V festival

Wretch 32 joins V Festival line-up

Music Gossip

24 Apr 2012

Wretch 32, The Feeling, Stooshe and Beverley Knight have been added to the line-up of the Virgin Media V Festival. The acts join a host of stars including The Killers, Stone Roses and Noel Gallagher who will perform at the festival in August, and…

The Stone Roses to headline V Festival

Music Gossip

9 Nov 2011

The Stone Roses are to headline next year's V Festival. The reformed band - Ian Brown, John Squire, Gary 'Mani' Mounfield and Alan 'Reni' Wren - are to take top spot on the bill for the annual UK music event which takes place at Chelmsford, Essex…

Plan B avoids ego

Music Gossip

22 Aug 2011

Plan B doesn't feel "special", despite counting Sir Paul McCartney, David Bowie and Noel Gallagher among his fans. The 'She Said' singer finds it astonishing how many huge stars are impressed with his music, but has vowed never to get big headed and…

Eminem closes V Festival

Music Gossip

22 Aug 2011

Eminem was joined onstage by Rihanna during his closing set at the Virgin Media V Festival last night (21.08.11). The rapper drew huge cheers from the crowd in Chelmsford, Essex, when the 'Rude Boy' singer - who also performed a set earlier in the…

Calvin Harris 'no longer a frontman'

Music Gossip

13 Jul 2011

Calvin Harris insists he is no longer a frontman. The 'Ready For The Weekend' hitmaker - who has replaced Duran Duran as a headline act at the 2011 Virgin Media V Festival - admits he prefers producing and DJ-ing on his tracks to singing. He told…

Morcheeba ready for noisiest crowd

Music Gossip

15 Jun 2011

Morcheeba think Britain has the "noisiest" festival crowds. The British band are set to perform on on the Undercover from Virgin Media stage at the year's Virgin Media V Festival alongside a host of artists including Gomez, Chromeo, Goldie Lookin…

Timeline - Summer music festivals 2011 from Scotland and beyond

A chronological list of the best festivals in Scotland and beyond

27 May 2011

A chronological list of the most significant festivals happening in Scotland this summer, along with the biggest and best from the rest of the UK and beyond.

Eminem and Arctic Monkeys to headline V Festival

Music Gossip

1 Mar 2011

Eminem and Arctic Monkeys will headline this year's V Festival. The 'Not Afraid' rapper tops the bill alongside the 'I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor' rockers at this year's event, which takes place across two UK festival sites, Hylands Park in…

Eminem and Arctic Monkeys to headline V?

Music Gossip

4 Jan 2011

Eminem and Arctic Monkeys are set to headline this year's V Festival. The 'Lose Yourself' rapper and the 'I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor' rockers are in talks to play at the outdoor music event - which takes place in Staffordshire, West…

Music festivals 2010: Festivals timeline

28 May 2010

From Rock Ness to Roskilde, Glastonbury to Glasgow Jazz Festival, we list the best of the many great fests happening throughout the summer. Which one(s) will you choose?

News in brief

12 Aug 2009

The Leader of Glasgow City Council and Chair of Glasgow City Marketing Bureau is set to launch Glasgow’s Style Mile. Perthshire writer Mark Robertson hoping to take Broadway by storm. McFly, Pixie Lott, Sneaky Sound System and Asher Roth on V Festival…

Kings of Leon, Muse and The Verve to headline V Festival

4 Mar 2008

The final major festival of the summer season, V Festival, has announced most of its bill for this year, with Muse, The Verve and Kings of Leon among the big players appearing. The festival, which takes place on two sites in Chelmsford and…

Spy drone monitored V festival

28 Aug 2007

A remote-controlled spy drone was used to monitor the crowds at last weekend’s V festival, it has been revealed. This is the first time the flying surveillance vehicles have been used at a major public event. It was also used during V to monitor…