British Sea Power join Wickerman Festival

The Wickerman Festival 2014

Friday 25th to Saturday 26th July 2014
Kirkcarswell Farm, Kirkcudbright, Galloway, DG6 4JQ, Scotland MAP
£105 with camping and parking

Daily capacity: 18,000

Last updated: Fri 20th Jun 2014

British Sea Power will be appearing at Scotland's Wickerman festival happening on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th July 2014 where they'll storm onto the Summerisle Stage’s Saturday bill.

Also added to the Lowland Links tent line-up on the same day are Creetown Silver Band, a brass band that dates back to 1880 hailing from the local village of Creetown, plus Nicola Black (the festival’s own Acoustic Village Manager), and Dumfriesshire Cellist, Alex McQuiston & the International Musicians Platform perform a selection of opera classics – from Nessun Dorma to Tonight from Westside Story.

Finally, Eletricat Samba will be performing briefly on the Summerisle Stage on Saturday before heading out into the arena for some carnival fun with the crowds.

Festival Coordinator Helen Chalmers sad, "With just a few days to go until we open the gates to this year’s Wickerman Festival, news that British Sea Power are joining the bill is set to send a huge wave of excitement amongst music fans. Not only are they one of the most enduring indie bands in the UK, but they put on a show that we know will be another great festival highlight amongst the many we have in store across our stages.

"Adding a few more very diverse and unexpected artists to the bill, including some great traditional brass band music, a bit of classical opera and a blast of Brazilian Samba is what Wickerman fans love about this festival. There really is something for everyone to enjoy. So if you haven’t got your Wickerman tickets yet, there are still a few left and we’d urge music fans not to miss out on what promises to be another amazing two days of brilliant music and entertainment on site."

Friday headliner is Dizzee Rascal, and on Saturday it's Del Amitri. Joining them are Shed Seven, Augustines, Skinny Lister, The Hosts, Life, Roddy Woomble, Alabama 3, The Beat, Lee Thompson's Ska Orchestra, Sonic Boom Six, Imperial Leisure, Cockney Rejects, Anti Pasti, The Feeling, Martha Reeves and The Vandellas, The Zombies, Big Country, Finding Albert, Model Aeroplanes, Young Fathers, Hector Bizerk, The Amazing Snakeheads, Neon Waltz, LAW , Tuff Love, Cairn String Quartet, Tijuana Bibles, Colonel Mustard and Dijon Five, The New Piccadillys, The Pukes, Berry Tweed and the Chasers, Root System, The Members, The Counterfeit Clash, The Lurkers, John Smith, Emily Smith , The Mae Trio, Bridie Jackson and The Arbour, Sorren Maclean, Nick Harper, Esperanza, The Skarsoles, Blowjangles, Inishowen, Full Tonne Kidd, rhythmnreel , Jason Dupuy, Them Beatles, Victorian Trout Conspiracy, Atom Tree, Thin Privilege, Algernon Doll, Call to Mind, Fat Suit, Gastric Band, Pronto Mama, Deathcats, Foreign Fox, and Cutty’s Gym.

Badmouth Battles rapper Gasp will pick up the pace by MCing the festival’s first ever rap battle.

For the line-up details as available, click here.

As always, the weekend festivities will be brought to a spectacular close with the crowd-gathering tradition of burning the 40ft Wickerman statue at midnight on Saturday.

Sited on the 120 acre East Kirkcarswell Farm, near Dundrennan, South West Scotland, in deepest Galloway, the festival welcomes families, and features two main stages, as well as a dance area, acoustic tent, a campsite, trade stalls, alternative area, bars, and food stalls.

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Tickets are priced at £105 for weekend adult tickets and £52.50 for weekend concession tickets, with children aged 12 and under able to attend for free. A campervan/caravan pitch is priced at £45 or £95 with an electric hook up.

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