V Festival news


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.


The week in pictures – August 26

A collection of pictures from the Express & Star over the past week, including a delighted Staffordshire teacher who is half the woman she used to be, the dramatic fire on Richard Branson’s Caribbean island and jubilant scenes in Libya as rebels took the capital Tripoli.


Abandoned tents litter Weston Park after V Festival

A massive clean-up operation was today under way at Weston Park as hundreds of volunteers sifted through the sea of tents, deckchairs and clothing left behind by V Festival revellers.


Chaos after big smash on the M6

Chaos hit the M6 today with motorists facing hour-long delays in six-mile tailbacks following a crash.


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.


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.


Olly Murs announces Birmingham LG Arena show

Olly Murs, whose new single Heart Skips A Beat, featuring Rizzle Kicks is out today – will play Birmingham’s LG Arena next February as part of a headline arena tour.


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 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.


V festival 2011 – who’s on where at Weston Park, Staffordshire

Here’s the complete breakdown of the acts performing at Weston Park in Staffordshire for V Festival 2011.

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