In the national interest and for the greater good, we can proclaim
AUSTRALIA! V FESTIVAL is back!
Three is indeed a magic number, and having reached our third anniversary with ease and panache V Festival will again mark out our turf in late March when we present our four Aussie events in Sydney, on the Gold Coast, and in Melbourne and Perth.
And all this, thanks to our blood brothers, Virgin Mobile - who, like us, consider Australia's V Festival fix a matter of national importance.
Since we last reached out and touched you, the Australian party going public has been bamboozled by a plethora of 'new' start up festivals.
Fear not!
We will not compromise quality and we refuse to tighten our belt. Instead we've decided to pull out all the stops and deliver you the mother load of line-ups for 2009, featuring some of the most exciting names on the international live circuit in a musical jambalaya of icons and innovators.
So before you have another sleepless night, it is our absolute pleasure to serve to you up a tasting plate of our lineup.
With more synth-laden hooks than an angling store and the mesmeric charms of front man Brandon Flowers comes Las Vegas's THE KILLERS, sure to slay Aussie audiences. Anyone who's seen their incredible performance on the MTV Europe Music Awards knows we are in for a sonic and visual treat!
With an Antipodean following as large as the population of their native isle, Ireland's SNOW PATROL return with an enchanting blend of pop genius that is nothing short of compelling.
No-one in their right mind would question the work ethic of Leeds quintet KAISER CHIEFS who having produced three albums in four years, have proven an ability to write more than one Festival anthem and will no doubt be welcomed by V Festival's very own truly Aussie mob.
ELBOW received this year's Mercury Music Prize for their album The Seldom Seen Kid, and their beautiful take on indie melancholia continues to sustain their fanatic following on the live circuit.
With comparisons from Aretha to Dusty, DUFFY's soulful tones have catapulted her album Rockferry reach to number one in a dozen countries - catch her Aussie debut here.
Named after the French King, Sandiego quartet LOUIS XIV will further bang the rock drum with their irresistible riffs and existentialist punk lyrics. Continuing the Gallic flavour of this musical General Assembly, also welcome THE DO, a new music sensation who draw from every genre of music, meld them together and thrill audiences with the eclectic avant-guarde result. To help you say it right, they take their name from the note-scale 'Do-Rei-Mi!
Rounding off the first announcement, TAME IMPALA's adolescent yet modern take on psychedelic rock will make kaleidoscopes cool again, and they are joined by other home grown heroes, THE TEMPER TRAP and CANYONS.