Isle Of Wight Festival 2011: Photos With Boy George As Event Kicks Off

June 9 2011 – For some, the Isle of Wight festival might only be a three-day festival – but try telling that to the thousands of music fans who got the party started early on Thursday.

Boy George headlined the festival's Big Top tent, with The Blitz and ABC.

You can see photos of their performances, as well as some of this year's festival-goers arriving, in our picture gallery below.

Stay tuned to Gigwise for photo from each day of this weekend's Isle Of Wight festival, which will be headlined by Kings Of Loen, Foo Fighters and Kasabian.

For more information about the Isle Of Wight and all this summer's festivals, check out the Gigwise Festival Guide.