- For the North American or Australian spin-offs, see
Virgin Festival or V Festival respectively.
The V Festival is an annual
music festival held in England
during the
penultimate weekend in August.
Organised by SJM Concerts, the event is held at two parks
simultaneously which share the same bill; artists perform at one
location on Saturday and then swap on Sunday.
The sites are located
at Hylands
Park
in Chelmsford,
Essex
and Weston
Park
in South Staffordshire
. Although predominantly a
rock music festival, a wide range of musicial
genres are accepted; in recent years
pop
acts have become ever more common.
The "V" represents the
Virgin Group,
with the event being sponsored by
Virgin
Media and televised on
Channel 4 and
4 Music.
History
The idea for V came in 1996 when
Pulp's
front man
Jarvis Cocker announced he
would love to play two outdoor venues in two days.
Pulp's promoters got
together and came up with the idea of putting the gig into Victoria Park Warrington
and Hylands
Park
Chelmsford
giving fans in both the North and South a chance to
see the band. Then came the idea of adding more bands to the
bill, putting on a second stage and letting people camp for the
weekend. In the end Victoria Park was just too small for two stages
and camping. So in August 1996 there was one day of artists in
Victoria Park and two days at Hylands Park with camping.
The
northern leg of V97 was switched to Temple Newsam
, Leeds
to provide
room for camping and three stages. In 1999 the Northern
leg of the festival was moved to Weston Park
in Staffordshire and
has remained there since.
Previously
it had been held at Temple
Newsam
in Leeds
, before
being replaced by Carling's Leeds
Festival. Originally, the festival took the name of the
current year, with the first festival being named "V96". Since 2003
it has been known as simply the V Festival. Its weekend format, low
queuing times and professional organisation have given it a loyal
audience. The festival sold out in record time in 2006.
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 2008, 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.
McFly performed at the festival
in 2007 and received a huge turnout and great reviews that were not
expected.
Festivals and line-ups by year
V96
The first V festival took place on Saturday
August 17 and Sunday
August
18, 1996, and 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
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,
Echobelly
NME Stage: Ash,
The Bluetones,
Mansun,
Gene,
The
Divine Comedy,
Longpigs,
Monaco,
Echo & the Bunnymen,
Symposium,
Geneva,
Silver Sun,
Veruca Salt,
Embrace,
Hurricane
#1,
ac acoustics,
Stereophonics,
Linoleum,
The
Driven,
Radish
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
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,
Saint 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
V99
V Stage: Manic
Street Preachers,
Suede,
The Beautiful South,
Stereophonics,
Placebo (withdrew due illness, replaced by
Kula Shaker),
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
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,
Saint 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
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,
Svetlana,
Matt Cassar,
Marc Vedo,
Dave Lea,
John
Dale
V2002
V Stage: Stereophonics,
Chemical Brothers Alanis Morissette,
Primal Scream,
Nickelback,
Gomez,
Supergrass,
Starsailor,
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 Vitriol,
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, Royksopp, 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
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 & the Bunnymen,
Skin,
Eisley,
Tom McRae
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 Royale, Misteeq,
Dirty Vegas, I Am
Kloot, Gus Gus, Slovo, Jamie Cullum,
Uncut, 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
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
Brovaz,
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,
Chikinki,
10,000
Things,
Kasabian,
Blacklight
JJB Puma Arena,
Basement
Jaxx,
Primal Scream,
Kelis,
Groove Armada,
Amy Winehouse,
Beverly Knight,
The Human League,
Audio Bullys,
Jamelia,
Roni Size,
Freestylers,
Kristian Leontiou,
Aqualung,
Josh
Ritter,
Phoenix,
Chicane,
Rodrigo Y
Gabriela,
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
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:
Chelmsford Saturday/Staffordshire Sunday:
V Stage (Main stage):Oasis,
The Streets,
Maroon 5,
The
Zutons,
Jet,
The
La's,
Goldie Lookin' Chain,
The Stands
Channel 4 (Second) Stage:The Chemical Brothers,
Doves,
Kaiser
Chiefs,
The Bravery,
Good Charlotte,
KT
Tunstall,
The Magic Numbers,
The Departure,
Tom
Vek, Road To V Winner
Chelmsford Sunday/Staffordshire Saturday:
V Stage (Main stage):
Scissor Sisters,
Franz Ferdinand,
Embrace,
Athlete,
Joss
Stone,
Tony Christie,
Idlewild,
Rooster
Channel 4 (Second) Stage:The Prodigy,
The Hives,
The Music,
Turin
Brakes,
The Ordinary Boys,
Thirteen Senses,
I Am Kloot,
The Frames,
El Presidente,
No Hope In New Jersey
JJB Puma Arena: Ian
Brown,
Sonic Youth,
Texas,
Robert
Plant,
Dizzee Rascal,
Jem,
The
Polyphonic Spree,
Goldfrapp,
Other Acts: Super
Furry Animals,
Nine Black Alps
(replaced
The 22-20s)
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.
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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
V2007
The line-up for V Festival 2007 was revealed on Virgin Radio on
Monday February 26, 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.
JJB/Puma Arena: Damien
Rice,
Corinne Bailey Rae,
Iggy Pop &
The
Stooges,
Lemar,
Willy Mason,
Rilo
Kiley,
McFly,
Sophie Ellis-Bextor,
Mutya Buena,
Seth
Lakeman.
Primal Scream,
Happy Mondays,
Jarvis
Cocker,
Ocean Colour Scene,
Dizzee Rascal,
Sinéad O'Connor,
Beverley Knight,
Martha Wainwright,
Glenn Tilbrook & The Fluffers,
Jesse Malin and Chungking.
Virgin Mobile Union: Graham Coxon,
Robyn,
Stephen Fretwell,
Bedouin Soundclash,
Air Traffic,
The
Rumble Strips,
Remi Nicole,
Cherry Ghost,
Tiny
Dancers,
Unklejam,
Passenger,
The Dodgems,
Rodrigo Y Gabriela,
Boy Kill Boy,
Plan
B,
The Holloways,
Mr Hudson & The Library,
Mumm-Ra,
Switches,
The
Wombats,
Ghosts,
The Hoosiers,
Pop Levi
and Rebecca.
Amy Winehouse was supposed to play but
cancelled due to admittance into
rehab. She was replaced by
Happy Mondays.
Babyshambles were four hours late for their set
at Weston Park after being held up by traffic.
Robyn replaced
The
Bravery.
V2008
Chelmsford Saturday/Staffordshire Sunday:
- 4Music: The
Prodigy, The Pigeon
Detectives, Newton Faulkner,
The Hoosiers, Duffy, Amy
Macdonald, The Hold Steady,
Shed Seven, Air
Traffic
- JJB Champion ARENA: Ian
Brown, The Pogues, Jamie T, The Twang,
Sugababes, Estelle, David
Jordan, The Script, The Presets, Royworld,
Svetlana
- Virgin Mobile Union: Richard Hawley, Sia, Siouxsie
Sioux, Will Young, The Long Blondes, Roots Manuva, The
Dykeenies, Paul Heaton, Tokyo Police Club, Beth Rowley, The Like,
Runaway Sons
- Sessions Stage: Carbon/Silicon, Infadels, Bryn
Christopher, Team Waterpolo,
One Eskimo, Julian Velard, Gary Go,
Iglu & Hartly, Sparkadia, The
Troubadours
Chelmsford Sunday/Staffordshire Saturday:
- V Stage: The Verve,
Kings of Leon, Amy Winehouse, Lenny
Kravitz, The Feeling, Girls Aloud, Squeeze,
The Stranglers
- 4Music Stage Kaiser
Chiefs, The Zutons, The View, Reverend and the Makers, Scouting For Girls, One Republic, The
Courteeners, Delays, The Rifles, the Road to V winners the Rebs.
- JJB Champion ARENA: The Chemical Brothers, The Charlatans, Hot
Chip, Travis, Calvin Harris, Robyn,
Sam Sparro (cancelled due to illness),
Alphabeat, Gabriella Cilmi, Taio
Cruz, Captain
- 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
- Sessions Stage: SugaRush Beat Company, Attic Lights, Emmanual
Jal, Magistrates, The New York Fund, Dodo's, Das Pop, The Rushes, Animal Kingdom, Arno Carstens, Sons
of Albion
Tickets went on general sale on
March 7,
2008, at 10am, and sold out in 90
minutes.
On 26 June 2008 at 10:00, extra tickets for both venues went on
sale.
V2009
Tickets for V 2009 went on general sale on 6 March 2009. A limited
number of tickets went on sale at 10am on 19 August 2008, following
the end of the 2008 festival. Weekend tickets were priced at
£132.50 (no camping) and £152.50 (with camping) for the weekend. On
2 March 2009
NME confirmed
The Killers and
Oasis as headliners. However, Oasis did not
perform in Chelmsford due to illness (viral laryngitis)
The event was held on 22 & 23 August 2009.
Chelmsford Saturday/Staffordshire Sunday:
V Stage:
The Killers,
Razorlight,
The
Specials,
Lily Allen,
The Script,
Taylor
Swift,
Starsailor,
McFly
4Music:
Fatboy Slim,
Pendulum,
The Ting Tings,
The
Wombats,
Dizzee Rascal,
The Noisettes,
Red Light Company,
Jet,
Mr Hudson, Underline The Sky (Road To V
Winners)
The ARENA:
2ManyDJs,
Calvin Harris,
Happy Mondays,
The
Saturdays,
Will Young,
Ladyhawke,
N-Dubz,
Asher Roth,
Tinchy Stryder,
Pixie Lott,
Carolina
Liar,
Matt Trakker
Virgin Media Union:
Peter
Doherty,
Alphabeat,
The Sunshine Underground,
Howling Bells,
Pete
Murray,
Goldie Looking
Chain,
VV Brown,
Kid British,
Raygun,
Wallis Bird,
Zarif,
Exit Calm
Staffordshire Saturday/Chelmsford Sunday:
V Stage:
Oasis (Staffordshire
only), Snow Patrol, Elbow, James,
Biffy Clyro, James Morrison, Ocean Colour Scene, Bjorn Again
4Music:
Keane,
The Enemy,
Paolo Nutini,
Katy
Perry,
Athlete,
Alesha Dixon,
The
Proclaimers,
The Lightning
Seeds,
The King Blues, The Last
Republic (Road To V Winners)
The ARENA:
MGMT,
Lady Gaga,
The Streets,
The Human League,
Lemar,
Natalie
Imbruglia,
Daniel
Merriweather,
Sneaky Sound
System,
Ben's Brother,
The Blizzards
Virgin Media Union:
British
Sea Power,
The Twang,
Mystery Jets,
Gary
Go,
Seth Lakeman,
Joe Lean and The Jing Jang
Jong,
Miike Snow,
Vagabond,
One Eskimo,
Iain Archer,
The Gay Blades
Criticisms and reputation
The festival has been noted for its commercial nature in comparison
with other
British music
festivals. V Festival has received criticism for charging £10
to buy a programme - the only way festival-goers can see what time
artists are performing - while others have mentioned the fact
burgers cost £7 and water bottles are sometimes confiscated at the
entrance, costing up to £2 once inside the grounds. Some fans have
referred to the organisers of the event as 'greedy'.
Despite this, the
New
Statesman argues that the commercial nature has some
advantages:
"Yet there are undeniable advantages to the [commercial]
environment. V is a remarkably non-threatening festival, with few
of the rougher edges prevalent at other large-scale
gatherings."
The
London Evening Standard
gave the 2009 festival 3/5 stars after headliners
Oasis cancelled at the very last minute due to
illness. Furthermore, approximately 800 people were injured with
most being down to falls causing sprains and ankle injuries.
In 2009, organisers were forced to restrict entry to Lady GaGa's
performance at Chelmsford after fans became stuck trying to fight
through the narrow entrance to The Arena stage.
See also
References
- NME-Babyshambles V Festival Stafford set delayed
- NME - Babyshambles finally play V Festival
Stafford
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7283981.stm V2008 Sell
Out BBC News Report
- http://www.nme.com/news/oasis/46855
- New Statesman - The most commercial of music
festivals
- [1]
- Festival fans condemn 'greedy' V BBC News
- Fans call V Festival organisers ‘greedy’
Festival News
- V Festival crowd looks back in anger London
Evening Standard
- Almost 800 festival-goers treated BBC News
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