V really hasn't had the best luck this year, what with Lily Allen, Bright Eyes and now Amy Winehouse all cancelling their slots at the event. It could have been a lot worse, though, with BBC News reporting that the Staffordshire leg was nearly called off entirely due to foot and mouth restrictions that would have prevented cows and sheep to have been moved off the site.
Fortunately for the bearded behemoth that is Richard Brandson, the government's chief veterinary officer, Debby Reynolds, has accorded the organisers special permission to move the animals to a new site about five miles away from Weston Park where the V is being held. Around 150 sheep had been grazing around the main stage area which, if they hadn't been moved, might have brought some interesting festival experiences for V-goers.