V Festival

The V Festival is an annual rock festival in England, the first to be held simultaneously at two sites - currently Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex and Weston Park in Staffordshire. Originally, the festival took the name of the current year, with the first festival "V96". It discarded its year specific name in 2003 since it has been known as simply 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 Mobi ...

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• V Festival - 2005 V Festival
• V Festival - History

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The 10th V Festival took place from Saturday 20th August to Sunday 21st August 2005, headlining with Oasis, Franz Ferdinand, and Scissor Sisters. Performing acts included: V Stage (Main stage) Oasis Scissor Sisters Franz Ferdinand The Streets Jet Maroon 5 Athlete Embrace Idlewild Tony Christie Joss Stone T ...

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V Festival, V Festival - 2005 V Festival, V Festival - History

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Chelmsford is a town in the county of Essex, in the United Kingdom.It lies 31 miles (50 km) northeast of London, approximately halfway between there and Colchester. It is almost exactly in the centre of the county and it has been the county town of Essex since the early 13th century. It is also the seat of the Borough of Chelmsford, which covers a wider area than the town, including the new (1970s-on) settlement of South Woodham Ferrers on the banks of the River Crouch. The Borough Council celebrated its centenary in ...

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• Chelmsford - Population
• Chelmsford - Transport
• Chelmsford - Industry
• Chelmsford - Places of Interest
• Chelmsford - History
• Chelmsford - Geology
• Chelmsford - Twin towns
• Chelmsford - People born in Chelmsford
• Chelmsford - Nearby places
• Chelmsford - Bibliography

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Clear Channel UK is the UK division of Clear Channel Communications, the global media conglomerate based in the United States. It operates through a complex group structure, with some 70 UK subsidiary companies. Over the past few years, Clear Channel has been acquiring media outlets in the UK, starting with the takeover of Adshel, which gave it a large share of the UK billboard market, as well as a virtual monopoly on bus shelter advertising in the Republic of Ireland. It has continued with the strategic acquisition o ...

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• Clear Channel UK - Controversy
• Clear Channel UK - Events and Venues owned or partially owned by Clear Channel UK
• Clear Channel UK - Venues
• Clear Channel UK - Events
• Clear Channel UK - Advertising Assets
• Clear Channel UK - Corporate Structure
• Clear Channel UK - Relation to ClearChannel Group Structure
• Clear Channel UK - List of Main UK subsidiaries
• Clear Channel UK - List of Minor UK Subsidiaries

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On December 21, 2005, Clear Channel completed the spin-off of Live Nation, formerly known as Clear Channel Entertainment. Live Nation is an independent company and is no longer owned by Clear Channel. Live Nation owns SFX Entertainment, providing venue and artist management. It owns, operates and/or exclusively books 135 live entertainment venues, including 29 in Europe, along with producing high profile events such as Super Bowl halftime shows. It also represents major music artists and sports stars. U ...

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Live Nation, Live Nation - History, Live Nation - Worldwide, Live Nation - Controversy, Live Nation - Live music recordings, Live Nation - Lawsuits, Live Nation - Corporate governance, Live Nation - Top executives, Live Nation - Famous people managed by Live Nation or subsidiaries, Live Nation - Sources, Live Nation - Websites

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On December 21, 2005, Clear Channel completed the spin-off of Live Nation, formerly known as Clear Channel Entertainment. Live Nation is an independent company and is no longer owned by Clear Channel. However, Live Nation Live Nation owns SFX Entertainment, providing venue and artist management. It owns, operates and/or exclusively books 135 live entertainment venues, including 28 in Europe, along with producing high profile events such as Super Bowl halftime shows. It also represents major music artists and spo ...

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Live Nation, Live Nation - History, Live Nation - Worldwide, Live Nation - Controversy, Live Nation - Live music recordings, Live Nation - Lawsuits, Live Nation - Corporate governance, Live Nation - Top executives, Live Nation - Famous people managed by Clear Channel or subsidiaries, Live Nation - Sources, Live Nation - Websites

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Prior to 2003 the members of the band had been a garage rock group called Parva (before that having been known as Runston Parva). However, after being dropped by their label, the band went back to their roots and adopted a more britpop sound, helping the band reach their current popularity within the UK and beyond as a consequence. Several members of the band are ardent fans of the English football team Leeds United. The band was named after the South African Kaizer Chiefs Football Club, the former team of long-s ...

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Kaiser Chiefs, Kaiser Chiefs - Line-Up, Kaiser Chiefs - History, Kaiser Chiefs - Performances, Kaiser Chiefs - Discography, Kaiser Chiefs - Albums, Kaiser Chiefs - Singles

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Oasis band - Early years and breakthrough 1991-1994. Oasis, named after a leisure centre in Swindon, evolved from an earlier band, Rain, who took their name from a 1966 Beatles' B-side. Rain comprised Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan (bass guitar), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Tony McCarroll (drums) and Chris Hutton (vocals). When Guigsy invited school friend Liam Gallagher to join the group, Gallagher accepted, and quickly pushed for t ...

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Oasis band, Oasis band - History, Oasis band - Early years and breakthrough 1991-1994, Oasis band - Britpop and the Blur rivalry 1995-1996, Oasis band - The recording and release of Be Here Now 1997-1998, Oasis band - Changing styles 1999-2004, Oasis band - Back in the big time 2005-, Oasis band - Discography, Oasis band - Band Members Over the Years, Oasis band - Awards, Oasis band - Famous support acts, Oasis band - Plaudits, Oasis band - Trivia

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Franz Ferdinand band - The Château - early years. In late 2001, singer and guitarist Alex Kapranos and bassist Robert Hardy began playing together in Glasgow. After meeting Nicholas McCarthy they started to rehearse together at McCarthy's house. McCarthy was classically trained on the piano and double bass but initially played drums. The trio then met up with Paul Thomson who had played drums with Yummy Fur ...

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Franz Ferdinand band, Franz Ferdinand band - History, Franz Ferdinand band - The Château - early years, Franz Ferdinand band - Critical and chart success, Franz Ferdinand band - You Could Have It So Much Better, Franz Ferdinand band - Next album, Franz Ferdinand band - Name, Franz Ferdinand band - Art, Franz Ferdinand band - Members, Franz Ferdinand band - Discography, Franz Ferdinand band - Studio Albums, Franz Ferdinand band - EPs, Franz Ferdinand band - DVDs, Franz Ferdinand band - Singles

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Chris grew up in Rotherham before moving to Teignmouth, Devon in 1989. While there he played drums for a band, with Matthew Bellamy and Dominic Howard playing in another. After two years of failed bassists in Matthew and Dominic's band, Chris gave up the drums and joined with them as bassist to create The Rocket Baby Dolls (later to be renamed Muse). Although he had never played a bass guitar before that time, Chris is now regarded as a top-notch bassist in the music industry, recently being complimented by Sir Paul McCartney after their headline Glastonbury Festival set in 2004. He currently resides in Teignmou ...

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Chris Wolstenholme, Chris Wolstenholme - Biography, Chris Wolstenholme - Trivia, Chris Wolstenholme - Previous Bands

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List of music festivals - Jamaican Reggae Festivals. Splash Festival, Jamaica Reggae Sunsplash, Ocho Rios, Jamaica Sting reggae music festival, Kingston, Jamaica Reggae Sumfest, Montego Bay, Jamaica List of music festivals - International Reggae Festivals. Bob Marley Outernational Day, Perth, Western Australia Seasplash Reggae Festival, Pula, Croatia [2] MIDEM Reggae Showcase, Cannes, France Chiemsee Regga ...

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List of music festivals, List of music festivals - Blues festivals, List of music festivals - Brass Band festivals, List of music festivals - Classical music festivals, List of music festivals - Country music festivals, List of music festivals - Dance and electronic music festivals, List of music festivals - Folk music festivals, List of music festivals - Folklife festivals, List of music festivals - Hip Hop festivals, List of music festivals - Jazz festivals, List of music festivals - Opera festivals, List of music festivals - Pop Music Festivals, List of music festivals - Reggae music festivals, List of music festivals - Jamaican Reggae Festivals, List of music festivals - International Reggae Festivals, List of music festivals - Religious music festivals, List of music festivals - Christian music festivals, List of music festivals - Rock Music festivals, List of music festivals - Historic festivals, List of music festivals - Festivals at multiple venues, List of music festivals - Current festivals, List of music festivals - School Music Festivals, List of music festivals - Cross-genre festivals

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Their first single "Laura" had a limited release in 2003 (reaching #54 in the UK singles chart), but received little attention except from British music paper New Musical Express. Also that year, the atmospheric "It Can't Come Quickly Enough" played under the credits of the New York club film Party Monster and appeared on its soundtrack. The group came to prominence in 2004 with the release of "Comfortably Numb" (reaching #10 in the UK), a disco-style cover of the Pink Floyd song which features Paul Leschen on piano and keyboards. Thi ...

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Scissor Sisters, Scissor Sisters - Overview, Scissor Sisters - The second album, Scissor Sisters - Discography, Scissor Sisters - Albums, Scissor Sisters - Singles, Scissor Sisters - DVDs

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Originally an agricultural and market town, Chelmsford has been an important centre for industry since the 19th century. Following the opening of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation in 1797, cheaper transportation and raw materials made milling and malting the main industries until the 1850s, when increasing prosperity created a local market for agricultural machinery. Foundaries and engineering works followed, opened notably by Fell Christy (1858), Coleman and Moreton, and Eddington and S ...

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Chelmsford, Chelmsford - Population, Chelmsford - Transport, Chelmsford - Industry, Chelmsford - Places of Interest, Chelmsford - History, Chelmsford - Geology, Chelmsford - Twin towns, Chelmsford - People born in Chelmsford, Chelmsford - Nearby places, Chelmsford - Bibliography

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Clear Channel UK - Venues. Brixton Academy The Mean Fiddler The Lyceum Theatre Clear Channel UK - Events. Large-scale open air concerts in Hyde Park, London. Download festival Motor racing at Donington Park Through its stake in Mean Fiddler: Reading and Leeds Festiva ...

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Clear Channel UK, Clear Channel UK - Controversy, Clear Channel UK - Events and Venues owned or partially owned by Clear Channel UK, Clear Channel UK - Venues, Clear Channel UK - Events, Clear Channel UK - Advertising Assets, Clear Channel UK - Corporate Structure, Clear Channel UK - Relation to ClearChannel Group Structure, Clear Channel UK - List of Main UK subsidiaries, Clear Channel UK - List of Minor UK Subsidiaries

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Franz Ferdinand band - The Château - early years. In late 2001, singer and guitarist Alex Kapranos and bassist Robert Hardy began playing together in Glasgow. After meeting Nicholas McCarthy they started to rehearse together at McCarthy's house. McCarthy was classically trained on the piano and double bass but initially played drums. The trio then met up with Paul Thomson who had played drums with Yummy Fur ...

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Franz Ferdinand band, Franz Ferdinand band - History, Franz Ferdinand band - The Château - early years, Franz Ferdinand band - Critical and chart success, Franz Ferdinand band - Usage in Media, Franz Ferdinand band - Collaboration, Franz Ferdinand band - You Could Have It So Much Better, Franz Ferdinand band - Next album, Franz Ferdinand band - Name, Franz Ferdinand band - Art, Franz Ferdinand band - Members, Franz Ferdinand band - Discography, Franz Ferdinand band - Studio Albums, Franz Ferdinand band - EPs, Franz Ferdinand band - DVDs, Franz Ferdinand band - Singles, Franz Ferdinand band - Similar Bands

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The Music began playing in 1999 and in 2001 a song Take the Long Road and Walk It circulated as a demo, before being released by Fierce Panda. Around this time the NME and Steve Lamacq were describing them as the best unsigned band in Britain, making the 1000-issue single a rarity from its day of release. The band were quickly signed by Hut, who released their first EP You Might as Well Try to Fuck Me. In 2002, following another EP The People, they released their eponymous debut album entitled The Music< ...

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The Music, The Music - Biography, The Music - Line-Up, The Music - Discography, The Music - Studio albums, The Music - EPs, The Music - Singles, The Music - DVD's

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List of music festivals in the United Kingdom - Bluegrass music. North Wales Bluegrass Festival Didmarton Bluegrass Festival Cornish Bluegrass Festival List of music festivals in the United Kingdom - Classical music. Aldeburgh Festival Chichester Festival Edinburgh International Festival Glyndebourne Opera Festi ...

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List of music festivals in the United Kingdom, List of music festivals in the United Kingdom - Annual festivals, List of music festivals in the United Kingdom - Bluegrass music, List of music festivals in the United Kingdom - Classical music, List of music festivals in the United Kingdom - Dance & Electronic music, List of music festivals in the United Kingdom - Ethnic music, List of music festivals in the United Kingdom - Folk music, List of music festivals in the United Kingdom - Jazz music, List of music festivals in the United Kingdom - Metal music, List of music festivals in the United Kingdom - Pop music, List of music festivals in the United Kingdom - Rock music, List of music festivals in the United Kingdom - Cross-genre, List of music festivals in the United Kingdom - Travelling festivals, List of music festivals in the United Kingdom - Metal music, List of music festivals in the United Kingdom - Rock music, List of music festivals in the United Kingdom - One-off festivals

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The band is notable for its use of Russian avant garde imagery in album and single covers. Examples include "Take Me Out", which references One-Sixth Part of the World by Alexander Rodchenko, "This Fire", which references Beat the white with the Red wedge by El Lissitzky and "Michael", with single art based on A Proun by Lissitzky. The avant-garde music video for Take Me Out, directed by Jonas Odell, was inspired by Dadaism, Busby Berkeley choreogra ...

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Franz Ferdinand band, Franz Ferdinand band - History, Franz Ferdinand band - The Château - early years, Franz Ferdinand band - Critical and chart success, Franz Ferdinand band - You Could Have It So Much Better, Franz Ferdinand band - Next album, Franz Ferdinand band - Name, Franz Ferdinand band - Art, Franz Ferdinand band - Members, Franz Ferdinand band - Discography, Franz Ferdinand band - Studio Albums, Franz Ferdinand band - EPs, Franz Ferdinand band - DVDs, Franz Ferdinand band - Singles

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The band is notable for its use of Russian avant garde imagery in album and single covers. Examples include "Take Me Out", which references One-Sixth Part of the World by Alexander Rodchenko, "This Fire", which references Beat the white with the Red wedge by El Lissitzky and "Michael", with single art based on A Proun by Lissitzky. The avant-garde music video for Take Me Out, directed by Jonas Odell, was inspired by Dadaism, Busby Berkeley choreogra ...

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Franz Ferdinand band, Franz Ferdinand band - History, Franz Ferdinand band - The Château - early years, Franz Ferdinand band - Critical and chart success, Franz Ferdinand band - Usage in Media, Franz Ferdinand band - Collaboration, Franz Ferdinand band - You Could Have It So Much Better, Franz Ferdinand band - Next album, Franz Ferdinand band - Name, Franz Ferdinand band - Art, Franz Ferdinand band - Members, Franz Ferdinand band - Discography, Franz Ferdinand band - Studio Albums, Franz Ferdinand band - EPs, Franz Ferdinand band - DVDs, Franz Ferdinand band - Singles, Franz Ferdinand band - Similar Bands

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Franz Ferdinand band - Studio Albums. Franz Ferdinand (9 February 2004) UK #3; US #32 You Could Have It So Much Better (3 October 2005) UK #1; US #8 Franz Ferdinand band - EPs. Darts of Pleasure (8 September 2003) UK #44 Franz Ferdinand band - DVDs. Franz Ferdinand (28 November 2005) < ...

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Franz Ferdinand band, Franz Ferdinand band - History, Franz Ferdinand band - The Château - early years, Franz Ferdinand band - Critical and chart success, Franz Ferdinand band - Usage in Media, Franz Ferdinand band - Collaboration, Franz Ferdinand band - You Could Have It So Much Better, Franz Ferdinand band - Next album, Franz Ferdinand band - Name, Franz Ferdinand band - Art, Franz Ferdinand band - Members, Franz Ferdinand band - Discography, Franz Ferdinand band - Studio Albums, Franz Ferdinand band - EPs, Franz Ferdinand band - DVDs, Franz Ferdinand band - Singles, Franz Ferdinand band - Similar Bands

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