The Wickerman Festival goes punk

The Wickerman Festival have announced their biggest ever punk and ska line up which has The Blockheads, and Bad Manners as headliners.

Having first played Wickerman's main stage six years ago the jazz-rock collective, The Blockheads return to close the expanded Scooter Tent on Friday 20th July. They are joined on the bill by fellow Wickerman veterans Manchester-based Goldblade, Sharks, and The Skints, as well as Peter and the Test Tube Babies, pop punk rising stars Orange, all girl four piece Hearts Under Fire, musical pioneers The Vibrators and Dumfries & Galloway's own The Foundations.

On Saturday ska legends Bad Manners are supported on the bill by cow punks Pronghorn, America's first ska band The Toasters, Janice Graham Band, Scotland's The Dugz, and Davy Cowan & The Hose Beast will keep the party atmosphere going with high energy punk covers.

The Blockheads Mick Gallagher commented, "We played Wickerman six years ago and what makes it stand out from other festivals is its genuinely friendly atmosphere. It's a festival for everyone who loves music and it gives us a chance to play a festival in Scotland which can only be a good thing.

Bad Manners frontman Buster Bloodvessel said, ""I remember Wickerman very fondly, the smiles and the dancing. For me it's a top European Festival and Bad Manners and Wickerman seem to go hand in hand. See you all there.

The Wickerman Festival Coordinator, Helen Chalmers added, "Wickerman is rooted in punk and ska and the continued growth of the Scooter tent is reflective of the festival's growth overall. For many of our fans the Scooter Tent is still Wickerman's main attraction - it's more important than the main stage! After listening to the feedback we've expanded the tent and felt it was only right to ask Bad Manners to return so those who missed out in 2009 have a second chance to catch their set. We're thrilled to bring such an exciting line up of performers to the 2012 festival. Roll on July."

The Wickerman Festival takes place at East Kirkcarswell Farm in Dumfries & Galloway and takes place from Friday 20th and Saturday 21st July, 2012.

Previously confirmed are headliners Scissor Sisters and Texas, plus The View, Levellers, Newton Faulkner, Cast, Jenny O, Kassidy, Bis, Dog is Dead, Duke Special, Mike Skinner (DJ Set), Jordan Suckley, Yousef, Kryder, D.O.D, Graeme Hawley, Human Don't Be Angry, United Fruit, Anderson McGinty Webster Ward and Fisher, and Beerjacket. For the line-up details as available please click here.

The line-up goes across ten stages including the Summerisle Stage, Scooter Tent, The Acoustic Village, Axis Sound System Reggae Tent, Bass Camp, Greenman Inn, Headphone Arena, Ho Down Wendy House, Solus and more.

All ticket prices have been frozen at last year's levels until 30th June 2012. Tickets are priced at £90 including camping and car parking. Concessions (13-15 years old) are priced £45 for a limited time and will only be available online. Children under 13 go free. Caravan/campervan tickets are an additional £30 with a further £50 to this ticket price for an electrical hook up.

To buy tickets, click here.

As always, the weekend festivities will be brought to a spectacular close with the crowd-gathering tradition of burning the 40ft Wickerman statue at midnight on Saturday.

Everyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult and bring proof of age - anyone without proof of ID will be liable to pay the full adult ticket price at the gate. We also recommend anyone who looks under 21 to bring ID with them. The ages shown on the tickets refer to the age of the child/concession on the day of the festival (not the age at time of purchase).

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