The Stone Roses and Killers to headline V Festival

Legendary Mancunian rockers The Stone Roses and V Festival favourites The Killers are today announced as headlining V Festival's Virgin Media stage. Taking place across the V weekend of 18th and 19th August 2012, the original Madchester foursome and the returning US rockers will be joined by a host of superstars to make this year's V Festival, one to remember.

Following last year's 'American Revolution' with performances from Eminem and Rihanna, feisty US rapper Nicki Minaj will also be gracing the fields of Hylands & Weston Park.

An exciting line up of acts old and new have been brought together to entertain music aficionados and festival debutantes alike. Lucky fans with tickets to this summer's hottest festival will also see performances from the likes of Snow Patrol, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, David Guetta, Tinie Tempah, two-time Brit Award winner Ed Sheeran, Example, Tom Jones, Keane, Madness, James Morrison, Nero, Emeli Sandé, Friendly Fires, Happy Mondays, Professor Green, Olly Murs, plus many more to be announced across four stages at the two festival sites in Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park, Staffordshire.

"The mix of established and exciting breakthrough acts promises to give festival goers a cracking weekend."

Over the festival weekend there'll also be sets from Noah & The Whale, Ben Howard, Rizzle Kicks, Frank Turner, Labrinth, Maverick Sabre, The Enemy, Miles Kane, Dappy, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Pixie Lott, Lissie, Shed Seven, The Ting Tings, The Human League, The Proclaimers, The Stranglers, Reverend and the Makers, Inspiral Carpets, The Rifles, Dj Fresh.

Tickets go on sale from Friday 2nd March at 10am with fans advised to visit www.vfestival.com, where all official outlets are detailed. V organisers again stress to fans that purchasing tickets from unofficial outlets could lead to disappointment.