UB40 to headline WOWfest

Making a rare UK festival appearance UB40 will headline Saturday night at this summer's WOWfest happening from Friday 17th until Sunday 19th August 2012 at St Martins Down, Shanklin, on the Isle of Wight.

The new all ages eco-event offering music, culture, workshops, food, dance, cabaret, burlesque and theatre has also confirmed and exclusive UK appearance of Madeleine Peyroux on Sunday on the Blue Angel Stage, following the Saturday headline appearance of The Overtones.

The afterhours Club Nights sees Roni Size added to the bill on Friday, Peter Hook on the ones and twos in a closing Madchester Hacienda themed after hours party on Sunday, Alabama 3, and Kitten and The Hip.

After midnight, WOWfest 2012 will be transformed into a sensual vision of Burlesque and cabaret, encompassing the romance & razzmatazz of turn of the century France whilst the WOW Club Night dance-floors will swirl into nostalgia with the great movements such as Soul, Reggae & Ska, 70′s Disco, or take the house down with total Bristol Yeyo cool DJ sets, to bring each night of the WOWfest Global Party to a close.

The festival has a green ethos, an emphasis on veggie, locally sourced and organic food, and offers a selection of workshops and activities for kids and families in the African Village, plus some comedy, cabaret, theatre, performance, circus and walkabout, there's plenty more going on than just the musical line-up.

An adult weekender is priced at £140, an Islander (Island postcodes only) weekend ticket is priced at £120. A student (13-17 years) weekender ticket is priced at £95, and children aged 12 yrs & under (limited numbers) are free. An adult camping pass is priced at £20, camping for students and children is free. A car parking weekend permit is priced at £30 with a day permit priced at £15. Day tickets are priced at £75 for adults (limited numbers), other options are free. A campervans space of 7x4m for campervan & adjacent space for family tents, is priced at £100 per space. Please note separate pitch to be purchased for family tents in addition to c/van. Occupant of campervan or adjacent family tent, £20 per person.

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WOWfest is also proud to partner the following charities: Oxfam, Solar Aid, Building Schools for Africa, Sustrans, Vegfam and the IW NHS Juba project.

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