Virgin Mobile Union line-up announced for V Festival with Young Knives, Guillemots and more

V Festival, which takes place at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex and Weston Park, Staffordshire, on Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th August 2008t have announced the line-up for this year's Virgin Mobile Union stage.

The artists confirmed are Richard Hawley, Guillemots, Sia, Echo And The Bunnymen, Young Knives, Siouxsie, Will Young, Little Man Tate, The Long Blondes, Tom Baxter, Roots Manuva, Drive - By Truckers, The Dykeenies, Goldie Lookin Chain, Paul Heaton, Jack Mcmanus, Tokyo Police Club, Beth Rowley, Noah And The Whale, The Like, Runaway Sons, and Sam Beeton.

Festival Director, Bob Angus stated, "Once again the line-up has raised the bar. The calibre of this year's talent on the Virgin Mobile Union stage is as strong as always. With faces old and new, V Festival continues to show its support for new. It was only a couple of years ago that the Young Knives won the 'Road to V' competition and now they return high up on the Virgin Mobile Union stage bill. We’re thrilled to have them back as an established band."

Also announced today is the line-ups for the Strongbow Bowtime Bar, previously the Strongbow Cider House, and The Bacardi-B Live arena.

Strongbow Bowtime Bar
Weston Park, Staffordshire

Friday 15th August
Beatlife Orchestra
Russell Reid
The Petebox
Dan Greenpeace
Subsource
The Beat Monkeys (Chibuku)

Saturday 16th August
Matty J & Ben Terry
Cut Cut Shape
Matty J & Ben Terry
Sam Isaac
Jaguar Skills
6ix Toys
The Nextmen
No Fakin'
Evil Nine

Sunday 16th August
Dash
Bye Bye Johnny
Buddha
Micachu
Kid Blue (Fat!)
The Maybes?
The Foals DJ Set
Devils Gun
Streetlife DJs
Dom Chung (Ministry)
Yousef (Circus)

Hylands Park, Chelmsford

Saturday 16th August
Beatlife Orchestra
Dead Audio Boy (Babycream)
Black Cherry
Dead Audio Boy (Babycream)
The Foals DJ Set
Man Like Me
Barry Ashworth (Dub Pistols)
Devils Gun
Streetlife DJs
Leeroy Thornhill (X Prodigy)
Alex Metric

Sunday 16th August
David Griffiths (House Rules)
Sam Isaac
Slim Jim
The Golden Silvers
The Maccabees DJ Set
6ix Toys
The Nextmen
No Fakin'
The Whip
Evil Nine

Bacardi-B Live
Weston Park, Staffordshire

Saturday 16th August
Irish Marsh
Slammin Boys
Toddla T
Zombie Disco Squad
XXXChange
Scratch Perverts
Drop the Lime
Duke Dumont

Sunday 16th August
Sancho Panza
Armstrong
Atlantic Conveyor
Pilooski
Woolfy
The Unabombers – Electric Chair
Horse Meat Disco DJs

Hylands Park, Chelmsford

Saturday 16th August
Armstrong
Atlantic Conveyor
Pilooski
Woolfy
Sancho Panza
The Unabombers – Electric Chair
Horse Meat Disco DJs

Sunday 16th August
Irish Marsh
Toddla T
Zombie Disco Squad
Sinden
XXXChange
Scratch Perverts
Drop the Lime
Duke Dumont

They join a line-up of artists playing across the weekend including the headliners The Verve, and Muse who will be playing their only UK festival date. Acts also confirmed include 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, and more. To see which acts play at which site on which day, click for Hylands Park, Chelmsford or Weston Park, Staffordshire.

Tickets are still on sale for Chelmsford priced at £145 weekend pass with camping, £70 day ticket (plus £8 booking fees). There are still combined coach, camping and weekend tickets are available for both events priced from £176.50 to £193.75 and can be purchased by clicking here.

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