Inside the bakery

Well the first day is officially over with some amazing acts at both events. At Staffs some of the highlights include an absolutely breathtaking set from the Manic Street Preachers, The Killers headline performance, Basement Jaxx giving it their all and Iggy Pop putting on a brilliant performance.

Tomorrow we are looking forward to seeing the likes of The Editors, The Kooks, Foo Fighters, Snow Patrol, Jarvis Cocker and Sinead O’Connor. Whatever the weather, the line-up is scorching!

Now after a long day on our feet it is time to go back to our hotel (the perks of the job!) for a much needed drink and a good night’s sleep before tomorrow.

As well as the advertised gigs at each festival the Foo Fighters will be performing a second time under a pseudonym. Fans of the group should look out for an act called 606 performing on the Channel 4 stage tomorrow.

Thanks to Nick Pickles for the photo.

Celeb spotting is a part of any modern festival and one person who has become a regular sighting at V over the years is Peter Kay. This year he was on stage to introduce James to the crowd’s delight.

Thanks to Nick at Virgin for sorting these pics out. A few shots on the ground from the Weston site…

Sadly we can’t do a lot about the weather but there’s a good crowd not letting the mud get to them - and right now it’s stopped raining. The forecast for tomorrow is actually not that bad either…

A pit’s eye view
One of the main jobs we do here is running the press office for the V Festival. This involves helping journalists with their various inquiries and within this, one part of it is what is known as the pit run.

This involves escorting photographers into the no mans land between the crowd and stage to take shots of the band. It also means we get the perk of being right up front to see the band. Sadly the photographers are only allowed in for three songs so we have to leave after this.

But having just got back from doing a pit run for The Cribs, it’s definitely a plus point for working here… well that and sleeping in a hotel at the end of the day