headliners announced for Strummercamp

Billy Bragg, The Mahones, The Damned, and The Alarm

By Scott Williams | Published: Wed 4th Feb 2009

Strummercamp 2009 - Billy Bragg
Photo credit: Karen Williams

Strummercamp 2009

Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th May 2009
Manchester Rugby Club, Grove Lane, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 7NB, England MAP
£59.50 per person weekend pass, £35 a day and £15 for kids

Billy Bragg, The Mahones, The Damned, and The Alarm. are the first confirmed acts for this year's Strummercamp.

Billy Bragg


The Damned


The Alarm
Folk/punk and protest singer Billy Bragg, and Canadian Irish punks The Mahones will headline Strummercamp on the Saturday, with gothic rock founders and all around funsters The Damned, and Welsh rockers The Alarm will headline the Sunday.

Strummercamp is organised by friends of the late Joe Strummer, and is intended to be a celebration and tribute run on a not-for-profit basis. This year's festival takes place at Manchester Rugby Club, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire.

The festival line-up is spread over two stages, the Main stage, and the Veterans stage which features the best acts from previous year's festivals. Plus, festival goers can expect a cinema, comedy, poetry, all day bar/food, toilets and disabled toilet facilities, and all the usual festival facilities.

Tickets are priced at £59.50 for a 3 day weekend pass including car park/camping or £35 a day and £15 for kids. Saturday or Sunday Adults £35.00, £10.00 for children under 14 accompanied by an adult ticket holder. Admission for children under 10 years of age free. Admission to Friday event is open to full weekend ticket holders only. No day tickets are available for Friday event. To buy tickets, click here.




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