By Graham Hiley. The Saw Doctors made a very special dream come true for a superfan fan at the Wickham Festival. The top Irish band had an emotional reunion Charlotte Blogg. Charlotte is epileptic and suffered a heart attack while running the Eastleigh 10K – five years ago to...
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Review: Day 4, Wickham Festival, featuring The Proclaimers
By Graham Hiley. It was well worth the wait as The Proclaimers closed the Wickham Festival in style. The Scottish twins were due to headline here in August 2023 but were forced to pull out when Charlie Reid lost his voice due to a perforated ear drum. But they...
This summer see Ferocious Dog’s last ever performance at Wickham Festival
By Graham Hiley. Ferocious Dog’s last ever appearance at the Wickham Festival will be an emotionally-charged event. After 25 years on the road, the band are splitting up in November as lead singer Ken Bonsall fulfils his promise to retire and spend more time with his wife Karen. The...
The Saw Doctors return to Wickham Festival alongside The Proclaimers, Ferocious Dog and more
The Saw Doctors are set to headline the Wickham Festival, by public demand. The ever-popular Irish band will top the bill on Saturday August 1, making their third appearance in five years at the picturesque Hampshire site. Over the years, The Saw Doctors have built up a reputation as...
Hampshire’s DiElle to launch new album next month
DiElle, from Wickham, is set to launch her latest album, Atlas on the 13th April in Portsmouth —this is a collection of songs inspired by her love of travel, adventure, and the journeys of the heart and soul. Atlas is a deeply personal project, shaped by the places she...
Wickham Festival move pays off
Photo credit: Striking Faces The Wickham Festival’s switch to a new site has proved to be a huge success. Organisers took the long-standing popular event to a new field a few hundreds yards away in a bid to avoid the mud which proved such a problem last year. And...
Review: Wickham Festival Day 2 – Suzie Quatro, Muireann Bradley
By Graham Hiley. Suzi Quatro has famously said if she ever turns round and shakes her ass to silence then she will know that is the time to call it a day. Judging by the raucous reaction at the Wickham Festival she will be going for a long time...
Review: Wickham Festival Day 1
By Graham Hiley. It was a day of mix and match as the 2024 Wickham Festival got off to a fantastic start. Phil Odgers began with John Kettle playing songs by Phil Ochs from their new album Far Rockaway and then closed the night with the Men The Couldn’t...
Suzi Quatro to headline the Wickham Festival
Rock Goddess Suzi Quatro is set to headline a star-studded line-up at this year’s Wickham Festival. The American legend will join the Levellers, Seth Lakeman, Tony Christie and many more at the popular event which runs from August 1-4. The Detroit-born singer will top the bill on the Friday...
Review Round-up: Wickham Festival, 3 – 6 August 2023
Words by Lewis MacLean and photos by Graham Hiley My first time at Wickham was almost overshadowed by the remoteness of the place, which turned out to be a key ingredient in the beauty of the experience. As I arrived at neighbouring Wickham Square, I already felt like I...