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”
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”
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 has fallen in love with the Wickham Festival. Continue reading “Kiefer Sutherland wowed by Wickham”
Wickham Festival faces an almost impossible challenge – how to top our best ever event! Continue reading “Best ever Wickham Festival”
Book now for the 2020 Wickham Festival and you could win a very special signed t-shirt. Continue reading “Win a t-shirt signed by Kiefer Sutherland”
Enjoy a selection of pictures from our talented photographers. Thanks to all for their fine work. Continue reading “Wickham Festival in pictures”
Kiefer Sutherland stole the show as the Wickham Festival came to a fantastic finish. Continue reading “Day 4 – review”
Frank Turner received a homecoming hero’s welcome as he took Wickham Festival by storm. Continue reading “Day 3 – review”
The Wickham Festival went to a whole new level on Friday – Level 42 to be exact. Continue reading “Day 2 – review”
Wickham rolled out the red carpet for rock and roll royalty as the 2019 festival got off to a superb start Continue reading “Day 1 – review”
Renowned photographer Stuart Roy Clarke will be giving a very special talk at Wickham Festival. Continue reading “Football fun at the festival”
Campsites open from 12 noon Wednesday and from 10am Thursday. We have an extra 28 acres of wonderful grassed fields this year so all camping is on grass… none
on stubble. All campsites will be well signposted so please follow the signs on arrival.
Continue reading “Travel & Camping for Wickham Festival 2019”
Folk legend Judy Collins has – in the words of her biggest hit – looked at life from both sides now… and has somehow come through the triumphs and the tragedy. Continue reading “Judy Collins looks at life from both sides”
Ahoy there! Climb aboard for our Mini Sea Shanty festival on Saturday from noon. Continue reading “Sea Shanty Saturday”
Described as 'truly exceptional' by BBC Introducing, York-based singer-songwriter Rachel Croft is newly added to our line-up. Check her out www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKEqb_0Zrc8
Lovely voice, keeps getting better!!!!
Fantastic! 😊
Hmmm never heard of her before but I like that....quite a lot. 🤔
Thank you to everyone who voted for us in the recent News Guide Awards. We finished 2nd in the 'Best Event' category, beaten only by the 75th anniversary of D-Day commemorations featuring The Queen, World Leaders and Donald Trump!
Well done to the Wickham Festival team! 🎶
Quite an achievement considering Victorious Festival in Southsea is a competitor.
That’s where you missed out then. If only Queen had been headlining. Well done. An impressive result.
You would have won had you booked The Undertones or The Members !!!
And well done btw!!!!!
Well done !👍
Well yes, that’s because you had Alabama 3 their 😉
I’m assuming that you are not considering inviting Donald Trump ? 😬😬
It’ll be 1st this year!! 🥇🥇
Another fantastic live band, CoCo and the Butterfields, confirmed for Wickham 2020. www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLpwyDHJ6jKj8dfZXuQ2N-dtZsYX11ft8R&v=IXqqcgjkt-8&feature=emb_logo
Congratulations to Wickham Festival, achieving runner up at The News Guide Awards tonight for one off event. 👋👋 Pipped at the post by 75th anniversary of D Day which featured on the world stage, so fair enough!
Reminds me a little of ‘Dream Academy’- nice sound!
Ooh don’t know these. Will have a listen! 👍
Great band live.cannot wait
Excellent news.....but still not Midge Ure 💜
Excellent band.
Amazing
At last!
Getting worried about clashes now. Such a good lineup so far.
This guys are absolutely amazing live!
Karina Steeden .. it keeps getting better . 👍👏
Yassssss Daniel Clifford Bryant Ashleigh Owen
Good things come in threes! After announcing Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets plus John Otway & Willy Barrett for Wickham 2020 we've another artist announcement coming tonight. A clue: English indie-pop band, much requested by you, our audience. Any guesses?
CoCo and the Butterfields now announced. Thanks for all the guesses and congratulations to Edward Coppock for guessing right.
Hmmm. Well most of the guesses so far have been wide of the mark. The band describe themselves as English indie-pop but maybe a better description would be to liken them to Molotov Jukebox, Electric Swing Circus, Holy Moly and the Crackers, Police Dog Hogan...
Still got my fingers crossed for Midge Ure ❤️💜 Go on Wickham....you know you want to 😘
Dodgy? But would like to see the Divine comedy.
Look at a great vocalist Horse!!!! Saw her do a small gig on IOW Thinks she’d go down brilliantly!!!
Los Straitjackets that amazing. Been waiting to see them for years.
The Correspondents Caro Emerald Jamie Berry Feat The Speakeasy Three Dead south ( i wish but Canadian ) Caro Emerald Don Johnson Band
Hope it’s S Club 7
Watch out for the flowers 'cos I'm sure they're gonna get you yeah!
CoCo and the Butterfields flight brigade
Its Steps isn't it? I knew you'd give in one year if I kept going on about it!
It’s not Fake Thackray is it??? 😀
Blur , The Smiths, Florence and the Machine, Gorrillaz, Lilly Allen, The Stone Roses, Pulp, The kooks, Keane, Jamiroquai, Noisettes, Kate Nash, Lighning Seeds, The Vamps, ok i am out of UK indie pop bands..🤔
Lightning seeds I bet
The Levellers?
Travis. Now they would be a great addition to an already fantastic lineup.
I'm hoping someones going to book Pat Benatar, Heart, Lyta Ford or Vixen some good old 80's ladies hair rock
We’re hoping for Tears for Fears or Wilko Johnson not really Indie pop though!
Still hoping for Hipsway 🤞🏴 If I post often enough perhaps you’ll give in for some peace and quiet!!
Who was it then?
Forget Otway & Co and book The Slambovians!!!!!!!
The ballaugh’s Mike Wade 😍
Gotta be The Lightning Seeds. Superb last time
What’s that coming over the hill is it a monster. No it’s the Automatic.
Since no-one's mentioned The Wonder Stuff yet, I will. Edit: oh, someone did. As you were.
We're delighted to announce that the wonderful Nick Lowe will be at Wickham on Saturday 8th August with his Rock 'n' Roll Revue starring Los Straitjackets. The composer of classic songs like 'Cruel to be Kind', 'I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass', '(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding' (a hit for Elvis Costello) and 'I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll' will be joined by one of the world's finest guitar bands, Los Straitjackets, for a rare UK Festival appearance. Day & Weekend tickets now onsale via www.wickhamfestival.co.uk/tickets www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXRtGnI5H5E
Producer for Elvis Costello; Graham Parker and The Rumour; Dr Feelgood (for whom he co-wrote 'Milk and Alcohol'); and The Damned. A member of Brinsley Schwarz and Rockpile (with Dave Edmunds). A noted figure in power pop and new wave, he performed at the first Glastonbury Festival (and was invited back in 2019), released the first single on Stiff Records, and has recorded & produced many fine records of his own. Los Straitjackets from Surf City have been described as the world's leading instrumental guitar band. This will be a great night!
Wonderful! Wickham Festival.... The gift that keeps on giving!
cool, like a bit of Nick Lowe.
Fantastic Wickham! Last seen with Rockpile January 1980, I recall a very boozy set up in Newcastle. Thanks, can't wait 😍😍
Love it, thank you Wickham Festival, first timers last year & had a brilliant time 👍
A fabulous coup!! Wickham you just keep on pulling better and better announcements out of the hat - can't wait for this year's festival! :D
Oh brilliant it’s my birthday on the 8th too!
Bought Jesus of Cool and played it to death! Ace choice! 😉
Bulls eye! They were fantastic at Engine Rooms last summer Top signing!
Nick Lowe is excellent live.
I have to say I went to see him a few years ago and was very disappointed - he played hardly any of his hits and his music wasn't of the style I was expecting. He's still a good musician and singer though, so I hope he plays a set suitable for the festival - including the hits you've mentioned, that we all know and love!
Absolutely ACE!
Brilliant!
Excellent!
The Jesus Of Cool!
Thank you
Brilliant news , how about booking Graham Parker as well ?
Wow!
Annie - just ‘wow’!!! 😀😀
Richard Beechey Rod Marshall Steve Rawlings Bill Kennedy
Andrew Price
Claire Askam
David Kentish 👍
Robert Eastwood Jane Eastwood Dave Malzard
Pamela Horrigan
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