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Wychwood, the summer family festival, returns to Cheltenham Racecourse for its Tenth Birthday in 2015!
The legendary UB40 will headline the Saturday with reunited founding band members Ali Cambell, Astro and Mickey Virtue in what will undoubtedly be an incredible live performance. The reggae giants will perform the three day festival for the first time alongside esteemed acts The Proclaimers, Ghostpoet, Dreadzone, Electric Swing Circus, Rusty Shackle and more.
This year saw record numbers and a sellout Saturday and the festival is on course for more of the same next year with the last remaining early bird tickets available till the end of the year.
Wychwood Festival takes place 29th - 31st May at Cheltenham Racecourse.
0-9 year olds go free!
See www.wychwoodfestival.com/ for further details.
Main Stage
Electrocity Big Top
- Demob Happy
- TedZed
- Headphone Disco DJs
- Darlia
- Zak Abel
- Syd Arthur
- Lanshapes
- Henry Green
- Josephine And The Artizans
- Pocket Club
- Ghostpoet
- Fickle Friends
- Black Honey
- Mt. Wolf
- TedZed
- Palace
- Folk On
- Demob Happy
- Andy Kershaw
- Headphone Disco DJs
- Craig Charles
- Lucy Rose
- Plastic Mermaids
- Palace
- Leader
- Headphone Disco DJs
Comedy
- Keith Farnan
- Cerys Nelmes
- George Rigden
- Jenny Collier
- Jack Heal
- Sam Chaplin
- David Jordan
- Mitch Benn
- Jarred Christmas
- Howard Read
- Chris Turner
- Nick Page
- Becky Brunning
Hobgoblin Stage
- Hunter And The Bear
- Loud Mountains
- The Black Feathers
- Danni Nicholls
- John Adams
- Sophronie
- James Michael
- Cooper Black
- Grace Palmer
- George Montague
Pomme Stage
- Spice & The Readies
- Gigi St. Fallow
- Katie Collins
- Dan Walton
- Megan Timms
- Spoils
- Neil Morris
- Melissa Grace
- David Young
- All Ears Now
- Ben Cipolla
- Bobby Scaife
- Maxine Stacey
- Joe Buckingham
Children's Literature Festival
- Dick & Dom
- Paul Stickland
- John Dougherty
- Tony De Saulles
- Ali Sparkes
- Jo Cotterill
- Gemma Hastilow
- Petr Horacek
- Giancarlo Gremin
- Steve Antony
- Steve Cole
- Chris Edge
- Paul Strickland
- John Dougherty
- Cathy Cassidy
- Philip Adagh
- Tracey Corderoy
- Matt Brown
- Tony de Saulles
- First Draft
- Christopher Edge
- Anna Wilson
- Dale Vince
- Guy Watson
- Lucy Siegle
BBC Introducing Stage - Coventry & Warwickshire
- Grassroutes
- Rosetta Fire
- Yes Sunshine
- Reece Bahia
- Quarry
- Speak Brother
- James TW
- Emily Burns
- The Commonjets
- Joe Dolman
BBC Introducing Stage - Hereford And Worcester
- Cantaloop
- Ronin
- Clark Carmody
- Tom Forbes
- Interior Castle
- Crowsaw
- 7shades
- Dale Von Minaker
- Fictonian
- Chase The Deer
Headliners
UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell & Astro
UB40 are Britain's greatest reggae artists and have survived more than 30 years in the music business and have clocked up more than 40 million record sales worldwide with songs like Kingston Town and Red, Red Wine. The summer of 1978 saw the eight members of the Birmingham band, soon to become UB40, drawn together by their love of Jamaican reggae. Taking their name from a notorious British unemployment form, the band played their first local gig in Birmingham in 1979, and spent the rest of the year performing at pubs and clubs around the UK. British radio legend John Peel was so impressed with the group's first demo tape that he invited them to perform on his Radio One show in 1980. At the same time, the band were also asked to support The Pretenders on their triumphant national tour. They released a Top 5 single in the UK in February 1980 and, in 1981, released a brace of albums, 'Present Arms' and 'Present Arms In Dub'. Their breakthrough came with the hit single, 'Red, Red Wine'. The song topped the British singles charts in 1983 and, after renewed promotion following the 1988 Nelson Mandela Concert at Wembley, the single reached the number 1 spot in the US. Only with Ali Campbell, the legendary voice of UB40, reunited with Astro, can audiences get to experience the closest thing to the sound of the hugely successful original line-up of UB40 as all the hits are played. They can also get to hear these two founding members’ and UK reggae pioneers’ latest take on the genre.
See 17 tour dates featuring UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell & Astro
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Captivating Acappella harmonies from this world-renowned and highly evocative and uplifting all-male South African group, led and founded by Joseph Shabalal. They borrow heavily from a traditional music called Isicathamiya, which developed in the mines of South Africa. 2014 marks the 50th anniversary for the Grammy award-winning collective. Already successful by the 1970s, it was in the mid-80s when their sound became known worldwide, thanks to exposure on Paul Simon's 14 million selling 'Graceland' album. Even popular culture have taken them to their hearts, with mentions in TV's Family Guy and film Mean Girls.
See 14 tour dates featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Ghostpoet
Ghostpoet (aka Obaro Ejimiwe) is a softly-spoken vocalist with a gentle presence, muddling through the treacle of modern life. He has received widespread recognition from critics and playlists alike and his catalogue of work includes two Mercury nominated albums.
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Craig Charles
Legendary actor, host and broadcaster Craig Charles is one of UK’s most beloved Funk and Soul DJs. From Robot Wars to Red Dwarf, Craig has now grounded himself as a Funk & Soul icon after 10 years of broadcasting on BBC 6 Music with their primetime Saturday night show.
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Michael Legge
Stand-up comedian with a cruel tongue that gets the rest of his body into trouble - definitely for the adults only! 'Often copied, but never matched' (Time Out) 'A hugely popular and enjoyable comic who we are thrilled to have back... (Red Card Comedy Club).
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Keith Farnan
A former solicitor, Keith has the natural ability to delve into themes other comics may shy away from and it is this aptitude that is placing him in the lead of investigative comedians. He has been a regular guest on radio, both in Ireland and the UK, from BBC, RTE, Talk Sport, Today FM, Newstalk and all sorts of other warm and welcoming studios. Keith Farnan has performed as a stand-up all over the world, from Montreal, to Amsterdam, to Hong Kong. His television credits include BBC3's Most Annoying People, One Night Stand (BBC), Liffey Laughs (RTE) and Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow (BBC1). He has also written for and performed in The Insomniac Club for BBC Radio as well as appearing on Loose Ends and Colin Murphy's Great Unanswered Questions (BBCNI). '... If Eddie Izzard had been Irish, he'd surely have turned out a lot like Keith Farnan' (The Scotsman) 'Brilliant, thought-provoking and laugh out loud funny' (Time Out).
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Mitch Benn
Previous winner of the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year. Travels the UK with his guitar, creating laughter wherever he goes, and is also a writer, performer and the resident musician on Radio 4's 'The Now Show'. 'The country's leading musical satirist' (The Times) 'Well crafted, well sung, his songs are just plain funny' (The Guardian) 'Less of him could really turn out to be more than he ever was' (The Scotsman) 'Mitch is a highly intelligent comic who fires out funny material at the speed of a machine gun. You really do have to pay attention to him, but do so because the content does deserve to be heard and appreciated' (One4Review) 'Mitch Benn has the audience mesmerised. Song after song of ingenious satire hits the spot with pinpoint accuracy' (Three Weeks). Mitch Benn was named in Ents24's top 20 hardest-working comedians of 2016.
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Spice & The Readies
Spice & The Readies are a freshly formed band from Cheltenham, producing a dynamic array of Jazz, Funk and Blues.
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Spoils
Spoils are a 3-piece experimental Hip-Hop act based in Cheltenham, drawing their influences from the Bristol 90’s scene with acts such as Massive Attack and Portishead.
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All Ears Now
All Ears Avow began in early 2013. They devised their own brand of alternative rock, dipping their toes into pop punk and also heavier styles with melodic choruses and fist pumping anthems that leave crowds begging for more. The quartet quickly began gigging around the UK.
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Dick & Dom
The BAFTA winning stars of such memorable shows as Diddy TV, Absolute Genius with Dick & Dom, The Legend of Dick & Dom and of course Dick & Dom in Da Bungalow.
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Cheltenham Racecourse
- Prestbury Park
- Evesham Road
- Cheltenham
- GL50 4SH