exclusive: Madchester comes to Wychwood

Saturday night headliners will be Happy Mondays

By Scott Williams | Published: Fri 5th Feb 2010

Wychwood Music Festival 2010

Friday 4th to Sunday 6th June 2010
Cheltenham Racecourse, Prestbury Park, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England MAP
adult weekend £110, concession weekend £85, youth (10-15yrs) £50, under 10's free

Daily capacity: 7,500

eFestivals can exclusively reveal that Happy Mondays will be topping the bill at this summer's Wychwood Festival held from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th June in 2010.

Happy Mondays were at the spearhead of the 'Madchester' sound. Shaun Ryder, alongside bandmates Bez, and Gaz Whelan, will be bringing their nineties anthems such as 'Madchester Rave On', 'Step On', 'Kinky Afro', and 'Stinkin, Thinkin', to the Main Stage on Saturday, presenting a best of show plus some new material. With their mix of indie, psychedelic rock, and dance music it's sure to be a memorable night.

The festival at Cheltenham Racecourse, in Gloucestershire has already announced that Levellers will headline on Friday, with Dreadzone, New Beautiful South, Toumani Diabate, King Creosote, 12 Stone Toddler, One String Loose, Pauline Black, The Selecter, The Leisure Society, John Smith, and Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds also confirmed. There are many more acts still to be announced. For the line-up details as available please click here.

For young Wychwooders CBeebies superstar Justin Fletcher aka Mr Tumble who will be waking festival goers up on Sunday morning on the main stage. Bring your best singalong voices, dancing feet, and your favourite fancy dress costumes.

Adult weekend tickets are priced at £110, youth (aged 16-18)/concession weekend tickets are priced at £85, and 10-15 year old weekend tickets are priced at £50 with all children aged under 10 able to attend for free (Max 2 per adult) then £10 for each additional child. Disabled 2 for 1 weekend tickets are priced at £110.

To buy tickets click here.

This year Wychwood will be introducing a small charge for camping for the concession and adult tickets. A weekend camping pass is priced at £20, a concession/youth weekend camping pass is available at a price of £10. Children under 15 can camp for free, live in vehicle/campervan passes are priced at £40 (in addition to a camping pass for each person). Wychwood will offer the usual quality of campsite facilities and in 2010 the showers will be free.

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