V Festival (Weston Park) | FESTIVALPHOTO
| V Festival (Weston Park) The V Festival is an annual music festival held in England during the penultimate weekend in August. 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 and Weston Park in South Staffordshire. Although predominantly a rock music festival, a wide range of musical genres are accepted; in recent years pop acts have become more common. The "V" represents the Virgin Group, with the event being sponsored by Virgin Media and televised on Channel 4 and 4 Music. http://www.vfestival.com/ |
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Covered festivals: V Festival (Weston Park) 2012 |
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** NEWS ALERT ** NEWS ALERT ** NEWS ALERT **
TULISA JOINS THE EXCITING V FESTIVAL 2012 LINE UP
** EMBARGOED UNTIL 19.05,THURDAY 7th JUNE **
V Festival, sponsored by Virgin Media, is proud to announce the addition of Tulisa to the 2012 line up. The N Dubz star will make her V debut as a solo artist at this year’s festival, which takes place across the weekend of the 18th and 19th August.
The ‘Young’ singer will join headliners Stone Roses and The Killers and a veritable feast of musical talent including Snow Patrol, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Lawon, Rita Ora, Nicki Minaj, David Guetta, Tinie Tempah, Wretch 32, Ed Sheeran as well as her NDubz band mate Dappy.
The addition of Tulisa to the bill comes after the news that US folk singer Lissie will sadly no longer be appearing on the V Festival line up.
With the festival weekend drawing ever closer, fans are being asked to stay tuned for further announcements over the upcoming weeks.
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ADDITIONAL TICKETS FOR V FESTIVAL 2012 ON SALE FRIDAY 27th APRIL AT 9AM
Excitement is building for the seventeenth annual V Festival, sponsored by Virgin Media, which is set to showcase one of the most exciting line ups yet. Music lovers are now being given another chance to head to the festival, with additional tickets to Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park, Stafford going on sale at 9am on Friday 27th April from www.vfestival.com.
Across the weekend of the 18th and 19th August, festival goers will be treated to a great line up, with the likes of the Stone Roses, The Killers, Snow Patrol, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Nicki Minajbeing joined on the bill by acts announced earlier this week, including Rita Ora, Newton Faulkner, Wretch 32, Gossip, Beverley Knight and Cher Lloyd.
For those looking to add a touch of luxury to this year’s festival experience V Style packages are still available. The popular luxury camping facilities will once again give people the chance to get the best of both worlds – being able to dance the days away with their favourite artists before chilling-out, in luxury, in ready built Pod Pads, Cloud Yurts, Hearthworks Tipis and pop-up hotel rooms.
Environmentally conscious festival lovers can still take advantage of coach and ticket packages courtesy the BigGreen Coach. Coach travel is the most environmentally friendly way of getting to V Festival this summer.
V organisers once again stress that fans should only purchase tickets through official outlets listed on the V Festival website and that purchasing from unofficial outlets could lead to disappointment.
To keep up-to-date with all the news from V Festival visit www.vfestival.com, ‘like’ V Festival on Facebook (facebook.com/vfestival) or follow @vfestival on Twitter.
Saturday 18th August – Hylands Park
Sunday 19th August – Weston Park
STONE ROSES Ÿ NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS Ÿ DAVIDGUETTA Ÿ ED SHEERAN Ÿ EXAMPLE Ÿ KEANE Ÿ JAMES MORRISON Ÿ EMELI SANDÉ Ÿ FRIENDLY FIRES Ÿ BEN HOWARD Ÿ PROFESSOR GREEN Ÿ RIZZLE KICKS Ÿ RODRIGO Y GABRIELA Ÿ LABRINTH Ÿ MAVERICK SABRE Ÿ GOSSIP Ÿ SUB FOCUS Ÿ NEWTON FAULKNER Ÿ DAPPY Ÿ THE PROCLAIMERS Ÿ THE TING TINGS Ÿ REVEREND AND THE MAKERS Ÿ WRETCH 32 Ÿ INSPIRAL CARPETS Ÿ CHILDISH GAMBINO Ÿ COVER DRIVE Ÿ ANGEL
Saturday 18th August – Weston Park
Sunday 19th August – Hylands Park
THE KILLERS Ÿ SNOW PATROL Ÿ NICKI MINAJ Ÿ TINIE TEMPAH Ÿ TOM JONES Ÿ
NERO Ÿ MADNESS Ÿ OLLY MURS Ÿ HAPPY MONDAYS Ÿ LMFAO Ÿ NOAH & THE WHALE FRANK TURNER Ÿ THE ENEMY Ÿ PIXIE LOTT Ÿ THE HUMAN LEAGUE Ÿ MILES KANE Ÿ SHED SEVEN Ÿ FRANK OCEAN Ÿ BEVERLEY KNIGHT Ÿ CHER LLOYD Ÿ THE FEELING Ÿ DJ FRESH LIVE Ÿ RITA ORA Ÿ LISSIE Ÿ THE STRANGLERS Ÿ STOOSHE Ÿ THE RIFLES
LEGENDS FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE POND SET TO ‘ROCK’ V FESTIVAL THIS SUMMER
ROCK ICONS STONE ROSES AND THE KILLERS HEADLINE THIS YEAR’S V FESTIVAL
***TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 2nd MARCH AT 10AM***
V Festival 2012, sponsored by Virgin Media, is back for its seventeenth year and is set to be another cracking line up. Legendary Mancunian rockers The Stone Roses and V Festival favourites The Killers are today announced as headlining V Festival’s Virgin Media stage. Taking place across the V weekend of 18th and 19th August 2012, the original Madchester foursome and the returning US rockers will be joined by a host of superstars to make this year’s V Festival, one to remember.
Following last year’s ‘American Revolution’ with performances from Eminem and Rihanna, feisty US rapper Nicki Minaj will be gracing the fields of Hylands & Weston Park, and after his show stopping set in 2011 David Guetta will be joining her.
An exciting line up of acts old and new have been brought together to entertain music aficionados and festival debutantes alike. Lucky fans with tickets to this summer’s hottest festival will also see performances from the likes of Snow Patrol, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Tinie Tempah, two-time Brit Award winner Ed Sheeran, Example, Tom Jones, Keane, Madness, James Morrison, Nero, Emeli Sandé, Friendly Fires, Happy Mondays, Professor Green, Olly Murs, plus many more to be announced across four stages at the two festival sites in Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park, Staffordshire.
Returning Essex boy Olly Murs said: "Coming back to play at V Festival for a second year is fantastic! I've been going to the festival as a punter for years, so performing there is always going to be special - especially on that main stage. I'm bringing my full 10 piece band with me this year, it's going to be immense - I can't wait"
The hugely successful Glee Club Comedy Tent also makes its return as the festival’s fifth stage this year, with side-splitting performers including Doc Brown, Justin Moorehouse, Kevin McCarthy, Natan Caton, Gary Delany, John Fothergill and many more to be announced in the lead up to the festival.
Festival Director, Simon Moran comments: “We’re really delighted with the line-up this year. We have a great mix of artists topping a bill that will see the welcome return to live performance of Manchester’s finest export, along with some of the biggest acts in the music industry today including The Killers,Tinie Tempah, Ed Sheeran and the legendary Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds.
“The mix of established and exciting breakthrough acts promises to give festival goers a cracking weekend.“
Over the festival weekend there’ll also be sets from Noah & The Whale, Ben Howard, Rizzle Kicks, Frank Turner, Labrinth, Maverick Sabre, The Enemy, Miles Kane, Dappy, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Pixie Lott, Lissie, Shed Seven, The Ting Tings, The Human League, The Proclaimers, The Stranglers, Reverend and the Makers, Inspiral Carpets, The Rifles, Dj Fresh.
Tinie Tempah’s pal Labrinth said "So happy that I'm going to play V festival! Can't wait to get out there and rock the crowd. V Fest is special! See you there!!!!"
The glamorous V Style camping will also see a return this year. V Style got agreat reception last summer and will once again give festival fans the chance to get the best of both worlds – being able to dance the days away with their favourite artists before chilling-out, in luxury, in ready built Pod Pads, Cloud Yurts, Hearthworks Tipis and pop-up hotel rooms.
Festival Director, Bob Angus comments: “As in previous years, we want to again emphasise how important it is for fans to buy their tickets from official outlets listed on VFestival.com. This will ensure they don’t miss out on what promises to be the hottest ticket this summer.”
Tickets go on sale from Friday 2nd March at 10am with fans advised to visit www.vfestival.com, where all official outlets are detailed. V organisers again stress to fans that purchasing tickets from unofficial outlets could lead to disappointment.
STONE ROSES - THE KILLERS - SNOW PATROL - NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS - NICKI MINAJ- DAVID GUETTA - TINIE TEMPAH - ED SHEERAN - EXAMPLE - TOM JONES - KEANE - MADNESS - JAMES MORRISON - NERO - EMELI SANDÉ - FRIENDLY FIRES - HAPPY MONDAYS - PROFESSOR GREEN - OLLY MURS - NOAH & THE WHALE - BEN HOWARD - RIZZLE KICKS - FRANK TURNER - LABRINTH - MAVERICK SABRE - THE ENEMY - MILES KANE - DAPPY - RODRIGO Y GABRIELA - PIXIE LOTT - LISSIE - SHED SEVEN - THE TING TINGS - THE HUMAN LEAGUE - THE PROCLAIMERS - THE STRANGLERS - REVEREND AND THE MAKERS - INSPIRAL CARPETS - THE RIFLES - DJ FRESH