V festival who is on now

The now defunct V Festival is returning this month for a one-off online event. The bash will be broadcast as part of a three-part television special on August 21, 22 and 23 on ITV2 and will feature virtual performances from Dizzee Rascal , Olly Murs and Anne-Marie , who will play at the southern location of the original V Festival site at Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex. Dizzee Rascal Credit: Getty. The online event will also feature archive footage of past performances, as well as interviews with artists about their favourite V sets and memories.

He said: "It [the decision] has been met with great disappointment in this area. I know many are disappointed by this announcement. As a consequence, many small local voluntary organisations have benefited and their contributions will be missed. Villagers were always consulted and kept informed, and over the years attitudes have been very positive.

And David Dixon, a resident in Tong, said the organisers' donation each year supported projects at the village's church, St Bartholomew's Church, which recently had its roof replaced.

The festival used to be called V Festival, but has been rebranded following the end of a sponsorship deal between organiser and Virgin. However, the number of people attending compared to previous years was down around 25 per cent.

Rumours had circulated that it was not returning to Weston Park last month. Everyone has a story - tell me yours.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter! Sign Up. The first event was at Weston Park in Other events are also being planned by the park for this year. As swan songs go, it was a bit of a pitiful squawk. What I remember most, though, was the strange, liberated feeling I felt all weekend — a feeling that has stayed with me at just about every festival since.

Nobody would stare at you if you danced or yelled or sang for no reason. I found it thrilling. The magic of V Festival quickly died. Maybe it was when someone threw a can of beer at my head during Dizzee Rascal, and I spent the rest of the set weeping as my friends formed a protective circle around me.

Or perhaps it was when the seventh condom filled with urine sailed over my head. Or when a group of drunk lads sat on the parched grass loudly rating every woman out of 10 as they walked past. I am slightly ashamed to say that I kept my V Festival wristbands on into my university years.