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Virgin Festival
The Virgin Festival is an annual rock festival in England which is held at two places. The first to be held at two places, currently Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex and Weston Park in Staffordshire. In the beginning, the festival took the name of the current year, with the first festival "V96" including a Warrington leg. It discarded its year specific name in 2003 since it has been known as the V Festival.
The "V" represents the Virgin Group, and began as another means of promoting Richard Branson's companies. The event is sponsored by Virgin Mobile, with Virgin Radio the official radio station.
The festival usually takes place during the penultimate weekend of August. Its critics disfavour its corporate sponsorship and reputation for being the most "stylish" of the major British music festivals. However its weekend format, low queuing times and professional arrangements have given it a loyal audience. The festival sold out in record time in 2006.
Preponderantly rock music, the festival books a variety of music and is the most likely amongst UK festivals to book some pop acts each year. Mel C, Dido, and N.E.R.D. have all performed at the festival, and both Razorlight and Faithless performed in 2006. The Virgin Festival exhibits a mix of British and international musicians, from upcoming bands such as Coldplay in 2000 and the Kaiser Chiefs in 2003, and glam rockers El Presidente in 2005, to veteran crooner Tony Christie. Girls Aloud also performed at the 2006 show, and received rave responses for their performance. Pop artist Sophie Ellis-Bextor will perform at the 2007 show.
The inaugural show of the festival which took place at the United States and Canada, was announced by Virgin Group chief Richard Branson on June 30, 2006.The first, which took place on September 9 and 10, 2006 at Toronto Islands Park, Toronto, Canada, consisted of 40 artists. A single-day show also took place in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, on September 23, 2006, at the Pimlico Race Course with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The Virgin Festival 2007 took place in Vancouver on May 20 and 21.
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Artist Biography - Virgin Festival
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 Interpol, the band, swept up listeners with their 2002 Matador debut 'Turn On The Bright Lights', the nickname has gained new associations as well. Despite of intense media exposure, the band never lost the tension and complexity that won them acclaim worldwide.
Arctic Monkeys are an English four-piece indie post-punk revival band originating from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. Formed in 2002, the band consists of Alex Turner as the lead vocalist and guitarist, Jamie Cook on guitar, Matt Helders on drums and backing vocals and Nick O'Malley on bass guitar, a position at onetime held by Andy Nicholson.
Rise Against is the Chicago-based band which resembles a single-minded musical outfit. This band is an astounding fusion of unhinged quality, ear-grasping melodies, thought provoking lyrics. They have redefined punk rock's rules throughout its successful career through a variety of compositions and are one of the most desired of the festival.
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For more information , enjoy the official homepage of Virgin Festival
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