Gruff Rhys, Beardyman, Radiophonic Workshop, and more for WOMAD

WOMAD 2014

Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th July 2014
Charlton Park , Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 9DG, England MAP
£160 for three days

Daily capacity: 40,000

Last updated: Thu 10th Jul 2014

Gruff Rhys, Beardyman, Ben Watt, David Holmes, and The Radiophonic Workshop have been added to the line-up for WOMAD - World of Music, Arts and Dance held at Charlton Park, near Malmesbury, in Wiltshire, filling the Sunday headliner slot originally announced as Bobby Womack, who died last month.

Real World and Bowers & Wilkins will be presenting the Society of Sound stage over the weekend from Friday 25th to Sunday 27th July 2014. The stage will be celebrating the art of listening through live performances, DJ sets and interactive events. These performances will be delivered by a bespoke Sound System specially created by British hi-fi experts Bowers & Wilkins and will include natural sound expert Bernie Krause, Ashley Beedle, Heaven 17 founder Martyn Ware, Abbey Road engineer Jonathan Allen, the world's first audio cinema In The Dark, Bowers & Wilkins Senior Development engineer Dr John Dibb, and Sidestepper founder Richard Blair.

Also joining the Society of Sound stage line-up and marking Real World Records 25th anniversary are Real World Records favourites 9 Bach, Justin Adams, Adrian Sherwood, and Iarla O Lionaird.

Real World and Bowers & Wilkins are presenting the Society of Sound stage at WOMAD 2014. Over the weekend the stage will feature an eclectic array of sound pioneers and musical adventurers celebrating the art of listening through live performances, DJ sets and interactive events. These performances will be delivered in crystal clear audio quality by a bespoke Sound System specially created by British hi-fi experts Bowers & Wilkins

The line-up over the weekend includes Sinead O' Connor, Youssou N'Dour, Manu Dibango (presenting his 8 Decades show), Alice Russell, Nitin Sawhney ONEZERO, Mulatu Astatke, Fat Freddy's Drop, Bassekou Kouyate, Goran Bregovic Wedding And Funeral Band, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Mulatu Astatke, Oliver Mtukudzi & The Black Spirits, Trombone Shorty, Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, Tunng, Justin Vali & Ny Malagasy Orkestra, 9 Bach, Snarky Puppy, Debademba, Aar Maanta, Jus Now, Richard Thompson, Les Ambassadeurs, Amjad Ali Khan, Public Service Broadcasting, and more.

Click here to see the acts announced for WOMAD's six main stages , with early entry available on Thursday.

Day tickets are also now on sale priced at £70 for an adult for Saturday or Sunday.

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Weekend tickets - which are valid from the Friday until Sunday are priced at £160 (Thursday arrivals will also need a Thursday camping ticket costing £30).

WOMAD park and camp tickets have already sold out.

Other ticket prices & options available include:
Teenage Weekend Ticket (aged 14-17) - £80
Disabled Weekend Ticket - £160
A campervan ticket is priced at £55

Children 13 and under can come free with each adult ticket holder, but need a free child ticket. All children must hold their own ticket and must be accompanied by a ticket holding parent or guardian over the age of 21. One ticket holding parent or guardian can only accompany up to 4 people under the age of 18. Thursday tickets do not need to be purchased for children aged 13 and under.

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