V FESTIVAL has announced the complete line-up for this year’s event.

Hip-hop pioneers De La Soul have now been added to the bill, with a hotly-anticipated comeback performance, which will take place alongside other new additions Pendulum, MNEK, the Coronas, Conor Maynard, Shift K3Y, Sinead Harnett, Seafret, Zac Samuel, James Glover and Nick Jonas, who will complete the line-up of the summer.

More than 150,000 fans will get the chance to see the newly-announced acts perform across the weekend in Chelmsford, as they join Calvin Harris, Kasabian, Sam Smith, the Script, Stereophonics, Ellie Goulding and Spotify’s most sought-after names of 2015, George Ezra, James Bay and Hozier.

De La Soul’s Kelvin Mercer said: “Every time we perform in the UK we get the best reception, from the craziest crowds!

“V Festival 2015 is going to be the biggest rave of the year, so we’re looking forward to being on that stage and joining the party!”

G rammy - n o m i n at e d MNEK said: “This year has been a whirlwind and it’s not over yet. I’m so chuffed to be part of such a brilliant lineup and can’t wait to get out there.”

Nick Jonas added: “I’m honoured to join such an incredible line-up at the 20th anniversary of V Festival.

“My fans have been very supportive of my new music so I’m really excited to perform for them at one of the UK’s greatest festivals.”

The hottest names in music will be performing alongside hilarious comedy headliners including Russell Kane, Frankie Boyle, Shappi Khorsandi and Matt Richardson, who will all take centre stage in the Glee Club Comedy Tent.

V Festival will today also announce who will be playing on which stage at the festival, which takes place on August 22 and 23 in Hylands Park.

See the festival website for details.