Plenty of WOW Factor as Paul Oakenfold, Danny Rampling, Maxi Priest and The Wailers play WOWfest
House legends Paul Oakenfold
and Danny Rampling, and reggae stars Junior Marvin of Bob Marley's Wailers
and Maxi Priest are amongst the first headliners for this summer's brightest
new festival in August on the Isle of Wight - WOWfest, a 3 day music
extravaganza on August 17th - 19th featuring some of the world's
top acts in what promises to be one of the most outstanding global parties
of the year.
Top name DJ's and a
strong reggae line-up dominate the bill so far, with many more names
still to be announced, and if you like to party, then WOWfest will be
exceeding all expectations with some of the world's biggest names gathered
for the weekend. Friday night sees an impressive start with the Mondays'
maracas man Bez's Acid House Night twisting a few melons on the Global
Stage with his Madchester madness, whilst dubstep originators Smith
and Mighty & special guests rock the One World tent. On Saturday
DJ uber-legend Paul Oakenfold takes to the decks to head up an impressive
looking Club Yeyo Italia 90 club night on the Global Stage with Danny
Rampling & a live set from 808State, and on Sunday, Norman Jay opens
the Main Stage alongside Soul 11 Soul before US house maestro Marshall
Jefferson headlines a Hacienda - themed closing party to bring the global
celebration that is WOWfest to a grand finale, before the expected 20,000
party goers head off into the sunset with a head full of beats, a soul
full of love, and a feelgood factor that only the best events provide.
WOWfest boasts a mightily
impressive reggae line-up too, with live sets from original acts including
Junior Marvin of Bob Marley's Wailers, with UK reggae legends Maxi Priest
and Aswad joining Misty in Roots, Black Roots, Macka B and Talisman
in what is already the best reggae bill of the year in the UK - with
a very special headline act on Saturday still to be announced. And on
Sunday there's a particularly strong collection of original ska bands
on show including The Beat, The Selecter, Neville Staple of the Specials
fame, and Bad Manners ensuring a lively all - day and evening session
before the nights come alive at the 6 different Club Nights being hosted
across the site over the weekend.
There's also some quality
World and Jazz acts on over the weekend, including the likes of Manos
De Dios, Terrakota and Baka Beyond on the One World Stage, whilst the
Blue Angel Stage plays host to some top performances with Joe Cang,
The Dennis Rollins Velocity Trio, Gregg Kofi Brown and Sarah Jane Morris
gracing the arena, before the big top transforms into an afterhours
swirling burlesque and comedy club. And with the Shaved Fish stage hosting
a number of younger up and coming acts, plus the African Village, featuring
performance from the Kakatsitsi Master Drummers and others, as well
as hosting workshops and ceremonies with activities for all ages, alongside
some spectacular theatre, performance and walkabout, there truly is
something for everyone going on at WOWfest.
But of course, it's
not just about the headliners and entertainment - in this day and age
a successful festival must have a high level of eco-awareness to ensure
that the footprint of the festival is sustainable. WOWfest provides
for eco-conscious festival tourism, encouraging festival - goers to
travel the island by bus or bike, not car. The Sunshine Trail cycle
route goes right through to the festival, and Island buses are free
with WOWfest tickets, so you can take a bus to the site if you don’t
fancy the cycling. WOWfest and its sponsoring partners are encouraging
festival - related tourism on the Island without cars, as well as using
alternative energy sources, preserving water and minimizing waste in
a sustainability plan commissioned at the outset. And there's a great
choice of food and shopping at WOWfest too, with the emphasis on fair
trade, organic and vegetarian as well as locally sourced produce (including
workshops from celebrity TV chef Richard Fox with his Love Food Hate
Waste cookery roadshow), ensuring WOWfest meets the highest eco standards
right from day one – even managing to include an appearance from the
UK's greenest band The Phoenix Rose!
WOWfest is a festival
whose time has truly come, and thousands are expected to snap up the
best priced £99 early bird tickets, which are on sale from the event
website www.wowfest.co.uk, before the other headliners and support acts
are announced. For details of all the acts playing at WOWfest this year
please visit the website www.wowfest.co.uk
WOWfest is also proud
to partner the following charities: Oxfam, Solar Aid, Building Schools
for Africa, Sustrans, Vegfam and the IW NHS Juba project.
Tickets are available
from www.wowfest.co.uk.
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Ticket Prices:
- Adult Weekender – introductory early birds ONLY £99
- Islander Adult Weekender – limited offer (Island postcodes only) £120
- Adult Weekender – Full Price £140
- Student Weekender – 13 to 17 yr olds £95
- Student Weekender – 13-17 yr olds introductory early bird £85
- Young Weekender – 12 yrs & under (limited numbers) FREE
- Adult Camping Pass £20
- Student Camping Pass (accompanied 13-17 yr olds) FREE
- Young Camping Pass (accompanied 12s & under) FREE
- Car Parking Weekend Permit £30
- Car Parking Day Permit £15
- Day tickets – (limited numbers) £75
- Day tickets – 12 yrs & under (limited numbers) FREE
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