Sam Sparro, and Estelle, added to V Festival

plus more including Calvin Harris, Presets, Alphabeat, The Stranglers, and more

By Scott Williams | Published: Tue 29th Apr 2008

V Festival  (Chelmsford) 2008 - The Stranglers
Photo credit: Clark Wainwright

V Festival (Chelmsford) 2008

Saturday 16th to Sunday 17th August 2008
Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8WQ, England MAP
£145 w/e (with camping), £125 w/e (no camping)

V Festival, which takes place at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex and Weston Park, Staffordshire, on Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th August 2008t have added more acts to the bill.

MOBO award winner and chart topper Estelle, Australian songwriter and producer Sam Sparro, and Scottish dance producer Calvin Harris have all been added to 13th annual V Festival line-up.

Joining them on the line-up are Punk legends The Stranglers, Captain, Presets, Alphabeat, Royworld, Delays, Michael Franti and Spearhead, The Script, and Air Traffic.

Acts playing across the weekend include headliners The Verve (Saturday), and Muse (Sunday), playing their only UK festival date, joined by Kings Of Leon, Stereophonics, Amy Winehouse, The Kooks, Maximo Park, Lenny Kravitz, The Feeling, Squeeze, The Prodigy, Kaiser Chiefs, The Pigeon Detectives, The Zutons, Newton Faulkner, The Hoosiers, Reverend And The Makers, Duffy, Scouting For Girls, Shed Seven, The Courteeners, Ian Brown, The Chemical Brothers, The Pogues, The Charlatans, Jamie T, Hot Chip, Travis, The Twang, and more. To see which acts play at which site on which day, click for Hylands Park, Chelmsford or Weston Park, Staffordshire. More acts will be announced over the coming weeks.

Tickets were priced at £145 weekend pass with camping, £125 weekend pass without camping, £70 day ticket (plus £8 booking fees). Combined coach, camping and weekend tickets are available priced from £176.50 to £193.75 and can be purchased here.

The Stranglers



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