V Festival
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| V Festival | |
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| Location(s) | England, |
| Years active | 1996 - present |
| Date(s) | 2nd last weekend of August (2 days) |
| Genre(s) | Rock, Pop |
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- For the North American spin-off of the rock festival, see Virgin Festival
- For the Australian spin-off, see V Festival (Australia)
The V Festival is an annual rock festival in England, the first to be held simultaneously at two sites - currently Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex and Weston Park in Staffordshire. Originally, the festival took the name of the current year, with the first festival "V96" including a Warrington leg. It discarded its year specific name in 2003 since it has been known as simply the V Festival.
The "V" represents the Virgin Group, and began as another means of promoting Richard Branson's companies. The event is sponsored by Virgin Mobile, with Virgin Radio the official radio station.
The festival generally takes place during the penultimate weekend of August. Its critics dislike its corporate sponsorship and reputation for being the most "posh" of the major British music festivals. However its weekend format, low queuing times and professional organisation have given it a loyal audience. The festival sold out in record time in 2006.
Although predominantly rock music, the festival books a wide range of music and is probably the most likely amongst UK festivals to book some pop acts each year. Mel C, Dido, and N.E.R.D. have all performed at the festival, and both Razorlight and Faithless performed in 2006. V showcases a mix of British and international musicians, from up-and-coming bands such as Coldplay in 2000 and the Kaiser Chiefs in 2003, and glam rockers El Presidente in 2005, to veteran crooner Tony Christie. Girls Aloud also performed at the 2006 show, and received rave reviews for their performance. Pop artist Sophie Ellis-Bextor will perform at the 2007 show.
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[edit] Festivals and line-ups by year
[edit] V96
The first year had two stages and one tent.
V stage: Pulp, Paul Weller, Supergrass, The Charlatans, Cast, Lightning Seeds, Gary Numan, Shed Seven, Stereolab, Incognito, Jonathan Richman, The Mike Flowers Pops, Longpigs, Edge Park
2nd Stage: Elastica, Sleeper, Heavy Stereo, Menswear, Fluffy, The Cardigans, Super Furry Animals, The Wannadies, Denim, Kula Shaker, Gorkys Zygotic Mynci, Space, Tiger, Pusherman, Orbital
Dance Arena: Tricky, The Aloof, Morcheeba, Lamb, Mad Professor
[edit] V97
This year introduced the NME stage.
V Stage: Blur, The Prodigy, Kula Shaker, Beck, Dodgy, Foo Fighters, Reef, Placebo, Pavement, Fluke, Teenage Fanclub, Apollo 440, The Supernaturals, Echobellyyum yum yum
NME Stage: Ash, The Bluetones, Mansun, Gene, The Divine Comedy, Longpigs, Monaco, Echo and the Bunnymen, Symposium, Geneva, Silver Sun, Veruca Salt, Embrace, Hurricane #1, ac acoustics, Stereophonics, Linoleum, The Driven
Virgin High Energy Tent: The Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, Dreadzone, Propellerheads, Death in Vegas, Sneaker Pimps, Gus Gus, Lionrock, Jimi Tenor, Olive, Finley Quaye, Bentley Rhythm Ace, Carl Cox
[edit] V98
V Stage: The Verve, The Charlatans, The Seahorses, Texas, Green Day, Robbie Williams, Lightning Seeds, Space, Iggy Pop, James, Chumbawumba, Stereophonics, Marion, Feeder, Whale, Rialto, Young Offenders, Headswim
NME Stage: Underworld, Fun Lovin Criminals, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Ian Brown, Catatonia, PJ Harvey, St Etienne, Morcheeba, Lo Fidelity Allstars, Republica, Gomez, Dandy Warhols, Montrose Avenue, theaudience, Midget, One Lady Owner, Superstar, The Smiles
Dance Tent: James Brown, All Saints, Roni Size, K-Gee, Bjorn Again, Cornershop, Roachford, 67y, Karen Ramirez, Faithless, Regular Fries, DJ Norman Jay, Tin Star, Lionrock, Dean Thatcher, Moloko, Boom Boom Satellites, Disque Blu, Cuba
[edit] V99
The Spice Girls split and Mel C performs solo on the main stage with a T-shirt saying 'White Trash'; she gets booed and she then sticks her middle finger up and then leaves the stage (Hylands Park), a new tent is added (the Reebok Arena).
V Stage: Manic Street Preachers, Suede, The Beautiful South, Stereophonics, Placebo, Happy Mondays, Supergrass, Cast, The Levellers, Gomez, Faithless, The Cardigans, Eagle Eye Cherry, Afro Celt Sound System, The Saw Doctors, Melanie C
NME Stage: James Brown, Massive Attack, Super Furry Animals, Mercury Rev, Shed Seven, DJ Shadow, Travis, Gay Dad, dEUS, Red Snapper, A, Death In Vegas, Dot Allison, Eve 6, Liz Horman, YY29, Medal, One Lady Owner
Reebox Arena: Paul Oakenfold, DJ Sneak, Dave Ralph, Derek Carter, Dope Smugglaz, Justin Robertson, Aphrodite, Dave Angel, Jumpin Jack Frost, Andy Wetheral, Layo, Mr C, Matthew B
[edit] V2000
Richard Ashcroft (of The Verve) goes solo and Travis unveil their cover of Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time"
V Stage: Travis, Richard Ashcroft, Macy Gray, Paul Weller, Ocean Colour Scene, James, All Saints, Cypress Hill, Morcheeba, Barenaked Ladies, Semisonic, Brand New Heavies, Bootleg Beatles, Björn Again, Andreas Johnson, Toploader
MTV Stage: Supergrass, Moby, Mansun, Beth Orton, The Bloodhound Gang, Joe Strummer, St Etienne, Feeder, Dum Dums, Dandy Warhols, Soulwax, Coldplay, Hefner, SX 10, Big Leaves, The Webb Brothers
JJB Puma Arena: Underworld, Leftfield, Flaming Lips, Death in Vegas, Moloko, Groove Armada, Bentley Rhythm Ace, Kelis, MJ Cole, Horace Andy, Jamelia, Day One, Manchild, LSK, Emiliana Torrini, Hybrid, Dara
Shockwaves Club Tent: Pete Bromley, Dander Kleinenburg, Guy Ornadel, Sasha, Seb Fontaine, Hybrid, Junkie XL, Lee Burridge, Dean Wilson, Craig Richards
[edit] V2001
V Stage: Texas, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Charlatans, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, David Gray, Faithless, Placebo, Embrace, Neil Finn, Nelly Furtado, Idlewild, The Spooks, Powderfinger, Jimmy Barnes, Witness
WTV Stage:, Muse, Toploader, JJ72, The Divine Comedy, Shed Seven, Doves , Wheatus, Starsailor, Ben Folds, Nina Persson, Spearhead, Webb Brothers, Phoenix, Turin Brakes, Snow Patrol, Ed Harcourt, Ben's Symphonic Orchestra, Lifehouse (Hylands Park only), Santa's Boyfriend (Weston Park only)
JJB Puma Arena: Kylie Minogue, Ian Brown, The Avalanches, Grandaddy, Mos Def, Tricky, Alabama 3, Sparklehouse, Zero 7, Rea and Christian, Atomic Kitten (Weston Park only both days), Red Snapper (Hylands Park only both days), Hooverphonic, Alfie, Big Dog, The Bush The Tree And Me, Relish
Slinky Dance Tent: Daniel Bailey, Andy Passman, Garry White, Scott Nuskool, Chris B, Matt Cassar, Marc Vedo, Dave Lea, John Dale,
[edit] V2002
V Stage: Chemical Brothers, Stereophonics, Alanis Morissette, Primal Scream, Nickelback, Gomez, Supergrass, Starsailor (band), Elvis Costello, Counting Crows, Bluetones, Kosheen, Mull Historical Society, Beverly Knight, Ed Harcourt, Rhianna
NME Stage: Manic Street Preachers, Basement Jaxx, Ian Brown, Doves, Beta Band, Idlewild, Sigur Rós, Elbow, My Vitirol, The Coral, Halo, The Donnas, Athlete, Seafood, The Burn, Phantom Planet (Hyland Park only), The Leaves, Crescent, Longview
JJB Puma Stage: Badly Drawn Boy, Groove Armada, Turin Brakes, Soft Cell, Paul Heaton, Lamb, Stereo MCs, Royskopp, McAlmont and Butler, Sugababes, Gemma Hayes, Custom, Damien Rice, Ashton Lane, Kid Galahad, Venus Hum, Montana High Rise, Rachel Mari Kimber
Strongbow Golden Dance Arena: Stanton Warriors, David Holmes, Adam Freeland, Effects, Plumb DJs, DJ Touche, Ali B, Medicine, Dean Wilson, Pete Bromley, James Camm, Sounds, The Freestylers, Tayo, Complete Communion, Dean Wilson
[edit] V2003
V Stage: Coldplay, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, David Gray, Ash, Queens of the Stone Age, The Hives, PJ Harvey, The Cardigans, Morcheeba, Reel Big Fish, Inspiral Carpets, Echo and The Bunnymen, Skin, Eisley, Tom Mcrea
NME Stage: Feeder, Underworld, Turin Brakes, The Coral, Killing Joke, Tim Burgess, Athlete, Evan Dando, Damien Rice, Distillers, The Bees Shack, The Basement, Spearhead, Martin Grech, Haven, Futureheads, The Stands, Rachel Mari Kimber, The Zutons
JJB Puma Arena: Lemon Jelly, Kosheen, Moloko, Asian Dub Foundation, Goldfrapp, Appleton, David Holmes, Mint Royal, Misteeq, Dirty Vegas, I Am Kloot, Gus Gus, Slovo, Jamie Cullum, Un-cut, Amy Winehouse, The Rainband, Just Jack, Bell X-1, Speedway, Mankato
Strongbow Golden Dance Arena: Jon Carter (Hyland Park only), Jacques Lu Cont (Weston Park only), Way Out West, Junior Sanchez, Freq Nasty, West London Deep, Freestylers, Themroc, Barry Ashworth, Will White, Tayo
[edit] V2004
V Stage, Muse, The Strokes, Dido, Pixies, The Charlatans, N.E.R.D, Faithless, The Thrills, Pink, Badly Drawn Boy, Athlete, Snow Patrol, The Divine Comedy, Jamie Cullum, Big Bruvaz, Kosheen
NME Stage, Kings of Leon, Massive Attack, Embrace, Starsailor, Elbow, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Keane, Scissor Sisters, Dashboard Confessional, The Zutons, All American Rejects, Fountains Of Wayne, The Killers, Mull Historical Society, Hal, Goldie Lookin Chain, Thirteen Senses, Chikini, 10,000 Things, Kasabian, Blacklight
JJB Puma Arena, Basement Jaxx, Primal Scream, Kleis, Groove Armada, Amy Winehouse, Beverly Knight, Human League, Audio Bullys, Jamelia, Roni Size, Freestylers, Kristian Leontiou, Aqualung, Josh Ritter, Phoenix, Chicane, Rodrigo Y Gabriels, Fried, Backlight, Headway
New Band Stage: The Bees, The Delays, Hope of the States, The Stands, Longview, The Concretes, Tim Booth, South, Easyworld, InMe, The Dead 60s, The Infidels, The Crimea, Thea Gilmore, Cath Davey, Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club, Kevin Mark Trail, Rooster, Polly Paulsuma, The Casuals, Colour of Fire, Magnet, Mohair, Stateless
[edit] V2005
The 10th V Festival took place from Saturday 20 August to Sunday 21 August 2005, headlining with Oasis, Franz Ferdinand, and Scissor Sisters. Performing acts included:
V Stage (Main stage): Oasis, Scissor Sisters, Franz Ferdinand, The Streets, Jet, Maroon 5, Athlete, Embrace, Idlewild, Tony Christie, Joss Stone, The Zutons, Goldie Lookin' Chain, Goldfrapp
Channel 4 (Second) Stage:, El Presidente, The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, Kaiser Chiefs, The Hives, Thirteen Senses, Doves, The Music, The Bravery, The Magic Numbers, KT Tunstall, The Ordinary Boys
JJB Puma Arena: Ian Brown, Sonic Youth, Texas, Robert Plant, Dizzee Rascal, Jem, The Polyphonic Spree,
Other Acts:Super Furry Animals, Goldfrapp, 22-20s
[edit] V2006
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.
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
[edit] V2007
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The line-up for V Festival 2007 was revealed on Virgin Radio on Monday February 26th 2007. Tickets went on sale on the 1st of March and some tickets sold out quickly.
The line-up so far is as follows:
V Stage: Foo Fighters,The Killers, Kasabian, Snow Patrol, James, Pink, The Fratellis, Kanye West, KT Tunstall, Paolo Nutini, James Morrison Editors, The Goo Goo Dolls, The Proclaimers
Channel 4 Stage: The Kooks, Manic Street Preachers, Lily Allen, Mika, Guillemots, Basement Jaxx, Amy Winehouse, The Coral, Babyshambles, The Fray, The Cribs
JJB/Puma Arena: Damien Rice, Corinne Bailey Rae, Primal Scream, Happy Mondays, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Jarvis Cocker, Ocean Colour Scene and Beverley Knight
Dizzee Rascal is also expected to play after a follow-up to his 2005 V Festival appearance. [2]
[edit] Gatecrashers
Increasingly, the festival has experienced non-ticket holders attempting to enter the venue illegally via insecure fence boundaries. Also a popular scam is for a member of a group of attendees to "lose" their camping wristband (which allows them entry to the camping area) whereupon a replacement is issued by the organisers. The "lost" band is then distributed to non-camping ticket holders. Other attempts in the past as weekend wristband was blue at the time included attempting to enter into the venue using a wristband of the previous year, using electricians tape, (that was until the event introduced the cloth wristband in 2005 which made it less prone to tampering). Common scams includes touting weekend wristbands off to concert goers
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
V Festival 2006 review at musicOMH.com
- eFestivals festival coverage
- virginbrand.com Unofficial blog of the Virgin Group
- Photos from recent V Festivals at Chelmsford
- V Festival gallery at Festival Photos
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