V Festival Posters Through The Years
From Boyzone to Beyonce, Timberlake to Tom Jones, do you remember these iconic V posters?
1. V Festival Posters Through The Years
1996: V96 arrives on the scene after Pulp's Jarvis Cocker announced he wanted to play two outdoor gigs in two days. The seeds were sown for a two-day, two location event in Chelmsford and Warrington. V96 had just two stages and one tent.
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1997
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The Verve, The Charlatans and, making his solo festival debut, a young Robbie Williams were all on the V98 line up.
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The final V of the twentieth century included the Godfather of Soul, James Brown.
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Whatever happened to Virgin Cola?
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2001 and Coldplay make their Chelmsford debut - alongside Kylie Minogue.
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V2002 saw Stereophonics and Travis headling.
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Since 2003 the event has been known as simply the V Festival. In the internet era, it made more sense to have one consistent name rather than having to rebrand every year!
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2004's line up included Dido.
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2005
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2006
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2007
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Muse, Stereophonics and Amy Winehouse all appeared in 2008.
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Lady Gaga made her Essex debut in 2009.
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Kings of Leon, Kasabian and The Kooks. You didn't have to have a 'K' to perform in 2010 but it helped!
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2011 saw Rihanna and Eminem headlining Hylands Park.
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Olly Murs made his V Festival debut in 2012. Although featured on the poster, Nicki Minaj cancelled her appearance because of damage to her vocal cords.
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Beyonce brought new meaning to the phrase 'cheeky Nandos' in 2013 when she spent nearly £1,500 on chicken for her party following her headline appearance at Hylands Park.
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2014 featured an 'A-Team' line up with Ed Sheeran and Justin Timberlake bringing sexy back to Chelmsford.
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In its 20th year, Sam Smith, Calvin Harris and Olly and many more came together to celebrate V's anniversary.
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2016: Justin Bieber headed to Essex for this first time for the wettest performance ever featuring 800 gallons of purified water pouring onto the stage.
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In 2017, Pink returned to Hylands Park for the first time in a decade.
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