Christy Moore, Gogol Bordello, and Imelda May to headline Cambridge Folk Festival

first names revealed for line-up

By Scott Williams | Published: Wed 24th Feb 2016

Cambridge Folk Festival 2016 - Gogol Bordello
Photo credit: Andy Pitt

Cambridge Folk Festival 2016

Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st July 2016
Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 8DW, England MAP
£159 for a festival pass - SOLD OUT
Daily capacity: 10,000

Christy Moore, Gogol Bordello, and Imelda May are the headliners for this year's 52nd Cambridge Folk Festival which will be taking place from Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st July 2016, at Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds, in Cambridge.

They top a bill that will feature Glen Hansard, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Afro Celt Sound System, Kate Rusby, Charles Bradley & his Extraordinaires, Eliza Carthy and The Wayward Band, Jon Boden, Songs of Separation, Sam Lee & Friends, The Michael McGoldrick Band, Blazin' Fiddles, Solas, Edward II, Le Vent du Nord, Duncan Chisholm, Kila, Breabach, Hot 8 Brass Band, Cash Box Kings, This Is The Kit, Stick in the Wheel, Seafret, Mike & Ruthy, Will Varley, Lisa O'Neill, Brian McNeill, The Dovetail Trio, Imar, Sam Kelly and The Lost Boys, and Flats & Sharps, p;lud Ceilidhs from Glorystrokes, Steamchicken, and Silent Ceilidh, children's concerts from Funbox, and The Barrow Band, Club Tent showcases from The Rheingans Sisters, Hattie Briggs, and Kelly Oliver, with Anna & Elizabeth, and Ceilidh Liberation Front making appearances in The Den.

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.

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Tickets last year sold out. The year's full festival prices are:
Adult: £159
Adult (18-21): £125
Teen (16-17): £95.50
Child (5-15): £44.50
Infant (0-4): free
City resident: £133
Concession (PIP): £122
Registered carer: £34

Thursday day ticket £26.50
Concession (PIP): £20.50
Registered carer: £6

Friday day ticket £57.50
Concession (PIP): £44.50
Registered carer: £13
City resident: £47.50
City resident (PIP): £36.50
Registered carer for city resident (PIP): £11

Saturday day ticket £67.50
Concession (PIP): £51.50
Registered carer: £16

Sunday day ticket £67.50
Concession (PIP): £51.50
Registered carer: £16
Cherry Hinton Hall Tents: £63.50
Cherry Hinton Hall Caravan: £123.50
Cherry Hinton Hall Caravan (PIP): £93.50

Coldhams Common Tent: £43.50
Coldhams Common Minivan: £43.50
Coldhams Common Caravan: £83.50




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