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.
Wickham Festival News
Day 1 – review
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”
Wickham Festival Travel Information
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 Wickham Festival 2018 site build story in pictures
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.
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It’s just one week until the music starts at Wickham Festival 2018!
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!
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Check out all our stage times in one handy place!
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 🙂
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Festival site map
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.
Festival Stage Times
With only 3 weeks until the music starts we’ve just updated our line up section with stage times for our two main stages. We’ve also added a new profiles pages for Hattie Hatstar and Nick Tann.
Comedy at Wickham Festival 2018
We’ve just updated our comedy page with all the information for our 2018 line up. The comedy starts after the music, so this is a great way to end your evening. This year it is being extended for the full 4 days and each night comedy will start at 23.30.
Explore Wickham village, a rural delight steeped in history and culture
A real feature for our festival is the picturesque setting right on our doorstep. For city dwellers venturing out and visitors travelling from afar, Wickham village is a must see to make the most of your weekend and get involved with the local community. There will be a festival shuttle bus service every 15 minutes from 8.30am to 5.30pm each day between our festival campsites and Wickham Square.
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Local & Unsigned Stages artists announced for 2018.
Along with all the incredible artists listed within on our Line Up pages we have loads of great new music to bring you. This is a feature of Wickham Festival we love to promote. We guarantee you’ll discover a band and leave Wickham with their music playing around in your head.
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Last chance to save £30 on Earlybird tickets!
This week we’ve added a few more artists for our Friday line up. First off we have Tim Edey who has toured the world and recorded with most of the major names in Celtic/Contemporary roots music. Tim, now a name on the world stage in his own right after seventeen years of hard work, is rated by many to be one of the world’s finest ever Melodoen and Guitar players in the folk & contemporary scene today!
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Roll Up! Roll Up! The circus is coming to Wickham Festival!
Among the many exciting new attractions at this year’s festival we have Fit Up, a fabulously fantastic popup touring theatre circus company. Thea-cus! Fit Up performers are Natasha McGhie and Corey Pickett. Natasha has worked in circus and theatre since a child including Big Fun, No Fit State community and Bassline Circus. Corey is a polished all-round international performer with a background in theatre. He combines circus, music and physical theatre to create an energetic and eccentric performance. From 5 ball juggling to a 5 foot unicycle, you can guarantee Corey will enthral and entertain.
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Tom Walker a.k.a. Jonathan Pie video at Wickham Festival 2017
For those who enjoyed the Q&A with Tom Walker a.k.a. Jonathan Pie at last year’s Wickham Festival or for those that missed it, here’s a video of the full show…
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Roger Chapman Family & Friends joins our Sunday Wickham Festival line up
We’ve added a few more artists to our line up section in the last month. First off one of Britain’s most distinctive rock vocalists, Roger Chapman of ‘Family’, is confirmed for an appearance on Sunday 5th August. He’ll be joining Richard Thompson, The Undertones, and The Blues Band amongst many others to make our final day a memorable one.
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The excellent Gerry Colvin Band are at Forest Folk, North Boarhunt, near Wickham on Monday 20th May, tickets (£14) still available, doors open 7.30 for 8 pm, with support from Phil and Jane. Further info email info@forestfolk.co.uk or see www.forestfolk.co.uk.
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Gerry co-founded and fronted the legendary John Peel favourite skiffle-cowpunk indie outfit ’Terry & Gerry'. He also worked in Nashville as a professional songwriter and back in ...
We've seen Gerry a few times and he's hugely entertaining. We won't be able to get to this but can really, really recommend this gig if you want a great night out 😎
Legendary singer/songwriter Graham Nash of The Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young talking about he wrote the classic CSNY song 'Teach Your Children'. He'll be at our Wickham Festival on Thursday 1st August along with American folk icon Judy Collins. Have you got your tickets yet? www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngcYc9i2z6EHaving co-founded seminal music groups such as The Hollies and CSNY, Graham Nash knows a thing or two about songcraft. In this video, Nash revisits "Teach Yo...
Full Festival details here: www.wickhamfestival.co.uk
I thought it was Stephen Stills who was appearing at Wickham.
Ælfred Hillman
Food, glorious food. We've got our best-ever range of quality food outlets booked for this year's Wickham Festival. All your favourites inc. Paella, Indian, Oriental, Thai, Bunnychow plus some great new vegetarian, vegan & gluten-free options, also a new carvery and a Cheesy Vinyl Bar.
I can only repeat.... CARVERY.. YAYxx
What gluten free options are there ?
Bunnychow was awesome last year. So awesome we’ve had to recreate for friends
Yum yum bunnychow! The best
Bunnychow, paella... Twisted Tea Rooms? Wouldn't be Wickham without it, essential for end-of-the-night tea & cake chill-out.
Will the Cheese on Toast van be there this year?
Carvery! Whoopwhoop.
Hurray hurray!! Can’t wait!!
Looking forward to this again! Will there be facilities to refill our water bottles?
Will the sausage guy be there?
I’m counting down the weeks.
Can’t wait 🥳🥳🥳
Heather Parsons 🤤
Yum 😍
Yum 😍
Cheezy Vinyl Bar , excellent place highly recommended 👍🤟
Paul Brasington
Mmm bunnychow... Was that a a yes to Twisted Tea Rooms?
Matt Shipperly 😋
Fab paella 🥘
When is this?
Wendy Holliday Finn Holliday Maddie Holliday Jack Holliday
Pizza?
You going
Bunnychow!
Less than 3 months to this year's Wickham Festival. Tickets selling fast. Have you got yours yet? Click on this link for line-up & ticket details: www.wickhamfestival.co.uk (Photos courtesy of Dave Horrocks)
No I haven’t got a ticket cos I’m coming to work it . 😀 very excited 😊
Got mine , got mine 🙋♀️ sooh looking forward to it ! Especially now we have a flat grassy field to camp on 😁
Yes have mine. So looking forward to it.
Here's the title track from the new album by 2-times Juno Award winner Old Man Luedecke who'll be appearing at this summer's Wickham Festival on Saturday 3rd August www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XRY2eIuBfE&feature=youtu.beThe title track from the forthcoming new studio album from Old Man Luedecke! Stream the track and Pre - Order Now! http://smarturl.it/oldmaneasymoney
