a festival ticket ($124), and double that to attend both nights. The promoter responded that the similar cost was to do with the economics of scale regarding the smaller capacity venues in Melbourne and Adelaide. V Festival Sideshows 2008 The Best Of shows did not return in 2008, for several reasons. Firstly, Melbourne was given a full V Festival for 2008, due to the availability of the newly renovated Showgrounds. Secondly, Adelaide, after again missing out on a full-scale festival, received, along with other capital cities in Australia and New Zealand, a variety of sideshows from V Festival artists, intended to replace the Best Of shows. The sideshow schedule was as follows: See also V Festival (UK) Virgin Festival (North America) References External links V Festival 2007 on Virgin Mobile Official Virgin Group site Rock festivals in Australia