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Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
The festival season is almost over, but we're still making the most of them! Read on to see how our V Festival Blogger in Boots got on - and get a feel for the festival even if you couldn't be there yourself...
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Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
Hello, my name is Katie and I am 21 years young from Liverpool. As well as this being my first ever music festival, I was also given the prestigious honour of blogging for Company Magazine at V Festival 2011!
I have been to numerous gigs over the years and have an eclectic taste in music: Michael Buble, Lily Allen, Temper Trap, Tinie Tempah to name but a few. When I saw the line-up for this year’s V Festival, I knew I could not miss out on this musical extravaganza!
As I am the Colgate Max One White Blogger in Boots, I will be bringing you all of the festival news; from the weather, meeting new people and more importantly the music! Hope this will give you an insight to what a festival is all about and make you want to book your ticket for next year! -
Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
The weekend had finally arrived! I woke up at 5am feeling like it was Christmas Day. I had my last shower for the foreseeable next few days, and brushed my teeth with vigour hoping the Colgate Max One White would work its magic!
After a standard toilet stop break at a service station, we arrived at Weston Park Staffordshire to a dry and sunny day. The ground was thankfully firm under foot due to the lack of relentless rain that the great British Summer usually provides. After setting up camp and collecting my wristband, I headed along to the 4Music stage to commence my V Festival experience!
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Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
Due to my Colgate winning smile… and crutch! A passing Police mobile took pity on me and I ended up with a 'VIP' ride to the V Stage just in time to see Scouting for Girls! This is a much better mode of transport then getting a piggy back any day!
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Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
The highlight for me on Saturday night had to be both Rihanna and Eminem's sets. Everyone around me was buzzing with anticipation and excitement for them to appear on stage. I am seeing Rihanna on her tour at the end of the year so I was looking forward to getting a taster of what great things were to come! As always, she put on an incredible show. She sang classics such as Disturbia, Shut Up & Drive, Only Girl in the World and S&M. I am not a massive fan of Eminem, but wanted to see him because it is very rare for him to perform in the UK and it would probably be the last time for a while.
However, I was absolutely blown away by his energetic performance and his positive vibe on stage. He pulled out all the stops for his V Festival appearance and had special guests on the stage including D12 and Skylar Grey. We were all hoping that Rihanna would be brought back on stage to sing their huge hit 'Love The Way You Lie' and they didn’t disappoint us! It was a perfect ending to an incredible first day at V and I headed back to camp looking forward to what Sunday would bring! Tired but on an emotional high! -
Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
Meeting a wide variety of new people is all part and parcel of festival life. It was a real pleasure to meet Mandy and Wayne who travelled in from the Lake District. They epitomised festival fever by managing to notch up ten consecutive years of attending V!
What started out as just those two has now reached a group of forty and they have witnessed every single type of weather - but that hasn't deterred them and they keep coming back for more! I was staggered by their commitment to V Festival (even with two kids!) and I sincerely hope that I will be able to notch ten festival experiences like Mandy and Wayne! -
Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
Deciding what to wear for a festival is a girl's worst nightmare! Trying to find several outfits that are ‘in trend’, suitable for the weather and provide comfort all at the same time! These lovely girls managed to tick all the boxes – so I snapped them all with my Olympus Tough TG-310 which is perfect for festivals as it won't break if you drop it in the mud!
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Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
On Sunday, I headed towards the Glee Comedy Tent, which like myself, was making its debut at V Festival! Everyone loves a bit of comedy so it is perfect for V to host the comedy tent and provide festival goers an alternative to the music. I went to see the 'King of one liners' Milton Jones who is known for his appearances on the BBC show Mock the Week. It was a very relaxed atmosphere in the tent and I thoroughly enjoyed Milton's quirkiness!
Talking about alternatives, I can’t believe V managed to cater for (as I keep telling you this is my first experience!) people who didn’t want to overload on the usual junk food for the entire weekend. At The V Healthy Village, there were such delights as French Crepes, Sushi and Cornish Fusion Fish to name but a few! -
Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
We were very fortunate with the weather over the weekend! Although the rain did have to make an appearance, thankfully it was a brief one and it did not dampen our spirits but it gave our RedFoot Fold-down festival wellies a workout!
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Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
The festival came alive at night with fairground rides once the music finished at 11pm. However I thought it was rather expensive… £5 for what seemed to be a two minute ride. That said, there were plenty of people queuing for the Dodgems, Funhouse, Ghost Train and most expensive of all the Bungee which cost a staggering £25 in daylight hours and £30 once darkness fell! Well out of my league, I wouldn't have the money, nerve or bottle to contemplate it but it seemed to be a winner with the crowds!
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Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
To get in the spirit of festival fever, a number of people decide to do fancy dress! Throughout the weekend I spotted many costumes; Batman & Robin, The Hulk, Scooby Doo and a Box of Crayons! My favourite costume had to be this guy as Gingerbread Man from the film Shrek! I couldn't begin to imagine how hot it would be to wear the outfit the entire day!
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Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
My highlight for the last night at V Festival had to be the Kaiser Chiefs. All I can say is WOW! They sang songs such as Every day I Love You Less and Less, Never Missed A Beat, Modern Way, Ruby, The Angry Mob and I Predict A Riot. The crowd (including myself) went absolutely mental and we were putty in their hands! Lead frontman Ricky Wilson kept running from one side of the stage to another and at one point he even jumped into the crowd, but sadly not near me...
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Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
With my baggy eyes, heavy heart and ringing ears it was time to head homeward bound to Liverpool! As this was my first festival, I didn’t know what to expect (except to beware of the portaloos!).
But being surrounded by great friends, beautiful weather and superb music/comedy, I had the time of my life and will remember this forever! Thank you to Company Magazine for sending me this tent… compact and bijou and my home from home for the weekend!
V Festival appeals to both the younger and older generation. It has something for everyone and I would highly recommend you to purchase your ticket for next year asap!
Bloggers in Boots: V Festival Photo Diary
When Katie Gray sent in a Take That review as her entry to be this year's V Festival Blogger in Boots, we knew she was a girl after our own hearts! Get clicking to see her account of the weekend...
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