aaamusic | On 01, Mar 2011

Arctic Monkeys and Eminem are set to headline this year’s V Festival.

Plan B, Dizzee Rascal, Kaiser Chiefs, Manic Street Preachers and Pendulum will also play at the August event.

The festival will take place on August 20 and 21 on two sites, one in Chelmsford and one in Staffordshire.

Further acts set to play include Tinie Tempah, The Courteeners and The Wombats. Primal Scream will play their 1991 album ‘Screamadelica’ in full at the bash.

See Vfestival.com for more information.

Tickets go on general sale at 9am (GMT) on Friday (March 4).

The V Festival line-up so far is:

Arctic Monkeys
Eminem
Primal Scream
The Script
Kaiser Chiefs
Manic Street Preachers
Razorlight
Pendulum
Duran Duran
Chase and Status
Scouting For Girls
Tinie Tempah
The Courteeners
The Wombats
Bruno Mars
Ellie Goulding
Jessie J
N-Dubz
Big Audio Dynamite
Example
Hurts
KT Tunstall
Squeeze
The Saturdays
Katy B
Olly Murs
You Me At Six
Wiz Khalifa
Fun Lovin’ Criminals
Imelda May
Cast
Ocean Colour Scene
Eliza Doolittle