The V Music Festival
Courtney Grimes - Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Gibson Guitar hosted The V Music Festival on August 21st at Hylands Park in Chelmsford, England and August 22nd at Weston Park in Staffordshire.

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Gibson Guitar hosted The V Music Festival on August 21st at Hylands Park in Chelmsford, England and August 22nd at Weston Park in Staffordshire. The Gibson sponsored festival was established in 1996 and is one of the largest summer music events in the area.

 

Hosting numerous Gibson artists and over 50 performing bands at two sites in four main arenas, the festival included music by The StrokesMassive Attack, The ThrillsBadly Drawn BoyThe CharlatansDidoKings Of Leon, and Jet.

 

Welcome to the Gibson Tent, backstage at the V-Festival

Nick Valens of the Stokes with his Epiphone Riviera

Nick on stage   (photo by Virgin Radio New Media)

    

Sian Evans of Kosheen

Pink's guitarist Raphael stopped by the Gibson tent to try out an Explorer .....

...and a Firebird.

Brent Paschke of Spymob checks out a Les Paul Goldtop

James Walsh from Starsailor 
(photo by Virgin Radio New Media)
        
     
Jake Shears and Ana Matronic of Scissor Sisters                    Del Marquis on a vintage 335         
   
Greg Gilbert from The Delays on an SG
    
Damon Gough of Badly Drawn Boy
Chris Collingwood of Fountains of Wayne
       
Matthew and Caleb Fallowill of Kings of Leon
 

  

Christopher Carrabba from Dashboard Confessional

 

   

Mark Collins and Tim Burgess from The Charlatans

Photos by Virgin Radio staffers Chris Goldson, Mark Bingham, and Lali Parikh

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