Home away from home for revellers at V Festival 2010
Virgin Media, in association with Ovi by Nokia, brings a new brand experience to V Festival – Welcome to The Mansion!
Virgin Media, headline sponsor of V Festival, today announced plans for a brand new V Festival hangout in partnership with Ovi by Nokia. The Mansion will be on site for the first time this year at both Weston Park, Staffordshire and Hylands Park, Chelmsford and offers a complete entertainment package for all festival-goers including live music from guest DJs , Wi-Fi, gaming and TV.
Virgin Media is also proud to announce that it will be installing ultra-fast 50Mb broadband for the first time within both parks – providing super speedy connection for guests of The Mansion, whilst offering fast Wi-Fi access across the festival sites. Guests of The Mansion can stay in touch with friends and family throughout the weekend, and will be invited to Tweet, Facebook and post photos in super-fast time thanks to the unique experience of speedy broadband onsite.
On both days of this year’s festival, 21st and 22nd of August, The Mansion will open from midday and everyone is invited to enjoy the various rooms, each providing a diverse yet equally inspiring experience. The Mansion features:
The Music Room - with a full line-up of DJs, including a few surprise celebrity guests, to entertain festival-goers throughout the weekend, as well as a bar and video wall.
The Media Room - where festival goers will be able to recharge phones, log on at the laptop bar using Virgin Media’s superfast broadband or take advantage of The Mansion’s free Wi-Fi. This room also features an exclusive 3DTV experience alongside Virgin Media’s on demand service, where a selection of music videos and TV shows will be available to view. Plus, festival-goers will be able to try out the latest Nokia N8 mobile phone including super apps, games, web TV and HD content through its revolutionary HDMI connectivity.
The Garden - for a refreshingly chilled al fresco experience, festival-goers can relax and check out the free V Festival app from Nokia.
Ashley Stockwell, executive director of brand and marketing at Virgin Media, said: “The Mansion is an exciting new addition to this year’s Virgin Media V Festival and brings ‘a home away from home’ familiarity to both sites. We are confident this will be the place to hang out, whether it’s to just chill, stay in touch with friends and family, check out the latest entertainment technology or simply to dance your wellies off!”