DANCE kings Faithless rounded off a spectacular Friday at the Isle of Wight Festival.

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The iconic electronic trio captivated the crowd at Seaclose Park with a storming set coupled with incredible laser show.

They were the final act on the main stage capping off an impressive opening day where 60,000 people gathered to watch an action-packed bill of performances.

The thumping house beats and rumbling bass lines shook the ground as partygoers danced into well into the night including to seminal dance anthem "Insomnia".

Frontman Maxxi Jazz also paid tribute to the late boxing  champion Mohammad Ali

They followed a landmark performance by Welsh rockers the Stereophonics celebrating 20 years in the music business.

The band brought out some of their classic tunes from the 1990s and early 2000s in a versatile set ranging from the upbeat rock track "Bartender and the Thief" to mellower "Maybe Tomorrow". There were huge cheers for "Handbags and the Gladrags" before closing with "Dakota".

Earlier Everything Everything performed a storming set after pop sensation Jess Glynne and early 2000s pop favourites Busted.

Meanwhile drum and bass outfit Sigma brought the curtain down in the Big Top with a stunning live set.

It followed sets from indie pop band Blossoms, plus Joanne Shaw Taylor, Lissie and Gabrielle Aplin.

Tomorrow veteran rock n roll legends The Who are headlining the main stage after Richard Ashcroft and punk king Iggy Pop.

Pendulum are headlining the Big Top and new romantic Adam Ant is expected to pull in huge crowds.

The Kills, The Corrs and the Buzzcocks are among the other highlights and there will be a tribute to legendary rock star and rocket man David Bowie with festival goers donning masks in his image for Cancer Research's Stand Up To Cancer campaign.

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