WOMAD 2005
Friday 29th to Sunday 31st July 2005Richfield Avenue, Rivermead, Reading, Berkshire, England MAP
w/e £99.99 incl. camping; Day tickets Friday £35, Saturday £55, Sunday £45
Daily capacity: 22,500
The following acts have been added: Abdullah Chhadeh & Nara (Syria); Amadou & Mariam (Mali); Bajofondo Tango Club (Argentina); Bossacucanova (Brazil); Chango Spasiuk (Argentina); Les Yeux Noirs (France); Louie Vega & His Elements of Life (USA); Lura (Cape Verde); Mahmoud Ahmed (Ethiopia); Mara! Ensemble & The Martenitsa Choir (Australia) feat. Silvia Entcheva (Bulgaria); Matthaios Tsahourides (Greece); Modou Diouf & O Fogum (Senegal); OKI Dub Ainu Band (Japan); Sheema Mukherjee (India); Youngblood Brass Band (USA); Wicked Aura Batucada (Singapore).
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 still to be added in the weeks to come. See here for the full list of the acts so far confirmed, including day splits.
Tickets are on sale, and are selling at record levels. They always sell out, which is the sign of a great festival! There's 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.