Van Morrison, and Sinead O' Connor to headline the 50th Cambridge Folk Festival

Cambridge Folk Festival 2014

Thursday 31st July to Sunday 3rd August 2014
Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 8DW, England MAP
only Friday day ticket available £50

Daily capacity: 10,000

Van Morrison, and Sinead O' Connor will headline the 50th Cambridge Folk Festival which will be taking place from Thursday 31st July until Sunday 3rd August 2014, at Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds, in Cambridge.

Van Morrison will make his debut at Cambridge Folk Festival this year, on Sunday topping a line-up that will include Ladysmith Black Mambazo, former member of Drive By Truckers Jason Isbell, Lunasa, and Sarah Jarosz.

Also making her festival debut is Sinead O' Connor, who will be headlining Friday's line-up with Richard Thompson, Afro Celt Sound System, Cara Dillon, Pokey LaFarge, and Peggy Seeger.

Pokey LaFarge also appears on Thursday's bill with Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita

Whilst Saturday's unnamed headliner will lead a bill that features Rosanne Cash, Loudon Wainwright III, another chance to see Lunasa, and Sarah Jarosz, and The Full English featuring Fay Hield, Seth Lakeman, Martin Simpson, Nancy Kerr, Sam Sweeney, Rob Harbron and Ben Nicholls performing seminal early 20th century folksong.

With many more acts still to be announced.

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Tickets are priced at £138 for a full adult festival pass (not including camping), and a concession full festival pass is priced at £104. Children aged 5-15 years tickets is priced at £39, and children aged 4 and under can attend for free.

Day tickets are priced as follows - Thursday £21, Friday £50; Saturday £60; and Sunday £60.

Camping is available for full festival ticket holders only, priced at £38-£56 per 2-3 berth tent. A mini van (upto 4.5m x 3.5m) pass is £38, and a caravan pass is £76.

Prices do not include booking fees.

Having started life in 1965, the 14,000 capacity Festival showcases both international headline artists and young, emerging talent across four different stages and continues to enjoy sell-out success year on year. Renowned for its unique parkland setting, great facilities and family friendliness, the Festival offers something for everyone with street theatre, music workshops and sessions, raucous ceilidhs, open stages, a youth area, internet café, kids’ ceilidh, storytelling, free creche, paddling pool and playground, real ale bars.

Festival Manager Eddie Barcan said "We intend to celebrate 50 years of amazing music and great times in style this coming summer and look forward to welcoming everyone to Cambridge in July."

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