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MARLBOROUGH JAZZ open your mind to global tunes. It’s AVEBURY ROCKS
FESTIVAL basically around the world in 80 Saturday 22nd August
Friday 17 to Sunday 19 July hours. This year it includes De La Avebury
Venues throughout Marlborough Soul and Bellowhead. Start with a trek around the iconic
Marlborough International Jazz www.womad.co.uk sites and finish up with an acoustic
Festival takes place every July, when TROWBRIDGE VILLAGE PUMP concert amongst the stones, this
the town is transformed into Wilt- FOLK FESTIVAL year’s line-up includes Preston Reed,
shire's very own mini-New Orleans Friday 24 to Sunday 26 July George Wilding and Nick Harper.
with more than 100 acts during the White Horse Country Park, www.aveburyrocks.org
weekend. Westbury DEVIZES INTERNATIONAL
www.marlboroughjazz.com The very best in folk, roots and STREET FESTIVAL
SWINDON SHUFFLE acoustic music from all over the UK Sunday 30 to Monday 31 August
Friday 17 to Sunday 19 July and beyond, put on every year by Devizes
Various venues around Swindon the Trowbridge Village Pump Folk A big, two-day family event, featur-
Swindon Shuffle showcases the Club including Show of Hands and ing some of the very best in Euro-
best unsigned talent, a vast array Strawbs. pean street theatre and live music,
of musical genres, and fantastic www.villagepumpfolkfestival.co.uk kids entertainment, food, drink and
entertainment at music venues FIELDVIEW FESTIVAL festival stalls - and it's all free!
across the town. Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 August www.docadevizes.org.uk
www.swindonshuffle.org.uk Wiltshire - location TBA
theatre, comedy, children’s activi- The ever popular event is back for END OF THE ROAD FESTIVAL
ties, and excellent music including SAUSAGE FESTIVAL a new chapter. It’s all pretty hush Friday 4 to Sunday 6 September
Tom Jones, Bellowhead and Swin- Friday 24 to Saturday 25 July hush at the moment with even the Larmer Tree Gardens
don’s own Gaz Brookfield. Rockbourne near Salisbury location top secret. Expect quality One of the last big festivals of the
www.larmertreefestival.co.uk Sausage is a non-profit, intimate, year includes the likes of My Morn-
friendly festival near Salisbury, line-up announcements soon. ing Jacket and Laura Marling.
BOONDOCKS FESTIVAL firmly based on good music and www.fieldviewfestival.co.uk www.endoftheroadfestival.com
Friday 17 to Saturday 18 July merriment with The Talks and Stone PEWSEY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Malmesbury Donkey Pilots. Saturday 8 August BROAD TOWN BIG GIG
The Boondocks Festival is Malm- www.sausagefestival.co.uk Coopers Field, Pewsey Saturday 5 September
esbury’s first independent, home- This lovely boutique event first The Show Field, Broad Town
grown music festival. This year WOMAD kicked off in 2007, and it has been The Big Gig has proven so popular
includes Bite The Buffalo and Dub Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 July a one-day musical extravaganza that it has become a firm annual
Mafia. Charlton Park, Malmesbury each year. fixture, with attendances growing
www.theboondocksfestival.co.uk The world music festival is one www.pewseymusicfestival.org year on year.
where you can take the family and www.broadtownshow.co.uk

The 11th Annual
The 11th Annual

29th - 31st May 2015, Cheltenham Racecourse
29th - 31st May 2015, Cheltenham Racecourse
Nominated ‘Best Family Festival’ Every Year
Early Confirmations include:
UB40's Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue
Reunited Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Boney M The Undertones The Proclaimers
Cbeebies Superstar Justin Fletcher
Wonder Stuff Acoustic Dreadzone Ghostpoet
Andy Kershaw Lucy Rose Craig Charles
Dr & The Medics Electric Swing Circus
The Edwin Starr Band The Barron Knights
Thrill Collins Rusty Shackle Bassekou Kouyate
& Ngoni Ba Darlia Monsieur Doumani
Fickle Friends Folk On Mt. Wolf Demob Happy

A magical weekend of music, workshops for all ages,
comedy, poetry, kids literature, Headphone Disco, Mega
Roller Disco, Real Ale Festival, Healers & Sculpters,
great food & idyllic camping beneath the Prestbury Hills.

For more information, latest line up additions & tickets visit:
WWW.WYCHWOODFESTIVAL.COM
DAY & WEEKEND TICKETS AVAILABLE. U5s & PARKING FREE.
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