News 2006
Finalists chosen for the Road to V
25/04/2006
25.04.06: Virgin Mobile is proud to announce the fourteen bands that have been chosen to take part in the Road to V. The Road to V received a record numbers of entries this year, with the final fourteen beating over 4000 other hopefuls to be in with a chance to open Virgin Mobile’s V Festival.
The final fourteen bands are as follows: Adult Cinema, Bombay Bicycle Club, Hey Gravity, Keith, Mr Derry, No AV on the TV, Sunny Day Sets Fire, The Debretts, The Holloways, The Immediate, The Loungs, The Pinch, Trap 6 and Yes Boss.
The bands are now set to perform in a series of live gigs at the Carling Academy Islington (2/3/4th May) and Carling Academy Liverpool (8/9/10th May) in front of an expert judging panel and filmed for Channel 4. The experts, which consists of key figures from the music industry including The Charlatans front man Tim Burgess and Virgin Radio DJ Steve Harris, will be critiquing the acts and making their recommendations on which two bands are worthy to open Virgin Mobile’s V Festival.
Channel 4 will be showing the performances in a series of programmes from mid-June. Full details and tracks from all the finalists are available on www.roadtov.com and the full performances can be watched on www.channel4.com/music. Music fans will also be able to post their opinions online and vote for their favourite acts. All reviews and comments will be considered when choosing the overall two winners.
Steve Rogan, Head of Sponsorship at Virgin Mobile, said: “We were really impressed by the volume and quality of the entrants to this year’s Road to V competition. The standard is very high this year and we are really excited to see which two bands will be chosen to open Virgin Mobile’s V Festival.”
For more information on this year’s V Festival, visit www.vfestival.com
For band images, biogs and tickets to the gigs at Carling Academy Islington and Liverpool, please contact:
Henry’s House:
Krissy Knights: 020 7291 3035 krissy@henryshouse.com
Rachel Moule: 020 7291 3033 rachel@henryshouse.com
or
Virgin Mobile Press Office: 0845 600 6272 or press.office@virginmobile.com
Amber Morris: 07941 255400 or amber.morris@virginmobile.com
About Virgin Mobile:
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Virgin Mobile's customers were found to be the most-satisfied mobile consumers in the pre-pay sector for two years running in 2005 and 2004, according to the surveys by J.D. Power and Associates. Virgin Mobile is also featured in `The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For’ list 2005 and is part of the FTSE4Good Index.
*On a 90-day activity basis.
