Womad Festival

Womad

The globally renowned World of Music, Arts & Dance (Womad) Festival will be taking place at Charlton Park, Marmesbury, Wiltshire on 25th, 26th and 27th July. Tickets for 2008 are expected to sell fast.

From Egypt to Cuba, India to France, Cambodia to Brazil and Japan, the 2008 line up already has a fantastic mix of acts confirmed from 36 countries across the world.

Eddy Grant. "I'm delighted to be playing Womad. Womad is still about real people from all over the world coming together to play real music... I'm thrilled, it's going to be a great event, to be going back on the road after 25 years and play Womad is something very special for me."

Tickets are available from their website with a special reduced price available until the end of February, saving £10 per adult ticket. Two children under the age of 13 will be allowed to attend the festival for free with every adult ticket purchased. A day ticket is also available for Sunday 27 July.

Weekend Ticket:
£115 (SPECIAL OFFER, until 29th February, includes camping from Fri - Mon)
£125 (1st March onwards, includes camping from Fri - Mon)
£100 (ES40 claimants, students, over 60s & 14-17 year olds)
Day Ticket: £50 (Sunday ONLY)
N.B. Thursday Camping ticket: £10 (For access to festival site from 24 July)

Headliners:
Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Squeeze, Roni Size & Reprazent, Boy George


Agricantus
Altai Kai
Asif Ali Khan
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
Beat Bristol
Bedouin Jerry Can Band
Bill Cobham
Boy George
Buckwheat Zydeco
Cara Dillon
Chic
David D'Or
Dengue Fever
Devon Sproule
Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan
Dulsori
Eddy Grant
Ernest Ranglin
Finley Quaye
Gocoo + GoRo
Hossam Ramzy and his Egyptian Orchestra
Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara
Kasai All Stars
Kenge Kenge Orutu Systems
Kora
Lo Cor de La Plana
Malam Mamane Barka
Mamani Keita and Nicolas Repac
Michael Brook & Djivan Gasparyan
Mista Savona
Monajat Yulchieva
Mono Bloco
Roni Size & Reprazent
Rumberos de Cuba
Sa Ding Ding
Sarah Savoy & The Francadians
Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkester
Sheikh Taha
Simone White
Squeeze
Terakaft
Tibetan Monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery
Toumani Diabate
Trans-Global Underground