SETH LAKEMAN CONFIRMED HEADLINE ACT AT WYCHWOOD 2010
February 23, 2010 > News
Wychwood Festival, the UK’s leading boutique, family festival is delighted to announce that Cornish folk star Seth Lakeman has been confirmed as the Sunday night headliner at the sixth annual event. Having played at Wychwood Festival back in 2006, Seth will return as an Indie-folk hero having been Mercury Music Prize-nominated and winning the ‘Singer of the Year’ and ‘Best Album’ awards at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Credited with bringing folk music to new audiences, Seth blends elements of traditional folk and story-telling with modern indie-folk melodies to produce live performances which exhibit a raw, rhythmic energy.
Lakeman joins a list of renowned acts already confirmed for headline spots across the weekend including celebrated rockers The Levellers (Friday) and legendary Salford band The Happy Mondays (Saturday), making this the strongest Wychwood Festival line-up to date.
Taking place at Cheltenham Racecourse from the 4- 6 June, Wychwood Festival welcomes “Crunk Folk” stars The Travelling Band and cult hero John Otway as additions to the line-up. Considered one of the hottest emerging talents in the country, The Travelling Band will open up the festival on the main stage. Renowned for his surreal sense of humour, John Otway, will be putting on a manically energetic live performance in the Big Top on Saturday.
Wychwood Festival is also delighted to announce its comedy line up; after a hilarious performance last year, comedian, actor and writer Robin Ince returns to Wychwood to headline the Saturday comedy slot, with one of the most exciting and energetic comics, Rob Broderick, MC-ing. And on Sunday, all the way from Canada, the very talented Pete Johansson will taking to the stage. With yet more names to be announced there is still lots of laughter to be had every evening.
Widely regarded as the UK’s most family friendly festival, Wychood Festival is pleased to reveal that the award winning author of the Eddie Dickens adventures, Philip Ardagh, the author of the phenomenally successful My Secret Unicorn, the Stardust, the Not Quite a Mermaid series’ and two novels for Puffin – Bright Lights and Centre Stage, Linda Chapman and Cheltenham based author and illustrator of Bitter Chocolate (out in June 2010) - Sally Grindley have been confirmed as part of the Children’s Literature Festival – now in it’s second year.
Day tickets are now on sale, Adult tickets are priced at £35 (Friday), £50 (Saturday) and £40 (Sunday). There are also Youth concessions (16 - 18 years) available at £22 (Friday) £37 (Saturday) and £27 (Sunday) and 10 – 15 year olds tickets are priced at £20 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). Under 10’s go for free with each adult ticket allowing two free under 10’s.
Adult weekend tickets are priced at £110. All tickets can be purchased from the festival box office on 01993 772580, Ticketmaster.co.uk on 0844 847 1681, WeGotTickets.com or SeeTickets.com.
Wychwood has gone from strength to strength over the last five years fast becoming the UK’s most successful independent arts event of the summer season. For more information visit the website http://www.wychwoodfestival.com.
