The Wickerman Festival
is an annual music festival held near to Dundrennan in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dubbed 'Scotland's Alternative Music festival', in 2009, it was held of Friday 24th & Saturday 25th of July 2009.
For 2010, the dates are Friday 23rd & Saturday 24th of July.
The 2009 line-up:
The Human League
The Zutons
Bad Manners • Billy Bragg • Candi Staton
Danny Rampling • Dreadzone
Felix Martin & Joe Goddard (HOT CHIP) DJ Set
Idlewild • The Magic Numbers • Utah Saints
A Band Called Quinn • Adam Connal • Al Majik
Alan Murphy vs Metrobone • Alex Frew • Amnesty DJs
The Amphetameanies • Andi Neate • Andy Chung
Andy Fleming • Andy Hickie • Andy Paterson
Andy Vaughan • Anova Music • Ash Dickinson
Babygod • The Banana Sessions • The Banjo Lounge Trio • Believe
Berry Tweed and the Chasers • Beth Fouracre • Billy Bates • Bombskare
The Box (Glasgow) DJs • Brent Burns & James Durkan
Bronto Skylift • B-Sides and the Bandit • The Bum-Clocks • Burn The Negative
Cameron o’Hagan • Celebrity Chimp • Cheech and Chong • The Chihuahuas
Chris Lockie • Chuckie Stane Poets • Cojo • Colin Storrie
The Common Empire • Counterfeit Clash • Created From Silence • D.D.
Daggsy • The Dangleberries • Derek Johnstone • The Dickies • Dirty Dan
Dr Huxtable • Drums of Death • Duffy • Dylan Rhymes
Electric Avenue Band • Emjay • Emma Gillespie
Esperi • Eureka Machines • F.S.O.D (DJ Set) • Faares Mahdy
The Filth Wizard • Fiona Lindsay • Gash DJs • Gayle • G-Mac
Goldblade • Good for the Soul (Funkademia)
The Gothenburg Address • Harrison • Hayley Beavis
Headphone Disco • Healthy Minds Collapse • Hello Pirates?
How Do I Get Up There? • Inge • Ingen
Isa & the Filthy Tongues • Its A Buffalo • J C Lately
James Ryan • James Wilson • Jamie Clark • Jane Overton
Jay & Kev • Jay Lafferty • Jennifer Concannon
Johnny Templeton • Joni Fuller • Jono Carr vs Mikey Fidget
Just Tourist • The Kabeedies • Keir McAllister • Ki Creighton • Kid Blue
Kid British • Lee Combs • Lee Watson • Liam Bulloch & General Jimmy
Little Eskimos • Lo-Fi Lung • The Loose Kites • Lunik • Luva Anna
Man at the Window • Mango Trasher • Mark Calvert • Mark Nelson
Mark Thomson • Mark Wilson • Marky Adams • Marmajuke • Martin Wheeler Martyn Taylor
Matt Hind • Matt Long & Brad Mercer • Meat Katie vs Elite Force
The MeatMen • Meursault • Mikey Don • Milton Balgoni • The Mooncats
Moniker • More From Jim • Mr Kil • Mr Mowgli • Mr. P • The Murkage Cartel
The Murmours of Tension • Nicola Black • Nolife (live PA) • O’Death • Obie
The Oldboy • The Organic DJs • Outmode (live) • Paul Malcolm
Pearl and the Puppets • Penetration • Perry B • Phil Kay • Privatus
Punch & the Apostles • Pyz • Rab McCahill • Rab Wilson • Rapunzel Wizard
Ray McKinney • Reginald • Re-Tox • The Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolfe III
rhythmnreel • Roberto Cassani • Robin Cairns • Root System
Samba Sene and Diwan • Sandeman & Mr Dickie
The Second Hand Marching Band • Seele Dub
The Seventeenth Century • Sharks • Simon Jackson
Siren • Sonny Wharton • Sshh! • SteveTauntra • Susi Woodmass
The Swampstompers • Sweet Billy Pilgrim • Tags • Taiko Tastik • Tim Forrester
Tim Shaw • Tom Knox & Anthony Newman • Torrents • Tracy Patrick
UK Subs • The Velcro Quartet • Viv Gee • Vladimir McTavish
Washington Irving • We Were Promised Jetpacks
William Douglas and the Wheel • The Xcerts • Yahweh
Zion Train • Zodiac Cartel
It began in 2002 when the festivals artistic director Sid Ambrose, whilst working with the Stewartry Music Initiative, hit upon the idea of a local counter-culture based family-friendly festival due to the surrounding area being inextricably linked with various locations used within the classic British horror film 'The Wicker Man' (1973) starring Christopher Lee and Edward Woodward. He took the idea to local farmer Jamie Gilroy, and by doing this, they ensured that the festival would eventually settle within a natural amphitheatre of of prime Galloway grazing land at East Kirkcarswell Farm, Dundrennan.
Musically as well as creatively, the festival has been likened to a smaller version of Glastonbury with a widely eclectic mix of music to suit everyone. It has 8 stages and these include 2 main stages (Woodward & Summerisle) a world music and funk tent (Rowan), a reggae sound system, an acoustic village, a punk/ska/northern soul tent (Scooter), a new Scottish bands tent (Solus), several dance tents, as well as a children’s area, workshops, beer tent, crafts, a cinema, and much more.
Artists that played Wickerman 2008 included KT Tunstall, Gary Numan, Broken Records, The Foxes, Dub Pistols, The Cuban Brothers, Hugh Cornwell (ex-Stranglers frontman), Neville Staple, Dream Machine, Monkish, Attic Lights, The Hacienda Tour (featuring ex-New Order bassist Peter Hook, Bez, and DJ Graeme Park), X-Press2, Annie Nightingale and Headphone Disco.
Artists that played 2007 included
Fun Lovin' Criminals, The Proclaimers, Hayseed Dixie, The Orb, The Negatives, The Targets, Cider Spiders, Modus, Darkwater, The Call, The Beat, The Rezillos, The Peatbog Faeries, The Yardbirds, Eat Static, Jah Wobble, Neck, Uniting The Elements, I Am Kloot, Skaville UK, Popup, The Low Miffs, The Kazoo Funk Orchestra, Black Affair, Miss The Occupier, Only Joe Kane, Saint Jude's Infirmary, Miss King and the Cougars, John Langhan, Ardent John, Taiko Drummers, Andi Neate, Sally Campbell, Jam Squad!, Andy Lang & the Well, The Stompswampers, Sixpeopleaway, Copy Haho, Our Lunar Activities, How To Swim, Frightened Rabbit, Clean George IV, Dance Lazarus Dance!, and Y'all Is Fantasy Island.
XFM Scotland's Jim Gellatly on his first ever Wickerman (2007):
'The most family friendly festival I've been to, and a brilliant weekend. If you're ever tempted to take kids to Glastonbury, at least try out Wickerman first. A pretty successful jaunt all round, and I'm already looking forward to next year.'
In November 2007, Wickerman won the category of 'Best Grass Roots Festival' at the UK Festival Awards. The only other Scottish festival to win was the John Lennon Festival in Durness.
In previous festivals, artists have included:
2004 -
Aereogramme, Buzzcocks, The Selector, Spiritualized, Antiproduct,The Levellers and the inaugural winners of west sound battle of the bands eh?
2005 -
The Stranglers, Dreadzone, Alabama 3, Arthur Brown, Neville Staples, and Space Ritual.
2006 -
The Alarm, New Model Army, The Aliens, Sandi Thom, System 7 and the Sensational Alex Harvey Band.
The festival climaxes on Saturday at midnight with the burning of a giant Wickerman, built by local craftsmen Trevor Leat and Alex Rigg.
It has been nominated for 2 festival awards:
Best Cult Following 2005 & Best Grassroots Festival 2006
Its motto is:The Wickerman Festival - it's better than it needs to be!
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