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WE’VE SOLD OUT!

After tickets went on sale at 9am this morning, organisers can now confirm that V Festival 2006 is a sell out across both sites! Tickets for the festival, sponsored by Virgin Mobile flew out in just 3 hours, smashing all past records!

The impressive line up announced this week, including mainstage headliners Radiohead, co-headliners Morrissey and Faithless – plus Paul Weller, Razorlight, Kasabian, Hard-Fi, Keane, Groove Armada and The Magic Numbers will appear at Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park, Staffordshire over the weekend of 19-20th August.

Festival Director, Bob Angus commented:
“As delighted as we are that the festival has sold out, we are not shocked that it has happened so quickly, it really is testament to the line up we’ve managed to secure this year. V has grown massively in the last few years and we’re very very proud of it.”

The line up so far…

RADIOHEAD • MORRISSEY • FAITHLESS • BECK • KASABIAN • RAZORLIGHT • PAUL WELLER • HARD-FI • KEANE • BLOC PARTY • FATBOY SLIM • GROOVE ARMADA • THE CHARLATANS • THE MAGIC NUMBERS • EDITORS • THE ORDINARY BOYS • STARSAILOR • THE GO! TEAM • RUFUS WAINWRIGHT • SUGABABES • JAMES DEAN BRADFIELD • KUBB • ORSON • THE FEELING • GAVIN DEGRAW

YET MORE GREAT ACTS ANNOUNCED FOR V!

**TICKETS ON-SALE THIS FRIDAY: 9AM 3rd MARCH 2006**

If ever there was a reason for music fans to clear their diaries for Friday 3rd March at 9am, it’s because V Festival organisers have just announced four more great acts for this years 11th annual V Festival, sponsored by Virgin Mobile.

Today, hot names Hard-Fi, Rufus Wainwright, Kubb and Gavin DeGraw have confirmed their appearance alongside headliners Radiohead, Morrissey and Faithless – not to mention Kasabian, Fatboy Slim and Magic Numbers. All are set to grace one of the four stages at the legendary V Festival, which on 19th-20th August, returns to Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park, Staffordshire.

Fans are warned to have their handsets at the ready, when tickets go on sale from 9am, this Friday (3rd March). Ticket prices are £120 for weekend with camping, £100 for weekend without camping, £58.50 for day tickets and £40 for camper van passes. Visit www.vfestival.com for further details.

Festival Director Bob Angus commented:

“The response to this years headliners and the first round of confirmed acts has been great. This is testament to our commitment to signing the cream of the crop – whether industry veterans or faces of the future. Hard-Fi certainly made their mark in 2005, and we know they are headed for even greater things in 2006, which is why we are delighted to have them on board.’

Risk-takers both in life and in music, Hard-Fi are something entirely new – merging disco with punk and dub. Hard-Fi speak to the heart of the soul of young Britain and have been lauded in well respected industry circles as one of the best new band of 2005. With a debut single that was showered with ‘Track of the Week’ plaudits, and Zane Lowe pronouncing the second single as ‘the hottest record in the world today,’ the band are without a doubt on fire and a welcome addition to the V Festival 2006 line up.

Rufus Wainwright, the son of singer / songwriter Loudon Wainwright III and folk singer Kate McGarrigle, will be making his debut appearance at V this year. He spent most of 2004 touring Europe and the US, cementing his position as a truly dynamic and thrilling live performer. The critical reception to his self-titled debut album was overwhelming and earned him the ‘New Artist of The Year’ title from Rolling Stone Magazine.

Kubb will be making a second appearance at V this year, after their debut in 2005. Born in Liverpool and raised in Tobago and then Cornwall, the band’s singer Harry Collier started his foray into the world of music, playing recorder, clarinet and classical guitar in a wind band. Today, alongside band members Dom Greensmith (ex Reef member), John Tilley and Adj Buffoni, the band are known for making tunes that…you can hang your summer T-shirt on.

A 25 year old, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist, Gavin DeGraw is already well known to New York clubgoers. In a remarkably short time, his effortlessly intimate and emotionally intense live performances have made him the toast of Manhattan’s downtown music scene. A definite ‘one to watch’ Gavin DeGraw comes to V fresh from releasing his first album Chariot.

The line up so far…

RADIOHEAD • MORRISSEY • FAITHLESS • BECK • KASABIAN • PAUL WELLER • KEANE • BLOCK PARTY • FATBOY SLIM • GROOVE ARMADA • THE CHARLATANS • THE MAGIC NUMBERS • EDITORS • THE ORDINARY BOYS • STARSAILOR • THE GO! TEAM • RUFUS WAINWRIGHT • SUGABABES • JAMES DEAN BRADFIELD • KUBB • ORSON • THE FEELING • GAVIN DEGRAW

With over 60 more top acts to be announced, music lovers are advised to get their tickets early to avoid disappointment. Tickets go on sale 9am, Friday 3rd March. Ticket prices are £120 for weekend with camping, £100 for weekend without camping, £58.50 for day tickets and £40 for camper van passes. Visit www.vfestival.com for details.

THE FIRST ACTS ANNOUNCED TODAY…

HEADLINERS RADIOHEAD AND MORRISSEY TO MAKE V FESTIVAL DEBUTS

PLUS

FAITHLESS who will co-headline with Morrissey • BECK • KASABIAN • PAUL WELLER • KEANE • BLOC PARTY

FATBOY SLIM • GROOVE ARMADA • THE CHARLATANS • THE MAGIC NUMBERS • EDITORS

THE ORDINARY BOYS • STARSAILOR • JAMES DEAN BRADFIELD • THE GO! TEAM • SUGABABES

ORSON • THE FEELING

**TICKETS ON-SALE: 9AM FRIDAY 3rd MARCH 2006**

V Festival organisers are proud to confirm that music legends Radiohead and Morrissey will both make their V debuts as headliners at the 11th annual V Festival, sponsored by Virgin Mobile. With many more artists to be announced, the headline acts will be joined by a strong supporting line-up including Kasabian, Fatboy Slim and Magic Numbers at the dual sited festival from 19th-20th August 2006. Faithless also return for an impressive fifth time and will co-headline with Morrissey.

Since launching in 1996, The V Festival has consistently offered fans an eclectic line-up from the UK’s biggest names in music, whilst showcasing the best in current chart talent and next-big-things. Tickets go on sale from 9am, Friday 3rd March. Ticket prices are £120 for weekend with camping, £100 for weekend without camping, £58.50 for day tickets and £40 for camper van passes. Visit www.vfestival.com for details. If you're lucky enough to be a Virgin Mobile customer - you can get them before Friday by phoning 0870 143 2203 or visit www.virgin.com/mobile for details.

Festival Director Bob Angus commented:

“We’re very proud to be presenting Radiohead, one of the most important bands in live music today, as headliners for this year’s V. To secure Morrissey, a man that has influenced so many great artists, as the other main stage headliner ensures yet another excellent V line up. It’s acts like these that give our festival its unique eclectic feel and keeps our audience coming back for more, we are expecting tickets will fly out!”

Radiohead will headline the main stage at Hylands Park, Chelmsford on Saturday 19th August and Weston Park, Staffordshire on Sunday 20th August. The legendary five-piece headed up by Thom Yorke met at school in Oxford back in 1988. The V stage will be rocked to life by the three-guitar attack from the band who are currently holed up in the studio with producer Mark 'Spike' Stent, recording brand new material for release this year.

Morrissey is one of the most influential figures in alternative rock rising from his days in The Smiths to an amazing solo career, and as a main stage headliner, he will play opposite days to Radiohead in his first visit to the festival. 2006 sees the release of his eighth solo record ‘Ringleader of the Tormentors’, out on April 3rd. Fans can expect to hear a mix of his emotionally charged material, a set not to be missed.

Rollo Armstrong and Sister Bliss, more commonly known as Faithless, will be celebrating their fifth appearance at the V Festival this year and will be co-headlining with Morrissey. Also celebrating their 11th year together, the internationally acclaimed duo will be sure to get fans’ heads, hearts and feet moving to their classic dance sounds.

Beck, the most innovative man in rockpopsouldancehiphopcountry(!), will be making his second appearance at V this year – his debut was seven years ago in 1997. 2005 saw Beck releasing his critically acclaimed album ‘Guero’ – his first in three years, which saw a return to his eclectic roots.

School friends from Leicester, Kasabian are also making their first trip to V this year. With a mind blowing 2005 under their belts, 2006 looks set to be even bigger for the rock ‘n’ roll four piece consisting of guitars, electro-noise and pure attitude.

Pushing the limits has always been the musical philosophy of Paul Weller. From his time with The Jam - still for many the most inspirational group of the last thirty years - through to the pop genius of The Style Council, to his ever-evolving solo career, he has always made a point of keeping ahead of the throng. Now with a new generation of bands inspired by his music and mindset, Paul Weller has, without a doubt, earned his stripes – proven further still by his recent 2006 BRIT Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.

Tom Chaplin, Tim Rice-Oxley and Richard Hughes formed Keane in 1997 at school in Sussex. They performed their first gig in 1998, signed a record deal and performed at V in 2003; released their debut album ‘Hopes & Fears’ in 2004 and went on to conquer the world with a voice, a piano and a set of drums.

Editors started 2005 with their debut single, ‘Bullets’, selling out within five hours of release. Through the year, the bands constant touring schedule led to a string of Top 20 singles whilst 2006 saw them start with a Top 10 single in the form of a reissued ‘Munich’. Debut album ‘The Back Room’ (July 2005) re-entered the UK album charts and climbed to a peak of Number two, which also saw the band replace their gold discs with platinum discs. Editors are well and truly on fire.

Groove Armada is one of the most critically acclaimed bands to emerge from dance music and this year they’re are back for their fourth appearance at the V Festival. With influences of jazz, funk, house rhythms and technology, their music combination is a hit around the world. They’ve remixed for the best and have been performing sell out gigs for nearly 10 years.

With the accolade of being asked to support Franz Ferdinand in 2003 - before having even released a single record, Bloc Party, made up of Kele Okereke, Gordon Moakes, Russell Lissack and Matt Lang have since proved their worth. In 2005, the band gained a Mercury Music Prize nomination for their debut album ‘Silent Alarm’, a record that was also voted NME Album Of The Year. Bring on their 2006 V Festival debut!

Renowned DJ, Norman Cook, AKA Fatboy Slim will also be making his V debut. Having progressed from Housemartin to superstar DJ, Cook is sure to deliver a party vibe that is guaranteed to rock the V masses.

Formed in 1989, The Charlatans have become a vital force in music since their top ten second release ‘The Only One I Know’ which was a perennial Nineties favourite. Since then The Charlatans have released a series of enormously successful albums. 2006 will see the band add to their impressive catalogue with ‘Simpatico’ set for release on 17th April, to an expectant fanbase, ready to see the band once again step up and take on the world.

The Ordinary Boys began with the kind of jaw dropping impact that they have continued to employ throughout two albums and innumerable tours. Debut single, ‘Maybe Someday’ was acclaimed by NME as "The first great single of the year" and the four piece from Worthing spent 2004 touring to an ever growing and fanatical 'Ordinary Army'. Debut album ‘Over The Counter Culture’ went gold and the band played with hero Morrissey before returning to the studio to record and release second album ‘Brassbound’ in June 2005 - a mere eleven months after their debut. With ‘Brassbound’ now hurtling towards platinum, The Ordinary Boys find themselves on top of the world.

Can a band in their mid-twenties be accurately described as veterans? Perhaps not, but Starsailor are, whatever their birth certificates might claim to the contrary. With a depth to their sound, their songwriting, and purpose, which attests to the benefits of stepping out of the limelight and into a less hysterical creative environment, Starsailor have proved themselves again and again. Classics ‘Lullaby’ and ‘Silence is Easy’ are proof of the quartets impressive back-catalogue and their critically acclaimed third album ‘On the Outside’ - released last October – is proof of their continued reign. The band return to V in 2006 after a 2003 debut performance on the NME stage.

2005 was a fun packed year for The Magic Numbers. Not only have they seen their self titled debut album go platinum after spending 20 weeks in the UK top 30; they have also been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and had ‘Love Me Like You’ voted Soundtrack Of The Year by Virgin Radio.

The Feeling are five twenty somethings from Sussex and London who love pop music. Great big no-nonsense, hook-filled giant-chorused pop music – music for the masses, with sunshine hooks and killer choruses that everyone can hum, from plumbers to professors. The Feeling are pop and proud. They’re on a mission to reclaim the term.

For more information on THE GO! TEAM, ORSON, JAMES DEAN BRADFIELD and SUGABABES, please contact the V Festival Press Office on 020 7307 3108.

The line up so far…

RADIOHEAD • MORRISSEY • FAITHLESS who will co-headline with Morrissey • BECK • KASABIAN • PAUL WELLER • KEANE • BLOC PARTY
FATBOY SLIM • GROOVE ARMADA • THE CHARLATANS • THE MAGIC NUMBERS • EDITORS
THE ORDINARY BOYS • STARSAILOR • JAMES DEAN BRADFIELD • THE GO! TEAM • SUGABABES
ORSON • THE FEELING

V FESTIVAL TICKETS ON SALE 3RD MARCH

V Festival, sponsored by Virgin Mobile, returns for its 11th annual outing in its regular Chelmsford and Staffordshire homes on 19th and 20th August 2006.

If the sound of 65,000 fans singing along with Oasis to Wonderwall at 2005’s V Festival is now just a distant memory, then don’t worry, we will be announcing the line-up for 2006 soon. Expect the usual V mix of major headline acts, next big things and current chart-toppers to grace the picturesque hills of Hylands Park, Chelmsford and the beautiful Weston Park, Staffordshire, on the weekend of 19th & 20th August 2006.

Tickets go on sale at 9am on 3rd March, and festival fans are advised to get their tickets early to avoid disappointment. Last year’s 10th Anniversary event sold out in record time and organisers are confident that tickets will sell out even faster this year.

V Festival director, Bob Angus comments:
“We’ve been working hard since last year’s festival to ensure 2006 will be the best V yet. We already have some outstanding acts signed up and we’re continuing to search for the finest artists around to give music fans yet another great V weekend.”

V Festival organisers encourage music fans to purchase their tickets from recommended retailers only and not to buy tickets from secondary outlets or auction sites as it may lead to disappointment.

Check the official website for trusted retailers and ticket prices before you buy. Plus, register online to keep up to date with the line up and announcements www.vfestival.com <http://www.vfestival.com> .

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