Wychwood Festival

Attention Wychwood fans, you can invest in the festival

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In a challenging financial year that has seen many festivals, both large and small, crippled by a host of external factors including the wealth of free events available to people across the UK through the London Olympic Cultural Olympiad programme, Tribe will be the first company to trial crowdsourcing as a potential capital stream for a UK festival.  For a one-month period, Tribe Festivals Ltd offer a number of shares via the Crowd Cube platform to up to 200 individuals. In return for the share capital of £1000, new investors will receive a pair of tickets for life* to Wychwood (valued at £280 each year), plus up to 12 tickets each year for friends and family that can be purchased at half price.  There will also be a host of additional benefits to new investors, who can buy their share here:www.crowdcube.com

Investors wishing to buy shares in Tribe Festivals Ltd will also be able to reap a host of other benefits as an investor in the company including discounted tickets to other Tribe-owned or run projects.  There will also be a host of benefits available to investors onsite at Wychwood Festival each year.

New investors will be able to take advantage of EIS relief and will be entitled to a share of profits from the business going forward. A potential investment of £1000 will buy 10 shares in Tribe Festivals Limited, out of an available 200,000 shares in the company. This will give a small return by dividend when the company starts reporting a profit. However the main financial benefit comes with the free ticket opportunity that comes with the shareholding:

Each Year investors will receive:
£240 of free tickets (at 2013 prices- ticket prices generally increase slightly each year)

£840 of savings in tickets for friends and family
£50 of bar credit
£50 of merchandise
Total value £1100

With this benefits package in place, investors would have potentially already seen a return on their investment in Year 1 and can then continue to expect this as a minimum year on year thereafter. With EIS Eligibility, the investment would actually only cost £700 in real terms, meaning if the investor just took their free tickets and bar/ merchandise for 2 years again they would already be in a return situation. This is also excluding other event opportunities that Tribe may have. If the investor is unable to come to one or more festivals their free tickets can be transferred to friends/family, so the saving is never lost. In addition to this, if the investor brought any new business opportunity or sponsorship opportunity to the company they would also get a profit share from that event of 30% or sponsorship commission of 20% of the opportunity.
 
Investors would be free at any time to sell on their shares under current market rules and the new investor would then benefit from all of the above opportunities.
 
Enterprise Initiative Scheme:
 
Enterprise Investment Schemes (EIS) have the following benefits:
  • 30% Income Tax Relief for investments up to £1 million p.a., reducing net cost to investors to 70p per £1 invested.
  • Tax Free Growth – no capital gains tax payable on gains realised on investment.
  • Loss Relief – losses to net cost (i.e. below 70p per £1 invested) can be off set against income in year of disposal or previous year, reducing capital at risk to 35p per £1 invested.
  • Capital Gains Tax Deferral – capital gains deferred up to amount subscribed for shares. •Applies to gains arising three years prior to, and one year after, issue of qualifying shares.
  • 100% relief from inheritance tax for EIS qualifying investments held for more than two years.
 
For Wychwood Festival fans who simply wish to buy tickets to the festival, a limited number of early bird tickets are available from the Wychwood Festival website or by calling +44 1993 700558.
 
Graeme Merifield, co-founder and Festival Director of Wychwood Festival said; “Just after the 2011 Wychwood Festival we had a big rethink about where we want to take the festival and our other projects. I’m very pleased to say that we have a new and exciting team on our board and we want to expand our Tribe business into a number of other events, so it seems only fitting that we invite those who have been loyal to our current festival portfolio over the last eight years, to come and join our Tribe”.

Wychwood Festival announces full Comedy lineup and more

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Wychwood Festival today unveils the dedicated Lil' Fat Comedy Stage with three days of the best UK talent. Friday's highlights includes Edinburgh Fringe festival favourite Anna Keirle, actor turned comedian Christian Steel and Welsh sensation Dan Mitchell who recently supported Ross Noble on tour. Saturday sees Sam Harland bringing anecdotes from his experiences of drug addiction, rehab and detention centres, tales of failings in love from Tony Simpson, fresh and punchy, gag-driven comic Jonathon Elston, the award winning Matt Richardson and BBC1's Stand-Up Show and Wychwood favourite Liverpudlian in-exile, Silky. Comedian, actress and writer Carly Smallman will open the Sunday night comedy joined by the award winning Jim Smallman, regular TV panellist for the likes of Russell Howard's Good News and Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Tony Law and headlining the evening's hilarity will be firm favourite Chortle Comedy Award winner and Pot Noodle star Jarred Christmas. In addition, the final music acts are today confirmed with reggae and world music sensation Barak plus Three Beards, Affairs and a plethora of artists, solidifying Wychwood Festival as the place to be this summer. Wychwood stands tall as the UK's leading family and boutique festival taking place 8th-10th June on Cheltenham Racecourse. Limited tickets are available via the Wychwood website.

The Lil’ Fat Comedy Stage in association with eFestivals.co.uk presents the finest comedic talents from around the UK. Friday night's MC will be Wychwood regular Nick Page, with sharp gags mixed in with wonderful, and sadly true, stories. Nick will be introducing comedy natural and Edinburgh Fringe festival favourite Anna Keirle who will be joined by actor turned comic Christian Steel. Welsh comic Dan Mitchell is a highly creative and original thinker with an obvious love of language, animals and cake and boasts accolades such as a supporting tour with Ross Noble and prides himself on being very hairy!

The Saturday night comedy programme includes Sam Harland whose comedy focuses around past experiences of life spent engulfed with years of drug addiction, rehab and detention centres. Tony Simpson will take to the stage sharing tales of his failings to find love, seeing audiences laugh and cringe in equal measure. At just 22 years of age, Jonathan Elston is a fresh, punchy, gag-driven comic who combines sharp joke writing and quirky observations with a youthful likability that charms his audience. Award winning comedian Matt Richardson will be up next up and is well known as one of the most exciting new acts on the comedy circuit. We also see the return of Liverpudlian-in-exile Silky, who has been a full time comedian for half his life. As well as being a Wychwood favourite, he's recognisable from several TV appearances including BBC1’s Stand-Up Show.

Musical comedian, actress and writer Carly Smallman opens the Sunday night comedy. Carly has been busy performing all over Europe, with her unique blend of outrageous impropriety and adorable sincerity, leading to a spot on The Rob Brydon Show and several other TV appearances.Jim Smallman first entered into comedy whilst working as a shop assistant, but soon won the New Comedian of the Year 2007 award. Tony Law is a regular panellist, appearing on shows such asRussell Howard’s Good News and Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Wychwood's headline act is the wonderful Jarred Christmas. Originally from New Zealand, but now living in the UK, Jarred has won the Chortle Comedy Award for Best Compere, appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Mock the Week and Celebrity Mastermind. He is also recognisable from the Pot Noodle adverts!

Wychwood Festival today reveals the final acts secured to perform at this year's Festival. Completing the billing on the main stage will be Baraka fusing musical styles from Ghana, Senegal, Dominica and Ireland. Bringing their sensational sound, combining reggae and world influences, they are the perfect act to bring the sunshine to Wychwood.

Three Beards will perform on Friday. Drawing on Eastern European influences and the dark traditions of East Anglian folklore, this eight piece band play tight and chaotic compositions taking festival revelers on a journey from the heights of the East European mountains to vast vistas of Norfolk’s beaches. Joining Saturday's already impressive line-up, Affairs combine intense vocals, intricate guitars, tropical percussion and electro samples. Finally, more local bands are confirmed for the Pomme Stage with Simplistic Scientists, a Roots Hip Hop Spoken Word collective and Midlands leading singer songwriter Chris Whiting.

Wychwood Festival today announces for the first year they are offering revelers the chance to experience a little luxury across the three days. Luxury Camping facilities includes the Hotel Bell Tent, a hassle free delight that will revolutionise the camping experience creating an unforgettable and magical experience. Filled with lavish home comforts and a truly unique space to unwind after dancing through the day and night, it is ideal for families, groups of friends or couples looking for something extraordinary. Each beautiful canvas bell tent are dressed with ‘camping with soul’ accessory range, luxury inflatable mattresses, hand loomed rugs, coir door mats for muddy boots, a tea light chandelier, low level hand painted tables and 100% Egyptian cotton bedding and towels. Festival heaven.

Famed for delivering a truly family-focused festival experience, Wychwood leads the way with innovative programming designed to delight children as well as wonderful music from around the world to entertain the adults. Since launching in 2005, Wychwood has become one of the UK’s most successful independent arts events of the summer season and been nominated in the ‘Best Family Festival’ category at the UK Festival Awards every single year. Taking place at Cheltenham Racecourse from 8th-10th June and set against the picturesque backdrop of the Prestbury Hills, Gloucestershire, Wychwood Festival is charming in both setting and content and one not to be missed. Tickets are now on sale and available from the official festival website.

 

Wychwood Festival announce BBC Introducing…in Gloucestershire stage

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Fans of the 70 submitted bands plus fans of the festival could vote on their favourite acts from across the seven BBC radio regions and having been combined with the votes of the judging panel has been counted and verified to create three days of the finest programme of emerging talent seen on the festival circuit. The festival is also thrilled to announce comedy genius Robin Ince and his Robin Ince Science show plus music from dazzling acoustic roots duo Show Of Hands, You Tube sensation Danny Shah, Tallulah Rendall, Gemma Hayes and much more. Taking place 8th-10th June on Cheltenham Racecourse, tickets for Wychwood Festival are on sale via the website.

BBC Introducing presenters from BBC Radio Gloucestershire and the six surrounding regions, including BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Oxford, BBC Radio Wiltshire and BBC Radio Coventry & Warwickshire each submitted 10 emerging acts that are currently being championed on their stations. These 70 bands were uploaded into a bespoke Facebook application to be judged by the public, BBC 6Music’s Tom Robinson, Wychwood Festival Director Graeme Merifield and The Independent's Music Editor Elisa Bray and today Wychwood can announce the 28 outstanding acts that will make up the BBC Introducing…in Gloucestershire line-up:

BBC INTRODUCING IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE AT WYCHWOOD FESTIVAL:
BBC Gloucestershire
GEORGE MONTAGUE | HARBOUR | PINK CRUDGE CARAVAN | THE FLEX

 

BBC Hereford & Worcestershire
A POETIC YESTERDAY | THE BLACK ACID BAND TBC | I AM RYAN | TBC

 

BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
SATSANGI | SIXTYFOURS | STYLUSBOY | THE MOONSHINES

 

BBC Bristol
DUPPY BEATZ TBC | KATEY BROOKS | PHANTOM LIMB | ROZI PLAIN

 

BBC Wales
SHY & THE FIGHT | JOSHUA CAOLE | HEAVY PETTING ZOO | ERIC UNSEEN TBC

 

BBC Oxford
GUNNING FOR TAMAR | HALF DECENT | SECRET RIVALS | WILD SWIM

 

BBC Wiltshire
CRASH & THE BANDICOOTS | SUPER SQUARECLOUD | THEO ALTIERI | DAINE & MYLES TBC

Wychwood Festival is also delighted to announce that award-winning comedian Robin Ince will be leading a session of light-hearted scientific antics combining music, experiemnts and hot sums to create a unique and exciting set of science and comedy. In line with people's increasing interest in the world of science, Robin Ince Science is a collaboration between Steve Mould, Helen Arney and Matt Parker, all of whom are members of the Festival Of The Spoken Nerd, a hugely successful new group of scientists who's credits include everything from Blue Peter to the Infinite Monkey Cage. Also taking to the stage will be Bruce Hood hot off the back of presenting the 2011 Royal Institute Christmas Lectures and his second book The Self Illusion. Space enthusiast and star of BBC Radio 4 series It is Rocket Science, Helen Keen will be combining experiments, bangs, whizzes and film. Also appearing will be Gavin Osborn, who writes and performs the songs for Dan Kitson's shows.

New additions to arguably the best world and folk music line-up on the festival map already featuring the likes of Bellowhead, Francois & The Atlas Mountians, Dodgy, James, The Damned, Duke Special, The Cuban Brothers and much more includes the legendary Show Of Hands who are widely regarded as the finest accoustic roots duo in England and were awarded the prestigious double accolade of Best Duo and Best Original Song at the 2010 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Joining Show of Hands on the Sunday line-up will be Simon Friend's Seismic Survey. The Seismic Survey is a collaboration between Simon Friend (Levellers), Mick Doyle (No Right Turn, Neverland, Bloodsimple), Paul Miro (Apes, Pigs & Spacemen) and Andy Cooper (No Right Turn), bringing to Wychwood collection of their individual material. 

Friday night's offering is bolstered by singer-songwriter and BBC Introducing favourite Jenny Hallam bringing her piano-pop style, mixing folk and indie with soulful vocals. Mila Falls returns to Wychwood fresh from a run of shows supporting Ringo Starr and boasts collaborations with the likes of Tim Baxter (Britney Spears), Charlie Holmes (The Saturdays) and with Jono Buchanan (remixes for Whitney Houston, Shania Twain).

Saturday's programme further develops with incredible live performances from Celtish, renowned for their passionate, lively and emotive performances; 21 year old Scottish internet sensation Danny Shah, who's famed for creating his hugely clever pop video for his song We Are Connected, featuring Rihanna, Katy Perry & Justin Bieber that saw support from the likes of Chris Moyles, Lauren Laverne and Andi Peters; The Jar Family who will be performing a vast array of indie-folk songs and recently toured with Alabama 3, opened for Ocean Colour Scenes' Steve Cradock and are set to play alongside Babyshambles duo Mik Whitnall & Drew McConnell and The Charlatans. Plus festival revellers will dance the day away to Keston Cobblers Club, acoustic folk duo The Dual and opening the day's music will be Tallulah Rendall who is known for her theatrical, beautiful and mesmerizing performances.

Famed for delivering a truly family-focused festival experience, Wychwood leads the way with innovative programming designed to delight children as well as wonderful music from around the world to entertain the adults. Since launching in 2005, Wychwood has become one of the UK’s most successful independent arts events of the summer season and been nominated in the ‘Best Family Festival’ category at the UK Festival Awards every single year. Taking place at Cheltenham Racecourse from 8th-10th June and set against the picturesque backdrop of the Prestbury Hills, Gloucestershire, Wychwood Festival is charming in both setting and content and one not to be missed. Tickets are now on sale and available from the official festival website.

Waterstones teams up with Wychwood Festival

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Readers from young to old will enjoy a variety of events programmed by authors to tantalize and inspire any individual’s love for stories, reading and literature.

CBeebies show Nina and the Neurons will escape from the science lab to visit Wychwood for some Sunday story telling delighting audiences and shedding light on the mysteries behind our brilliant bodies. Philip Ardaugh, described by The Independent as “A National Treasure” is the award-winning author of over 70 books including the 'Eddie Dickens Adventures' and 'Unlikely Exploits' and boasts collaborations with the likes of Sir Paul McCartney on his first children’s book and is also a reviewer of children’s book for The Guardian newspaper. Talking about everything from why he writes and how he writes, to where he gets his inspiration from and his love of ducks, Ardaugh is one authors will not want to miss.

Award-winning illustrator of the 'Horrible Science' series and Cotswolds local Tony de Saulles will be holding dedicated Horrible Science Cartoon Drawing Workshops whilst children’s author, Ian Whybrow will be entertaining all with his latest series from 'Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs'.

Anna Wilson will be talking about her animal themed adventures and Stroud’s favourite 'Zeus on the Loose' author John Dougherty will showcase his talented poetic skills along with songs to enchant and amuse with his silly -style. Elen Caldecott will share her passion for books and her love of inventing characters. 'Operation Eiffel Tower' is her latest wondrous creation taking ordinary people and making them do very extraordinary things.

Shoo Rayner will join the programme as a leading international children’s author and illustrator. He is well known for his commitment to the cause of struggling and newly-independent readers while children love his pacey, highly-illustrated, funny, thoughtful stories based on unforgettable characters. Jamilla Gavin will be talking about her experiences of living in both the foothills of the Himalayas and Wychwood’s local town of Stroud and how this culminated in her writing books reflecting her experiences as a multi-racial child.  Finally, Belgium born K J Wignall will offer his sophisticated plots and elegant prose.

Wychwood's Children's Literature Festival sponsors, Waterstones made the following comment: “Waterstones is delighted to be official bookseller for the Wychwood Festival this year and we look forward to the Children's Literature Festival being an exciting, integral part of the festival experience. We hope that readers of all ages will enjoy the variety of author events programmed for the festival and feel inspired to develop their love of stories, reading and books. The Festival bookshop will be situated on site in the literature tent where events and signings will take place. Waterstones main bookshop can be found at 33-41 The Promenade, Cheltenham. Festival goers should also make sure they visit the Roald Dahl Museum tent for swashbuckling storytelling and crafts. Keep your eyes peeled whilst exploring the Children's Literature Festival as you may spot Winnie the Witch, Where's Wally or Floppy the Dog enjoying the Wychwood sunshine! Our 2012 line-up includes the following authors.”

The Saw Doctors to headline Sunday at Wychwood Festival 2012

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Wychwood Festival is also delighted to announce that French sensation and BBC 6Music favourites Francois & The Atlas Mountains, punk forefathers Hawkind, Britpop trio Dodgy, stunningly talented accordionist Sharon Shannon plus champions of pop music, Oxford band Alphabet Backwards have also been added to the already burgeoning line-up. Set in the beautiful Gloucestershire countryside on Cheltenham Racecourse from 8th-10th June 20012, Wychwood is widely regarded as the UK's leading festival for families, providing an utterly delightful festival experience for all ages, featuring an eclectic mix of music from folk to world and through to pop and picking up nominations for 'Best Family Festival' at the UK Festival Awards every year since it launched in 2005. Tickets are on sale now via the Wychwood website. 

Irish rock band The Saw Doctors will take to the stage on Sunday 10th June. Having achieved a spectacular nineteen top 30 singles in Ireland, including three number ones, and developed a reputation for their barnstorming live performances, crowds will go wild for their Irish charm.

The Saw Doctors

Storming onto the British scene, this year’s international act of the moment, Francois & The Atlas Mountains will be performing at this year’s Wychwood Festival. A multi-talented songwriter, musician, animator and artist, Francoise Marry’s French roots combined with his British influences have created a swell of rhythmic piano chords, shimmering electric guitars and a blend of styles unique to any other act releasing new material at this moment. Francoise’s fluctuation between French and English lyrics is both charming and hypnotic. A must see act for 2012.
 
Hawkind are one of the earliest space rock groups and since forming in 1969 they have been recognized as the precursor to punk rock and are considered a link between the hippie and punk cultures. Expect the bizarre with an urban and science themed set to thoroughly entertain at this year’s festival.
 
Britpop English power pop rock trio Dodgy are welcomed to this year’s Wychwood bringing classic crowd pleasers, ‘Good Enough’ and ‘Staying Out For The Summer’ that will undoubtedly create quite a stir and stick firm in the minds of revelers for years to come. Accordionist Sharon Shannon has music at her fingertips with her multi-maligned accordion playing bringing songs influenced by her Irish roots but also stretching across all musical genres including Hip-Hop, Cajan, Country, Classical and Rap. Past collaborators include Bono, The Waterboys, Sinead O’Connor plus she’s entertained the likes of Bill Clinton and The Sultan in Australia and is no stranger to the stage, having become a genre-defying star with multi-platinum album sales.
 
Today’s final announcement arrives with the champions of Pop music, Oxford band Alphabet Backwards. With their infectiously catchy tracks, their punctuated and irresistible synth buzz and a thoroughly entertaining live show, Alphabet Backwards will make you their number one fan. Already receiving airplay from 6Music’s Tom Robinson, Steve Lamaq and Huw Stephens’, they will delight crowds at Wychwood Festival 2012.
 
Wychwood Festival is shaping up to be the most exciting line-up since it’s birth in 2005. With a hugely saturated festival market fans will flock to the Gloucestershire countryside to experience the best in world and folk music in an utterly delightful atmosphere enjoyed by all who choose to place it in their summer calendar. Today Wychwood announces new acts to ensure festival lovers make Wychwood their number one stop this summer.

 

More acts announced for Wychwood Festival 2012

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The supremely intelligent Fay Hield and her Hurricane Party, Romanian gypsy band Mahala Rai Banda, ex-Beetroot Kings frontman Gary Armstrong and London-based alt. folkers Urusen have all been added to the line-up, proving Wychwood Festival to once again be a treasure trove of the ecclectic, diverse and sonically engaging. Now in its eighth year, Wychwood Festival takes place at Cheltenham Racecourse and is set against the picturesque backdrop of the Prestbury Hillsn Gliucestershire. Tickets are on sale now and available from the official festival website.

With economic and social upheaval in England during the 70s, disenfranchised youngsters stepped up to the stage and began initiating chaos. This was the birth of the infamous British punk movement. The Damned were at the forefront of this movement as one of the earliest punk bands to form. They were the first British punk band to release a single, an album, and tour America. Having formed in 1976, the band now have over 35 years of punk rock history under their belts. The Damned are incredibly ambitious and have constantly evolved, with their later albums taking influences from psychedelia, prog rock and metal genres. The Damned are generally recognised as one of the founders of goth music and have been a constant source of inspiration for many emerging hardcore bands.

Fay Hield’s earthy approach to singing and her haunting and powerful delivery uniquely appeal to both older and younger audiences and it wasn’t long before Topic Records, Europe’s oldest and most respected Independent Record Label, approached her with a view to signing her as their first new artist in 20 years. Raised in the singing community of the West Yorkshire Pennines, Fay’s childhood was as much influenced by the bare essentials of the West Yorkshire landscape as the lively, warm music scene surrounding the Famous Bacca Pipes Folk Club in Keighley. Her debut solo CD, ‘Looking Glass’ was released to a fanfare of music media praise and brought her a nomination for the Horizon Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2011. She has guested on the latest CDs by Martin Simpson and Spiers & Boden and has been described as “a real singer… in an age of honey throated whimpering" by fRoots and “Unadorned – and quite exquisite…Hield is a rare talent" by Uncut.

Duke Special is an artist aptly named. Dynamic, musically ambitious & bracingly eccentric, with his inimitable style and lush musicality. Hailing from Belfast with a sound that is self-confessed “hobo-chic”, Duke Special – AKA the endlessly inventive Peter Wilson – is once heard, never forgotten. Blissfully at home in his own alluring genre of beautifully bruised romanticism, Duke Special inhabits a world unlike any other – a world filled with vaudevilleesque sensibility, sing-a-longs and addictive melodies. “My sound is a bit vagabondy, but pure and soulful too,” he explains.

Mahala Rai Banda is a gypsie band with members originating from small Romanian villages and retired soldiers from Moldavia. Shaped in the Gypsy ghettos around Bucharest, Mahala Rai Banda (translated as Noble Band from the Ghetto), combine a dazzling array of styles. The band play Romanian violins & accordions with a brass section and a riotous rhythm section. They group form inventive arrangements and perform them in style to create an energetic party atmosphere at every show. Tracks by Mahala Rai Banda have been covered and sampled by Nouvelle Vague, Balkan Beat Box, Dj ClicK, Forty Thieves Orkestar and Russ Jones. Their song “Mahalageasca” makes an appearance in the Borat film and also features on the Buddha Bar Ten Years compilation.

The former front man with Mansfield-based indie rock band The Beetroot Kings Gary Armstrongbacks up his huge local following and obvious talent with some impressive guitar-driven material. Gary is no stranger to the underground or the festival circuit, with countless shows behind him. From pop tonal summer days screaming at pre-teens, to rock and blues bike fests under a rain of real ale to underground unlicensed folk punk fests, Gary has achieved something so many artists have tried to do before him and bridged the void of all the genres.

Urusen are one of the most exciting bands to emerge out of the UK alt-folk scene. The London based band have performed at festivals across the UK including Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party, Larmer Tree and 2000 Trees, cementing themselves as a festival favourite with their musicianship, heartfelt narratives, and exhilarating dedication to performance. They recently recorded a new album at Realworld Studios with producer Steve Osborne (Elbow, Doves, KT Tunstall, PJ Harvey) which is due for release in early 2012.

Famed for delivering a truly family-focused festival experience, Wychwood leads the way with innovative programming designed to delight children as well as wonderful music from around the world to entertain the adults.  Since launching in 2005, Wychwood has become one of the UK’s most successful independent arts events of the summer season and been nominated in the ‘Best Family Festival’ category at the UK Festival Awards every single year. 

TICKET INFORMATION:
                                                                                                           
Weekend Festival Tickets
Weekend Adult: £115
Weekend Disabled 2 for 1: £115
Weekend Youth/Concession: £55
Weekend 5-9 Year Old: £15
Under 5: FREE (but ticketed)
 
Day Festival Tickets
Friday Adult: £37
Friday Youth/Concession: £24
Friday 10 -15 Year Old: £20
Friday 5 – 9 Year Old: £10
Under 5: FREE (but ticketed)
 
Saturday Adult: £53
Saturday Youth/Concession: £40
Saturday 10 -15 Year Old: £20
Saturday 5 – 9 Year Old: £10
Under 5: FREE (but ticketed)
 
Sunday Adult: £43
Sunday Youth/Concession: £30
Sunday 10 -15 Year Old: £20
Sunday 5 – 9 Year Old: £10
Under 5: FREE (but ticketed)
 
Booking Fees
Credit/Debit Card (per paid ticket): £2             
Cheque/PO: FREE         
Postage & Recorded Delivery: £3             
 
Camping Passes (Weekend)                                                                                 
Adult Weekend: £20            
Adult Weekend in Campervan/Caravan/Live in Vehicle: £35            
Weekend Youth/Concession Weekend: £10            
Under 16 Weekend: FREE         

Camping Passes (Day)
Adult Day: £10
Adult Day in Live in Vehicle: £15
Youth/Concession Day: £5
 Under 16 Day: FREE

Bellowhead, Howard Marks, The Cuban Brothers and more set for 2012’s Wychwood Festival

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8th – 10th June 2012, Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire

http://www.wychwoodfestival.com/

BellowHeadWychwood Festival is proud to confirm the 11-member strong Bellowhead for 2012, headlining the main stage on Friday 8th June. Five time winners of Best Live Group at BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Bellowhead’s set will be a special opening night treat. Armed to the teeth with South American charm and soul The Cuban Brothers, will strut their stuff on Wychwood’s main stage on the Friday 8th June, while Howard Marks, renowned for his captivating spoken word and story telling, will step up to the mic in the Big Top on Saturday 9th June. Also appearing on Saturday over on the main stage are Doctor & The Medics, the psychedelic rockers famed for their number 1 single ‘Spirit In The Sky’.

From a recent appearance on Rob Brydon’s 2011 Christmas Special on BBC2 to Cheltenham Racecourse, The Magic Tomolinos’ punk infused Balkan folk will headline Friday in the Big Top. Sunday’s Big Top welcomes folked-up hip-hoppers Dizareli and The Small Gods, while the cheekily named Thrill Collins return to Wychwood offering up cover versions skewed with their own ‘nu-skiffle’ twist as part of Sunday’s main stage line-up as will JuJu. Comprising of artists Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara, JuJu present a heady mix of traditional African and leftfield jazz sounds on Saturday alongside fellow musicians Billy Fuller and Dave Smith.

Cuban BrothersAlso now on sale are day tickets to Wychwood Festival ranging from only £37 to £53 for adults, customers purchasing day tickets will also have the opportunity to purchase day ticket camping for only £10 per adult.

Once again seven BBC Introducing shows from surrounding counties will be joining forces to provide the best in new music from Bristol, Bath, Gloucester, Coventry, Warwickshire, Hereford, Worcester, Oxford, Wilstshire and Wales, further information to be announced soon.

Famed for delivering a truly family-focused festival experience, Wychwood leads the way with innovative programming designed to delight children as well as wonderful music from around the world to entertain the adults.  Since launching in 2005, Wychwood has become one of the UK’s most successful independent arts events of the summer season and been nominated in the ‘Best Family Festival’ category at the UK Festival Awards every single year.

  • Line-up Information

 

FRIDAY

Main stage

Bellowhead

Cuban Brothers

The Roving Crows

 

 

 

Big Top

The Magic Tombolinos

 

BBC Introducing Stage

To be announced soon…

SATURDAY

Main stage

James

JuJu

Dr & The Medics

Katy Ashworth

 

 

Big Top

Howard Marks

 

BBC Introducing Stage

To be announced soon…

SUNDAY

Main stage

The Dhol Foundation

Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends

Sean Lakeman and Kathryn Roberts

Thrill Collins

 

 

Big Top

Dizaeli and The Small Gods

 

BBC Introducing Stage

To be announced soon…

 

James announced as first headliner for Wychwood Festival 2012

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Having moved back a weekend to accommodate the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, Wychwood will next year take place from Friday 8th June to Sunday 10th June and will once again be set to the famous backdrop of the rolling Prestbury Hills. To celebrate the Manchester band’s appearance at Wychwood, festival organisers will be asking fans and friends of Wychwood to send in pictures of themselves ‘sitting’ in unusual places for the chance to win weekend camping tickets for them and their family.  For more information please visit the festival’s Facebook profile www.facebook.com/wychwoodfestival

James

Also confirmed for this year’s festival line-up is a dazzling array of artist from a diverse mix of genres.  Cornish shanty singers Port Isaac’s Fishermen’s Friends will join the likes of Johnny Kalsi and the mighty Dhol Foundation, Sean Lakeman, the brother of previous Wychwood headliner Seth, and Kathryn Roberts and The Roving Crows, a local band who brought the house down last year and are back by popular demand.  On the comedy front, Mr. Robin Ince will return to curate a delirious line-up of some of his favourite comedians as well as perform one of his now legendary sets while on the family programme Wychwood is delighted to welcome the CBeebies star Katy Ashworth to Wychwood for the first time.  Katy will be joined by the stars of Nick Junior The Bopps who will be thrilling the children with their antics and last but by no means least theRoald Dahl Museum & Story Centre will once again return to provide story telling and creative activities in 2012. Wychwood is also proud to be welcoming Mumsnet, the hugely influential portal for all things parenting, as a media partner to next year’s festival.

Famed for delivering a truly family-focussed festival experience, Wychwood leads the way with innovative programming designed to delight children and wonderful music from around the world to entertain the adults.  Since launching in 2003, Wychwood has become one of the UK’s most successful independent arts event of the summer season and been nominated in the ‘Best Family Festival’ category at the UK Festival Awards every single year..  A limited number of early bird tickets are currently on sale until 31st December 2011. From January 1st tickets are priced as follows:

Ticket Type Earlybird From 31/12/11*

Weekend Festival Tickets

Weekend Adult £100 £115
Weekend Disabled 2 for 1 £100 £115
Weekend Youth/Concession £82 £95
Weekend 10-15 Year Old £45 £55
Weekend 5-9 Year Old £0 £15
Under 5 FREE FREE

Booking Fees

Credit/Debit Card (per paid ticket) £2
Cheque/PO FREE
Postage & Recorded Delivery £3

Camping Passes

Adult Weekend £10 £20
Adult Weekend in Campervan/Caravan/Live in Vehicle £20 £35
Weekend Youth/Concession Weekend £5 £10
Under 16 Weekend FREE FREE
Please indicate if you are bringing under 5s as they will be issued with a ticket in 2012.

Tickets can be purchased from the festival box office on 01993 772580, by visiting the festival website www.wychwoodfestival.com,WeGotTickets.com or TicketWeb.co.uk.

Wychwood Festival lineup details

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Now confirmed for Saturday’s Big Top line up is seminal punk poet John Cooper Clarke. Having risen to stardom back in the late 70’s and early 80’s for support slots for the likes of The Sex Pistols, The Fall, Joy Division, Buzzcocks, Sioxsie and the Banshees, Elvis Costello and New Order, John hit the headlines again in 2007 when his poem ‘Out of Control Fairground’ was printed inside Arctic Monkeys’ single ‘Flourescent Adolescent’. Also joining John on Saturday’s Big Top line-up will be the Tito Robin Trio, an acoustic folk treat from the French Music Office whose namesake front man was described by the late great Charlie Gillett as “…one of the world’s great musicians and visionaries”.

Following the critically acclaimed release last year of ‘Where Do The Children Play’, a Cat Stevens classic that was reviewed by the man himself as “better than his own”, Liverpool soul stars The Christians will be bringing their distinctive take on soul to Wychwood’s Independent Stage on the Sunday. Also confirmed for the Sunday line-up are Afro-Celtic dance band and wonderfully monikered Baka Beyond whose fiery rhythms, enchanting harmonies and spectacular dancing will mesmerise and thrill in equal measure. The uniquely multinational Afrobeat band Baraka, which boasts members from Ghana, Senegal, Dominca and, bizarrely Northern and Southern Ireland will be showcasing their fantastic blend of reggae, calypso, blues and soca. And finally yet more musical loveliness from the French Music Office in the form of Chapelier Fou (or Mad Hatter in English) who blend classical melodies and arrangement with electronic beats and soundscapes.

Leading the charge with the latest comedy additions to the Wychwood line-up is none-other-than comedy stalwart Robin Ince. Having started his comedy career as a writer, working on shows including Alistair McGowan’s Big Impression, V Graham, Norton and Meet Ricky Gervais, his first of many collaborations with the Extras star, Ince appeared with Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Jimmy Carr in the 2001 Edinburgh show Rubbernecker, and regularly supports Gervais on tour. He also appeared in one episode of The Office, playing interviewee Stewart Foot. That role inspired his tongue-in-cheek solo Edinburgh debut in 2004, and he has returned to the Fringe every year since. In 2005 he started erudite comedy night The Book Club, loosely based around bad literature, which won him the innovation award at the 2006 Chortle Awards as well as the outstanding contribution to comedy accolade at that year’s Time Out awards. In 2007, he was named best compere at the Chortle Awards.

Ray Peacock is a well known writer and comedian who, as well as headlining at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for several years, has compered and written shows for the BBC. One of the most famous characters Ian created was a brash, loud Yorkshire man called Ray Peacock and had several successful shows appearing as him. Unfortunately, this character is no more but Ian continues to use the name “Ray Peacock” as his comedic stage name to avoid confusion with his other activities such as acting and writing.

Iszi Lawrence is a comedian to watch. The awkward atheist poses a lean figure onstage that is counterbalance to the crackle of intelligent, silly jokes that drum through her. She’s resident compere of the Lil Fat Comedy Club Witney, has had sell out shows at the Camden, Brighton, Oxfringe and Edinburgh fringe. Her debut show Matter of Tact was Time Out Recommended and London Lite Comedy Pick. Radio credits include appearances on BBC Radio 1 s The Milkrun, BBC radio Oxford’s Breakfast show and BBC 7 as a BBC New Comedy Award semi-finalist, 2005. She has also written and performed for Resonance FM’s The Ten Minute Sketch Show. Iszi is host compere of The Lil’ Fat Comedy Club.

Last but by no means least on the comedy front, Matt Richardson was a finalist in both So You Think You’re Funny 2010 and The Chortle Student Comedy Award 2010 as well as being the 2010 winner of the Newbury Comedy Festival’s new act competition “You Must be Joking”, all by the age of 19. Matt is a young starter, who has regularly proved that he can cut it with the big boys. “Full of verve and energy …quirky asides brought sparkle to his act…undeniably well-told.” – Chortle

Widely regarded as the UK’s most family friendly festival, Wychwood has been nominated for the ‘Best Family Festival’ award at the UK Festival Awards every year since its launch. All tickets are available by visiting the official festival website www.wychwoodfestival.com or by calling the festival office on +44 1993 772580.

Friday Adult tickets are priced at £37, Saturday Adult are £53 and Sunday Adults are £43, all tickets and prices are available from www.wychwood.com. Adult weekend tickets are priced at £115 plus an additional £10 general camping pass and can be purchased from the festival box office on 01993 772580, Ticketmaster.co.uk on 0844 847 1681, WeGotTickets.com or SeeTickets.com. There are also Youth concessions (16-18yrs) available at £95 (full weekend) and 10-15yrs weekend tickets for £55. Under 10’s go for free with each adult ticket allowing two free under 10’s. For more information visit the website www.wychwoodfestival.com.