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V Festival has announced a new dance tent headlined by Oliver Heldens.

The annual festival, sponsored by Virgin Media, has added The Dance Tent for the 2015 event featuring the freshest DJ talent including BBC Radio 1xtra’s Mistajam, Hannah Wants, DJ EZ, Monki, and Toddla T.

Other acts confirmed to perform in the tent include My Nu Leng, Alex Adair, Sam Feldt, Philip George, Goldie, Moxie and Marvin Humes presents Luvbug.

The venue will replace the Futures stage, and promises to build on the previous dance offering, with acts such as Clean Bandit, Duke Dumont, Nero and Annie Mac also appearing on other stages at the dual-site festival.

Elsewhere at the festival, which will take place on August 22 and 23, visitors will be treated to headline sets from Calvin Harris and Kasabian, as well as performances from Sam Smith, Ellie Goulding, The Script, Hozier, George Ezra, Tom Jones, Stereophonics, Paloma Faith, Olly Murs, Ella Henderson and Kodaline among others.

Tickets to the event – held across the two festival sites in Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park, Staffordshire – are on sale now from www.vfestival.com

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