V Festival (Australia)

V Festival
Genre Rock, pop
Dates March/April
Location(s)

Australia

Years active 2007–2009 2012-
Website
Official website

The Australian V Festival was an Australian music festival, and a spin-off of the British V Festival. Like all V Festivals, the event was primarily sponsored by Virgin Mobile. In Australia the event was also sponsored by airline Virgin Blue. The V Festival was televised exclusively in Australia by MTV, and from 2008, also by its sister channel VH1. In 2008 the festival expanded to four shows, with Melbourne and Perth being added.[1] Since the 2009 V Festival the event has been in hiatus, with the official website stating "V Festival Australia is taking a break at the moment".[2]

Artist lineups

Artist lineup 2009

The festival's first announcement was made on 18 November 2008,[3] with the second announcement occurring on 11 February 2009.[4]

  Sydney Melbourne Perth Gold Coast
The KillersYes Yes Yes Yes
Snow PatrolYesYes Yes Yes
Kaiser ChiefsYes Yes Yes Yes
MadnessYesYes Yes Yes
ElbowYes Yes Yes Yes
DuffyYes Yes Yes Yes
The Human LeagueYesYes Yes Yes
RazorlightYesYes Yes Yes
The KillsYesYes Yes Yes
M83YesYes Yes Yes
The DøYes Yes Yes Yes
Louis XIVYesYes Yes Yes
Jenny LewisYesYes Yes Yes
Jackson JacksonYesYes Yes Yes
Howling BellsYesYes Yes Yes
Tame ImpalaYes Yes Yes Yes
Wolf & CubYesYes Yes Yes
Children CollideYesYes Yes Yes
The Temper TrapYes Yes Yes Yes
CanyonsYes Yes Yes Yes
Black RoseYes Yes No No
Vanilla IceYes Yes No Yes

Artist lineup 2008

The festival's first announcement was made on 28 November 2007.[5] The festival's second announcement was made on 10 February 2008.[6] It included the return of the Virgin Mobile Venue, the festival's fourth stage, which featured local and international DJs.

  Sydney Melbourne Perth Gold Coast
The Smashing PumpkinsYes Yes Yes Yes
Duran DuranYesYes Yes Yes
Queens of the Stone AgeYes Yes Yes Yes
The Jesus and Mary ChainYes Yes Yes Yes
The PresetsYes Yes Yes Yes
AirYes Yes No Yes
Cansei de Ser SexyYes Yes Yes Yes
The Tough AllianceYes Yes Yes Yes
Plug in CityYes Yes Yes Cancelled
Modest MouseYes Yes Yes Yes
Roisin MurphyYesYes Yes Yes
Hot Hot HeatYes Yes Yes Yes
The RakesYes Yes Yes Yes
Cut CopyYes Yes Yes Yes
Glass CandyYes Yes Yes Yes
RobynYes Yes No Yes
Doom & HoodratYes Yes Yes Yes
Munk (Gomma)YesYes Yes Yes
Flosstradamus (USA)Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mike Simonetti (Italians Do It Better)Yes Yes Yes Yes
Andee Van DamageYes Yes Yes Yes
Mika*Cancelled Cancelled No Cancelled

Artist lineup 2007

The festival ran two shows in its inaugural year: one at Centennial Park in Sydney on 31 March and one at Avica Resort on the Gold Coast on 1 April.

  Sydney Gold Coast
PixiesYes Yes
BeckYes Yes
Pet Shop BoysYes Yes
Groove ArmadaYes Yes
Jarvis CockerYes Yes
Gnarls BarkleyYes Yes
New York DollsYes Yes
Soulwax - Nite VersionsYes Yes
2ManyDJsYes Yes
The RaptureYes Yes
PhoenixYes Yes
SoftlightesYes Yes
BumblebeezYes Yes
MusclesYes No
Mercy ArmsYes Yes
GhostwoodYes Yes
Lost ValentinosYes Yes
The Temper TrapYes Yes
SeabelliesYes Yes
Kitsuné DJsYes Yes
The Bang Gang DeejaysYes Yes
Rub-N-TugYes Yes
Andee FrostYes Yes

Sideshows and others

Best of V Festival (Mini V) 2007

The promoter of the festival, Michael Coppel, declared Melbourne a "festival graveyard", and did not book a venue for the festival in the city, despite the fact that several very successful Big Day Out festivals had been held in Melbourne since 1993. Adelaide also missed out on the festival, disappointing many Victorian and South Australian fans who were hoping to see Pixies on their first Australian tour.[7]

To make up for the omission, a "Best of V Festival" series of concerts was organised, also called "Mini V", in which the Pet Shop Boys, Groove Armada, Gnarls Barkley and The Rapture played in Melbourne (at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl) on 3 April, while Pixies, Jarvis Cocker, Phoenix and New York Dolls played in Adelaide (at Memorial Drive) on the same night. The following night (4 April) the line-ups swapped cities with Pet Shop Boys playing in Adelaide and Pixies playing in Melbourne.

The move was controversial, however, with tickets for one night at the Melbourne show costing only slightly less ($110 in Melbourne, $99 in Adelaide) than a festival ticket ($124), and double that to attend both nights. The promoter responded that the similar cost was to do with the economics of scale regarding the smaller capacity venues in Melbourne and Adelaide.[8]

V Festival Sideshows 2008

The Best Of shows did not return in 2008, for several reasons. Firstly, Melbourne was given a full V Festival for 2008, due to the availability of the newly renovated Showgrounds. Secondly, Adelaide, after again missing out on a full-scale festival, received, along with other capital cities in Australia and New Zealand, a variety of sideshows from V Festival artists, intended to replace the Best Of shows.

The sideshow schedule was as follows:

CityVenueDateNotes
The Smashing Pumpkins
WellingtonTSB Arena20 March 2008with Queens of the Stone Age
AucklandVector Arena22 March 2008with Queens of the Stone Age
ChristchurchWestpac Arena24 March 2008with Queens of the Stone Age
SydneyHordern Pavilion27 March 2008
BrisbaneBrisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre31 March 2008
AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre2 April 2008with Queens of the Stone Age
MelbourneFestival Hall, Melbourne4 April 2008
Duran Duran
AucklandVector Arena26 March 2008
SydneySydney Entertainment Centre28 March 2008
AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre1 April 2008
MelbournePalais Theatre3 April 2008
Queens of the Stone Age
WellingtonTSB Arena20 March 2008with The Smashing Pumpkins
AucklandVector Arena22 March 2008with The Smashing Pumpkins
ChristchurchWestpac Arena24 March 2008with The Smashing Pumpkins
BrisbaneThe Arena27 March 2008
SydneyLuna Park, Sydney28 March 2008
MelbournePalace Theatre1 April 2008
AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre2 April 2008with The Smashing Pumpkins
HobartHobart City Hall4 April 2008
The Jesus and Mary Chain
BrisbaneThe Arena1 April 2008
SydneyEnmore Theatre2 April 2008
MelbournePalace Theatre3 April 2008
AIR
PerthKings Park & Botanic Gardens27 March 2008
BrisbaneThe Tivoli31 March 2008
MelbournePalais Theatre2 April 2008
AdelaideThebarton Theatre3 April 2008
SydneySydney Opera House6 April 2008Sold out in 10 minutes
SydneySydney Opera House7 April 2008
Modest Mouse w/ Hot Hot Heat
BrisbaneThe Arena31 March 2008
MelbournePalace Theatre2 April 2008
SydneyLuna Park, Sydney3 April 2008
Roisin Murphy
BrisbaneThe Tivoli1 April 2008
SydneyMetro Theatre2 April 2008
MelbourneBillboard4 April 2008

See also

References

  1. "V Festival 2008 Venues". V Festival Australia. 2007-11-29. Archived from the original on 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  2. V Festival website home page retrieved 10 May 2011
  3. http://www.vfestival.com.au/the-lineup/
  4. http://vfestival.com.au/buzz/v-festival-drops-with-madness-the-human-league-m83/721.html
  5. "V Festival 2008 Lineup". V Festival Australia. 2007-11-29. Archived from the original on 2007-12-02. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  6. "V Festival 2008 Lineup". V Festival Australia. 2007-02-10. Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  7. Donovan, Patrick (2006-12-06). "Music fans on the move in Melbourne festival morgue". The Age. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
  8. Northover, Kylie; Rennie, Reko (2007-02-13). "Festival gives fans the big V". The Age. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
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