Weâve just added more artists to our line up section. On Friday 3rd August weâll 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 weâve updated all our line up pages before Xmas to show the current list of artists appearing at Wickham Festival 2018. Weâve 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. Weâll 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 itâs been a busy time at Wickham HQ. Weâve just published our first batch of artists for 2018 on our home page. We normally wait until December but couldnât 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 ÂŖ60 saving for next year’s event. Continue reading “Renewal deadline extended for those who attended Wickham Festival”
This yearâs 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. Weâre 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 weâll 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”
Itâs incredible to think that this time next week weâll 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. Weâve sold tickets in America, Argentina, Australia, Scandinavia and of course all corners of Britain.  Wickham is a quaint English village set in the Hampshireâs 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”
Another top-class Gaelic-influenced Scottish band confirmed for Wickham 2020. Tide Lines will join Tankus The Henge and The Peatbog Faeries on our Village Stage on Thursday 6th August. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU05IStEgSM
Oh fantastic saw them at Larmer last year đ
Brilliant news - they really were a highlight at Cropredy too. One of my suggestions so glad to see you are listening đ
Fabulous live band saw them twice this year
Fabulous band who brilliant live!
They are a big favourite HebCelt Festival if you are in this neck of the woods definitely worth seeing!!
Donna McGowan look who is at Wickham this year!!!
Ooh something new
Jim Irvine Belinda Irvine
Shelley Hackett!
Harriet Mary
One more top Gaelic / Scottish band to announce shortly. Much requested by you, our audience. Any guesses? www.wickhamfestival.co.uk
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Well, the Chair were brilliant a few years back, Treacherous Orchestra and Ross Ainslie / Ali Hutton were phenomenal last year, um, Peatbog Faeries are already on the bill ...
Peat & Diesel confirmed AWESOME got your festivalđđ
Excellent news
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Tide lines, would be amazing.
Peatbog Faeries
The Proclaimers????
Runrig have got back together or even Horslips đ
Hurry up & tell us pleaseđ
Big Country would be amazing! And they’re touring at the moment.
It's getting like T in the Park ???
Not a band but Karine Polwart would be amazing!
Red Hot Chilli Pipers would be great please and thank you đ
If it's the Waterboys I'll be beyond myself!
Peat and Diesel
Please, please be The Waterboys! I think the last time was 2013?
Husband, I think you will find it’s our spare room and we will need to ask Molly Dog if she is prepared to give her day bed up đđļ
I'll be over the moon if it's Lau
Runrig
Red Hot Chilli Pipers? đļ (hopefully) đ x
The chair, are they still going?
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Lau would be good.
We've joined many other festivals in donating tickets for a huge prize draw to raise funds for the Australian Red Cross and WWF-Australia. Please support this very deserving cause. Details here: www.facebook.com/YOSA2020/posts/2482221742058132We, like so much of the world, have been devastated by the bushfires that have swept across Australia.
We have set up a prize draw to help raise funds for the Australian Red Cross and WWF-Australia, a fantastic list of prizes have been donated by events such as Edinburgh Festival Fringe, HebCelt Festival & Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival amongst many more.
Full details on the prizes and how to buy a ticket to enter the draw and help raise funds can be found here â yosa2020fireappeal.eventbrite.co.uk
Nice bit of Americana from The Local Honeys who are touring the UK later this month and who'll be appearing at Wickham on Friday 7th August. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F6k4Xdrj4Q&feature=youtu.be
I've seen The Local Honeys. A good addition to Wickham!
Fab, love them!
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For those who've been asking, Merry Hell will perform TWICE at Wickham 2020. A full band set on Saturday evening followed by an acoustic set on Sunday afternoon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwt6Yr1qpvI
There's always something for everyone at Wickham. I usually find some treat gems in the unknown to me artists. Looking forward to see what surprises this year brings.
Well i went for 1 day last year and seen lindisfarne, ralph mcTell, my hero, then Sam Browns heros, then saw gilbert O Sullivan, who blew me away plus other very good acts. As i had enjoyed it so very much i decided to book for the full 4 days plus localish hotel plus flight from Cyprus to Gatwick, plus train fare. Now looking at performers what a waste of time as only know 2. Leo Sayer, who is crap and Scottish singer???? Thats how good this years turn out is what a waste of time.
I've never heard them, but heard a lot about them and they're clearly very popular, so looking forward to seeing them.
I think the bill you have announced so far is stunning, every new announcement makes me say yeh again and again.
Paul Campbell this is a great little festival and I know you’re a fan of these guys.
Great band .... a must
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They are BRILLIANT
Excellent..how about coco and the butterfields
Rub the salt in, go on....âšī¸
Pete Wheeler
Shelley Hackett!
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