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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment

O2 Wireless Festival 2008

Jay-z performing live
Jay-Z managed to overcome the controversy following his comments about fellow headliners Counting Crows ("touchy-feely American indie at Wireless? I'm not fookin' avin' that") to woo the crowd. Photograph: Lola Peach/Retna
Robyn performing live
Robyn gives it her very all on the main stage on day three. Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty
Powderfinger performing live
Bernard Fanning of Powderfinger takes his maracas shaking duty very seriously indeed. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
Deadmaus performing live
DJ Deadmaus came all the way from Canada to hide behind his laptop. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
Hot Chip performing live
Owen Clarke of Hot Chip is pretty greedy when it comes to live instruments. Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty
Siouxsie performing live
Siouxsie Sioux in silver on the Sandisk stage. Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty
Fat Boy Slim performing live
Fatboy Slim recreates the pose he first debuted back in 1798. Photograph: George Chin/Retna
The Cool Kids performing live
Here's Mikey Rocks (left) and Chuck Inglish of The Cool Kids. They're very, very cool - can't you tell? Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty
Counting Crows performing live
Adam Duritz of Counting Crows sweats and emotes his way through his band's headline performance on the final day of the festival. That's one in the eye for Jay-Z! Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
Roisin Murphy performing live
Roisin Murphy plays big fish, little fish, cardboard box. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
Mark Ronson and Lily Allen performing
It's Mark Ronson and Lily Allen. Jamming. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
Kano performing live
Kano performing live on the Sandisk Stage in a lovely yellow poncho. Photograph: George Chin/Retna
Morrissey performing live
That pointy swagger can only mean one thing: it's Morrissey, headlining on day two. But did he impress the judges? Photograph: George Chin/Getty
A fan with a Morrissey tattoo
And now we know what he was pointing at... Photograph: George Chin/Retna Pictures
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