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”.
Continue reading “Last chance to save £40 on Earlybird tickets!”
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”
Dawn over Wickham. Not long now... www.wickhamfestival.co.uk
We drove down yesterday. A five hour drive. This is what it looked like on arrival😀
Really excited for this weekend ♥️
See you tomorrow. Really looking forward to it. Great picture ❤️
Happy, happy days. Let's let the good times roll
It looks very spaced out, lots of room well done Pete and everyone for this
Stupidly excited to be coming back. Safe travels everyone and thank you Peter and team for creating this for us xx
Tomorrow tea time xx see you there xx
Fantastic line up
Making the trip tomorrow…. Our first Time
And us! See you tomorrow! 😊
See you tomorrow!
See you Tomorrow 🎪🎸🎻😷🥳😍
See you later today 😀😀👌👌Pasta U Like
looking bloody good…..
Woo hoo!!!!!
🙌
See you tomorrow.😀
Who’s travelling more than 100 miles to the festival ?
See you Thursday 🙂
Going to walk down tomorrow
See you all tomorrow 🤘🎸🎶🍻
Excited! 😊
Getting excited
Tent is now at alert 5
See you tomorrow!!!
Samba time! We're looking forward to Swan Samba bringing their Brazilian beats to our Festival on Sunday morning. The drumming/dancing band performs a fusion of samba styles including Samba Reggae, Funk, Maracatu, Ijexa, Batucada, Ragga and more. www.swansamba.co.uk
Ooo, hope it is nice and early! might I suggest they parade around the camping fields for the listening pleasure of those who may have forgotten to pack alarm clocks and might otherwise miss the glory of a Hampshire dawn......
Can anyone please tell me if I need to print my tickets? Help!
What time on Thursday will the ticket office be open please?
Just 2 days to go... www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXk2lP5RHjk
Most excited!!! 🎶🎶🎶
We are so so looking forward to this. First gig in 18 months!
Time for some bag packing & swopping & adding & changing back again😆
Can't wait 😊
Woo hoo will be reading and offering spirit board readings for groups xxx
Can’t wait!
Sooo glad you’ve held out and are going ahead! Best way imaginable to celebrate Wendy Carter’s 60th birthday.🙂
Getting excited. So looking forward to it
Well done for your hard work. So looking forward to a brilliant weekend.
Just done 10 days volunteering at Ventnor Fringe 2021 ! Looking forward to relaxing at Wickham. X
Enjoy your big day Wendy Carter 🎂🎉wish l could be with you.. Sounds like it is a great gig 😘
Really looking forward to our first Wickham festival
I feel like I'm cheating on Cambridge (we've been seeing each other now since 1987) but I'm very much looking forward to Wickham.
Really excited for this!
I need to talk to someone about a change in circumstances which means I may need to swap tickets any chance of a reply before Wednesday because I have emailed twice and not had a reply.
Who is on at the community centre on Wednesday?
How do we book parking? Is it free with tickets or do we need to pay? Wickham Music Festival
We're heading down from Cumbria on Wednesday. Is there a map of the festival site please?
Where can I see Thursday line up?
We have full festival tickets but cannot arrive until Friday. Will we struggle for camping space?
Beth Justbeth Calderbank
When is it happening?
Jun Kershaw
Elaine Puddicombe you going this year?
Soooooooo excited 😆 Just been at the pub, planning with our Wickham newbie friends 😁😁😁 #faintoboblogymrubyddyndod
Be sure to catch Nick Parker & The False Alarms on Saturday 7th August, 15.00 on our Big Top Stage. And if you can't wait until then, watch this excellent lockdown video www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM4uNYnMc8A&t=34s
If you haven't seen Nick Parker Music do yourself a favour and check him out. We saw him in 2019 and he's been a firm favourite in our household ever since. 💕
Great band and fine fellow!!
He’s fab!
Can i transfer my tickets to someone else if i cant make it?
Yay! Will be awesome 😎 🎶
Brilliant, they sound great!
Can’t wait.
Great News! Steve Wickham for Wickham! Although The Waterboys have had to postpone to 2022, Waterboys' fiddle player Steve Wickham has confirmed he's still coming to Wickham and will join Liam O'Maonlai & Peter O'Toole of 'Hothouse Flowers' in a special set next Sunday afternoon. 😃
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtLPKyyeURA
I'll not be the only Wickham in Wickham, then! Ruth Birse
Great news
Yay!
Such a talented fiddle player.
❤️
Nikki Birch Caroline Honnor joining hothouse flowers..brilliant 😁
The amazing Steve Whickham
Sean Rushton
Fran El
Richard Beechey 😄
Can i transfer my tickets to someone else if i cant make it?
Vanessa Sherlock
What a blast Steve 👏 Have fun 👍
Excellent!
Brilliant!
Looking good!
Best news of 2021! I can't wait! 🎻💚
Worth the ticket money by itself
SO HAPPY!! Excellent!!
When are they performing?
Jon Brown x
