Wickerman Festival

Wickerman will reach the ripe old age of 14 in 2015.The festival prides itself on offering music lovers a diverse mix of iconic acts and emerging talent and this year’s line-up will be no exception with the appointment of Synergy Concerts, one of Scotland’s leading independent promoters.

In addition to an evening appearance on the main Summerisle Stage on Friday 24th July, Lulu will also perform an intimate acoustic set plus Q&A on Friday at 5:00pm to raise funds for Maggie’s, the charity which provides free practical, emotional and social support to people with cancer and their family and friends. The limited gig spaces will be on a first come, first served basis and donations will be encouraged on the door.

There will be a sizzling selection of new on-site activities and its 2015 fancy dress theme – Wicker Waistcoasts. Organisers are encouraging revellers to pay homage to Wickerman’s Festival Founder, Jamie Gilroy, by donning his signature look – a flamboyant Festival waistcoat. In keeping with this year’s fancy dress theme, the mini ‘gateman’ Wickerman statue, which welcomes visitors at the Festival entrance, will don a bespoke waistcoat, which was handcrafted by Edinburgh-based designer Vixy Rae.

New features for 2015 include a 40 seat Wee Green Cinema, Karaoke Taxi, a mobile zip wire, campervan photo booth, Granny Turismo (the first and only granny shopping trolley dance display team). Icarus (Australian performance troupe whose giant kangaroo stilt act is guaranteed to stun spectators), circus and circus workshops, storytelling sessions, singalongs, art workshops, puppet shows, yoga, mountain bike taster sessions, headphone disco, soccarenas, a climbing wall, glass sledging, bouncy castles, fairground rides, laser quest, segway riding, a bucking broncho and site sherpas. Plus Wi-Fi will be available across the site and there's a new street food area.