What are the line-ups for V Festival?
With V Festival no longer, we’ve taken a look at its line-ups over the years – from Pulp to P!nk. Don’t get too sad, though, because V’s replacement, Rize Festival, has announced some pretty big acts so far, including Liam Gallagher, Stereophonics, Years & Years , Rag’n’Bone Man , Manic Street Preachers , Bastille, and James Bay.
Who has performed at V Festival?
In 1998, V Festival welcomed headliners The Verve and returning band The Charlatans. They played alongside other stars like Robbie Williams, James, Iggy Pop, Green Day, Feeder, and Chumbawamba. The NME Stage hosted huge names like PJ Harvey and Underworld.
Who were the headliners of V Festival 2010?
The 2010 lineup for V Festival was officially announced on 11 March 2010 through the festival’s site and on Absolute Radio. The headliners for both days were Kings of Leon and Kasabian.
What is the Australian V Festival?
The Australian V Festival was an Australian music festival, and a spin-off of the British V Festival. Like all V Festivals, the event was primarily sponsored by Virgin Mobile. In Australia the event was also sponsored by airline Virgin Blue. The V Festival was televised exclusively in Australia by MTV, and from 2008, also by its sister channel VH1.
When did the first V Festival take place?
The first V festival took place on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 August 1996, and had two stages and one tent. This year introduced the NME stage. Richard Ashcroft (of The Verve) goes solo and Travis unveil their cover of Britney Spears ‘ ” …Baby One More Time ” which they had already played at Glastonbury Festival in June 2000.
What happened to V Festival 2006?
2006 was a traumatic year for V Festival – festival-goers showered the event with complaints over expensive food and merchandise. They were also angry by the fact that the only band timetable available was in a programme sold at the festival, which promptly ran out.
