WHAT?
This is the most loved of Scotland's smaller indie festivals, now in its seventh year. KT Tunstall, Gary Newman, Alabama 3 and the Fall have been added to the line-up but Wickerman, in the south-west near Dundrennan, is more about the soul than the sounds. Think Red Hot Chilli Pipers, not the Californicating ones. Cool, cultish and family friendly.
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WHEN?
Friday 25 and Saturday 26 July
WHERE?
East Kirkcarswell, nr Kirkcudbright
(Google map)
HOW MUCH?
£75 weekend ticket (incl camping & parking), £50 Saturday day ticket and children under 12 go free
GETTING THERE
• Happy Bus are providing bus services to and from the Wickerman festival. Check their website for more information and tickets.
PARKING? Yes
CAMPING? Yes, with camping ticket
THE LINE-UP
• Summerisle Main Stage
KT Tunstall, Gary Numan, The Fall, Dodgy, Alabama Three, The Dub Pistols, The Cuban Brothers, Hugh Cornwell, Max Romeo, Damien Dempsey and Sonic Boom Six
• The Acoustic Stage
Dean Friedman, Miles Hunt, Tiny Tin Lady, The Lancashire Hotpots, Amy Newton, Miyagi, Sorren Maclean Band, Andy Lang and the Well, Billy Bates with Alan Elmslie
• The Capitol Scooter Tent
Sham 69, Neville Staple, Underground Heroes, Orphan Boy, Twisted Nerve, Monkish, The Draymin, Root System, The Eddies (more to be announced)
• Axis Sound System Reggae Tent
Dr Huxtable (Axis founder), Jah Militant, Bushrocker and Rocket Hi Fi.
• The Eden Dance Zone
Yab-Yum, Zub Zub, Beatnik, Flooting Grooves, Psionic Entity, Dymons, Champgipgnon, Two Left Feet, Master Margarita, Louis Osbourne, Annie Nightingale, Meat Katie, Dylan Rhymes and many more
• The Hacienda Tour
Bez, DJ Herbie, Graeme Park, Chris Cooks and Peter Hook will be on the Rowan Stage along with Digitalis, Kings of Macumba and Stars of Track and Field, Lou Hickey, Frub, Caragh Nugent, The Loud 'n' Proud Rock Orchestra, The Bootleg Lilo's and Hippo to name but a few.
• Skiddle.com showcase arena
X-Press 2, Mr C vs Tim Sheridan, Greg Vickers, Sonny Wharton, The Beat Monkeys, James Ryan, Matt Hinde, Chris Lockie, Tony Van Lierop, Liam Reilly and Tim Forrester and many more.
• The Solus Stage
Attic Lights, Broken Records, Zoey Van Goey, Beecake, De Salvo, The Kazoo Funk Orchestra, The Ads, Beatnic Prestige, Fangs, De Rosa to name a few.
• Also featuring headphone disco, a mohican world record attempt, mountain bike skills course, a secret golf challenge, chainsaw juggling, silent cinema and of course the torching of a giant Wickerman on Saturday midnight.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.thewickermanfestival.co.uk
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