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Smashing Pumpkins, JAMC to headline V Festival

That outfit is just smashing - Smashing Pumpkins, Main Stage, Carling Weekend : Reading, August 26, 2007.  
Pic: Guy Eppel

That outfit is just smashing - Smashing Pumpkins, Main Stage, Carling Weekend : Reading, August 26, 2007. Pic: Guy Eppel

Duran Duran, CSS also set for Australian fest

Smashing Pumpkins, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Queens Of The Stone Age, Duran Duran and CSS are among the bands set to headline Australia's V Festival next year.

The four-day festival is set to take place March 29 at the Centennial Park in Sydney, March 30 at the Avica Resort on the Gold Coast, April 5 at the Showgrounds in Melbourne, and April 6 at the Esplanade in Perth.

Also on the bill are Air and Mika. More bands are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

For tickets and further information, visit Vfestival.com.au

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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