August 20 2011 - This year’s V Festival in Staffordshire’s Weston Park kicks off with a headline performance from Eminem.
The rapper’s much-anticipated set spanned his entire back catalogue, and saw him joined on stage for ‘Love The Way You Lie’ by Rihanna, who had earlier performed her own set on the main stage.
Day one in Staffordshire also saw performances from Ellie Goulding, The Wanted, The Script, The Noisettes, Manic Street Preachers, Pendulum and Primal Scream - check out pictures below on Gigwise.
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