How to get your V tickets a day before the rest of the crowd ; Essex residents can buy V Festival passes 24 hours before they go on general sale

Tickets for this year's V Festival go on sale nationally thisFriday but Essex residents can get hold of them 24 hours earlierwhen a dedicated booking service goes into action at 9am onThursday, March 3. A limited number of tickets for the Chelmsfordleg of the festival will be available to people with Essexpostcodes, as defined by the Royal Mail.

Demand last year was huge so be sure to book as early as you can -although the service doesn't guarantee tickets it does mean you'reonly competing against other Essex residents for them, a day beforeit's opened up to the rest of the world.

Details of official ticket outlets are on www.vfestival.com andit's strongly recommended that you only buy tickets from approvedsources.

Festival director Simon Moran said: "As per previous years, wewant to emphasise how important it is for fans to buy their ticketsfrom official outlets listed on www.vfestival.com.

"This will ensure they don't miss out on one of the most covetedfestival tickets of the summer."

Ticket prices are Pounds 175 for a weekend pass with camping,Pounds 149 for a weekend pass without camping, Pounds 83.50 for aday ticket and Pounds 99 for a camper van pass.