ITV2 to Air Virgin Media’s V Festival 2020 Special

Twofour has been commissioned by ITV2 to produce a three-part special on Virgin Media’s V Festival.

Hosted by Maya Jama and Joel Dommett, the festival will feature Anne Marie, Olly Murs and Dizzee Rascal as headliners, along with performances from Donel, Izzy Bizu, Maisie Peters and Mae Muller. Recorded at Hylands Park, each one-hour episode of the special will feature a mix of live music performances, a look back at the most iconic V Festival sets and exclusive interviews between headliners and hosts.

Grime artist and DJ Big Zuu will share his passion for food with the artists as he makes them some festival-inspired dishes in the special. Meanwhile, The Vivienne, winner of Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK, will join Jama and Dommett as they look back at some of the festival’s most iconic fashion over the years.

Virgin Media’s V Festival 2020 will air on ITV2 on August 21 to 23, with an ITV premiere to follow each evening.

Paul Mortimer, head of ITV’s Digital Channels, said: “V Festival is a huge part of the U.K.’s festival history and the ITV2 team is excited to play a part in bringing it back to the masses—for one year only. The star-studded lineup music fans have come to expect from V Festival will be bigger than ever. We’re dipping into the archives to showcase some throwback performances too, so people can reminisce on some of their favorites memories from past years.”

David Brindley, chief creative officer at Twofour, said: “We can’t substitute the joy of muddy boots, beer tents and the unpredictable British weather, but we hope that these three evenings of first-rate entertainment with much loved-performers will inspire ITV viewers to recreate that festival feeling at home. We’ve had just five weeks to put on a socially distanced music festival with all the production that entails, and I’d like to thank our incredible team who have worked so hard to make it happen.”