V Festival 2008 Lineup

The V Festival is one of the biggest music festivals of the summer. It is held every year, at two sites, Hylands Park in Chelmsford and Weston Park in South Staffordshire. And although the full line up for 2008 has yet to be announced, the following artists have been confirmed to appear..

Chelmsford Saturday/Staffordshire Sunday:

• V Stage: Muse, Stereophonics, The Kooks, Maximo Park, Lostprophets, Alanis Morissette, Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Futureheads
• Channel 4 Stage: The Prodigy, The Pigeon Detectives, Newton Faulkner, The Hoosiers, Duffy, Amy Macdonald, Shed Seven, Air Traffic, The Hold Steady
• JJB Arena: Ian Brown, The Pogues, Jamie T, The Twang, Sugababes, Estelle, David Jordan, The Script, The Presets, Royworld, Leon Jean Marie
• Virgin Mobile Union: Richard Hawley, Sia, Siouxsie Sioux, Will Young, The Long Blondes, Roots Manuva, The Dykeenies, Paul Heaton, Tokyo Police Club, Beth Rowley

Chelmsford Sunday/Staffordshire Saturday:

• V Stage: The Verve, Kings Of Leon, Amy Winehouse, Lenny Kravitz, The Feeling, Girls Aloud, Squeeze, The Stranglers
• Channel 4 Stage Kaiser Chiefs, The Zutons, The View, Reverend And The Makers, Scouting For Girls, One Republic, The Courteeners, Delays, The Rifles
• JJB Arena: The Chemical Brothers, The Charlatans, Hot Chip, Travis, Calvin Harris, Robyn, Sam Sparro, Alphabeat, Captain, Gabriella Cilmi, Taio Cruz
• Virgin Mobile Union: The Guillemots, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Young Knives, Little Man Tate, Tom Baxter, Drive-By Truckers, Goldie Lookin’ Chain, Jack McManus, Passenger, Noah and the Whale, Sam Beeton

V Festival is extraordinary in that, it was the first event ever to be held, at two sites at the same time. When, to begin with, the festival took its moniker from the year which it was held.`V98`, `V97`. As it had done, ever since it the first festival, `V96`.

But then, since 2003, the V festival has been known, simply, as V. With no year in the title.

The concept for V came about in 1995. When Jarvis Cocker, the lead singer of Pulp, stated how much he would love to play at two outdoor venues in two days. The promoters then put the plan into action, and held the gig at Victoria Park, Warrington ad Hyland Parks, giving fans in both the North and South of England a chance to see the band.

Then they added other acts on the bill and a second day, and let people camp out at the event, over the weekend.

Then, in 1999, the Northern half of the festival was then moved, to Weston Park, in Staffordshire. Where it has remained to this day.

The V stands for Virgin. Richard Branson’s Virgin Mobile being the sponsor of the event. With Virgin radio as its official station.

It is traditionally held on the second last weekend of August. Its two day festival format, low queuing times and high level of organisation has won the event a large, loyal following.

Although, most famously associated with rock music, V Festival features a wide range of musical styles. British and International artists ,and is not afraid to book the odd pop singer, such as Mel. C., Dido and N.E.R.D. Whom have all performed at the festival.

Scheduled to appear at this years V, on the 16th and 17th of August, include Muse, The Stereophonics and The Kooks. Among others.

V Festival Tickets went on sale on March 7th 2008, at 10am,and sold out in an hour and a half.

Extra tickets, for both venues, went on sale on June 26th, at 10am.