Isle of Wight festival 2010

There's a riot goin' on! Isle of Wight kicks off in spectacularly chaotic style Photograph: Chris Ison/PA Photograph: Chris Ison/guardian.co.uk Paloma Faith's pet leopard was a victim of the windy weather Photograph: Matt Crossick/EMPICS Entertainment Photograph: Matt Crossick/guardian.co.uk Pink dropped on to the stage on a wire, although it was nothing compared to the bit when Tom from Editors got blasted out of a cannon Photograph: Matt Crossick/EMPICS Entertainment Photograph: Matt Crossick/guardian.co.uk Paul McCartney got so excited headlining the final night he forgot how to do his thumbs-up sign Photograph: Matt Kent/Matt Kent/WireImage.com Photograph: Matt Kent/guardian.co.uk Paul McCartney performs under a giant picture of Liam, Noel and Guigsy Photograph: Paul Jeffers/AP Photograph: Paul Jeffers/guardian.co.uk Tom from Editors. Hurt his neck in the cannon, apparently Photograph: Matt Crossick/EMPICS Entertainment Photograph: Matt Crossick/guardian.co.uk Florence Welch's dress doubles as a tent Photograph: Matt Crossick/EMPICS Entertainment Photograph: Matt Crossick/guardian.co.uk Siobhan Fahey of Shakespeares Sister – age has not changed their dress sense Photograph: Matt Kent/WireImage.com Photograph: Matt Kent/guardian.co.uk Juliette Lewis auditions to join the White Stripes Photograph: Matt Kent/WireImage.com Photograph: Matt Kent/guardian.co.uk Julian Casablancas of the Strokes performed despite having his right foot in a plaster cast Photograph: Mark Holloway/Redferns Photograph: Mark Holloway/guardian.co.uk Blondie's Debbie Harry shows you can't have too many belts Photograph: Simone Joyner/Getty Images Photograph: Simone Joyner/guardian.co.uk Festival food was so bad that Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro went ludicrous extremes Photograph: Simone Joyner/Getty Images Photograph: Simone Joyner/guardian.co.uk Little Boots singing on the acoustic stage (a strange place for an electro-pop artist to perform, but there you go) Photograph: Simone Joyner/Getty Images Photograph: Simone Joyner/guardian.co.uk At least Dappy of N-Dubz loves his nan, eh? Photograph: Simone Joyner/Getty Images Photograph: Simone Joyner/guardian.co.uk The Saturdays played on Saturday to avoid any confusion Photograph: Simone Joyner/Getty Images Photograph: Simone Joyner/guardian.co.uk Friendly Fires played a friendly set, also to avoid any confusion Photograph: Matt Crossick/EMPICS Entertainment Photograph: Matt Crossick/guardian.co.uk Tony Hadley and Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet did not wear any spandex nor did they perform any ballet = total confusion Photograph: Matt Crossick/EMPICS Entertainment Photograph: Matt Crossick/guardian.co.uk Question for Marina Diamandis of Marina and the Diamonds: how much and where can we get one? Photograph: Matt Kent/WireImage.com Photograph: Matt Kent/guardian.co.uk Music fans pretend that mud is fun (they're dying inside) Photograph: Chris Ison/PA Photograph: Chris Ison/guardian.co.uk Some girls in some wellies in some field Photograph: Simone Joyner/Getty Images Photograph: Simone Joyner/guardian.co.uk Is that Wally at the back in the far left? Near the red flags? No? OK, we give up Photograph: Simone Joyner/Getty Images Photograph: Simone Joyner/guardian.co.uk Festivalgoer Tom Rowell gets muddy. A bit weird as the rest of the site looks perfectly dry Photograph: Paul Jeffers/AP Photograph: Paul Jeffers/guardian.co.uk And finally ... a nice aerial shot Photograph: Chris Ison/PA Photograph: Chris Ison/guardian.co.uk