Dammit, they could've told me this *before* I paid my balanceba

[ItsBadForYa]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2011/04/06/v-festival-is-the-gig-of-the-year-115875-23041040/

Gutted I'm missing this for Glasto

[markeee]

http://www.mirror.co...15875-23041040/

Gutted I'm missing this for Glasto

[outlinereality]

I'm not gutted...I'm scared

[king_oxymoron]

hahaha oh this doesn't make it easy for those of us who do actually love V... I'm clearly very excited for both but after experiencing Glasto, there's no competition...

[markeee]

hahaha oh this doesn't make it easy for those of us who do actually love V... I'm clearly very excited for both but after experiencing Glasto, there's no competition...

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

all these acts have/could possibly appear at Glastonbury, but having diversity is what its all about - even if that means shite acts such as chipmunks

[LondonTom]

all these acts have/could possibly appear at Glastonbury, but having diversity is what its all about - even if that means shite acts such as chipmunks

[MJMilz14]

all these acts have/could possibly appear at Glastonbury, but having diversity is what its all about - even if that means shite acts such as chipmunks

[robthedude]

Just sit in your garden with 'Now thats what i call music 29852' and you will not miss anything.

[celticvillan]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2011/04/06/v-festival-is-the-gig-of-the-year-115875-23041040/

Gutted I'm missing this for Glasto

[anoldhippie@60]

Glad I an not going to V festival. I would have been gutted if had bought tickets for that cos not keen rap music.

[mrtourette]

Glasto: you have been warned.

[BlackHole2006]

Bet Eavis is shitting himself after reading this.

[the_arsonist]

ahahahaha

v festival is such a joke these days, and a really awful one at that

[redmosquito]

Wow. Gig of the year undoubtably.

[Wanderlei]

I'm surprised that people here like the V line-up. I think Glasto is looking a lot better than that.

*somebody bite somebody bite somebody bite*

[MyTwistedWords]

thats brilliant

do you think the - Glasto: you have been warned. bit was sarcasm?

[mrtourette]

I doubt the person writing that understands sarcasm, or has even been to a festval before.

[Morse Code]

Glasto: you have been warned.

[The Nal]

I’m going to at least 15-20 of N-Dubz shows on the tour anyway so no biggie. Ill be one of those people at the front of the pit mumbling things like “They didn’t do this in Genk!!”

About what?!?

Edited April 7, 2011 by The Nal

[denwyn]

Bit of a naff line up, bit to much like a top of the pops line up for me,glad Glasto get a good mix, for all...Even if there is stuff you detest ie " Bouncy ",then i am sure to find somethig else to watch...and i will

Edited April 7, 2011 by denwyn

[whatmidlifecrisis?]

TBF it is horses for courses. I know people that go to V for the day and love it (around my age). They would never dream of going to Glastonbury so I suppose this does give them a packaged festival experience and amongst the pop there are often pretty good acts to see.

Lumping all festivals togther is a mistake. If the article was about motoring it could read "KIA have brought out a new car with an engine and wheels....Ferrari - you have been warned!"......it is not comparing like with like.

[James Bolivar]

I've never been to V, though I don't live far, as I've always assumed it was, basically, a children's pop festival and, from the OP, it seems I was right.

Now Sonisphere have The Mars Volta, Motorhead, Killing Joke, Sisters of Mercy, Metallica and Opeth and more, which is all tempting. Frakking tempting. Not mutually exclusive with Glastonbury though.

[fowls]

TBF it is horses for courses.

Edited April 7, 2011 by fowls

[king_oxymoron]

I have no doubt that Clemmie (the writer) was being entirely serious, if you look at the calibre of star she writes about regularly, the V acts would probably be the type of act she'd want to see.... though I like to think despite being a fan of both festivals I'm intelligent enough to know V isn't challenging for the crown in the grand scheme of things.

I do however think there's a bit of snobbery, the fact it's so mainstream means there's a clear audience for it. In fact I'd say the V line up is more to my personal taste than the Glastonbury one. V for sure has it's downfalls but a festival is a festival is a festival - they are all bloody brilliant. I know I'm going to have an awesome time, it just won't be on the same scale as Glastonbury will and not 'shit' just because it's predominantly pop acts...