Wickham Festival News

Can you spot yourself in our 2022 gallery?

We hope you’ve all enjoyed a great Xmas with family and friends this last week.  We’ve just published our Wickham Festival 2022 gallery and hope that some of you can spot a familiar face or two amongst the 190 pictures we captured this year.  Whilst we have many images of the artists that appeared this year, it’s always the “The Real Stars of Wickham” ones we love the most.  We believe these capture what is so different about Wickham Festival.

As ever we’d like to thank our friends at Striking Faces for the fantastic photography in our 2022 gallery.

Soon we will be updating our website with artists for 2023.  For those of you that follow our social channels you’ll already know a few announcements we’ve made over the last month.  Here’s a quick recap of some of our line up so far.

Friday 4th August 2023

On Friday 4th August 2023 we welcome back Eliza Carthy & The Restitute Band who last appeared in 2021.  Friday is panning out to be a celebration of all things Irish as we welcome one of Ireland’s finest female singers, Mary Black, plus the great Irish fiddle player Frankie Gavin and legendary band De Dannan.

Saturday 5th August 2023

Saturday 5th August 2023 will see the return of Fisherman’s Friends who last appeared in 2017 and The Proclaimers will headline our main stage.

Sunday 6th August 2023

By popular demand, Peat & Diesel and Merry Hell will be back at Wickham next year on Sunday 6th August 2023.

Thrice voted Scottish traditional music ‘Live Act of the Year’, top Scots Trad band Skerryvore will be headlining our Main Stage 2 on the Sunday.  Their first visit to Wickham since 2016.

Also for Sunday, Toyah and her husband Robert Fripp of ‘King Crimson’ fame will be bringing ‘Toyah & Robert’s (Late) Sunday Lunch’ to Wickham.  This is a welcome return for Toyah who appeared with The SAS Band in 2021.  It’s a debut at Wickham for Robert Fripp.  We can’t wait!

We’ve booked plenty of other artists across the weekend including the ever popular The South.  Alison Wheeler proved a real crowd favourite at Wickham in 2021, visiting with all her family in tow.  Once we confirm some further bookings we’ll update our Line Up section so watch this space.

Prices for our weekend tickets will be increasing on 1st January 2023, so please visit our tickets page to save money.  We wish all our friends and patrons well and hope you have a very Happy New Year.

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    Seen in East London. We've booked Ronnie Lane's band Slim Chance several times. They're great! Have you any photos of other roads named after musicians? ... See MoreSee Less

    Seen in East London.  Weve booked Ronnie Lanes band Slim Chance several times.  Theyre great!  Have you any photos of other roads named after musicians?

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    Here's another. Heinz Burt Close in Eastleigh. Named after Heinz, the former bass player of The Tornados (famed for their hit Telstar)

    Not named after me as such, but I’ve dj’d the silent disco the last 2 years for Bug Beats Events at the Wickham Music Festival! 🤣🤣

    There's Charles Watts Way at Hedge end of course

    Hi Pete. Did you see my email. Croft No 5 have reformed!! 😊

    I saw Ronnie Lane’s Slim Chance in 1976 in the Roundhouse, Chalk Farm. What a great band.

    Marylebone, London

    As part of the 'other festival' in Pilton you will find a new road Maggies Farm, not a band member but of course from Bobs tune.

    OK - I need to get out more! Here’s a little something to fulfil the request!

    Ash Smither

    Can't remember where this was now but great name 🤭

    Of course its Swansea so it may be the Welsh Dylan

    Spotted this in Partinico, Sicily.

    In his home town of Paisley.

    Not a road name, but Billy Bragg Bicycles sign in Gillingham is one I remember from childhood. Obviously not that Billy Bragg!

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    Great to meet up with The Magic Teapot crew at The Showman's Show today and confirm that The Magic Teapot will be back at Wickham next summThe Magic Teapotvenue ... See MoreSee Less

    Great to meet up with The Magic Teapot crew at The Showmans Show today and confirm that The Magic Teapot will be back at Wickham next summer.  https://www.facebook.com/magicteapotvenue

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    Yay!! My favourite place

    I hope so… best place to be at the end of an awesome day!

    That is great news, just love the Magic Teapot vibe. The coffee’s great too ❤️

    Love The Magic Teapot it’s my festival happy place

    Fab!! Loved ending the evening here, chatting to a few people or just listening 😊

    This is great news xx

    The best place to be for singing and tea!

    Excellent especially the young lad.

    I ❤️ The Magic Teapot

    Great news

    Music to my ears ❤️

    Look good Peter

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    Thank you to everyone who supported Matthew Bannister on his walk from Wickham Festival to Folk East and helped to raise a fantastic £18,014 for the charity 'Help Musicians'.We've done the sums, and from your donations and t-shirt purchases you raised a staggering £18,014 for Help Musicians!

    Thank you so much both for supporting us on this adventure, and for supporting the musicians making the music which brings such joy to our lives
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    Thank you to everyone who supported Matthew Bannister on his walk from Wickham Festival to Folk East and helped to raise a fantastic £18,014 for the charity Help Musicians.

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    Amazing effort. Well done Matthew!

    Absolute amazing congratulations and well done 👏

    That is a incredible amount Congratulations

    Fab job!

    Fabulous !!

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