▁to ▁recording ▁commit ments . ▁ ▁Art ist ▁line up ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ ▁The ▁festival ▁ran ▁two ▁shows ▁in ▁its ▁inaug ural ▁year : ▁one ▁at ▁Cent enn ial ▁Park ▁in ▁Sydney ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁and ▁one ▁at ▁Av ica ▁Res ort ▁on ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April . ▁ ▁S ides h ows ▁and ▁others ▁ ▁Best ▁of ▁V ▁Festival ▁( M ini ▁V ) ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁The ▁prom oter ▁of ▁the ▁festival , ▁Michael ▁Co ppel , ▁declared ▁Melbourne ▁a ▁" f estival ▁gra vey ard ", ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁book ▁a ▁ven ue ▁for ▁the ▁festival ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁several ▁very ▁successful ▁Big ▁Day ▁Out ▁festiv als ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁Ad ela ide ▁also ▁missed ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁festival , ▁disappoint ing ▁many ▁Victor ian ▁and ▁South ▁Australian ▁fans ▁who ▁were ▁hoping ▁to ▁see ▁P ix ies ▁on ▁their ▁first ▁Australian ▁tour . ▁ ▁To ▁make ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁om ission , ▁a ▁" Best ▁of ▁V ▁Festival " ▁series ▁of ▁concert s ▁was ▁organ ised , ▁also ▁called ▁" M ini ▁V ", ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Pet ▁Sh op ▁Boys , ▁Gro ove ▁Arm ada , ▁G nar ls ▁B ark ley ▁and ▁The ▁R apt ure ▁played ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁( at ▁the ▁Sid ney ▁My er ▁Music ▁Bowl ) ▁on ▁ 3 ▁April , ▁while ▁P ix ies , ▁Jar vis ▁C ocker ,