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Beverley Knight added to 2012 V Festival line-up

Wolverhampton soul singer Beverley Knight has been added to this year’s star-studded V Festival line-up on August 18 and 19, it was announced today.

Beverley Knight added to 2012 V Festival line-up

Massive queue for V Festival tickets

More than 150 music fans were queueing in Wolverhampton today to get their hands on V Festival tickets – with some braving the elements since 8pm last night.

Massive queue for V Festival tickets

V Festival line-up revealed

Double Brit Award-winner Ed Sheeran will join headline acts The Stone Roses and The Killers at this year’s Weston Park V Festival, it was announced today.

Ed Sheeran
Lichfield Festival market day gets a new sponsor

Lichfield Festival’s popular market day is to get a new name and new backing for 2012, with the announcement that Florette UK, the bagged salad specialist which has its UK headquarters at Fradley Business Park, Lichfield, is to become its major sponsor.

Lichfield Festival market day gets a new sponsor

Stone Roses set for V Festival

The Stone Roses are being lined up to headline next year’s V Festival at Weston Park, it emerged today.

Stone Roses set for V Festival

Crunch art and philosophy festival 2011

The internationally-reknowned Crunch art and philosophy festival returns to Hay-on-Wye just over the Welsh border with Herefordshire from November 18-20, 2011.

Crunch art and philosophy festival 2011

Countdown to Lichfield Roots and Folk Festival

This year’s Lichfield Roots and Folk Festival promises to be the best yet, according to organisers.

Ready for the festival are Chris Newcombe, Stuart Davies and Paul Stratton

V Festival 2011 – fans and the bands

Pictures of fans and some of the stars from V Festival 2011 at Weston Park. Bands include the likes of Rihanna, The Saturdays, Eminem, Olly Murs and Bruno Mars while celebrities include Coleen Rooney and Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington.

The Saturdays

Pop power dominates as thousands pack V Festival

It was the year pop took over the V Festival with a line-up packed full of chart-topping artists.

Pop power dominates as thousands pack V Festival

V Festival campers ready to rock in luxury

Here’s a way to enjoy the V Festival in style – if you have a few thousand pounds to spare. While tens of thousands slum it under canvas, a select few were today waking up in pop-up hotels and designer sheds.

V Festival campers ready to rock in luxury

V Festival always keeps us coming back to Weston Park

It’s that time of the year again when for one weekend and one weekend only it’s cool to be seen wearing wellies, all thoughts of washing go out the window and around 85,000 music fans descend on Weston Park, writes Amy Burns. It can only be V Festival 2011.

X Factor golden boy Olly Murs

V Festival – get ready to rock

Andy Richardson presents his video guide to this year’s V Festival at Weston Park.

V Festival – get ready to rock
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