Reader pictures as Isle of Wight Festival welcomes Red Arrows

The RAF team performed a display over the Isle of Wight Festival site to herald its reopening after the coronavirus pandemic.

The display was courtesy of festival boss John Giddings and Live Nation.

Thanks to the many photographers who contributed pictures.

Scroll through our gallery above to enjoy the sight of the Reds in the sky.

Disco diva Sophie Ellis-Bextor joked on stage that she had put the Red Arrows on her rider, and they had performed just for her.

Read more: Sophie Ellis-Bextor at the Isle of Wight Festival

Read more: Thursday: Red Arrows in pictures and videos

Read more: Interview with festival boss John Giddings

The #RedArrows heading to the festival: Here’s @rafred7’s view of the team’s arrival for a display at the @IsleOfWightFest today. #IsleofWightfestival pic.twitter.com/FmlF6sYtQn

— Red Arrows (@rafredarrows) September 16, 2021