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Summer Fest at the Beach day two in pictures

News imageBBC Sister Sledge on stage. Four women and two male backup vocalistsBBC
Sister Sledge took to the stage on Sunday evening

Sister Sledge, Madness and Razorlight are among the performers at day two of Summer Fest at the Beach.

The two day festival on Weston-super-Mare beach has attracted about 35,000 visitors over the weekend, despite adverse weather on Saturday.

Conditions have been better on Sunday, after some artists performed shorter sets on day one, and Sophie Ellis-Bextor did not perform because of the windy and rainy conditions.

Festival Director Ian Rodgers said: "We had to adapt and make some changes to the site. At certain points if the wind got high we had to lower the sides of the stage and there was one point when we made the decision to manoeuvre people out of the VIP tent."

News imageA man in a black t shirt with a stage pass lanyard standing on the stage. The drums are in the background and a guitar.
Festival Director Ian Rodgers said they made adjustments for Saturday's wet and windy weather, but some decided to leave early

He continued: "It's being mindful of everyone's safety.

"It was windy, and it was a difficult situation in terms of the weather, but [the crowd] were genuinely enjoying themselves."

Despite this, many decided to leave the event early on Saturday.

Here are some of the best pictures from the much drier second and final day of the festival - featuring Sister Sledge, Rick Parfitt Jr, Razorlight and The Hoosiers.

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News imageMadness on stage. Suggs is clapping his hands while musicians play behind.
Madness frontman Suggs gets the crowd going on Sunday night
News imageRazorlight on stage. Singer Johnny Borrell is in a blue shirt and dark jeans, and is singing intensely into the microphone with his eyes screwed shut.
Razorlight belted out the hits for a crowd of thousands
News imageTwo men in double denim and white trainers sitting on a giant deck chair at the festival
The Hoosiers took some time out to sit in the festival's giant deckchair
News imageThe Hoosiers on stage - one member at the keyboard and the other on a Telecaster guitar with a natural maple finish.
After a good relax, The Hoosiers got down to the serious business of playing to a large crowd
News imageFestival crowd stretching into the background. Two hot air balloons can be seen at ground level in the background.
The conditions were still enough for some tethered hot air balloons
News imageMan with blonde hair and translucent framed sunglasses with blue lenses. He's wearing a white t shirt and singing into a microphone
Rick Parfitt Jr on stage on Sunday afternoon

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