Oasis and The Killers to headline V Festival
THE Killers and Oasis will headline this year's V Festival, it was announced today.
The Specials, Fatboy Slim, Razorlight, Snow Patrol, Keane, Elbow and newcomers The Tings Tings, MGMT and Lady Ga Ga will also be lighting up the festival's sites.
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Festival director Bob Angus said: "We're genuinely thrilled to have such an eclectic line-up this year.
"Our headliners, The Killers and Oasis, are two of the biggest acts in music today and with them being joined by some really exuberant newcomers, this summer's V Festival is set to give festival fans something to shout about."
The festival, in its 14th year, takes place at Weston Park, Staffordshire, and Hylands Park, Chelmsford.
Pete Doherty will take to the Virgin Media Union stage.
The festival will take place over August 22 and 23.
Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday.
Comments
by Sentinel, Hanley
Monday, March 02 2009, 8:30PM
“This is great news for Staffordshire. Any chance of some commemorative mugs being made. Two birds one stone and all that!
Joking aside. This is a great line-up. I suspect The Killers and Oasis will be on the opposite days but hey-ho.”