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Event Information:
The V
Festival is an annual music festival
held in Chelmsford during the
penultimate weekend in August.
Organised by Metropolis Music and
SJM Concerts, the event is held at
two parks simultaneously which share
the same bill; artists perform at
one location on Saturday and then
swap on Sunday. The sites are
located at Hylands Park in
Chelmsford and Weston Park in South
Staffordshire. Although
predominantly a rock music festival,
a wide range of musical genres are
accepted; in recent years pop acts
have become ever more common. The
"V" represents the Virgin Group,
with the event being sponsored by
Virgin Media and televised on
Channel 4 and 4 Music.
Hylands
House is a Grade II* neo-classical
villa situated within Hylands Park a
232-hectare (574 acre) park
south-west of Chelmsford in Essex in
South East England. It is owned and
operated by Chelmsford Borough
Council. The last private owner
lived in Hylands House until her
death until 1962. It was in 1966,
with the House in a desperate state
of disrepair, that Chelmsford
Borough Council purchased the Park
for the people of Chelmsford to
enjoy. Hylands Park was opened to
the public only 10 days later. It
was agreed by Chelmsford Borough
Council that Hylands House should be
restored to its former glory and
having stood empty for 20 years, the
first phase of restoration took
place in 1986. The final stage was
completed in 2005. Since 1996, the
park has hosted the annual V
Festival. In the 2004 film Chasing
Liberty, Hylands House doubled as
the US White House In 2005 Hylands
Park was the venue for the European
Scout Jamboree and in 2007 Hylands
welcomed scouts from over 160
nations for the 21st World Scout
Jamboree, which celebrated 100 years
of scouting. The One World Garden
was created to commemorate this
historic event, and now forms part
of the estate.
Hylands Park, Chelmsford Line up for
V Festival :
Saturday 18 August
The Stone Roses
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
David Guetta
Ed Sheeran
Example
Keane
James Morrison
Emeli Sande
Friendly Fires
Ben Howard
Professor Green
Rizzle Kicks
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Labrinth
Maverick Sabre
Gossip
Sub Focus
Newton Faulkner
Dappy
The Proclaimers
The Ting Tings
Reverend & The Makers
Wretch 32
Inspiral Carpets
Childish Gambino
Jack Beats
The Twang
Angel
Comedy
Doc Brown
Damien Clark
Rob Rouse
Mike Gunn
Mark Olver
Junior Simpson
Michael Fabbri
Tom Wrigglesworth
The Raymond & Mr Timpkins Revue
Kockov
Steve Williams
MC Justin Moorhouse
Sunday 19 August
Killers
Snow Patrol
Nicki Minaj
Tinie Tempah
Tom Jones
Nero
Madness
Olly Murs
Happy Mondays
LMFAO
Noah & The Whale
Frank Turner
The Enemy
Pixie Lott
The Human League
Miles Kane
Shed Seven
Frank Ocean
Beverley Knight
Cher Lloyd
The Feeling
DJ Fresh/Live
Rita Ora
Tulisa
The Stranglers
Stooshe
The Rifles
Dodgy
Lawson
Comedy
Sean Lock
Milton Jones
Keith Farnan
Chris Destefano
Joe Bor
Sean Collins
Mike Lawrence
Nathan Caton
Gary Delaney
Karl Spain
Daniel Townes
MC Kevin McCarthy
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