Squeeze confirm Womad Festival
Published Thursday, March 6, 2008 by News Cop.
The globally renowned World of Music, Arts & Dance (WOMAD) Festival will be taking place at Charlton Park, Marmesbury, Wiltshire on 25th, 26th and 27th July. Tickets for 2008 are expected to sell fast.
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Tickets are available at www.WOMADshop.com, with a special reduced price available until the end of February, saving £10 per adult ticket. Two children under the age of 13 will be allowed to attend the festival for free with every adult ticket purchased. A day ticket is also available for Sunday 27 July.
Weekend Ticket: £115 (SPECIAL OFFER, until 29th February, includes camping from Fri - Mon)
£125 (1st March onwards, includes camping from Fri - Mon)
£100 (ES40 claimants, students, over 60s & 14-17 year olds)
Day Ticket: £50 (Sunday ONLY)
N.B. Thursday Camping ticket: £10 (For access to festival site from 24 July)
Grammy award winning reggae and dub legend Lee 'Scratch’ Perry, who will appear on Thursday night as part of veteran producer Adrian Sherwood’s On-U-Sound Showcase.
Squeeze, who have given us unforgettable songs like 'Cool For Cats’, 'Black Coffee In Bed’ and 'Up The Junction’, will be appearing at the festival after a sell-out tour of the UK.
Local Bristol boy, and pioneer of Drum 'n’ Bass Roni Size & Reprazent will be appearing as part of a Saturday night Beat Bristol line-up, playing a mixture of new and old material to mark the 10th anniversary the groundbreaking album 'New Forms’.
Boy George, one of the most important figures in 80’s youth culture, will be bringing his eclectic selection of house records to Charlton Park. Eddy Grant, legendary cross-over reggae star, is delighted to be playing the festival,
Eddy Grant, "I’m delighted to be playing WOMAD, WOMAD is still about real people from all over the world coming together to play real music... I’m thrilled, it’s going to be a great event, to be going back on the road after 25 years and play WOMAD is something very special for me."
With more acts to be announced in the coming week’s, WOMAD line up so far is:
Adrian Sherwood & Lee 'Scratch' Perry & Little Axe (UK) - Agricantus (Sicily) - Altai Kai (Mongolia) - Asif Ali Khan (Pakistan) - Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba (Mali) - Beat Bristol (UK / Brazil) - Bedouin Jerry Can Band (Egypt) - Bill Cobham (USA) - Boy George (UK) - Buckwheat Zydeco (USA) - Cara Dillon (Ireland (Irish Republic)) - Chic (USA) - David D'Or (Israel) - Dengue Fever (USA / Cambodia) - Devon Sproule (USA) - Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan (India) - DJ TC (UK) - Dulsori (Korea (Republic of)) - Eddy Grant (Guyana) - Ernest Ranglin (Jamaica) - Finley Quaye (UK) - Gocoo + GoRo (Japan) - Hossam Ramzy and his Egyptian Orchestra (Egypt) - Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara (UK / Gambia) - Kasai All Stars (Congo) - Kenge Kenge Orutu Systems (Kenya) - Kora (New Zealand) - Lo Cor de La Plana (Corsica) - Malam Mamane Barka (Niger Republic) - Mamani Keita and Nicolas Repac (Mali / France) - Michael Brook & Djivan Gasparyan (USA) - Mista Savona (Australia) - Monajat Yulchieva (Uzbekistan) - Mono Bloco (Brazil) - Roni Size & Reprazent (UK) - Rumberos de Cuba (Cuba) - Sa Ding Ding (China (Peoples Republic)) - Sarah Savoy & The Francadians (USA / France) - Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkester (Germany) - Sheikh Taha (Egypt) - Simone White (USA) - Squeeze (UK) - Terakaft (Mali) - Tibetan Monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery (Tibet) - Toumani Diabate (Mali) - Trans-Global Underground (UK)
The WOMAD Festival was set up by a group of people in 1982, including music legend Peter Gabriel and WOMAD’s Artistic Director Thomas Brooman, and over the years WOMAD has evolved as a unique international festival identity, treasured by many as an institution on the alternative festival scene. In 2008 alone there will be festivals in seven countries, and since 1982 there have been over 150 festivals in 27 different countries. As well as its truly worldwide mix of music, WOMAD offers festival-goers the opportunity to sample over forty different types of food from all over the globe. Its also one of the only festivals that can truly be called a family event. Not only does one adult ticket allow two children under the age of 13 to attend the festival for free, there are extensive children’s activities and entertainment throughout the weekend
This year the festival returns to the same site, but things are a little different! The main entertainment area, consisting of seven separate stage and workshop areas, moves further up the festival site, allowing a greater space for camping. With the addition of another stage, and a greater selection of the world’s food, WOMAD 2008 is set to be the greatest yet.
Video of the day: Cassius by Foals
Tickets are available at www.WOMADshop.com, with a special reduced price available until the end of February, saving £10 per adult ticket. Two children under the age of 13 will be allowed to attend the festival for free with every adult ticket purchased. A day ticket is also available for Sunday 27 July.
Weekend Ticket: £115 (SPECIAL OFFER, until 29th February, includes camping from Fri - Mon)
£125 (1st March onwards, includes camping from Fri - Mon)
£100 (ES40 claimants, students, over 60s & 14-17 year olds)
Day Ticket: £50 (Sunday ONLY)
N.B. Thursday Camping ticket: £10 (For access to festival site from 24 July)
Grammy award winning reggae and dub legend Lee 'Scratch’ Perry, who will appear on Thursday night as part of veteran producer Adrian Sherwood’s On-U-Sound Showcase.
Squeeze, who have given us unforgettable songs like 'Cool For Cats’, 'Black Coffee In Bed’ and 'Up The Junction’, will be appearing at the festival after a sell-out tour of the UK.
Local Bristol boy, and pioneer of Drum 'n’ Bass Roni Size & Reprazent will be appearing as part of a Saturday night Beat Bristol line-up, playing a mixture of new and old material to mark the 10th anniversary the groundbreaking album 'New Forms’.
Boy George, one of the most important figures in 80’s youth culture, will be bringing his eclectic selection of house records to Charlton Park. Eddy Grant, legendary cross-over reggae star, is delighted to be playing the festival,
Eddy Grant, "I’m delighted to be playing WOMAD, WOMAD is still about real people from all over the world coming together to play real music... I’m thrilled, it’s going to be a great event, to be going back on the road after 25 years and play WOMAD is something very special for me."
With more acts to be announced in the coming week’s, WOMAD line up so far is:
Adrian Sherwood & Lee 'Scratch' Perry & Little Axe (UK) - Agricantus (Sicily) - Altai Kai (Mongolia) - Asif Ali Khan (Pakistan) - Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba (Mali) - Beat Bristol (UK / Brazil) - Bedouin Jerry Can Band (Egypt) - Bill Cobham (USA) - Boy George (UK) - Buckwheat Zydeco (USA) - Cara Dillon (Ireland (Irish Republic)) - Chic (USA) - David D'Or (Israel) - Dengue Fever (USA / Cambodia) - Devon Sproule (USA) - Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan (India) - DJ TC (UK) - Dulsori (Korea (Republic of)) - Eddy Grant (Guyana) - Ernest Ranglin (Jamaica) - Finley Quaye (UK) - Gocoo + GoRo (Japan) - Hossam Ramzy and his Egyptian Orchestra (Egypt) - Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara (UK / Gambia) - Kasai All Stars (Congo) - Kenge Kenge Orutu Systems (Kenya) - Kora (New Zealand) - Lo Cor de La Plana (Corsica) - Malam Mamane Barka (Niger Republic) - Mamani Keita and Nicolas Repac (Mali / France) - Michael Brook & Djivan Gasparyan (USA) - Mista Savona (Australia) - Monajat Yulchieva (Uzbekistan) - Mono Bloco (Brazil) - Roni Size & Reprazent (UK) - Rumberos de Cuba (Cuba) - Sa Ding Ding (China (Peoples Republic)) - Sarah Savoy & The Francadians (USA / France) - Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkester (Germany) - Sheikh Taha (Egypt) - Simone White (USA) - Squeeze (UK) - Terakaft (Mali) - Tibetan Monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery (Tibet) - Toumani Diabate (Mali) - Trans-Global Underground (UK)
The WOMAD Festival was set up by a group of people in 1982, including music legend Peter Gabriel and WOMAD’s Artistic Director Thomas Brooman, and over the years WOMAD has evolved as a unique international festival identity, treasured by many as an institution on the alternative festival scene. In 2008 alone there will be festivals in seven countries, and since 1982 there have been over 150 festivals in 27 different countries. As well as its truly worldwide mix of music, WOMAD offers festival-goers the opportunity to sample over forty different types of food from all over the globe. Its also one of the only festivals that can truly be called a family event. Not only does one adult ticket allow two children under the age of 13 to attend the festival for free, there are extensive children’s activities and entertainment throughout the weekend
This year the festival returns to the same site, but things are a little different! The main entertainment area, consisting of seven separate stage and workshop areas, moves further up the festival site, allowing a greater space for camping. With the addition of another stage, and a greater selection of the world’s food, WOMAD 2008 is set to be the greatest yet.