V Festival kicks off

There are 30 arrests at the Staffordshire site…

The first day of 2005 V FESTIVAL has kicked off at both CHELMSFORD and STAFFORDSHIRE today (August 20).

Festivalgoers at the southern leg can look forward to a headlining performance by Oasis, while at Weston Park, Staffordshire the site has been engulfed by rumours that co-headliners Franz Ferdinand and Scissor Sisters are planning a surprise collaboration tonight.

There have been 30 arrests overnight at the Weston Park site, with police saying 19 of those being drug related, the Shropshire Star reports.

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Other offences include theft, while there has been 55 cautions, again mainly drug-related.

For the latest V Festivals news from both the Chelmsford and Staffordshire sites, stay tuned to NME.COM.

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