August 22 2011 - This year’s V Festival in Chelmsford kicked off in style on Saturday with performances by Jessie J, Katy B, Plan B, Professor Green and Tinie Tempah.
Other performers on the first day of the festival included Lostprophets, Bruno Mars, Example, Aloe Blacc, Razorlight, Glasvegas and Olly Murs.
Arctic Monkeys delivered a headline set on the main stage on day one in Chelmsford, which saw them joined by long time friend and frontman Alex Turner's Last Shadow Puppets band mate Miles Kane.
You can see photos from day one at Chelmsford below.
For more information about the V Festival and all this summer’s festivals, check out the Gigwise Festival Guide.
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