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Wychwood adds legendary band to line-up

Wychwood, Cheltenham's much loved family festival, has revealed their second wave of incredible names for 2024.

The festival takes place at Cheltenham Racecourse from Friday, May 31, to Sunday, June 2.

Sister Sledge will headline Friday night. Hailing from Philadelphia, sisters Debbie, Joni, Kathy and Kim became household names and a symbol of unity with their 1979 world-wide hit and iconic album 'We are Family'. The multi-lead vocal group are responsible for some of the biggest dance anthems of all time. Lost in Music, He's the Greatest Dancer and Thinking of You are universally cherished songs that bring people together in love, life and soulful groove.

Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae completes the Friday main stage music line-up.

Already announced, Texas will headline Saturday, June 1. Led by front woman Sharleen Spiteri, they have produced ten studio albums selling over 40 millions records worldwide and last year released The Very Best Of 1989 - 2023 ahead of their triumphant Glastonbury Pyramid Stage 2023 performance.

The Coral will join Texas on Saturday. Emerging during the early 2000s, their eponymously titled 2002 debut album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and listed in the top five albums of the year by NME. Their second album, Magic and Medicine, produced four UK Top 20 singles, including the festival anthem Pass It On. The band recently released to much critical acclaim, two albums of 60s-soaked psych-folk Sea Of Mirrors and Holy Joe's Coral Island Medicine Show.

Hugely popular, enduring indie favourites Ocean Colour Scene will headline Sunday, June 3. They lit up the Britpop party in the mid-90's chalking up three Top five albums and 17 Top 40 singles including the immortal 'The River Boat Song'.

Festival favourite Seth Lakeman will be joining the bands on the main stage on Sunday. Celebrating 20 years since the release of Kitty Jay, the album that marked Seth's pioneering musical journey, bringing folk music to a new, younger audience, paving the way for the brilliant array of folk artists populating the mainstream music space today.

Growing in size and reputation year on year, Wychwood has great music programming, hilarious comedians, hundreds of workshops, children's entertainment - it's a feast of activities to entertain all ages across the weekend.

CBBC's Hacker T Dog & Katie Thistleton will kick Sunday proceedings off on the Main Stage with a chance for meet and greets after the show. The multiple BAFTA award nominated Hacker T Dog is now the longest serving CBBC presenter EVER, having been at the channel for more than 14 years. Now teamed up with BBC Radio 1 host, and former CBBC co-presenter Katie Thistleton, for his first ever DJ show! Fans can expect the biggest party anthems and the greatest children's television themes of all time, as him and Katie take to the decks

Other acts across the weekend include Seasick Steve, Lightning Seeds, The Bootleg Beatles, Stornoway, Peter Hook & The Light, Kevin Rowland's Dexy's (formerly Dexy's Midnight Runners) The Feeling, multi-platinum selling pop band The Hoosiers, Sunderland Punk quartet The Futureheads, Scottish powerhouse Callum Beattie, fan favourites Thrill Collins, comedian Marcus Brigstocke and Mr Motivator who will be back for the ultimate main stage Saturday morning workout 

For more information and ticket details, visit the Wychwood Festival website.

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