V Festival news


Stone Roses could play V Festival 2012

The Stone Roses are being lined up to headline next year’s V Festival at Weston Park, it emerged today.


V Festival raises £33,000 for charity

Revellers at this year’s V Festival helped to raise £33,000 for charity.


2012 V Festival tickets go on sale

Music lovers were today being offered the chance to snap up a limited number of tickets online for next year’s V Festival.


Big V Festival clear-up begins at Weston Park

More than 600 volunteer litter pickers from across the country have descended on Weston Park in the wake of the V Festival.


Bailiffs swooped on Telford mining camp while protesters were at V Festival

Bailiffs swooped on protesters fighting mining at a Shropshire beauty spot because they knew the campaigners would be partying at the V Festival.


Stars shine at V Festival 2011

Around 85,000 people packed into the grounds of Weston Park on the Shropshire-Staffordshire border to see some of the biggest names in music strut their stuff at V Festival 2011.


V Festival 2011 in pictures – the acts

See all of the pictures of the acts that performed at V Festival in Weston Park over the weekend.


80 revellers arrested at V Festival

Nearly 80 people were arrested at this year’s V Festival, police said today.


V Festival 2011 in pictures – the fans

See all of the pictures as fans packed out Weston Park for the 2011 V Festival, featuring Eminem and the Arctic Monkeys.


V Festival fans keen to get party started

About 85,000 fans were looking forward to the biggest party in the UK as V Festival started this afternoon at Weston Park. Fans from across the country have converged on the showground near Shifnal.


Brave Lucy and mother off to V Festival

A mother who nursed her daughter through two life-threatening bouts of leukaemia will enjoy a weekend at V Festival, courtesy of the Shropshire Star.


Police safety vow over V Festival at Weston Park

Police chiefs have vowed to make safety the number one priority at this year’s V Festival at Weston Park.


Calvin Harris to replace Duran Duran at V Festival

Calvin Harris will replace Duran Duran at this year’s V Festival at Weston Park, it was announced today.


Prices soar as V Festival tickets sold on

Tickets for V Festival were today being resold by touts on internet auction sites for 75 per cent more than they cost yesterday.


V Festival sells out in 80 minutes

THE V FESTIVAL sold out today in a record-breaking 80 minutes, with fans snapping up tickets for the annual two-day musical extravaganza.


Tickets for V Festival selling fast

Tickets are selling fast for next year’s V Festival at Weston Park on the Shropshire border, organisers said today.


V Festival tickets go on sale

Thousands of tickets for next year’s V Festival at Weston Park went on sale today with music fans across the country trying to snap them up.


First V Festival tickets to go on sale

The first 10,000 tickets for next year’s V Festival at Weston Park, near Shifnal, will go on sale on Thursday.


Huge clean-up in wake of V Festival

An army of 400 litter-pickers was today continuing a massive clean-up operation in the wake of the V Festival at Weston Park.


V Festival fan Vanessa’s video diary

V Festival super fan Vanessa Woodhouse made a video diary of her time at the 2010 festival. Watch the results here.


V Festival 2010 really rocked Weston Park

Singing sensations Pixie Lott, Taylor Momsen and Diana Vickers dazzled thousands of festival-goers at this weekend’s V Festival. All three singers wore skimpy, revealing outfits, that were designed to thrill at the event at Weston Park.


V Festival 2010 – the bands

Shropshire Star photographer James Watkins captures the excitement of the V Festival 2010 action at Weston Park this weekend.


V Festival 2010 – the fans

Pictures of fans enjoying the V-Festival 2010 action at Weston Park. See if the Shropshire Star photographers captured you at the big weekend event on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border.


Peter Andre and Shaun Ryder join V festival bill

The final acts for this year’s V Festival were announced today – just three days before the eagerly-awaited event gets under way on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border.


Vanessa’s ‘V’ excited to win top Festival prize

V Festival super fan Vanessa Woodhouse is looking forward to the experience of a lifetime after winning a Shropshire Star competition to get access all areas at the annual two-day bash.


V Festival travel – fans told don’t rely on sat navs

Revellers travelling to this year’s V Festival on the Shropshire-Staffordshire border have been warned not to rely on sat navs or internet route maps to get there as police prepare to close roads in a bid to beat jams and traffic chaos.


Competition: Win V Festival ticket upgrade

The V Festival, sponsored by Virgin Media, which draws thousands of people to Weston Park on the east Shropshire border, is celebrating its 15th anniversary this summer.


Summer of fun lined up across the region

Preparations are under way for a host of events across the region this summer guaranteed to warm the hearts of fun-seekers.


Rush to buy tickets for V

Tickets for this summer’s V Festival went on sale today. The event will see Cheryl Cole’s festival debut as a soloist.


Bulletin: V Festival clear-up continues

The big clear-up continues at Weston Park after the weekend’s V Festival. Find out what happens to the hundreds of tents revellers left behind.

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