We’ve just added more artists to our line up section. On Friday 3rd August we’ll be welcoming Show of Hands and The Emily Askew Band. The ever-popular Show of Hands performed last year when they treated us to a slowed down version of the Don Henley classic “The Boys of Summer”.
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As planned we’ve updated all our line up pages before Xmas to show the current list of artists appearing at Wickham Festival 2018. We’ve many more to come including our Thursday and Friday headliners. Our Saturday headliner will be The Ivor Novello Award winning Squeeze…
Folk legend Richard Thompson has been announced as the first headline act for the 2018 Wickham Festival.
Continue reading “Richard Thompson to Close Wickham Festival 2018”
In the past couple of weeks we’ve announced a couple more names via our social channels. We’ll be welcoming The East Pointers from Prince Edward Island, Canada. Here they are at Shrewsbury Folk Festival earlier this year.
Continue reading “The East Pointers & Hattie Hatstar Join the Line Up”
Next August may seem a long way off but it’s been a busy time at Wickham HQ. We’ve just published our first batch of artists for 2018 on our home page. We normally wait until December but couldn’t wait to share the exciting news via our social channels.
Continue reading “The preparations begin, first artists announced for 2018”
Fans who attended this year’s festival have been given an extra week to claim a £60 saving for next year’s event. Continue reading “Renewal deadline extended for those who attended Wickham Festival”
This year’s Wickham Festival has been declared the biggest and best yet after breaking box office records. Continue reading “Wickham 2017 is “best yet””
Oysterband frontman John Jones believes the Wickham Festival is one of the best in the country. Continue reading “Oysterband praise for Wickham Festival”
A superb second day has vindicated the decision not to call off the Wickham Festival. Continue reading “Remarkable recovery for festival site”
Wickham Festival organiser Peter Chegwyn has paid a heartfelt tribute to the staff and the fans after somehow ensuring the show went ahead. Continue reading “The show must go on…”
The rain finally relented at around 3am and the forecast for today and the rest of the weekend is much improved. We should hit a dizzying height of 20°C. Today will be windy but we’re hoping that will help dry out the ground. The tented campsites are in good condition. We’re planning to open the mixed camping field at 10am which is also in good condition. The entrance for mixed camping is located at the Junction of Blind Lane, Frith Lane and Pricketts Hill.
Continue reading “The day the music starts – for those travelling in today…”
In exactly 7 days we’ll be looking forward to a full day of entertainment to bring Wickam Festival 2017 to a close. And what a line up! Festival favourites Winters Hill will be opening The All Time Grates Stage at midday whilst Ray Cooper will be opening The Hapi Festival Stage.
Continue reading “This time next week – Sunday 6th August 2017”
It’s incredible to think that this time next week we’ll be in full flow meeting familiar faces and spending time with like-minded folk. We also know this year there are many new visitors to Wickham. We’ve sold tickets in America, Argentina, Australia, Scandinavia and of course all corners of Britain. Wickham is a quaint English village set in the Hampshire’s Meon valley full of history, providing the perfect setting for a break to soak up some culture.
Continue reading “This time next week – Saturday 5th August 2017”
Next Friday Wickham Festival 2017 will be well underway with the first full day line up of music. As I write this post at 9.30pm, in precisely 7 days we would have just enjoyed Seth Lakeman. To celebrate our 10th festival at Wickham we wanted to return to our roots with a very strong folk line up, which had to include Seth…
Continue reading “This time next week – Friday 4th August 2017”
This time next week we would have just watched KT Tunstall take to the stage at 8pm. With five studio albums released internationally there is a lot to look forward to including tracks from her top 10 album released in 2016, KIN…
Continue reading “This time next week – Thursday 3rd August 2017”
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🎼🎸We had our own Wickham at home, although since it would never be quite the same, called it BasyFest 2K20. We camped for 2 nights, had a Bar, Main Stage, and our very own Cheezy Vinyl Bar as well as wrist bands, tickets, programmes etc. We had a great time! 🎹🎶🎻🎷
In the meantime we have all those lovely CD's of some famous and some obscure bands brought back from festival music stands to play and enjoy. I am listening to the Bar Steward Sons of Val Doonican right now, what a show those guys put on bloody hilarious, the record brings it all back! Cara Dillon next for me. Love browsing the music stall at Wickham and always bring home a fistful of discs 😁
I really hope so. I’m not the only one feeling a little bereft after a summer of no festivals I’m sure
And we my friend are going to be at all !! U know this no more watching the world go by! One life live it and We will together my amazing friend !! Can’t wait to enjoy life with u again u deserve it !!! Xxx
Larmer Tree has already cancelled 2021 which is both ominous and depressing. 😕
I soo missed going to the festival
I hope so. Festivals this summer are the things I have missed most this year 🙁
Completely agree!
Absolutely can't wait for all that good stuff to come back again
Can't wait.... outside music is awesome x
We will be there covid willing!
Can't bloody wait! 😍
Andie Merc cannot wait till we can do this again missed our festivals this year
I do hope so.
Looking forward to dancing for you again next year 😀
One day but we can still go hunting omg
Yessss 💪🏼
Let's hope so.
Sometimes feels hard to believe.. 😔
🙏👏👏👏👏👍😎🍻🤘🙏🥂🙏🥂 xxx
So are football teams only playing 5 a side?
Sue Drawbridge ❤️❤️❤️
Leanne Marie Greenwood
You won’t ever get it back if you don’t stop complying 🤷🏼♂️
A lovely little video showing our recent drive-in picnic concert with Show of Hands plus a look ahead to next summer's Wickham Festival. 2021 tickets now onsale at 2020 prices via www.wickhamfestival.co.uk
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Brilliant effort!!! Sounds amazing! We want to play too 😁👍🏻 what a great vibe x
2021 tickets available at 2020 prices for a limited period via this link www.wickhamfestival.co.uk
Yay, twice in the background with Tim, Lizzie and Yvonne
Great gig!
Anneliese Rowland Lewis Gunter we're famous
Charli 😍
Does a weekend ticket cover Thursday aswell?
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You. Our CrowdFunder campaign has now ended and thanks to you we've raised a whopping £34,278 to help meet the costs of this year's postponed event and secure our Festival's future. We are deeply grateful to all the 572 supporters who donated. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/please-support-wickham-festival
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Excellent news It just proves how much people love Wickham festival
Let’s rock on to 2021 - can’t wait 😊
Wonderful news. I am surprised there were not more people supporting this considering it's such a fab friendly festival.
So pleased that the future of Wickham Festival is now secure.
Hope it makes your life simpler Peter, and you can now concentrate on 2021 .
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Just 4 hours of our CrowdFunder to go and we've raised an amazing £33,843 to help secure our Festival's future. Can we get to £34k before 5pm? Lots of Rewards on offer for those who donate. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/please-support-wickham-festival
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Donated. So pleased to be able to support our favourite festival!
Have already donated, was very happy to do so to secure the festivals future.
Now up to £33,928. We're getting there 😀
I’ve got my reward 👏👏👏
Last 24 hours of our CrowdFunder to secure our Festival's future. Donate £10 for a Prize Raffle ticket; £30 for a 2021 Festival t-shirt; £50 for a backstage tour; £75 for caravan/motorhome electric hook-ups. Many other Rewards on offer. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/please-support-wickham-festival
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Wonderful festival. Please help if you can
Not to be mercenary about your losses but perhaps you could explain a little ?
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