Suede headlining Hop Farm Festival 2012

Stars caught in action at top festival

Kent’s summer of live music got under way in style last weekend with tens of thousands flocking to Paddock Wood for this year’s Hop Farm Festival.

Stars such as Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel and Suede headlined, and the event passed off with, mainly, good weather.

In our special picture gallery, you can see some of the stars in action - including Richard Ashcroft, Gomez. Athlete, the Stranglers and Ray Davies.

To view the images, simply click on the gallery link to the top right of this story.