WE Will Rock You and We Are the Champions were among the final songs played on the stage at Jack Up the Summer yesterday (Saturday) thanks to fantastic Queen tribute act The Bohemians.
It ensured a giant singalong and swaying in unison for the crowd, whose joy at being back in a festival field once again was evident.
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Those who got to Jack Up the Summer in good time yesterday (Saturday) were treated to a heavy downpour — but the flipside was that Mountbatten sold loads of sunflower umbrellas...
The rain then pretty much held off for the remainder of the day, and the crowd could concentrate on having fun in the slightly soggy field at North Fairlee Farm.
The music began with local band The Resisters who knew just what to play to get a festival going — a set including classics from The Killers and Feeder among others. It was a brilliant start to the proceedings.
Ska'd For Life performed a good set of Mod classics from Madness to Bad Manners, and DJ Dario G had the magic touch at the decks to keep the party going.
Heaven 17 were undoubtedly one of the big draws of the line-up and put on a stunning show, with all their top hits and their versions of You've Lost That Loving Feeling and David Bowie's Let's Dance.
Their female vocalists were incredible and ensured Temptation was the track of the day.
ASWAD proved really popular and got a good crowd up dancing, and a shout out is well deserved for Simon Ledger who performed several sets between the acts with a choice of songs just right for the occasion.
In the crowd were Elaine and Carl Sargent from Oxford who married earlier in the day and spent the remainder of it at the festival — Elaine's muddy wedding dress might never recover!
A real community effort could be seen at Jack Up, with volunteers from other Island events such as Chale Show giving up their time to help.
Today (Sunday) will feature Heather Small, From the Jam, Hugh Cornwell, Baby D, Phats and Small and Abba Chique.
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