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The Wickerman Festival

Average rating:

4.4

11 of 11(100%)customers would recommend this to a friend.

The Wickerman Festival Fan Reviews - Ticketmaster

5 / 5

wickerman festival

East Kirkcarswell @

- Kirkcudbright @

- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Favourite moment: burning the wickerman @

Posted 04/09/2009

by 1rSole

Location: dumfriesshire

it was amazing first festival and definatly wont be my last

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Favourite moment: burning the wickerman @

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Review 2 for The Wickerman Festival

4 / 5

burning of the wickerman

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- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Favourite moment: dreadzone @

Posted 28/07/2009

by Bagpuss67

I went witht my 5 year old daughter and friends, we loved it. Generally well organised, helpful staff, great music etc etc. However BIG MOAN re the lighting of the wickerman. This is billed as a family friendly festival. My daughter stayed up for the lighting of the Wickerman as billed as 10.30-11-pm. By midnight it still hadn't been lit, there were exhausted children nodding all over the place and fractious parents stressing. I had to give up well after midnight and carry my sleepy and tear stricken daughter all the way back to the tent. She didn't even see the fireworks. Why o why o why don't you light the wickerman as soon as it is dark enough (10pm at the latest?) so the kids can go to bed and the grown ups party on down? Competing with the main act seems ludicrous and actually ended up spoiling the zutons for me,.

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- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Favourite moment: dreadzone @

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Review 3 for The Wickerman Festival

5 / 5

Dread Zone were sooooperb

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- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Favourite moment: The Dodgems @

Posted 28/07/2009

by Wickafriend

Location: Glasgow

First timer to this festival. Took both my teenage son and my eight year old daughter and we ALL loved it. Thanks guys. Great organisation and cool atmosphere (the weather helped for a change). However, PLEASE try to improve on the food otherwise next time I'll have to bring my own!

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- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Favourite moment: The Dodgems @

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Review 4 for The Wickerman Festival

5 / 5

The Dangleberries are Gods!!!

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- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Favourite moment: And when it hurts, you know they love to tell yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooou!!!!!!!! @

Posted 27/07/2009

by Gerri

Location: Glasgow

Once again The Dangleberries took to the stage and set the Festival of Fire, well, on fire, just the best way to get you dancing barefoot in a field, all over again!!!!!!!!!

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- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Favourite moment: And when it hurts, you know they love to tell yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooou!!!!!!!! @

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Review 5 for The Wickerman Festival

4 / 5

What a Blast!!!

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- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Favourite moment: The whole experience including the Wickerman before and after being lit. @

Posted 27/07/2009

by FlipFlaps

We were lucky with the weather. The music was fantasic, espcially The Magic Numbers, The Human League and the The Zutons (and Candi Staton). Shame Luva Anna were up against Headliners - We love you!!! The kids had a fantastic time too with plenty for them to enjoy as well as the bands!! Don't pay more for family camping as there was LOUD music from the Bass Camp 'til 5am!!! (Kids slept through it!!!?!**!)

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- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Favourite moment: The whole experience including the Wickerman before and after being lit. @

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Review 6 for The Wickerman Festival

5 / 5

Amazing Weekend

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- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Favourite moment: Utah Saints played an amazing set with old and new classics. @

Posted 27/07/2009

by BARS

What an amazing festival, one that is great for the family and everything is reasonable price. Utah Saints were out of this world.

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Favourite moment: Utah Saints played an amazing set with old and new classics. @

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Review 7 for The Wickerman Festival

3 / 5

Nice wickerman, shame about the line-up

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- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Favourite moment: wickerman burning! @

Setlist: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz @

Opening act(s): zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz @

Posted 27/07/2009

by wickermanvirgin

Location: Edinburgh

This was my first wickerman experience and overall it was good one, nice setting and layout, decent facilities and all that, but the disappointment was the quality of the bands. I was excited to see Billy Bragg and intrigued to see the Human League, but apart from that had come along with the hope of discovering at least one or two good new bands or folk artists. Pursuing this aim however ended up in wandering between different stages to see what felt like a constant stream of mediocrity. A major bug-bear was also the incessant loud thud of the bass tent in the background, almost drowing out the more quiet moments on the main stage.
My advice would be that the wickerman festival is great if you are either not that fussed about the music and happy watching most things, or you have checked out the line-up in advance to make sure there are a good half a dozen things on that you know you will like.

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- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Favourite moment: wickerman burning! @

Setlist: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz @

Opening act(s): zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz @

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Review 8 for The Wickerman Festival

4 / 5

Wonderful Wickerman

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- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Favourite moment: Billy Bragg performing with the Magic Numbers @

Opening act(s): The Dangleberries @

Posted 26/07/2009

by doemac

Location: Scotland

We had a wonderful time at the Wickerman Festival. This was quite a small festival but big on talent. The Human League were so nostalgic. They had us all singing along knowing all the words and bringing back so many old memories. The Magic numbers were fab. I've seen them four times and they never fail to wow me. Bad manners had the Scooter tent bouncing and young and old doing the same. Dreadzone were fantastic. There were too many great bands to mention. We certainly had a great time and are definately going back next year. Oh and forgot to mention the burning of the Wickerman at midnight. The whole arena went quiet as the Wickerman was set alight and the fireworks were lovely. It was worth seeing.

East Kirkcarswell @

- Kirkcudbright @

- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Favourite moment: Billy Bragg performing with the Magic Numbers @

Opening act(s): The Dangleberries @

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Review 9 for The Wickerman Festival

5 / 5

Wickerman was great

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- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Favourite moment: Almost everything in the Scooter Tent - especially Bombskare. @

Posted 26/07/2009

by scooba

First time at Wickerman and had a great time. The size of the festival compared to the larger ones such as T in the Park made it much more enjoyable and there was a good mix of people. Heard a number of new bands to follow up on. The site was very well run and the campsite crew did a good job of keeping the site clean and tidy.

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- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Favourite moment: Almost everything in the Scooter Tent - especially Bombskare. @

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Review 10 for The Wickerman Festival

5 / 5

Panda-monium

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- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Favourite moment: The lady who lay down next to the drunk panda to get her photo with him. Hilarious. @

Setlist: Good choice of band for last thing Saturday Night : Utah Saints. Genius :-) @

Posted 26/07/2009

by speshalkay

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

This was the best Wickerman yet for me! It was helped by my lovely friends, including the Bad Panda (Erik) I think he must be in hundreds of photos from this weekend.

Good points:
The fantastic sculpture and fireworks.
The people
The weather
The bands
The Campsite and toilets
The access and egress from the parking
The food
The coffee trader inside with proper coffee.

Bad points:
Gormless Brothers breakfast wagon, especially on the sunday with no roof in the pouring rain and only one lad serving, one lad cooking and two useless girls moving things around to look like they weren't useless, but just making them look moreso.
The black pudding from the above. I am sure it isn't supposed to be crunchy.
The cinema. It was too small and in a tent.

East Kirkcarswell @

- Kirkcudbright @

- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Favourite moment: The lady who lay down next to the drunk panda to get her photo with him. Hilarious. @

Setlist: Good choice of band for last thing Saturday Night : Utah Saints. Genius :-) @

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Review 11 for The Wickerman Festival

4 / 5

Bad Manners were Excellant

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Favourite moment: Bad Manners @

Posted 26/07/2009

by Grizzy

Location: Glasgow

I really enjoyed this festival , I normally go to T in the park but didnt go this year instead took my 7 year old boy to this one and he also really enjoyed it . Only thing is the music not really up my street apart from Bad Manners were really good. Would def recommend to anyone and is very child friendly would be a good family weekend.

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- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Favourite moment: Bad Manners @

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