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Foo Fighters and The Killers set for V Festival

Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters

Snow Patrol, Kasabian and Babyshambles will also play

The Killers, Foo Fighters and Snow Patrol have been confirmed as the headliners for this year’s V Festival.

Kasabian, , Primal Scream and Babyshambles will also play the festival, which will take place August 18 and 19 in Chelmsford and Staffordshire.

Other acts confirmed for the event include a newly re-united James, Pink, Basement Jaxx, Editors, The Kooks, Lily Allen, Happy Mondays and Amy Winehouse.

The line-up so far is:

The Killers
Foo Fighters
Snow Patrol
Kasabian
Editors
Pink
James
Basement Jaxx
The Kooks
Amy Winehouse
Manic Street Preachers
The Fratellis
Primal Scream
Lily Allen
Damien Rice
Babyshambles
Happy Mondays
Paolo Nutini
KT Tunstall
Mika
James Morrison
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
The Coral
The Fray
The Proclaimers
The Goo Goo Dolls


Tickets go on sale on Thursday March 1. To check ticket availability and get all the latest listings go to NME.COM/GIGS now.

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