We should have been enjoying the first evening at Wickham Festival 2020 right now with Spike’s All-Stars about to take to the stage as our opening headliners. Just to rub it in we’re forecast a glorious weekend of sunshine over this weekend.
Wickham Festival News
Wickham Festival to stage a special show
Wickham Festival organisers are to stage a one-off drive-in concert starring Show of Hands after being forced to postpone this year’s main event. Continue reading “Wickham Festival to stage a special show”
Please support our new Crowdfunder page
Thank you to the 100s of people who’ve contacted us since we were forced to postpone this year’s Wickham Festival to 2021. Your support and encouragement to keep going has been a huge source of comfort to us. Thank you to all who have pledged to rollover your tickets to next year. That is a tremendous help to us at this difficult time.
Wickham Festival organisers unhappy with lack of Government guidance
Wickham Festival organisers have hit out at the Government after being forced to postpone next month’s event. Continue reading “Wickham Festival organisers unhappy with lack of Government guidance”
Wickham Festival postponed to 2021
Dear Friends,
Firstly, we’d like to say a huge thank you for your patience and support while we’ve been navigating our way through this very difficult time – it really does mean so much to all our Wickham Festival Team.
Wickham Festival – COVID-19 UPDATE Monday 1st June, 2020
With the sun shining, lockdown easing, open-air markets & other venues opening, we thought you might like an update on this year’s Wickham Festival.
First & foremost, the health & safety of all our artists, audience, staff & suppliers along with our local Wickham community must come first. Our Festival can only go-ahead if it’s felt safe for it do so in 10 weeks time.
Continue reading “Wickham Festival – COVID-19 UPDATE Monday 1st June, 2020”
Wickham Festival – COVID-19 UPDATE – Part 2
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Wickham Festival – COVID-19 UPDATE
Hello! The Prime Minister has announced the closure of all public entertainment venues for the foreseeable future. Assuming this ban is relaxed at some point before early August the Wickham Festival will be ON. Given our August dates are still 20 weeks away we hope the peak of the pandemic will be over by then and you will be able to leave your homes and enjoy yourselves again listening to the likes of Van Morrison, The Waterboys and many more.
Van Morrison confirmed for Wickham Festival
Van Morrison is to headline this year’s Wickham Festival. Continue reading “Van Morrison confirmed for Wickham Festival”
Van Morrison to headline Wickham Festival
The legendary singer / songwriter / musician Van Morrison is to headline this year’s Wickham Festival. He’ll be appearing with his full band on Saturday 8th August performing classic hits such as Brown Eyed Girl, Moondance, Jackie Wilson Said, and Gloria. Van Morrison has just sold-out six nights at the London Palladium.
Continue reading “Van Morrison to headline Wickham Festival”
More artists announced for 2020
Over this weekend we’ve updated our website with another batch of artists within our Line Up section. There’s some great new additions we’re excited to welcome to Wickham Festival 2020. As ever there will be several debut performances as well as those that have entertained us before. We believe this is probably the strongest line-up in depth of any celtic / folk / roots / blues / rock festival this summer. What’s more, if you buy your tickets now we continue to be cheaper than Cambridge Folk Festival, Cornbury, Larmer Tree and Beautiful Days amongst others.
Wickham Festival 2020 artists announced so far
We hope you’ve all had a fanatics Christmas and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. We have just updated our website to include the listings for our 2020 line up so far. This is just the start as we have many more announcements to make in the coming months including our main headliners. Some notable acts include Leo Sayer, The South, and Jim Cregan.
Continue reading “Wickham Festival 2020 artists announced so far”
Welcoming Johnny Kalsi as Wickham Festival Patron
We’re delighted to say that the wonderful Johnny Kalsi of The Dhol Foundation and The Afro Celt Sound System has agreed to be our first-ever Festival Patron. Johnny has performed at Wickham in several guises over the years and says he loves our Festival.
Continue reading “Welcoming Johnny Kalsi as Wickham Festival Patron”
Wickham Festival Gallery 2019
It’s that time of year again when you can try and can spot yourself in our new Wickham Festival 2019 Gallery. As the days are getting shorter it all seems a long while ago we were enjoying the summer so we hope they’ll stir some fond memories of this year’s event. Thanks again to Guy Reece of Striking Faces fame and all our team of photographers for snapping some brilliant pictures to help us reminisce. If you see Guy next year remember to give him a Wickham “W” pose…
Kiefer Sutherland wowed by Wickham
Kiefer Sutherland has fallen in love with the Wickham Festival. Continue reading “Kiefer Sutherland wowed by Wickham”
Facebook Posts
Looking forward to seeing Mummers again at Wickham 2021. What are you most looking forward to seeing at our Festival next August?
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Oh crikey, I gotta buy a new chair, the last one collapsed under the weight of pure joy 🥰
Maybe The Undertones or The Members
Armaleggan 😊
The entrance.
Peter Courts I can see you in that costume pete lol
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Looking forward to everything, seeing old friends, fixing our ‘regulars’, new friends & folk to help, surrounded by fab music & a brilliant vibe 🙏 🤞for normality
Looking forward to meeting all my friends I only get to see once a year as we spend the weekend volunteering as Stewards 😁😁
Me ! I’m looking forward to seeing Me at your fabulous festival next year xxx
Live music, friends, a festival and carefree happy people .
Sitting outside listening to music. Lockdown has meant we have missed live music.
Just want there to be a festival - I’ll be there whatever the line up!
You have the most amazing line up, and I think breakfast wine is also something I particularly enjoy at Wickham ;-)
Other like minded folks!
People enjoying themselves!!
Really looking forward to live music, the atmosphere and just being there.
Just being there 🌞🍷🎶🎵🎪
Dhol foundation 🎶
The amazing crew that make it happen 🥰
Big Rory and Ochie for me x
SAS Band 👍
The Scottish wolfhound and The Hobbits.
Beardy folk festival took place in Sept with limited numbers and spacing.
A festival!
My friends enjoying themselves again 💕
We're very sorry to hear that Gordon Haskell who performed at our 2019 Wickham Festival has sadly passed away. R.I.P. Gordon. www.facebook.com/GordonHaskellOfficial/posts/1733222096829629It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Gordon, a great musician and a wonderful person who will be sadly missed by so many.
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😢 Sad day
Sad news
Jai ho!!!! I’m shantihi shantihi shantihi...
Very sad - am glad to have had the pleasure of seeing him last year at the festival x
RIP Gordon, great to see you at Wickham last year.. sad times.
Raise a glass in ‘Harry’s Bars’ everywhere 🥃😥
Sad news. He have us some great music.
Very sorry to hear this. God bless.
Sad news, RIP Mr Haskell 💜
Such Sad news, loved his gravelly voice and humor 😥
Very sad RIP.
Sad news. Enjoyed his set at Wickham very much.
Sad news .RIP Gordon
RIP
RIP xx😥🌠
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Sad news, he was fabulous last year at Wickham
R I P Cheers Great Guy Privaledge to hear you live at Wickham
R I p
If you missed the live stream concert by our Wickham Festival compere Alistair Russell on Thursday night, you can watch it over the next few days via this link: m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR0oqt8NFsqm-0LUdEtF6MoUhss8orvozATUAs-vxHVUN-ecMQBq13pR09M&feature=...
Our Main Stage compere Alistair Russell has his first ever live online concert tonight Thursday October 15th from 7.30pm!
Tune in to the livestream event by clicking on the concert link:
www.youtube.com/user/Tulip0852/live...
If the live show timing is inconvenient for you, an edited version will come available soon after the event by following falconaudiovisualarts.co.uk.
Considerable investment of time and money is involved in this, so please contribute what you can to Alistair via this link, which will also appear on screen: paypal.me/tulip0852 (no paypal account required).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JRlPeG_SGA
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Alistair has and is, such a great asset to Wickham Festival. 👏👏👏🎶
When and where is the next Wickham Fest?
Please visit the live stream for the next 48 hours by fillowing this link: www.facebook.com/alistair.russell.31/posts/4047387655274866
Show of Hands + Johnny Kalsi, 'The Secret Garden Concert PT.II', streaming this Sunday, 11th October @ 7.30pm. Free to view but donations welcome. Preview & details, please click on this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdGSTGGK0s4&feature=youtu.be
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Richard Hall Sue Hall
Well- needs to be viewed! Thank you xx
