Goat, Oumou Sangare, Eliza Carthy, Orchestra Baobab & more for WOMAD 2017

WOMAD 2017

Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th July 2017
Charlton Park , Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 9DG, England MAP
£210 for four days

Daily capacity: 40,000

Last updated: Thu 20th Jul 2017

Moret acts have been announced for WOMAD - World of Music, Arts and Dance - held at Charlton Park, near Malmesbury, in Wiltshire.

Confirmed from around the world are Goat (Sweden), Oumou Sangare (Mali), Eliza Carthy and The Wayward Band (UK), Orchestra Baobab (Senegal), Beating Heart (UK), Bill Laurence (UK), Bixiga 70 (Brazil), Bonga (Angola), Gubi! Family (Namibia), Inna De Yard All-Stars (Jamaica) - probably featuring Cedric Myton, Kiddus I, Winston McAnuff, Kush (Uprising Roots), Derajah & more, King Gurcharan Mall and the Dhol Blasters (India//UK), Kuenta i Tambu (Netherlands), Las Cafeteras (USA), Malmesbury School Project (UK), Meta Meta (Brazil), Officina Zoe(Italy), Orkestra Mendoza (USA), The Ska Vengers (India), Taiko Meantime (UK), Tanzania Albanism Society (Tanzania), and Xaos (Greece//UK).

These join the acts previously confirmed, who include Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Benjamin Zephaniah & The Revolutionary Minds, Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra, Shobaleader One, Alsarah & the Nubatones, Bokante, and many more. Please see the line-up page for the details so far.

The full line-up will feature around 100 artists from 40 countries performing over the festival weekend. Many more acts are still to be confirmed - expect the most eclectic line-up anywhere in the UK.

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Weekend tickets - which are valid from the Friday until Sunday are priced at £175, or a four day ticket for Thursday arrivals is £210.

Other ticket prices & options available include:
Teenage Weekend Ticket (aged 14-17) £85
Disabled Weekend Ticket £175 (£210 for 4 days)
SN16 Resident Weekend £140
A campervan ticket £70
Spa Ticket £105
Park & Camp £75
La-Di-Dah Loos £25
Children 13 and under can come free with each adult ticket holder, but need a free child ticket.

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