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Graham Coxon closes first day at V Festival

Graham Coxon, Virgin Mobile Stage, 22.00pm, V Festival, Weston Park, Staffordshire, August 18, 2007.  Pic: Jo McCaughney

Graham Coxon, Virgin Mobile Stage, 22.00pm, V Festival, Weston Park, Staffordshire, August 18, 2007. Pic: Jo McCaughney

Former Blur guitarist throws in a special cover at Weston Park

Graham Coxon threw in a special cover by seventies band Wire during his headlining show at the V Festival in Staffordshire tonight (August 18).

The former Blur guitarist closed the first day in the Virgin Mobile Union tent by performing the track 'Sand In My Joints'.

Earlier, the star tore through a set which borrowed heavily from his 2006 album 'Love Travels At Illegal Speeds'.

Coxon threw in hit singles 'Freakin' Out' and 'Bittersweet Bundle Of Misery' while there was a rare outing for 'Don't Believe Anything I Say'.

Graham Coxon played:

'Look At Your Skin'
'Don't Let Your Man Down'
'Right To Pop'
'Bloody Annoying'
'You Always Let Me Down'
'Bottom Bunk'
'Bittersweet Bundle Of Misery'
'Don't Believe Anything I Say'
'Spectacular'
'Standing On My Own Again'
'I Don't Wanna Go Out'
'Gimme Some Love'
'Freakin' Out'
'Sand In My Joints'


Keep checking NME.COM tonight and tomorrow (August 19) for all the V Festival reports, news and gossip as it happens.

Head to our full festival index for complete coverage live from both V Festival sites now.

Plus check out the latest shots from both sites in NME.COM's V Festival2007 photo gallery.

For more action live from the site head to our V Festival gossip blog now.

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