V Festival is an annual music festival held in England during the penultimate weekend in August. Organized by Metropolis Music and SJM Concerts, V Festival is held at Hylands Park in Chelmsford and Weston Park in South Staffordshire simultaneously. V Festival sites share the same line-up, artists perform at one location on Saturday and then swap on Sunday. The 'V' represents the Virgin Group, with V Festival being sponsored by Virgin Media. V Festival was held first time 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. V Festival was previously 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'. V Festival started in 1996 and saw The Charlatans, The Mike Flowers Pops and Super Furry Animals, among others. Since then, V festival has only continued to grow larger, seeing even more famous artists. Since 2003 it has been known as simply the V Festival. Its weekend format, low queuing times and professional organization have given it a loyal audience. The festival sold out in record time in 2006. V Festival has been noted for its commercial nature in comparison with other British music festivals. V Festival 2010 was held on 21-22 August 2010 and was headlined by Kasabian and Kings of Leon. Performers at the 15th anniversary V festival included Florence And The Machine, Stereophonics, Faithless, The Prodigy, The Kooks, Paul Weller, Cheryl Cole, Paolo Nutini, La Roux, Ellie Goulding, Pet Shop Boys, Madness, Editors, Mika, Groove Armada, The Charlatans, Goldfrapp, Amy Macdonald, Kate Nash, Paloma Faith, Plan B, Sugababes and Pixie Lott. V Festival will run in the penultimate weekend of August on Saturday and Sunday, 20-21 August 2011. Line-up for V Festival 2011 was announced on 28 February 2011. V Festival 2011 has yet another spectacular line-up for Virgin festival fans. Eminem and Arctic Monkeys are announced as headliners, with Plan B and Rihanna sub-headlining; and The Script, Dizzee Rascal, Pendulum, Kaiser Chiefs, Duran Duran, Manic Street Preachers, Primal Scream, Razorlight, Chase and Status, Tinie Tempah & more acts. Early bird tickets for V Fest 2011 went for presale on 9 December 2010. V Festival Tickets for 2011 went for sale on 4 March 2011 at 9am. V Festival Tickets sell out in hours at official sellers. Loads of Virgin Festival fans left out as V Fest sold out in record time. But don't get disappointed as there are people out there who can still arrange you sold out V Festival Tickets. V Festival Tickets for V Festival 2011 are available at Sold Out Ticket Market against nominal price. Sold Out Ticket Market is your source for arranging sold-out V Fest Tickets at affordable rates. Check out the Ticket Market for Virgin Festival Tickets. V Festival Tickets - V Festival 2011 - 145.00 -> 275.00 http://www.soldoutticketmarket.com/festivals-tickets/v-festival-tickets/ V Festival Tickets Weston Park - Weston Park, Staffordshire V Festival Tickets Hylands Park - Hylands Park, Chelmsford
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