The Police closed the Isle of Wight festival last night (June 15), with a setlist jammed full of their greatest hits.

Opening with โ€˜Message in a bottleโ€™, Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland played before one of the biggest crowds of the festival.

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The bandโ€™s set included โ€˜Donโ€™t Stand So Closeโ€™, โ€˜Every Little Thing She Does Is Magicโ€™, โ€˜Roxanneโ€™ and โ€˜Every Breath You Takeโ€™

โ€œWhen I came in 1969 โ€“ I was five years old โ€“ to see Bob Dylan I got a lift with a mate from Newcastle,โ€ said Sting. โ€œHere I am now with The Police.โ€

The festival bought 55,000 people over the English Channel to see the Kaiser Chiefs play their first UK headline spot on Friday followed by the Sex Pistolsโ€˜ triumphant return to the stage on Saturday night.

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The Pistolsโ€™ took to the stage accompanied by a slow-jam of โ€˜Pretty Vacantโ€™ before launching into their original punk anthem followed by a brilliant rendition of โ€˜God Save The Queenโ€™.

Iggy & The Stoogesโ€“ featuring the original lineup of Ron and Scott Asheton plus Mike Watt on bass and Steve Mackay on Sax โ€“ spun through their hits โ€˜I Wanna Be Your Dogโ€™ and โ€˜Raw Powerโ€™.

โ€œI feel all right,โ€ yelled Iggy, as he jumped and convulsed around the stage.

Now in its seventh year the event aims to recreate the spirit of the famous island festivals of the 1960s, which featured legendary performances by acts such as Jimi Hendrix, The Doors and Bob Dylan.

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