the goNorth line up revealed for Wickerman Festival

The Wickerman Festival 2014

Friday 25th to Saturday 26th July 2014
Kirkcarswell Farm, Kirkcudbright, Galloway, DG6 4JQ, Scotland MAP
£105 with camping and parking

Daily capacity: 18,000

Scotland's Wickerman festival happening on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th July 2014 has revealed its goNORTH Festival Tour Tent line-up.

Now in its fourth year, the goNORTH tent presents some of the most exciting new talent to have emerged from the Scottish and International music scenes, with acts selected following submissions and performances earlier in the month.

On Friday Broken Records will headline with support from United Fruit, Vladimir, Copper Lungs, Prehistoric Friends, The Moon Kids, Our Future Glory, Halfrican, Dante, and Felix Champion.

On Sunday Roman Nose top the bill top a bill featuring Teen Canteen, Schnarff Schnarff, Pale Honey, We Came From Wolves, Angus Munro, Adopted as Holograph, Scary People, Ella the Bird, and Culann.

goNORTH Project Manager, Alex Smith, commented, "We are really looking forward to returning to the Wickerman this summer. The festival provides a fantastic platform for showcasing a wide range of emerging talent and fully embraces the diversity of the acts that play in the goNORTH Festival Tour Tent. It is very exciting to be included in one of the most prestigious music festivals in Scotland."

Friday headliner is Dizzee Rascal, and on Saturday it's Del Amitri. Joining them are Shed Seven, Augustines, Skinny Lister, The Hosts, Life, Roddy Woomble, Alabama 3, The Beat, Lee Thompson's Ska Orchestra, Sonic Boom Six, Imperial Leisure, Cockney Rejects, Anti Pasti, The Feeling, Martha Reeves and The Vandellas, The Zombies, Big Country, Finding Albert, Model Aeroplanes, Young Fathers, Hector Bizerk, The Amazing Snakeheads, Neon Waltz, LAW , Tuff Love, Cairn String Quartet, Tijuana Bibles, Colonel Mustard and Dijon Five, The New Piccadillys, The Pukes, Berry Tweed and the Chasers, Root System, The Members, The Counterfeit Clash, The Lurkers, John Smith, Emily Smith , The Mae Trio, Bridie Jackson and The Arbour, Sorren Maclean, Nick Harper, Esperanza, The Skarsoles, Blowjangles, Inishowen, Full Tonne Kidd, rhythmnreel , Jason Dupuy, Them Beatles, Victorian Trout Conspiracy, Atom Tree, Thin Privilege, Algernon Doll, Call to Mind, Fat Suit, Gastric Band, Pronto Mama, Deathcats, Foreign Fox, and Cutty’s Gym.

Badmouth Battles rapper Gasp will pick up the pace by MCing the festival’s first ever rap battle.

For the line-up details as available, 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.

Sited on the 120 acre East Kirkcarswell Farm, near Dundrennan, South West Scotland, in deepest Galloway, the festival welcomes families, and features two main stages, as well as a dance area, acoustic tent, a campsite, trade stalls, alternative area, bars, and food stalls.

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Tickets are priced at £105 for weekend adult tickets and £52.50 for weekend concession tickets, with children aged 12 and under able to attend for free. A campervan/caravan pitch is priced at £45 or £95 with an electric hook up.

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