V Festival is an annual rock festival held simultaneously at Chelmsford and Staffordshire, England since 1996. The event is sponsored by Virgin Mobile and regularly takes place over two days in August. British and international musicians perform at the festival. This year's festival, commonly called V2005, is tentatively scheduled for August 20 and 21 2005.

The 2005 headliners on the V Stage include Oasis, Franz Ferdinand, and Scissor Sisters. Other performing acts include:

V Stage (Main stage)

• Embrace
• Maroon 5
• Athlete
• Joss Stone
• The Zutons
• Jet
• Goldie Lookin’ Chain

Second Stage

• The Music
• The Prodigy
• Thirteen Senses
• Doves
• The Chemical Brothers
• Kaiser Chiefs
• The Bravery

JJB Arena

• Ian Brown
• Texas
• Robert Plant
• Dizzee Rascal

Other Acts

• Goldfrapp
• 22-20s

History

Notable perfomers from 2004 included Muse, Dido, Starsailor, Pixies, N.E.R.D., and The Strokes.

External links

• Official site
• Photos from recent V Festivals at Chelmsford