners in the Big Top.

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Festival-goers enjoyed the sunshine as Busted took to the main stage on the Friday afternoon.

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During her act, Jess Glynne performed a tribute to Prince by singing his song "I Feel For You".

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The Friday headline slot was shared by Welsh-rockers Stereophonics followed by Faithless.

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Maxi Jazz from Faithless who headlined the three day, 60,000 capacity event on the Friday night.

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The Who played a greatest hit set for their headline slot on the Saturday night.

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