Kings Of Leon And Kasabian For V Festival

added 01 March 2010 at 18.07

Plus, Paul Weller, Stereophonics, The Prodigy and more for this August's double-header...

The line-up for V Festival 2010 has been announced - and Kings Of Leon and Kasabian are set to headline. The festival, which takes place in Chelmsford and Staffordshire across the weekend of August 21 and 22, will also see sets from Stereophonics, The Prodigy, Paul Weller, The Kooks, Faithless, Paolo Nutini and Florence And The Machine.

Also playing will be Pet Shop Boys, Cheryl Cole, Madness, Editors, White Lies, Mika, Groove Armada, The Courteeners, The Charlatans, Temper Trap, Amy McDonald, Goldfrapp, Shed Seven, Newton Faulkner, La Roux, Skunk Anansie, Passion Pit, Ellie Goulding, Kate Nash, Paloma Faith, Plan B, Sugababes and Pixie Lott.

“We can’t wait," say Kasabian in a statement. "We feel it’s the right time for us to headline a festival. We’ve been playing so many festivals for so long, years and years. I think the moment is right. It’s just a wonderful thing to be doing. Our fans are going to love the show. They’ll really enjoy it.”

 

Tagged as Kings Of Leon, Kasabian, Festivals

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