V Festival 2010 starts as 2009 ends

Tickets for the 2010 V Festival at Weston Park went on sale today – just hours after the end of this year's event.

The big clean-up began at the venue yesterday afternoon after the last revellers departed, before tickets for next year's event went on sale at 9am today. And organisers of the two-day rock festival said people wanting to get their tickets early could get them at this year's prices.

Next year will be the 15th V Festival and a limited amount of tickets have gone on sale for a week, before the rest of the tickets are released next year.

Simon Moran, festival director, said: "We really want to give fans the chance to buy tickets for next year's festival at this year's prices, as it means they can be first in the queue for next year's festival and save a few quid in the process.

"V Festival has a great history of brilliant line-ups and next year will be no exception."

Next year's V Festival will be on August 21 and 22.

During this period, tickets will be priced at £132.50 for a weekend pass and £152.50 for weekend pass with camping.

This year 90,000 people descended on Weston Park, near Shifnal, for this year's event, which saw performances from acts such as Oasis, Lily Allen and The Killers.

And the revellers helped to raise thousands of pounds for a Shropshire charity, its founder announced today.

David Dixon, who set up Tong-based Village Water six years ago, said they had made a profit of £16,000, compared with last year's total of £4,700. Volunteers worked on the festival site exchanging glass items, such as bottles and jars, for plastic, which could be taken into the event.

This year revellers were also given a helping hand to carry their luggage after 300 trolleys were donated to the charity to be hired out.

Festival organisers suggested the bottle fundraising idea to Mr Dixon after many people cut their feet on broken glass at the 2006 event.

He said: "The idea would not only save many injuries, but also enable Village Water to raise considerable funds, totalling £2,700 in 2007 and £4,700 last year."

The charity enables African villagers to source water and establish their own pump for a clean supply.

Hundreds of volunteers remained at the festival site today, clearing up the tonnes of rubbish and camping equipment left behind by festival-goers.