Monday 23 August 2004

V Festival 2004 Staffordshire

V Festival 2004 Staffordshire
Weston Park, Staffordshire, UK
Saturday 21st to Sunday 22nd August
Stages: V Stage, NME Stage, JJB/Puma Arena, New Band Stage

Went with Dan, Luke, Fiona and a variety of some of lukes mates Steve and his girlfriend and Barlow, as well as some of Dan and Fionas friends Dave and Kirsty. Of my friends who went, Paul and Helen, Bruce and Bridget, Ant and Clare amongst others.

Lineup

Bands I saw highlighted in bold.

Saturday 21st August

V Stage: The Strokes, Pixies, N*E*R*D, The Thrills, Badly Drawn Boy, Snow Patrol, Jamie Cullum, Kosheen

NME Stage: Massive Attack, Starsailor, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Scissor Sisters, The Zutons, Fountains Of Wayne, Mull Historical Society, Goldie Lookin Chain, Chikinki, Kasabian

JJB/Puma Arena: Primal Scream, Groove Armada, Beverly Knight, Audio Bullys, Roni Size, Kristian Leontiou, Josh Ritter, Chicane, Fried, Headway

New Band Stage: Delays, The Stands, The Concretes, South, InMe, The Infedels, Thea Gilmore, Jerry Fish and The Mudbug Club, Rooster, The Casuals, Magnet, Stateless.

Sunday 22nd August

V Stage: Muse, Dido, The Charlatans, Faithless, Pink, Athlete, The Divine Comedy, Big Brovaz

NME Stage: Kings of Leon, Embrace, Elbow, Keane, Dashboard Confessional, All-American Rejects, The Killers, HAL, Thirteen Senses (Tried too but cancelled), 10000 Things, Blacklight

JJB/Puma Arena: Basement Jazz, Kelis, Amy Winehouse, Human League, Jamelia, The Freestylers, Aqualung, Phoenix, Rodrigo Y Gabriel

New Band Stage: The Bees, Hope of the States, Longview, Tim Booth, Easyworld, The Dead 60's, The Crimea, Cathy Davey, Kevin Mark Trail, Polly Paulusma, Colour Of Fire, Mohair