Over the weekend the main stage hosted performances by heritage greats including reggae legends Ali Campbell, Astro & Mickey Virtue of UB40, 70s icons Boney M, Scottish twin-brother duo The Proclaimers and Northern Irish punk-rockers The Undertones. There were also a slew of local talent from around Gloucestershire, Hereford & Worcester and Coventry & Warwickshire, showcased on both the main stage and the BBC Introducing stage. The Ecotricity Big Top welcomed renowned contemporaries Ghostpoet, Lucy Rose, Mt. Wolf, Charlotte OC and Josephine & The Artizans each day before delving into late night hedonism with Wychwood's famous headphone disco. Other musical highlights of the weekend included an ever energetic DJ set from Craig Charles, incredible talents from Mali with both Songhoy Blues and Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba plus an extremely popular mainstage appearance from children's entertainer Justin Fletcher.
On top of the music Wychwood 2015 offered a programme for all the family. The Children's Literature Festival in partnership with Waterstones saw literary talents educate and inspire the young and young at heart, while festival-goers were tickled pink in the Hobgoblin stage as stand-up heroes Michael Legge, Keith Farnan, Mitch Benn and more delivered late night hilarity. Families got stuck into Bhangra dance, hula hooping, circus tricks in an array of interactive workshops and those looking for more of a relaxing experience were well catered for in Wychwood Festival's very own Healing Gardens.
Elated with this year's Wychwood Festival, founder Graeme Merifield said,"What a year! It's the busiest I've ever seen the festival thanks to a fantastic turnout from Wychwood fans and spectacular performances across all of our stages from legends like Boney M and The Proclaimers right through to rising stars Charlotte OC and Puppy. To top our landmark 10th year in 2014 with record ticket sales in 2015 is such an achievement and we'd like to thank everyone who joined us this weekend. We hope they enjoyed the festival as much as we did and look forward to making 2016's Wychwood better yet!"
