NEW YORK (Virgin Records) - Only four days have passed since tickets for this years V Festival went on sale and organisers can now confirm that all camping tickets for both sites have completely sold out! The sales firmly put V Festival, sponsored by Virgin Mobile, at the forefront of the music calendar, 22 weeks before it takes place in August.
Fans keen to be at the 10th anniversary event have cleared out the box office leaving only a few remaining day tickets for Weston Park, Staffordshire available. The whirlwind sell out is testament to the knock out line up of 24 of the music industry?s finest acts including headliners Oasis, Scissor Sisters and Franz Ferdinand. These along with a host of other, yet to be announced, acts will make up what will be an 80 plus strong line up playing Weston Park, Staffordshire and Hylands Park, Chelmsford over the weekend of 20-21st August.
Festival Director, Bob Angus commented:
'From the moment we started planning this year?s 10th anniversary V Festival, we aimed to make it the best ever, which is why we couldn?t be happier with today?s sell out. Our commitment to securing the finest and most eclectic line up has been recognised by fans far and wide. Those yet to claim their place are advised to snap up the last remaining day tickets for Weston Park now!?
Day tickets for Weston Park, Staffordshire are still available priced at �52.50. For remaining tickets visit www.gigsandtours.com
The line up so far?
Oasis � Scissor Sisters � Franz Ferdinand � The Prodigy
The Chemical Brothers � Embrace � Maroon 5 � Ian Brown � Texas � Robert Plant � Dizzee Rascal � Goldfrapp � Athlete � The Zutons � Jet � Joss Stone � Kaiser Chiefs � The Bravery � Goldie Lookin Chain � Doves � Thirteen Senses � 22-20?s � The Music � The Ordinary Boys
A brief history of 10 years of V
The very first V festival was held in 1996 and was the only event of its kind to be staged at two sites over the same weekend where the artists swap venues overnight. Previous headliners have included The Strokes, Muse, Dido and Pixies (last year), Coldplay and Red Hot Chilli Peppers (2003), Manic Street Preachers and Suede (1999), Prodigy and Blur (1997) and featured acts such as Travis, The Verve, James Brown, Iggy Pop, Macy Gray, Moby, Faithless and Kylie... The festival boasts the cream of the music crop every year and organisers are pulling out all the stops to celebrate a decade of V!
Text the fest, free kebabs and angels?
Once again Virgin Mobile joins the festival as headline sponsor, making it one of the longest standing music sponsorships in the business. They are guaranteed to bring us all the things that festival goers have got used to - Text the Fest, free kebabs and beer for their customers and angels onsite to do everything from putting up your tent to making sure you find it again at the end of the night.
Virgin Mobile - the V in the V Festival!
Tune in?
Virgin Radio will broadcast the festival live across the August weekend with stage sets and unique acoustic sessions from the Virgin Radio VIP Tent and interviews with all the stars. Until then keep tuned in on 1215AM nation-wide or 105.8FM in London to hear all of the latest line up news as well as the chance to win tickets.
And finally?
V Festival is a live music industry favourite, with Kings of Leon claiming V to be their fave fest of 2004! On the weekend of 20th and 21st August 2005 V celebrates a decade of great live music - over 80 bands will perform on 4 main stages, over the 2 great sites.
Visit www.vfestival.com for all the latest up to the minute information and full biogs of all artists confirmed to perform, including those announced earlier in the week.
