More acts lined up for V Festival

ORGANISERS of one of the Midlands' biggest festivals have announced two more top acts for the two-day spectacular.

The new additions for this year's V Festival event, which takes place on August 21 and 22 are Mancunian indie rock band Doves and electro pop sensation Calvin Harris, who will be performing on the 4 Music stage.

They'll be joining the weekend headliners Kasabian and Kings of Leon, as well as crowd and festival favourites Stereophonics, Faithless, The Prodigy, David Guetta, Pet Shop Boys, Cheryl Cole, Paul Weller, The Kooks, Paolo Nutini and relative newcomers Florence And The Machine.

Festival-goers will also experience sets from Madness, Editors, Mika, White Lies, Groove Armada, The Courteeners, Goldfrapp, The Charlatans, Scouting For Girls, Chase And Status, The Temper Trap, Amy MacDonald, Newton Faulkner, La Roux, Sugababes, Pixie Lott, Skunk Anansie, Passion Pit, Ellie Goulding, Kate Nash, Paloma Faith, Shed Seven, Imogen Heap and Plan B.

Festival director Bob Angus said: "We're hugely excited to add Doves and Calvin Harris to the bill.

"We're really pleased with the strength of the 4 Music stage, with headliners The Prodigy and David Guetta, supported by Florence And the Machine.

"We're also proud to have Big Green Coach on board for this year's festival."

Tickets for the 2010 V Festival are now on sale.

Get tickets by logging onto official sites only: www.vfestival.com, www.gigsandtours.com and www.seetickets.com.