The Finalists

Our panel have selected the 14 finalists from thousands of hopefuls.

The bands below will go on to play the gig of their lives as they compete to open V Festival 2008.

You can let us know what you think of them by leaving your reviews and rating the bands on their profile page.

Find out how you can get free tickets to the filmed gigs and get yourself in front of the Channel 4 cameras.