The festival will take place at Cheltenham race course from the 31st May until the 2nd June.
Returning for its 18th year, the Wychwood Festival has announced further line up for the 2024 festival, which begins on the 31st May.
Sister Sledge will headline the festival on Friday night. Formed of Debbie, Joni, Kathy and Kim, the group became household names and a symbol of unity with their 1979 world-wide hit and iconic album ‘We are Family’. Their other big hits include ‘Lost in Music’, ‘He’s the Greatest Dancer’ and Thinking of You’. Meanwhile, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae completes the Friday main stage music line up.
Texas, will headline Saturday 1st June. Led by front woman Sharleen Spiteri they have produced ten studio albums selling over 40 millions records worldwide and last year released The Very Best Of 1989 – 2023 ahead of their triumphant Glastonbury Pyramid Stage 2023 performance.
Meanwhile, The Coral will join Texas on Saturday. Emerging during the early 2000’s, their eponymously titled 2002 debut album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and listed in the top 5 albums of the year by NME. Their second album, Magic and Medicine produced four UK Top 20 singles, including the festival anthem Pass It On.
Ocean Colour Scene will headline Sunday 3rd June. They lit up the Britpop party in the mid-90’s chalking up three Top 5 albums and seventeen Top 40 singles including the immortal ‘The River Boat Song’.
Seth Lakeman will be joining the bands on the main stage on Sunday. Celebrating 20 years since the release of Kitty Jay, the album that marked Seth’s pioneering musical journey and helped introduce a new audience to folk music.
Other acts performing during the course of the festival include: Seasick Steve, Lightning Seeds, The Bootleg Beatles, Stornoway, Peter Hook & The Light, Kevin Rowland’s Dexy’s (formerly Dexy’s Midnight Runners) The Feeling, multi-platinum selling pop band The Hoosiers, Sunderland Punk quartet The Futureheads, Scottish powerhouse Callum Beattie and fan favourites Thrill Collins.
Wychwood will present more than 100 activities and workshops for families of all ages across the weekend which now takes place on a new site at Cheltenham Racecourse.
To book tickets visit: https://wychwoodfestival.com/