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”
For those with plenty of puff, we'll have didgeridoo workshops at this year's Wickham Festival.
Colin Lacey 😱😱😱
Bill Wallace
Charlotte Birch 😍
Fiona Chivers 😊
Rosemary Nash you’ve got to give this a go
Ben - I'm sure you could borrow one of Martin's 🙂
Edward Fletcher
You jest Rachel but rob can play one we have three at home 🤣
Andrew Terry
Clive Lightfoot Mel Lightfoot 😂😂😂
Cindy Harrison?
Steve Lawless
Good to see our Wickham Festival mentioned in today's Daily Mirror interview with Judy Collins. She's appearing at Wickham on Thursday 1st August, same night as her long-time friend Graham Nash of The Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young fame.
Couple of late additions to our 2019 line-up. The wonderful traditional Irish singer Cara Dillon and the award-winning musician Luke Daniels. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiGsYjyeeuUwith Sam Lakeman and John Smith
Better and better!
Absolutely brilliant! Well done Wickham 😎👍
Can I ask what day will cara dillon be playing?
Excellent Wickham 👍👍👍
Excellent. She was terrific with Transatlantic Sessions....!
Jonathan Coppock
Absolutely superb additions - looking forward to August more and more each day!
A few more names to announce this Wednesday evening including one of the best female vocalists on the traditional & Irish music scene plus an award-winning folk musician and former Riverdance band member. Any guesses?
Cara Dillon would be good
Cara Dillon?
Maire Brennan would be great though
Sharon Shannon?
it's already Wednesday
Lisa O’Neill
Mary Black?
Luke Daniels ? Moya Brennan? Sharon Shannon?
Val Doonican ??????????????
That looks like Florence to me 😂
Have I missed it ? Wednesday now lol Btw Have you asked wildwood kin yet ????❤️
Julie Feeney?
Brilliant line up this year best one yet Cara Dillon?
Wickham Music Festival who was the announcement ?
Davy Spillane
Are we still waiting....patiently 🤔
Still waiting!
Who is it?! 🤔
Brendan Power?
Moya Brennen and Luke Daniels??
1st-4th Aug. Wickham, Hampshire. Voted the UK's Best Small Festival. Click the photo to enlarge. Please 'Like' & 'Share'. Cheaper per day than Camp Bestival; Cambridge; Cornbury; Cropredy; Larmer Tree and the Isle of Wight Festivals... and with a great line-up on four stages. www.wickhamfestival.co.uk
Would love to but realise we are in Scotland that week - running around the forests orienteering! You will have to enjoy it for me! X
That is a belting line up. Frank Turner, Alabama 3 (full band or Sound system? Either is good), Afro Celt Sound System, Proclaimers, Dreadzone, 3 Daft Monkies, BSSOVD (ooerr!) Well done the booking team.
Half way down the post, below the headline acts is this guy, who I have loved since the 1980s https://youtu.be/wzHSJSJ_ias
Better line up then Larmer Tree Festival !! In my opinion
Scott have you announced this yet? I’ve lost track. 😂
Never seen The Proclaimers live.
The ‘Kiefer Sutherland Band’? Fuck off! Make it on merit not on your celebrity in another field!
All booked.. do we leave on a Monday?
Hope to see Big Brother Soul again, they were one of last years highlights x
Great line up. Wish I didn’t stay north of the border😢
Fantastic lineup! Why is Sam Kelly hidden away at the bottom? BIGGER 😁
How much please
Tracy McAndrew Edies 1st festival??
I hope they put the main acts in the big top n not on 2nd stage as they did last year n thats its not so flamin hot
Stephanie Loveridge
When will you publish stage and time slot per artist please?
The proclaimers when did they sneak in ?
The best lineup you guys have ever had. 👍
That is a wicked line up for Wickham Festival?
Are we going ? Jasper Mark Haywood
Brilliant line up well done Peter I know you have been working hard on this.
Better Line-up than the Isle of Wight !
Shame its not Wickham Market!
Dave Randall have a look who's there..lol
What a brilliant line up this year 😁 x
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