Petula Clark & more for Cropredy 2017

Fairport's Cropredy Convention 2017

Thursday 10th to Saturday 12th August 2017
various venues, Cropredy, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 1PJ, England MAP
£125, plus camping - SOLD OUT

Daily capacity: 20,000

Petula Clark - playing her first-ever UK festival - has been announced as the Friday headliner for this year's 37th annual Fairport's Cropredy Convention the annual shindig hosted by Fairport Convention.

Also newly confirmed are the Trevor Horn Band for the Thursday, and both of Quill, and C.C. Smugglers, for the Friday.

They join the previously announced acts of Thursday headliners The Divine Comedy, and - guess who? - Fairport Convention on the Saturday. Other acts already confirmed include Show of Hands, Richard Thompson, Feast of Fiddles, Pierce Brothers, Dougie MacLean, Marillion, Cats In Space, Gigspanner, and The Gerry Colvin Band.

As is traditional, Fairport Convention will play on Thursday with a short welcoming set by the band's semi-acoustic line-up to open the festival and celebrate their fifty years with a marathon performance to close the festival on Saturday. Joined on stage by former members and guests, their set will feature the very best from half a century of musicmaking.

For the line-up details as available please click here.

The annual festival of folk and rock music is held on the edge of the village of Cropredy, and run by Fairport Convention. This year's 37th anniversary of the festival will take place from Thursday 10th to Saturday 12th August 2017.

Tickets are currently off-sale, until 1st February. A three-day (Thurs, Fri, Sat) ticket is priced at £125. Children under 12 years old are admitted free provided they have a free ticket and are accompanied by an adult ticket holder. Three-day camping costs £45 per vehicle. Motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians camp free of charge. 2 day (Fri/Sat) and 1 day (Sat) tickets are expected to go on sale on 1 February.

Camping is charged per vehicle (up to five occupants). For convenience and security, tents are erected next to the camping party's vehicle.

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