The Government have announced their intention to allow large gatherings including music festivals to be staged without restrictions from June 21st onwards. This means our Wickham Festival in August can go-ahead as planned.
Continue reading “Wickham Festival 2021 To Go-Ahead As Planned!”
The award-winning Scottish folk band Breabach, current holders of the Album of the Year award, will become the first band from Scotland to embark upon a virtual tour in 2021, covering some of their favourite venues and festivals in the UK – including Wickham. Supported by grant funding from Creative Scotland, they have teamed up with BAFTA winning animator Cat Bruce to create a unique performance for a virtual tour between 11th February and 6th March 2021. Each of the five band members has written brand new music, which has been set to a new animation – Dùsgadh – specifically created for the tour.
Continue reading “Wickham Festival presents: An Evening with Breabach – Tuesday 16th February”
Hello and a Happy New Year! Let’s hope that with the roll-out of the vaccine, 2021 is a much better year than 2020. Certainly the prospects for our Festival being staged as normal next August look much, much better than they did a few weeks ago.
With the good news on vaccines it looks much more likely that festivals and other outdoor events will be able to take place as planned next summer. Our own plans are well-advanced. 53 of the 55 main stage artists booked for 2020 are now confirmed for 2021 and we’ve added Lindisfarne and Scottish fiddle ace Duncan Chisholm to our 2021 line-up which can be viewed here.
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 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”
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 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”
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.
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”
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Continue reading “Wickham Festival – COVID-19 UPDATE – Part 2”
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 is to headline this year’s Wickham Festival. Continue reading “Van Morrison confirmed for 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”
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.
Such a wonderful song & video. We did try to book Yusuf/Cat Stevens a couple of years ago. We will try again.
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"Peace Train" featuring Yusuf / Cat Stevens | Song Around The World - Playing For Change
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More than 25 musicians from 12 countries join Yusuf / Cat Stevens for a Song Around The World version of "Peace Train."This would be the most amazing festival ever if Cat was there
What a wonderful song, wish there was peace in the world x
I know you’ll keep trying. As a team you book some great acts!
Sian Campbell - aye, aye Captain!🤣
We would so love to see him 😍
Can you get Tom Jones??!!
Yes please 🙏
Me too Lynne
Would be a real coup......
🤞
Oh yes I’d defo be there!
That would be wonderful 💜
Make this happen Wickham, pretty please 🤘
Luke Donoghue ❤️
You must make this happen 🙏🏼
Now that would be great!
Kilda Jourdain
🙏 Yes Please 😎
Now THAT would be amazing!
Click on the pic for a great review of this year's Wickham Festival on the Folk Radio UK website. Thank you Johnny Whalley
www.folkradio.co.uk/2021/08/wickham-festival-2021-review/
Wickham Festival 2021 Review | Folk Radio
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Johnny Whalley shares some of his many highlights from this year's Wickham Festival which went the extra mile in delivering an incredible lineup.Don't forget! Earlybird season tickets for next year's Festival are now on-sale. Save £70 if you book B4 Sept. 30 and there's no added booking fees. www.wickhamfestival.co.uk/tickets
Great writeup
Click on the link for Van Morrison's setlist from this year's Wickham Festival. Ninety minutes of wonderful live music from a legendary singer and his awesome band www.setlist.fm/setlist/van-morrison/2021/festival-site-wickham-england-338f6c09.html
Van Morrison Setlist at Wickham Festival 2021
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Get the Van Morrison Setlist of the concert at Festival Site, Wickham, England on August 7, 2021 and other Van Morrison Setlists for free on setlist.fm!My honest comments (having seen him at Wickham) seem to have been blocked. Why??
Leanne McColm
Philip Mason
Many thanks to our Festival Patron, Johnny Kalsi of The Dhol Foundation, for this great video of their stunning performance at Wickham 2021. In response to numerous requests we hope to have The Dhol Foundation back at Wickham next summer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2ffRXiWQJ4
They are absolutely wonderful! They should definitely be there every year 😍🤩😍
When Johnny came back on for the drum off with Show of Hands was also a special moment
I swear he's the happiest man in music. It's the one thing you enjoy being contagious. 😁
Loved every moment. Brilliant.
Love them. Got to be a Wickham constant 🙏
When are we going to get our 2022 replacement tickets?
Absolutely Amazing 🥰🌹🌹🌹🥰
They’re excellent!! 👌🏻
Love it !
Best thing there!!
The Best 👏👍❤
Great photo of Lindisfarne's Rod Clements performing at this year's Wickham Festival. Have you any photos of artists at this year's event? Please feel free to share them.
'Earlybird' season tickets for Wickham 2022 selling fast. Buy B4 the end of September for just £37.50 a day with no added booking fees. www.wickhamfestival.co.uk/tickets
Not an artist, but Van Morrison's roadie making the Man a cuppa, midway during his set. Not sure what's in the bottle though.
The fella who fiddles, what a performance by Steve Wickham, Liam and Peter 💚
The very talented Fugitive Orchestra.
The genius that is Mr Wood ☺
The great Cregan & Co.
Not to mention Mr Simpson
The amazing Seth Lakeman
Harrison Rhys Music on the acoustic stage
when are the first artists being announced ?
The litterpickers and mud.
Van the Man
We posted a cheque but no email as yet!
