The hippest festival of the summer awaits us………………………
Following last year’s sun-drenched success, award-winning festival, Wilderness, today proudly announces its third season of arts and escapades knitted amidst the landscapes of Cornbury Park. The festival will take place between Thursday 8th and Sunday 11th August.
Continuing with its unique program of time-honored arts this year’s line-up includes some of the most respected visionaries in music, food, theatre and the literary arts. The festival has also been extended to four days and will now open on the Thursday.
The musical program so far, includes a whole host of carefully curated artists including Sugarman himself, legendary Detroit troubadour Rodriguez, who hasrocketed to notoriety following the BAFTA and Oscar winning documentary about his life, Searching for Sugarman.
“It is an honour and pleasure to be included to perform at this year’s Wilderness. I am told that it is at a beautiful location, so we are definitely looking forward to the scene.” – Rodriguez
A Beautiful setting and Line Up:
2013 LINE-UP
Four Days Of Live Music & Dancing;
Empire of The Sun (UK festival exclusive), Noah and the Whale, Rodriguez, Michael Kiwanuka, Tom Odell, Ghostpoet, Tribes, Matt Corby,
Lucy Rose, King Krule, Melody’s Echo Chamber, Eliza and the Bear,
plus The London Folk Guild and Yellow Lounge
The Food Is Equally Delicious……….
Banquets, Feasts and Gastronomy
Long Table Banquets from Ottolenghi,
Russell Norman & Polpo and Mark Hix
The return of Sam & Sam Clarke’s Moro Souk Tent
Thyme Cookery School
Following the sell-out success of last year’s banquets, Ottolenghi, is returning to Wilderness for another headline sitting and last but by no means least; the third chef to join this mouthwatering line-up is legendary restaurateur Mark Hix. Celebrated for his British style and seasonal dishes, Cornbury park will be the perfect backdrop for Hix’s sumptuous courses.
Back by popular demand, Exmouth Market’s famous Moro will once again be cooking up a delicious storm in their Souk dining tent. Thyme Cookery School also return to the festival, giving budding chefs the chance to whip up some delights in their on-site kitchen, plus they’ll be hosting a series of talks and tastings across the weekend.
The festival arts offering will be expanding to include breathtaking performances from some of France’s most prolific circus and theatre collectives, Transe Express and Les Pepones will all be venturing into the wild. Expect stunning, high energy animatronics and death defying trapeze and circus performances, in what promises to be an unforgettable, immersive theatre experience.
Watch The Theatre de Rue & Cirque Traditionnel presented by Time Out Live…
Transe Express present the aerial spectacular ‘Maudit Sonnants’
Les Pepones perform their after dark flying trapeze show
The much lauded late-night parties are also returning and will see festival heavyweights Secret Garden Party and party purveyors Rumpus, taking over the Secret Valley when the sun goes down.
There Will Be Some Late Night Revelry from the producers of Secret Garden Party….
The Secret Valley hosted by Rumpus
The Bacchanalian Masked Ball with performances from
The Artful Badger, Feast Of Fools and Miss Behave
Shakespeare’s Globe, Petersham Playhouse and opera from Vingette Productions, will also be treating festival-goers to some very unique performances against the beautiful back drop of Cornbury Park.
There Is Tented Theatre & Promenade Performances from…..
Shakespeare’s Globe present Red Not Dead,
Petersham Playhouse perform Lewis Carrol’s ‘Jabberwocky’,
Vignette Opera and Tax Deductible’s Sh*tfaced Shakespeare
Festival organisers Dean James, Tim Harvey, Jim Whewell and Jo Vidler say:
“As festival organisers, Wilderness is still the mouth-watering prospect it’s always been. It’s a festival of experiences entirely shaped by the landscape of Cornbury and the surrounding Wychwood Forest. Each and every one of the amazing shows and happenings have been inspired by the lakes, valleys, copses and rides of our majestic home. From this year’s exquisite banqueting concepts to the epic theatrical shows we are bringing over from mainland France, it will be a weekend of both electrifying entertainments and restful escape. We can’t wait.”
The Lakeside Spa was 2012’s most sought after ticket and will be bigger and brighter than ever this year, with stunning wood fired saunas and hot tubs along with the Sanctuary well-being area.
This Festival Satisfies the Taste Buds of the Culturally and Visually Hungry……
Get Involved In Debating Halls, Literary Arts & Encampments…
The School of Life, Intelligence Squared, Tom Hodgkinson’s The Idler, Literary Salon hosted by Damian Barr, Secret Forum Fiction (including Granta, Tibor Jones, Canongate, Bloomsbury, Penguin), Chris Lintott and Oxford University Astrophysics Dept, The Royal Observatory, Singalong-A-Wickerman, Shamanic Street Preachers, Dark Mountain, NOW Fest, Jim Al-Khalili with The British Humanist Association, The Catalyst Club & The Odditorium, The Napoleonic Association, new ways of thinking with Natures, Charles Dickens Museum, Oxford Museum of Natural History, Oxford Museum of the History of Science, Pitt Rivers Museum,
Enjoy The Well Being and Outdoor Pursuits…
Lakeside Spa, The Sanctuary, meditation with Headspace, Lost In Beauty
Horse Riding, Green Crafts, Eden Project Den Building, Oxford Cycles, Wild Swims, Forest Medicine Walks, The Bushcraft Company, Wild Runs
The family offering will be expanding to include a whole host of workshops and performances, including The House of Fairy Tales, Unicorn Theatre, Charles Dickens Museum, Witchwood School of Rock and Hullabalo Arts.
There is Plenty Of Magic, Games and Japery…
The House of Fairy Tales, Unicorn Theatre, Boutique Babysitting with Mortimer Nannies, The Village Hall, Royal Society of the Protection of Lovebirds, Witchwood School of Rock, Hullabalo Arts, Bearded Kittens Cricket Match
Wilderness is the proud winner of: Best New Festival 2011 – UK Festival Awards and Best Small Festival 2012 – Live Music Awards
Weekend Tickets: £139
Family Weekend Tickets: £335
Children aged 10 and under go free
All tickets available via: www.wildernessfestival.com
reversecommuter
OHEMGEE I WANT TO GO!!!!!
Seems as though this festival has a BIG budget!!!
My kind of roughing it, that is for sure!