V Festival 22nd and 23rd August 2015
Celebrating 20 years since they first opened their doors V Festival have finalised line-ups and attractions for Western Park and Hylands Park on the weekend of 22nd and 23d August.
Iconic rockers Kasabian and global platinum-selling artist Calvin Harris and will be the headliners for V Festival’s Virgin Media stage. The local lads from Leicester and the DJ from north of the border will be joined by a host of music heavyweights to ensure V Festival kicks-off its third decade in style. Revent additions have included Mark Ronson, performing a DJ set, Example supported by DJ Wire, Maverick Sabre, Scouting for Girls, Aston Merrygold, Bleachers and Billboard chart-topper Tove Lo.
Music lovers with this summer’s hottest ticket will also see performances from recent four-time Grammy and 2015 Brit winner Sam Smith, Ellie Goulding, The Script, Hozier, George Ezra, Stereophonics, Brit winners Paloma Faith and James Bay, Olly Murs, Tom Jones, Clean Bandit, Kodaline, Ella Henderson, Nero and Courteeners plus many more to be announced across four stages at the two festival sites.
Making his debut on top of the bill, Calvin Harris said: “V Festival is always an incredible time and I can’t wait to headline it this year. See you there!”
Kasabian’s Sergio Pizzorno, said: “V is for victory, V is for voodoo, V is for vacuum cloud, V is for very very very very excited. See you in the fields!”
Festival goers are encouraged to visit www.vfestival.com for all ticket and site information
Photograph: Steve Gerrard