Wednesday, 11 June 2008

V 2008


The full line-up for V Festival 2008 has yet to be revealed, however the following have been confirmed on the official website:[1]
V Stage: Muse, The Verve, Kings of Leon, Stereophonics, Amy Winehouse, The Kooks, Maxïmo Park, Lenny Kravitz, The Feeling, Alanis Morissette, Girls Aloud, The Futureheads, Squeeze, The Stranglers and Michael Franti & Spearhead.
Channel 4 Stage: The Prodigy, Kaiser Chiefs, The Pigeon Detectives, The Zutons, Newton Faulkner, The View, The Hoosiers, Reverend and the Makers, Duffy, OneRepublic, Scouting for Girls, Amy Macdonald, Shed Seven, The Courteeners The Rifles, Air Traffic and Delays.
JJB Arena: Ian Brown, The Chemical Brothers, The Pogues, The Charlatans, Jamie T, Hot Chip, Travis, The Twang, Sugababes, David Jordan, Robyn, Estelle, The Script, The Presets, Royworld, Calvin Harris, Sam Sparro, Alphabeat and Captain .
Tickets went on general sale on March 7, 2008, at 10am, and sold out in 90 minutes

V 2007

. Babyshambles were 3 hours late for their set due to an accident on the road going to the gig.
Main Stage at (Wet) Stafford Park - 2007
The line-up for V Festival 2007 was revealed on Virgin Radio on Monday February 26th 2007, and tickets went on sale on the 1st of March.
The line-up was as follows:
V Stage:
The Killers, Foo Fighters, Kasabian, Snow Patrol, James, Pink, The Fratellis, Kanye West, KT Tunstall, Paolo Nutini, James Morrison, Editors, The Goo Goo Dolls, The Proclaimers and Just Jack.
Channel 4 Stage:
The Kooks, Manic Street Preachers, Lily Allen, Mika, Guillemots, The Hours, Basement Jaxx, The Coral, Babyshambles, Jet, The Fray, The Cribs and Captain, as well as Road To V winners Rosalita and The Brightlights. Foo Fighters also performed an acoustic set under the name 606.

V 2006

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Main Stage at (Not so dry) Stafford Park - 2006
The 11th V Festival took place on Saturday 19 August and Sunday 20 August.
Tickets for the festival went on sale on Monday 27 February, exclusively to Virgin Mobile customers, and went on general sale on Friday 3 March.
There were complaints from festival-goers in 2006 due to the excessive price of food and merchandise, and lack of prior information about the band schedules, the only timetable available being a programme sold at the festival. Despite knowing the numbers attending, the print run of programmes was sold out.[1]
The "Road To V" competition for 2006 was won by Bombay Bicycle Club and Keith.
V Stage: Radiohead, Morrissey, Faithless, Paul Weller, Beck, Keane, Bloc Party, Sugababes, Hard-Fi, The Magic Numbers, The Dandy Warhols, Kubb, Gavin DeGraw, The Divine Comedy, The Dead 60s, Daniel Powter
Channel 4 Stage: Razorlight, The Charlatans, Starsailor, James Dean Bradfield, Delays, The Feeling, Morning Runner, The Rifles, Dogs, Kasabian, Editors, The Ordinary Boys, We Are Scientists, The Cardigans, Orson, Kula Shaker, Biffy Clyro, The Saw Doctors
JJB/Puma Arena: Groove Armada, Rufus Wainwright, The Beautiful South, Gomez, Nerina Pallot, Imogen Heap, Richard Hawley, Bic Runga, Lily Allen, Mute Math, The Boy Least Likely To, Fatboy Slim, The Go! Team, Girls Aloud, Kano, Echo & The Bunnymen, Xavier Rudd, Matt Willis, Shack, Phoenix, Pure Reason Revolution, Rushmore
Virgin Mobile Social: The Cooper Temple Clause, The Dears, Bell X1, The Pipettes (Weston Park only), The Crimea, Oceansize, Liam Frost and the Slowdown Family, Jim Noir, Lorraine, James Morrison, Butch Walker, The Grates, The Dodgems, Love Bites, Sandi Thom, Mew, Regina Spektor, My Morning Jacket, Matisyahu (Hylands Park Only), Art Brut, The Young Knives, Captain, The Upper Room, Paolo Nutini, Seth Lakeman, Director, Milk Teeth

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V Festival Lineup

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS co-headline V Festival 2008. Having last toured Australia a decade ago and freshly reformed, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS remain the kings of elegiac, accomplished, ambitious alt-rock, with their best-selling albums "Siamese Dream" and "Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness" remaining the soundtracks for a generation. After some years pursuing other musical paths, founder members Billy Corgan and James Chamberlain burst back onto the scene with last year's Top 10 album 'Zeitgeist'. Joined on the road by Jeff Schroeder (guitar), Ginger Reyes (bass) and Lisa Harriton (keyboards) THE SMASHING PUMPKINS have performed the world over with true vigour, described by the Los Angeles Times as an "enveloping epic force" (Los Angeles Times). With a stunning light show and a set bursting with manic intensity, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS will not disappoint.