WOMAD gets Culture-ed

More acts have been confirmed for WOMAD, which takes place at Rivermead, Reading, from Friday 29th until Sunday 31st July.

Joining Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation on the Friday night are veteran Jamacian reggae group Culture, as well as Adel Salameh (Palestine), Roy Paci & Aretuska (Italy), and Soul Jazz Sound System (UK) all added to the bill over the weekend.

They join the acts already confirmed, which includes Richie Havens, Youssou N'Dour et le Super Etoile de Dakar, Afro Celt Sound System, Apache Indian & the Reggae Revolution, and many more, with more than 40 artists still to be added in the weeks to come. See here for the full list of the acts so far confirmed.

Tickets are on sale, and are selling at record levels. They always sell out, which is the sign of a great festival! There's 5000 'Early Bird' weekend tickets at a discounted price £94.50, the standard weekend ticket at £99.99, day tickets at £35 (Friday), £55 (Saturday), and £45 (Sunday), as well as 'Early Entry Thursday' tickets at £10 (available to weekend ticket holders only). All weekend tickets include free camping, and two children aged 13 and under can come free with each adult ticket buyer. Click here to buy online, or by telephoning the ticketline on 0118 939 0930.

As well as the music, WOMAD also offers hundreds of participatory workshops for adults and children, late night grooves at 'Club WOMAD', the cabaret tent, a kids' procession, a small traditional funfair, and probably the best festival markets anywhere, for over 26,000 attendees.

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