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”
Fancy some luxury camping with your friends? We still have a small number of 6-berth Classic & Sultans Choice glamping tents available. People booking glamping tents also gain access to our Backstage VIP Area all weekend at no extra cost. Interested? Contact Roger at festivalglamping via this link: www.festivalglamping.com
Wow!
Oh i wish i could have afforded that for our 40th anniversary
Fiona Morgans.....?
Moo Brown
Helen Trimarco Ransome ? 😉
Anne Smith Mark Smith
Nicola?
Sara Ball. this could have been you....
One artist we're really looking forward to seeing at Wickham is the legendary Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and The Hollies, appearing on Thursday 1st August along with American folk icon Judy Collins. Some tickets still available... but selling fast.
Click on this link for the full Wickham Music Festival line-up plus day & weekend ticket details www.wickhamfestival.co.uk
Great opportunity to see a true, true legend. A word that is often used to describe very big but not legendary names.
Graham Nash, oh I can't wait !! 👍👍😎 xxxxx
Angela Hamilton
Can't wait to see him.
Presenting... our beautiful new environmentally-friendly vacuum loos that will be in our VIP Area this year. And we're installing more luxury loos on our campsites. And we've extra service teams to keep them clean at all times 🙂
Better loos than New Day then!
Great work guys x
More toilets in the main area would be good too!
Please reserve me a front row seat😁👍
A few more showers would be good too.
You need a few of these around the site Peter...........
That's a relief 😁
Big Screens! In response to many requests we'll have big video screens in both our main Big Tops this year, giving you an even better view of all our great artists.
Great! Another vertically challenged regular who you have made very happy!
Brilliant!!
This is the festival that keeps on giving! Still shoehorning in quality bands at this late stage(Holy Moly) and now big screens!
I can't wait for my first Wickham fest - it's been WOMAD for over 20 years, thought I'd have a change. ... bring it on! 😊 🎵
Excellent!
Hurray hurray!!
Hi Wickham are you still allowing people to take up all the room with their camping chairs in the big top ?
Great idea. Those of us who are vertically challenged salute you!
Thank God you didn't last year!! My arse is big enough and so did not be need to be on the big screen too. Pretty sure they could see it way outside the big top!
What about a VIP area in both main tents? Given the increase in price from last year (£60 up to £80?)
Roughly how many people come to this festival ?
I'm sure there were big screens last year?
Is this the real reason that you have had your eyes upgraded to HD 😨
Less than six weeks to the start of this year's Wickham Festival. Who are you looking forward to seeing this year? Check out our website at www.wickhamfestival.co.uk/line-up for details of who's on when.
You Peter Chegwyn to thank you for always bringing an awesome line up to suit all ages & tastes and introducing us to new artists. Can’t wait for Wickham before we head over to Festival Interceltique Lorient Brittany to catch the incredible Carlos Nunez. 🎶👏
Looking forward to another great year 😀😀
Our first time. Loads of great music to look forward to. Coming especially to see State of the Union
My first time here. Really looking forward to it
Our first time - coming because of the fantastic line up - TMTCH, Proclaimers, Dreadzone, Ralph Mctell and did I see Gilbert O Sullivan too?? Seen him before brilliant
That is my grandaughter on the left in the pink dress, looking very sad because she wanted to be in the photo!
Its a great lineup. Looking forward to some old favourites and finding some new ones! Pitching up on the Weds and in for the duration!
Sarah Billingham Geoff Billingham so excited xxx
Our first time at Wickham, usually go to Womad but fancied a change this year. Really looking forward to it 😊
Frank Turner. Skinny lister
The rhubarb cider
Holy Moly and the Crackers, reliving the first time I saw them 🤩🤩🤩
Love this photo
Dread zone and Afro Celt ...
Afro Celts, Charli and Derek ❤
Too many to name, but I hope y'all come to the other stages! There are amazing acts on the bill.
Kim Kwim Workman, show Jorgie - she's in the picture!
The Afro Celts and the cheese on toast seller 😃
Afro Celts, Sam Kelly, Skinny Lister, Frank Turner and hope Le Vent Du Nord join up with Breabach
The Proclaimers!!
Only doing one night so Skinny Lister and The Proclaimers 😁
Judy Collins, Ralph Mctell, Graham Nash...........
Frank Turner, Skinny Lister, Ralph McTell and many many more!!!
Lucinda Williams :-)
Definitely Ralph McTell but always on the lookout for someone I’ve never seen before, a few years back I first saw Le Vent Du Nord - excellent band so will be intending to catch them again.
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