V festival organiser Bob Angus has also been kind enough to write us a blog (he's very excited about the surprise Foo Fighters appearance). Take it away Bob...

So far, it really has been a great weekend. For me, seeing the crowd go mad yesterday afternoon when the Foo Fighters came on stage (as 606) at one o'clock was brilliant. The crowd went mad and ran to get close and the faces of the Road To V band who were on before them were priceless - they had basically become the Foos' support act!

Today started a bit dismally in terms of the weather but that's one thing we just can't do anything about! Needless to say though we're all getting on with it and even the early acts have had really decent crowds and it's a great atmosphere.

From my perspective as the promoter, I'm always pleased when I don't get dragged into the important but duller end of stuff - things like security issues - but thankfully the police and emergency teams tell me that crime is low and there aren't any big problems for me to be worrying about.

The Killers were great at Weston last night I'm told so I'm looking forward to that tonight but I'm making sure I get right round all five main stages this afternoon because there are lots of acts that don't necessarily get headliner status that really make the festival special.

It's those acts that could well be huge by this time next year we're keeping any eye on because planning for the 2008 V festival is well under way and tickets actually go on sale this week.

I've also been catching up with some of the bands' managers ahead of tonight's performances to make sure they're happy with everything the production team have been setting up for them and that they've got everything they need.

Next on my list - a quick bite to eat to keep me going and then back on the buggy over to the main stage...

Getting close to the busy time of the day now and there's a real buzz on site.

No rest for the wicked though; it's been a great afternoon but it's non-stop.

Thanks, Bob. We're all appreciating your hard work.

We've seen Remi Nicole a couple of times before and to be honest, we've never been overly impressed. She can sing and make sure nothing goes wrong while she's doing so, but she's never shown that she has that 'something' to keep her in her job. Today, however, we see how good she can be. She has an album due imminently - and it's an album which deserves to overshadow Kate Nash's recent number one simply by being far better than it.

Remi's live show more than does her record justice. First single 'Fed Up', now beefed up from the reasonably-drippy acoustic ballad it started life as, is a firm favourite and single 'Go Mr Sunshine', while out of place in an English field, manages to swell the crowds inside the Virgin Mobile Union tent. She even achieves the near impossible task of making the audience sing along to a song they've never heard before - one of the album stand outs, 'Go With The Flow'. Saving the best till last, 'Rock And Roll' confirms that Remi Nicole is all set to make her move from another 'the new Lily Allen' to a bona fide success in her own right.

Guillemots are an amazing band with an amazing album full of amazing songs. Live, however, we just don't get it. We saw them at last year's Lovebox festival and they were all over the place with frontman Fyfe Dangerfield leaping around the stage banging 'stuff' to the extent that his eccentricity ruined his own band's show. The same applies a year later. We don't hang around; if they are not going to take care of their own music, then why should we? Calm it down and do yourselves justice, Guillemots.

The Fratellis' yellow flags are dazzling the main stage. Well someone had to make the effort as these three scruffs look as if they've just rolled out of their tent and stumbled across a festival stage on their way to find Rizlas. Still, what's a few stinky T-shirts between a few thousand friends, eh? Nothing. Especially when those stinky T-shirt-wearers are playing 'Chelsea Dagger' and 'Baby Fratelli'. A good compromise, we think.

Scintillating showbiz gossip #5: Robyn nearly spills her steaming hot milky drink on us as we sidle out of the backstage tea tent. Her sweet apologies still ring in our ears.

Scintillating showbiz gossip #1009: Kelly Jones and KT Tunstall are separately wandering around the hospitality tent, nattering with fans and having pictures snapped. They are both also wearing black leather jackets. That's co-ordination for you.

We really couldn't not see Mika, now, could we? Thanks to Mika and his songs, overweight girls are allowed to go outside ('Big Girl') and gay men no longer need to live in a seedy underworld ('Billy Brown'). The good this man is doing is immeasurable. Mika's set is a run through of his 'Life In Cartoon Motion' album, stopping off at highlights such as 'Relax, Take It Easy' and 'My Interpretation' and number one single 'Grace Kelly'. He even has Sophie Ellis-Bextor dressed up in a pink frock and blonde wig as a backing vocalist. Everyone is excited and, in this instance, everyone means almost half of the entire site who have come along for something a bit camp, a bit silly and a lot pop.

In other news, that robot from yesterday is back but someone said it might be a man in a suit. :(

The bald, moustachioed man on the stage wearing the black T-shirt with a pair of breasts printed on it - coupled with a fetching flowing black skirt - is the singer from James. Funnily enough though, for having someone as distinctive looking as Tim Booth, James are musically doing nothing to make themselves stand out. Still, when they play 'Sit Down', it all becomes worthwhile, even if we're not into it enough to give ourselves a muddy bum by joining in.

Why do people go to see Lily Allen at festivals? Is it to hear her sing all the songs from her album or is it to see what she is going to say about Cheryl Cole? It's a bit of both, really, although this time her venomous wit is reserved for the editor of women's magazine 'Grazia'. "Have a f**cking day off why don't you?" says Lily in the introduction to 'Everything's Just Wonderful', which she dedicates to everyone who makes life difficult. "All the models in those magazines have got a heroin problem," she adds. "Either they don't eat or they've got a heroin problem." Thank you very much, Lily, that's tabloid gossip columnists' job done for at least one day this week.

As for the songs, all the hits are covered, obviously, and Lily plays with a sound effect machine throughout. She also tops up a glass of gin and toasts Amy Winehouse. "Is it nearly time for me to get off?" she asks, before giggling "last night I got thrown off so that the Manic Street Preachers could get on stage. If you tolerate that your children will be next. God, I'm such a bitch." Hmm.

Oasis are a bit rubbish these days which is why we reckon Kasabian (pictured above) and their boozy guitar scores are so popular. Or maybe it's because lead singer Tom has just told the crowd that they "are a thousand times better than Stratford yesterday". Which is funny as we thought they played Staffordshire not Shakespeare's home turf. But that's living on the Kasabian cuff for you. 'Shoot The Runner', ' Empire', 'Processed Beats' and 'Reason Is Treason' are tighter than guitarist Serge's red dogtooth leggings. Phew.

This is the first time we've seen Robyn live with any more than 20 other people who know who she is. This time, she's a number one artist and has an audience of hundreds - even if those who have turned up are only here for one song. Future hits such as 'Be Mine!' and 'Handle Me' prove to everyone partial to a Swedish pop singer that there is more to Robyn than one two hit singles ten years apart. Of course, 'With Every Heartbeat' is the highlight, but it's one of the best singles of the year, so what else would you expect? Robyn herself proves to be a well endowed stick of tiny dynamite whose warmth grows with that of the crowd as she closes, mimicking a heartbeat with a pounding fist in her vest. Robyn gives a flawless, energetic performance despite technical problems including Robyn unplugging her mic and banging her little drum so hard during 'Who's That Girl' that it falls off its pedestal. She doesn't seem to mind though - she's having too much fun.

Channel 4 stage headliners Basement Jaxx are one of those bands whose huge catalogue of hits you don't appreciate until you see them live. When they were drafted in to replace Kylie at Glastonbury 2005, we didn't think they would be up to the task. Oh, how wrong we were. With a back catalogue which includes the likes of 'Bingo Bango', 'Where's Your Head At', 'Do Your Thing', 'Just One Kiss', 'Good Luck' and more, it's hard to go wrong. Tonight is no exception and Felix and Simon with their seemingly-endless procession of larger-than-life singer ladies rattle through a setlist which, save for the output of the likes of Prodigy and Chemical Brothers, is a pretty good document of decent pop house music from the last 15 years. With the band in white and the singer ladies in orange, it only takes one of the singers to turn around to reveal an ample rump encased in branded Basement Jaxx pants to let the crowd know that this evening is going to have some serious booty shaking.

These days, it takes just two successful albums to see your band at the very top of the world. Prime example of how quickly success can be achieved is The Killers, who close the main stage at this year's southern leg of the V festival. As ever, Brandon Flowers has made the effort - decked out in the shiniest gold shoes dollars can buy with an equally impressive shirt of the same colour. He is every inch the fabulous rock superstar; it's just a wonder that his bandmates dress identically to every other member of every other band.

The rain is at its worst for The Killers' spectacular performance and it takes a special band with some extra special songs to maintain the spirits of such an enormous crowd of sodden people. 'Bones', 'Somebody Told Me', 'When You Were Young' and of course 'Mr Brightside' are such songs and even album tracks such as 'Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine' sound like some of the greatest hit records in years.

The Killers deserve their place at the top of the bill here for their music, Brandon's showmanship and on-stage personality. Should they ever find themselves with three successful albums under their belt, we're almost worried at how amazing they might be. Bono should definitely start looking over his shoulder.

So farewell, V 2007. A finer selection of modern popular music in a damp field, we've yet to find.


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