Set a mere 65 kilometres away from Mr. Eavis’ Worthy Farm, with every last race horse in the stable Cheltenham Racecourse is set to open the starting blocks for its fifth annual bash and this year’s event draws predominantly on the past in its quest into the future. Surrealist mess-head survivors Super Furry Animals head up the Friday night, showcasing recent return to form record Dark Days/ Light Years, proving themselves to still be light years ahead of skinny jeans and floppy fringes in a kaleidoscopic land where measures of time and space have been dismantled. They are joined by Vic Reeves’ ‘dizzy’ chums The Wonder Stuff and the liberalist folk ramblings of The Men They Couldn’t Hang.Flying the flag for the future is Britain’s answer to Lady GaGa (albeit with an extra article of clothing or two and a Tenori-on) Little Boots and fellow Jools Holland faves The Mummers will be drafted over from Brighton to waft their off-kilter orchestrations and dreamy vocals over the (hopefully) sun-drenched masses. A band who of course thrive in the blinding sunshine of a cloudless, carefree sky are The Beat who return with their seamless blend of reggae, punk and everything a saxophone can conquer in between. Britpop stalwarts Supergrass keep everything moving into the night with a rare festival appearance before the inspired world influences of Dub Colossus and Bellowhead bring proceedings to a climactic finale. And that’s all before strolling into the cultural wonderlands of everything from Comedy tents to Healing Gardens and surreal short cinema. Only at Wychwood!
Wychwood Festival takes place at Cheltenham Racecourse between the 29th-31st May.
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Little Boots- New in Town (Fred Falke Vocal Mix)
