The Selecter to headline Watchet Live Music Festival

By Scott Williams | Published: Wed 1st Apr 2015

The Selecter

Friday 28th to Sunday 30th August 2015
Parsonage Farm, Watchet, Somerset, TA23 0HS, England MAP
£65 for a weekend ticket - SOLD OUT
Daily capacity: 4,500
Last updated: Thu 27th Aug 2015

Ska heroes Pauline Black and The Selecter will headline the opening night of Watchet Live Music Festival held on a farm in Somerset on the August Bank Holiday weekend, Friday 28th until Sunday 30th August 2015.

The iconic 2-tone Ska band are fronted by the original singing duo of Pauline Black and 'Gaps' Hendrickson, the duo take centre stage in what is arguably the band's ever best line-up. The Selecter's performance will feature all the classics such as Three Minute Hero, On My Radio and Too Much Pressure, alongside tracks from their new studio album, Subculture.

The family friendly festival for 4,500 people offers views of the West Somerset coast line and beyond to Wales with on site camping, multiple stages, food court, workshops, festival market, real ale and cider bar, free kids corner, on site car parking and more.

They join the previously announced Headliners The Blow Monkeys, Boomtown Rats, and Big Country, plus Abdoujaparov, New Groove Formation, and John Otway & Wild Willy Barret , The Aces, Doctor and the Medics, Merry Hell, Tankus the Henge, Company B, The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican, Ned Dylan, Sam Green & The Midnight Heist, Sound of the Sirens, Abi Ewles, Barbarella's Bang Bang, Bare Knuckle Parade, Bemis, Deliah, Doozer McDooze, Dry White Bones, Flight Brigade, Gary Law, Ghosts Of Men, John D Revelator, Jess Handley, Jo Langdon, Kiera Osment, Kizzy Crawford, Luke Potter, Pretty Little Enemy, Ryan Hawkings, Skeg, Stevie - One Bloke One Mandolin, The Nameless Girl, The Blue Horizon, The Redhillbillies, The Sweetchunks Band, The Summertides, The Thatchers, Two Man Ting, West Somerset Brass, White Pigeon, Worry Dolls, and of course festival favourites The Wurzels.

Expect over 50 live acts across three stages, bringing a wide range of high calibre musical acts with a few big names still to be revealed.

For the line-up details as available see the Watchet Live line-up page.

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An adult (16+) weekend ticket with camping is priced at £65. A family weekend ticket with camping for 2 Adults & 2 Youths is priced at £160. A youth, aged 13-15 years, weekend ticket with camping is priced at £45. Accompanied children aged 12 years and under can attend for free.

A live in vehicle pass (purchased with a camping ticket) is priced at £20 per vehicle, no caravans or trailer tents. A weekend parking pass is £5. 

Day tickets with no camping are priced at £20 (Adults 16+), £15 (Youths 13-15),
A Family Day Ticket is priced at £50.




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