Following on from our successful Field Day and Summer Sundae jaunts, Global Cool was at V Festival last weekend to ask more bands about their public transport adventures.

Find out what some of the stars of V had to say about here…

You can also see individual videos with Romeo Stoddart from the Magic Numbers, Detroit Social Club, Andy Cato from Groove Armada, Imogen Heap and Skin from Skunk Anansie over on our You Tube channel.

Were you at V? Tell us what you thought of our videos from this year’s festival below…

By Matt Wheeler

As part of our Do It In Public campaign, Global Cool brings you our guide to the best summer festivals, including how to get there and back without having to dig your car out of a field that looks like northern France circa 1918. Continuing today with V Festival…

Who
Kings Of Leon and Kasabian are the headliners but here at GC we fancy checking out the likes of Passion Pit, Robyn,Groove Armada, Editors, Florence & The Machine, Doves and Jamie T. We might even treat ourselves to a trip down memory lane with 90s indie stars The Charlatans and Shed Seven.

What
V’s probably the classiest of festivals and attracts a fashionable crowd.  It’s also one of the last major festivals of the season so is a great way to round off your summer.

Where
Hylands Park, Chelmsford & Weston Park, Stafford

When
21-22 August, 2010

Why
At 2009’s V we spoke to Keane, above, about their tour bus stories…

How
Big Green Coach is the partner for V Festival, and for every full coach they will plant one tree through their Trees For Cities scheme. Your can also plan your journey on public transport using the journey planner below…

In case you’re in any doubt as to which way to travel is best, one visit to the Global Cool bus and you’ll see that there’s a heck of a lot more fun to be had when you and your mates don’t have to drive the vehicle yourselves.  Just like our first festival of the summer, Download, the goodies on offer at the GC bus kept everyone happy – giant jenga and Connect 4, Lego, dominoes, acoustic guitars, hammocks, videos, sweets and exclusive Bluetooth content of Klaxons, Mystery Jets and Groove Armada were all on offer.  Hundreds of festival-goers also helped us make the Global Cool bus the best looking thing on the road by signing the outside and writing their messages alongside those that their festival-going brethren at Download had left.

And if you’re not already following us on Twitter or Facebook, then it’s definitely time to get your Tweet on.  After one quick message from Global Cool, some lucky Twitterati and Facebookers had a last minute bonus for their weekend, as they were quickest to respond to our “Get Yer Free Wireless Tickets Here” messages.  We just love to give!

Several of the weekend’s other performers came and checked out the Global Cool bus, including Mpho, The Hosts, Master Shortie, Zarif and Steve Appleton.  Of course, we didn’t let them get away without sharing their favourite journey stories with us, and signing a t-shirt as well as putting their own mark on the bus itself.  Special mention goes to New York’s gorgeous Mpho for having with her some special Mpho travelcard holders, and to the uber-cool Zarif for getting to Wireless on the tube – that’s what we like!  We also bagged interviews and signed tees from Sneaky Sound System and Skint & Demoralised.

But you don’t have to be famous for us to want to know your cool journey stories, and if we interviewed you at Wireless, check out our Facebook and Myspace pages soon and you’ll have some video of yourself to forward to everyone you’ve ever met.

So make sure you visit globalcool.org or catch up with us on Myspace, Facebook and Twitter to catch the next round of competitions as well as all the new Global Cool videos and interviews.

And if you weren’t at Wireless, don’t worry because there are still two more chances to come and visit the Global Cool bus this summer.  Next stop will be Scotland’s legendary T In The Park festival (10-12 July) followed by the awesome V Festival (Chelmsford site, 22-23 August).

Visit the Global Cool bus this summer and see how much fun you could be having when you let someone else do the driving.

Matt Wheeler