WOMAD tickets on sale, Boy George playing

16.02.2008

Tickets for WOMAD have gone on sale with several acts confirmed for the world music festival.

WOMAD (World of Music, Arts & Dance) will be taking place at Charlton Park, Marmesbury, Wiltshire from 25-27 July.

Tickets are available HERE and are expected to sell out quick. Full weekend camping tickets currently cost £115, but click through for a full list of prices.

Organisers have just unveiled several new acts for the bill. They are Lee Scratch Perry, Squeeze, Roni Size & Reprazent, Boy George, Orchestra Baobab and Eddy Grant.

Eddy Grant said: "Im delighted to be playing WOMAD. WOMAD is still about real people from all over the world coming together to play real music... Im thrilled, its 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."

The full line up is as follows:

Adrian Sherwood & Lee 'Scratch' Perry & Little Axe (UK) - Agricantus (Sicily) - Altai Kai (Mongolia) - Asif Ali Khan (Pakistan) - Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba (Mali) - Beat Bristol (UK / Brazil) - Bedouin Jerry Can Band (Egypt) - Bill Cobham (USA) - Boy George (UK) - Buckwheat Zydeco (USA) - Cara Dillon (Ireland (Irish Republic)) - Chic (USA) - David D'Or (Israel) - Dengue Fever (USA / Cambodia) - Devon Sproule (USA) - Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan (India) - DJ TC (UK) - Dulsori (Korea (Republic of)) - Eddy Grant (Guyana) - Ernest Ranglin (Jamaica) - Finley Quaye (UK) - Gocoo + GoRo (Japan) - Hossam Ramzy and his Egyptian Orchestra (Egypt) - Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara (UK / Gambia) - Kasai All Stars (Congo) - Kenge Kenge Orutu Systems (Kenya) - Kora (New Zealand) - Lo Cor de La Plana (Corsica) - Malam Mamane Barka (Niger Republic) - Mamani Keita and Nicolas Repac (Mali / France) - Michael Brook & Djivan Gasparyan (USA) - Mista Savona (Australia) - Monajat Yulchieva (Uzbekistan) - Mono Bloco (Brazil) - Roni Size & Reprazent (UK) - Rumberos de Cuba (Cuba) - Sa Ding Ding (China (Peoples Republic)) - Sarah Savoy & The Francadians (USA / France) - Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkester (Germany) - Sheikh Taha (Egypt) - Simone White (USA) - Squeeze (UK) - Terakaft (Mali) - Tibetan Monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery (Tibet) - Toumani Diabate (Mali) - Trans-Global Underground (UK)

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Boy George And Eddy Grant For WOMAD Festival

By Jason Gregory on 18/02/2008

Boy George and Eddy Grant are among a host of performers who are scheduled to appear at this years WOMAD festival.

The event, which takes place at Charlton Park in Wiltshire from July 25th-27th, will also feature Squeeze and Roni Size.

Speaking about the festival, Grant, who is heading back on the road after twenty-five years, said it was very special.

I'm delighted to be playing WOMAD. It's 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, he said.

Tickets for the festival are on sale now. For more information go to our Gig Guide : http://www.gigwise.com/gigs

Alternatively, you can call our ticket hotline on 0871 230 1098.

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