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Day Two at V kicks off in Staffordshire

Crowds at V Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford, August 2006.    Pic: Andy Willsher

Crowds at V Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford, August 2006. Pic: Andy Willsher

Heavy rain greets early revellers at Weston Park

The second day at V Festival 2007 has kicked off in earnest in Staffordshire this afternoon (August 19).

Heavy rain has has greeted early revellers descending on the site as the northern leg gets underway.

Just Jack has kicked off the event on the V Stage, with a small bunch of fans braving the damp conditions for the star.

Highlights on the stage today include Foo Fighters, Snow Patrol, Kanye West and Editors.

Over on the Channel 4 Stage The Kooks, Babyshambles and The Coral are set to appear while Primal Scream, Happy Mondays, Jarvis Cocker and Dizzee Rascal will take to the JJB Arena.

Elsewhere Mumm-Ra, Switches and The Wombats will hit the V Mobile Union stage.

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

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

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

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