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Isle Of Wight Festival's Tribute To Happy Mondays' Star Paul Ryder

Photo from Isle of Wight Festival 2022.

The Isle of Wight Festival — venue of Paul Ryder's last ever show — has paid tribute to the Happy Mondays' star, following his death at the age of 58.

The bassist and brother of Shaun Ryder passed away on Friday (15).

A statement said the group and his family were "deeply saddened and shocked" by the news.

Tributes have since poured in for the star, including from the Isle of Wight Festival, where Paul played only last month (June).

Posting on Facebook, the event said:

"Everyone at the Isle of Wight Festival is deeply saddened by the news of Paul Ryder's passing.

"We are honoured that one of his last shows was with us.

"Our thoughts go out to his family, friends and the Happy Mondays."

Paul and his Happy Mondays' bandmates were one of the first acts at this year's festival.

They got the Big Top bouncing on the Thursday night of the event.

You can re-watch the performance — Paul's last — below.

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