Wickham Festival News

As we move to BST our field was looking lush in the sunshine

With the clocks moving to British Summer Time last Sunday, it can mean only one thing for our team … Wickham Festival is fast approaching.  With that said and the fantastic weather this last week we took the opportunity to have an onsite meeting.  Our field was looking lush in Sunday’s sunshine. Our site management team had a great meeting to plan this year’s Festival with a few changes from last year’s layout including moving our 2nd Big Top to help solve the problem of noise ‘bleed’ between our two main stages.

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Not quite Show of Hands but a pretty good effort by us!

Sadly it’s not going to be a Show of Hands reformation, but Wickham Festival 2025 will delight our many SOH fans.  With them announcing they will no longer tour together, their Full Circle tour marked their final performance before taking an indefinite break. So it will be great to have Steve Knightley, Phil Beer, and long-time bassist collaborator Miranda Sykes all taking to the stage this year!

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Richard Thompson to headline on Saturday 2nd August

Over the last few weeks we’ve been adding to our line up with some incredible artists to entertain us this summer.  Please follow our Facebook page for the latest updates.  We’ve just announced our main Saturday headliner, Richard Thompson.  Having co-founded the groundbreaking group Fairport Convention as a teenager in the ‘60s, he has gone on to become one of the most influential artists and respected songwriters with numerous accolades to his name.  His song “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” was named one of TIME Magazine’s “100 Greatest Songs Since 1923.”

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More artists announced and day pages updated

We hope 2025 has got off to a great start for you all. Over the last week we’ve added more artists to our line up and also compiled our day pages. First off legendary Geordie folk-rockers Lindisfarne will headline our Thursday night. So far they are the only confirmed booking for Thursday but we’ve many more in the pipeline. With a repertoire of unforgettable songs and a reputation for live performance second to none, there’s no doubt we’ll be on our feet and singing along on our opening night.

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Wickham Festival 2024 site build diary

We’ll update this news post from top (older) to bottom (newer) to tell you our site build story for 2024 on our brand new 28 acres of flat and well-drained grassland. Don’t forget to follow our Facebook page to get the very latest news and more photos. It really is an exciting task having a new site to construct what we think will be a huge improvement to previous years. The weather is looking perfect too, plenty of sun but no heatwave … the ideal weather for a festival.

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Stage times announced for Quay West, Acoustic, and Twisted Tearooms Stages

We’ve just added stage times for our Quay West, Acoustic, and Twisted Tearooms Stages to our line up page.  These smaller stages are the place to see the very best local artists and the wealth of talented musicians we have right here on our doorstep. Wickham Festival has always been about supporting local artists and promoting our part of the world. 

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    The amazing Dhol Foundation will be at Wickham on Friday 1st August with a very special set.  Day & Weekend tickets selling fast. www.wickhamfestival.co.ukImage attachmentImage attachment+4Image attachment

    The amazing Dhol Foundation will be at Wickham on Friday 1st August with a very special set. Day & Weekend tickets selling fast. www.wickhamfestival.co.uk ... See MoreSee Less

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    Were pleased to see that the late, great Wilko Johnson, who appeared twice at Wickham, is having a train named after him by C2C today.  It will undertake its inaugural journey from Southend Central to Fenchurch Street at approximately 10:45.

    We're pleased to see that the late, great Wilko Johnson, who appeared twice at Wickham, is having a train named after him by C2C today. It will undertake its inaugural journey from Southend Central to Fenchurch Street at approximately 10:45. ... See MoreSee Less

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    Applications are open to perform on our Local Artists Stage at #WickhamFestival this summer! If you're based within 30 miles of Wickham please apply to John via this email address: govinda304@hotmail.com

    Quick reminder that ticket prices will have to rise after Easter.

    You can still save £40 on every 4-day adult weekend ticket (£20 on every under-16 ticket) if you book NOW, before midnight on Easter Monday (21st April). Tickets can be booked online via

    Some great additions to our line-up with @BootlegBeatles @judietzuke @sohsteve @TheAlabama3 @stevewickham and many more.
    Have you got your tickets yet?
    If not, you can still save £40 on every adult weekend season ticket (£20 on every under-16 ticket) if you book now but hurry!

    We are delighted to announce ever-popular music legend @RthompsonMusic will be appearing on Saturday August 2. Tickets available at http://www.wickhamfestival.co.uk

    The ever-popular Phil Beer will be appearing solo at #WickhamFestival on Sun. 3rd Aug. as well as joining with Reg Meuross, Marion Fleetwood & Geraint Watkins to perform 'Fire and Dust: A Woody Guthrie Story'