unsigned band Erica win the chance to perform on Friday at V Festival

V Festival (Chelmsford) 2015

Saturday 22nd to Sunday 23rd August 2015
Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8WQ, England MAP
£189 with camping

Daily capacity: 90,000

Cheltenham based band Erica have won a slot at V Festival which take place at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex and over the weekend of Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd August 2015.

The unsigned band have won this year's Highway to V Festival battle of the bands competition, and will open V Festival 2015 in Chelmsford, on Friday 21st August, to a crowd of over 15,000 music fans who will also be watch performances by R3wire and Varski, DJ SKT, Martin 2 Smoove, Freejak, and The Faders.

They beat over 500 acts from across the UK entered this year's competition, of which 180 made it in front of a panel of judges, in Walkabouts up and down the country, with 17 bands making it to the live final.

Dalton Woodward, lead singer of Erica, commented: "It's an incredible honour to be chosen as this year's Highway to V Festival winners. We've been together as a band for over 5 years now, but this is undoubtedly our biggest gig yet. To think that in less than a week we will open one of the biggest festivals in the UK is mind-blowing, but we can't wait to get on stage and show them what we've got!"

Runners-up Arcaves, a Swedish band formed in 2014, will also join Erica on The Arena stage.

Paul Glossop, V Festival Event Manager and judge, commented: "The Highway to V Festival battle of the bands competition champions up-and-coming talent across the UK. Every year we see an outstanding variety of performers that make it extremely difficult to choose a winner, and this year was no different. We can't wait to see Erica open what is set to be an incredible festival this year and expect them to go onto big things."

Those festivalgoers heading to the sister event at Weston Park, Staffordshire can enjoy Friday night entertainment from Majestic, Dan Hills, Tom Zanetti & K.O. Kane, That Guy, and Marc Spence.

They will be joining headliners Kasabian, and Calvin Harris. Also confirmed to appear are Sam Smith, Mark Ronson (DJ set), Example & DJ Wire (DJ set), Tove Lo, Maverick Sabre, Bleachers, Aston Merrygold, Scouting For Girls, Ellie Goulding, The Script, Hozier, George Ezra, Stereophonics, Paloma Faith, James Bay, Olly Murs, Chvrches, Imelda May, Kodaline, Ella Henderson, Nero, Reverend And The Makers, Courteeners, Marina and the Diamonds, The Proclaimers, Tom Jones, Labrinth, Jess Glynne, Andy C, The Kooks, Gregory Porter, Fuse ODG, Clean Bandit, Duke Dumont, Jessie Ware, Ella Eyre, Hannah Wants, Grandmaster Flash, and Annie Mac, plus many more to be announced.

Oliver Heldens, and Hannah Wants will take the headlining spots in the new Dance Tent over the weekend, accompanied by DJ Ez, MistaJam, Monki, My Nu Leng, Alex Adair, Sam Feldt, Philip George, Toddla T, Goldie, Moxie, and Marvin Humes presents Luvbug.

For the line-up details, as available for Weston Park, please click here.

For the line-up details, as available for Hylands Park, please click here.

Many more acts will be announced in the coming weeks across 4 stages.

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Tickets are priced at £189 for a weekend with camping, or £165 without camping, and £99 for a campervan pass. VIP options are also be available.

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