17 August, 2014: After travel issues forced them to pull out of V Festival in Chelmsford, Manic Street Preachers more than made up for it with a victorious return to the sister site in Staffordshire. Check out these brilliant and exclusive photos from their performance here. 

Performing classics from throughout their colourful career as well as a slight tease at the seminal Holy Bible and choice cuts from their latest master-piece Futurology, James, Nicky and Sean did what only they can do in igniting V with their idiosyncratic brand of politically-charged arena punk. 

Long live the Manics.