▁spons ored ▁by ▁Virgin ▁Mobile . ▁In ▁Australia ▁the ▁event ▁was ▁also ▁spons ored ▁by ▁air line ▁Virgin ▁Blue . ▁The ▁V ▁Festival ▁was ▁tele vised ▁exclus ively ▁in ▁Australia ▁by ▁MTV , ▁and ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁also ▁by ▁its ▁sister ▁channel ▁V H 1 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁festival ▁expanded ▁to ▁four ▁shows , ▁with ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁Per th ▁being ▁added . ▁Since ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁V ▁Festival ▁the ▁event ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁hi atus , ▁with ▁the ▁official ▁website ▁stating ▁" V ▁Festival ▁Australia ▁is ▁taking ▁a ▁break ▁at ▁the ▁moment ". ▁ ▁Art ist ▁line ups ▁ ▁Art ist ▁line up ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ ▁The ▁festival ' s ▁first ▁announ cement ▁was ▁made ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁with ▁the ▁second ▁announ cement ▁occurr ing ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Art ist ▁line up ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁The ▁festival ' s ▁first ▁announ cement ▁was ▁made ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁festival ' s ▁second ▁announ cement ▁was ▁made ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁It ▁included ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Mobile ▁Ven ue , ▁the ▁festival ' s ▁fourth ▁stage , ▁which ▁featured ▁local ▁and ▁international ▁DJ s . ▁▁ ▁* M ika ▁was ▁originally ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁announ cement , ▁but ▁cancel led ▁due