Over the last few days we’ve been busy updating our line up pages to show artists who will be appearing at Wickham Festival 2019. We think this our best line up ever so it’s hard to summise what we’ll be enjoying next summer, but here’s a quick run through of some highlights.
Continue reading “Happy New Year from all the Wickham Festival team”
Today is officially the first day of winter and what better way to cheer yourself up than reminisce about the festival we enjoyed this summer. We had blue sky and sunshine all weekend. To help remind you, we’ve just published our Wickham Festival 2018 Gallery. Thanks again to Guy Reece for managing our team of photographers. As ever it’s the Real Stars of Wickham we enjoy most. Can you spot yourself?
Continue reading “Can you spot yourself in our 2018 festival gallery?”
Our 2019 Wickham Festival dates are Thursday 1st to Sunday 4th August 2019. If you’ve yet to book your ‘earlybird’ weekend season tickets for next year you can still save a whopping £60 on every adult ticket if you book by Friday 31st August via our tickets page. We’ve already sold a record number of ‘earlybird’ tickets for 2019 so please hurry if you’ve yet to book. Prices rise on 1st September.
Continue reading “Last Chance to save £60 on every 2019 adult weekend season ticket”
The Wickham Festival is here to stay! The best event yet has been crowned by the announcement of a two-year deal to stay on the same site. Continue reading “Wickham Festival goes from strength to strength”
The Wickham Festival has been immortalised in song!
Phil “Swill” Odgers from the Men They Couldn’t Hang loves the event so much that he has penned a special tribute. Continue reading “Listen to the Wickham Song from Phil Odgers”
Smiling makes the day go quicker, according to manic rockers Tankus the Henge.
That would explain why the Wickham Festival has flown by! Continue reading “Day 4 – review”
There was a real throwback to the Eighties as a trio of top bands made it party night at the Wickham Festival. Continue reading “Day 3 -review”
What a difference a year makes as Boo Hewerdine finally got his moment in the spotlight. Continue reading “Day 2 – review”
One way to take a break from the sun in the day or relax later in the evening is to visit the cinema. Here’s what’s on for the rest of the weekend.
Here comes the Sun! Headliner Steve Harley could not have picked a better opening song as he closed the opening night of the 2018 Wickham Festival. Continue reading “Day 1 – review”
If travelling to the Wickham Festival this weekend please note campsites are open from 12 noon to 9pm Wednesday and then from 10am onwards on Thursday.
The excitement is really starting to build at our festival site and morale couldn’t be more positive for this weekend. Wickham Festival kicks off at 4:30pm this Thursday and according to the BBC web site it’s going to be a weekend of sunshine just as we welcome Alistair Russell to kick things off.
Continue reading “The Wickham Festival 2018 site build story in pictures”
It’s just a week to the start of this year’s Wickham Festival and today we’ve been onsite all day on the hottest day of the year so far. It’s been blazing sunshine as we commence our 2018 site build. Phew … it’s been a scorcher!
Continue reading “It’s just one week until the music starts at Wickham Festival 2018!”
We’ve just uploaded all our stage times here on Clashfinder to help plan your visit. This is a printable timetable where you can see what is happening on all stages at the same time. You can highlight acts you’re interested in seeing and much more. Instructions are provided here. As many of you know you’ll always leave Wickham Festival having discovered new artists, often from the local area. We’ve even added stage times for The Twisted Tearooms so you really have everything all in one place 🙂
Continue reading “Check out all our stage times in one handy place!”
We’ve just added a site map page illustrating the new layout for Wickham Festival 2018. Please note we have TWO main stages this year. Main Stage 1 has been re-named The Valley Stage as it’s closest to the Meon Valley. Our new enlarged Main Stage 2 has been named The Village Stage as it’s closer to Wickham village.
"MEET SOME WICKHAM GHOSTS...THE PUB WHERE HORSES ARE REGULARS AND MUCH MORE - We're delighted to say the popular Wickham History Walks will be taking place again during this year's Wickham Festival.
Led by expert volunteer guides our Wickham History Walks are a one and a half hour stroll around Wickham village learning about the history of this historic village. Wickham is special, not just because of the Festival but also for its Market Square (one of the largest in England), our historic buildings, the Mill that owes its existence to the US Navy and much more.
The walks take place on:
FRIDAY, 5th AUGUST at 10.30 and SATURDAY, 6th AUGUST AT 10.30 - the walks cost £5.
Please book in advance, giving names of attenders, contact email or mobile through our contact form on: www.wickhamhistory.org.uk
Welcome to Wickham History Society - Wickham History Society
www.wickhamhistory.org.uk
Wickham History Society is an active and friendly voluntary civic organisation founded in January 1960 that exists to: Gather information about the history of Wickham and help make it available to all...We did one of these a few years ago. It was so interesting. Definitely worth going on one!
This looks good but there isn't a contact form for Wickham Festival on the link?
Alison David
Wow! We've just reached 25,000 page 'Likes' and 26,600 'Followers' Thank you one and all. To celebrate, here's an amusing new video feat. Sharon Shannon who'll be at this year's Wickham Festival on Sunday 7th August.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9IUpY8H8qE
Can't wait to see Sharon Shannon again - introduced to her music at Wickham a few years ago!
Love it x
Six weeks today on Sunday 7th August The Waterboys will be at this year's Wickham Festival with The Sharon Shannon Trio; The Men They Couldn't Hang; Cut Capers; The Trouble Notes; The Slambovian Circus of Dreams & many more. Day & Weekend tickets selling fast. www.wickhamfestival.co.uk/tickets
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu7AR0-FRro
Just seen the Waterboys at Glastonbury. Wickham festival is in for a treat!!
Looking forward to The Men They Couldn't Hang. Hoping it will be third time lucky and I will get to see The Waterboys at last. And praying no clashes for my favourites!
So excited. 😎
Can’t wait.
Vic Turnbull Sharp
In just 6 weeks from today, Levellers will headline the Saturday night at this year's Wickham Festival supported by The Undertones; Ferocious Dog; The Dhol Foundation & more. Day & Weekend tickets selling fast www.wickhamfestival.co.uk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJy6BsLy89A
Yaaay! I knew it was on, then completely forgot about it! Xx
Eeeeeeeeeeeek 😆 6 weeks! #excited 😊
Clare Everett
Josie Macnamara Harriet McCauley
See you there
In just 6 weeks from today on Friday 5th August, top Irish band The Saw Doctors will play their only UK Festival show this summer (and their 1st UK Festival Show for 5 years) at our Wickham Festival. Tickets selling fast. See the full Friday line-up here: www.wickhamfestival.co.uk/line-up/Friday
Looking forward to this so much! Best line-up of any festival!
Have my ticket, looking forward to it even though it will be the first time without my husband.
Looking forward to seeing them!
Looking forward to it 👏👏👏
Oops - I also meant to say The Saw Doctors will be great!
Havent seem them for long time, can't wait for the festival. X
This will be amazing 😎
Bring it on!!😊😊😊
Love them, so looking forward to seeing them
Get that wasp off my sandwich!
