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Heaven 17

Heaven 17

Very very smart synth funk dusted with the highest quality of pop, Penthouse and Pavement remains one of the coolest and enduring electronic masterpieces of our time. They are a revelation as a live band.

The Cuban Brothers

The Cuban Brothers

Naughty soul funk providers

Beans on Toast

Beans on Toast

Hippy, punk, poet, drunk, die-hard romantic, eternal optimist and part of the furniture at Glastonbury!

ELO Encounter

ELO Encounter

Best ELO tribute ever!!

The Scribes

The Scribes

Multi-award winning hip hop act from Bristol. Isle of Wight, Glastonbury, Shambala essentials. In huge demand.


Sola

Sola

Mellifluous soul driven by beautiful Sade-influenced vocals

Trip Westerns

Trip Westerns

5-piece Brighton rock band with lashings of surf and psychedelia & revelling in spaghetti Western vibes

Fat Belly Jones

Fat Belly Jones

A band that redefines ‘party band’ by sheer numbers (10) & ridiculous amounts of charm

The Wave Machine

The Wave Machine

Gentle surfer dude acoustic. He embodies a new wave, & then another one, & another…on his board & on his guitar

Stagg and Collins

Stagg and Collins

Indie rock group from Eastbourne with a heavy folk flavour, but & they also reflect the sea & sun of the south coast

Don Letts: The Rebel Dread

Don Letts: The Rebel Dread

DJ set - UK Music legend, 6 Music Presenter, globally renowned. Needs no introduction.

Fakeboy Slim

Fakeboy Slim

DJ set - Just like his pal Norman, Fakeboy is the party don, dropping party tunes aplenty with big beats and bass lines.

Askaroff & Bridger

Askaroff & Bridger

DJ set - Another Wick Street 2023 sensation, these guys shooketh the floor with their elecgronic grooves

Beat Bakery

Beat Bakery

Beat Bakery are an exciting new London Dance Pop duo that cook up some delicious and uplifting deep house summer anthems. They always create a hot fuss on the dance floor.

The Regalos

The Regalos

The Regalos are a three-piece band from St Ives, Cornwall. The Regalos play original music. Their style has been described as ‘laidback Indie Surf-Rock’. The Regalos pride themselves on lively and engaging performances.

Gyratory Allstars

Gyratory Allstars

Brighton 10 piece funk and soul providers with their own distinctive sound and delicious grooves steeped in 4 part harmonies.

Cry Wolf

Cry Wolf

Cry Wolf play their own particular 'southern coast' style of rock encompassing original material along with various covers from the 60's and 70's right through to modern day.

Sabrina G

Sabrina G

Born in Brighton, SABRINA G has certainly been making waves with recent appearances on BBC Introducing shows and at Brighton’s “Great Escape” festival. Her style blends empowering alternative pop with fierce contemporary music, along with a distinctive vibrato vocal.

Toploader

Toploader

Dancing in the Moonlight remains an uplifting classic and is partly responsible for the band’s 1 billion streams across all platforms. They played over 40 festivals last year and are blisteringly great live.

Jazzie B

Jazzie B

He’s only gone and won The MOBO Lifetime Achievement Award (and an OBE !). The founder of Soul II Soul is in huge demand for his incredible DJ setsHe’s only gone and won The MOBO Lifetime Achievement Award (and an OBE!). The founder of Soul II Soul is in huge demand for his incredible DJ sets.

Dreams of Fleetwood Mac

Dreams of Fleetwood Mac

Best Fleetwood Mac tribute ever!

The Veltmans

The Veltmans

A 4 piece alternative indie rock band hailing from the old peoples home of England; Eastbourne.

Pogue Traders

Pogue Traders

Best Pogues tribute ever!!!

Wild Horse

Wild Horse

Funked up indie guitar pop steeped in hip hop beats and classic ’70’s

Mudlow

Mudlow

Powerful, gritty, technicolour blues that will thrill you and give you slight indigestion. Global recognition.

Erika Olson

Erika Olson

Soaring, beautiful soulful vocals & unashamedly indie folk & soul flavoured delicately with pathos

Poorly Trained Radicals

Poorly Trained Radicals

Slightly scary post-punk & as with all the best punk (that means you the Clash) there’s a ska & electro influence

Contraband

Contraband

They came, the saw, they made us all shake a leg so vigorously with hard core barn dances this year that everyone we spoke to wanted them back. And so they are.

DJ Format

DJ Format

DJ set - UK Hip-hop DJ hero, from soul to funk via jazz influenced grooves, DJ Format always rocks the joint.

Steve Middleton

Steve Middleton

DJ set - Join DJ Steve Middleton as he drops a mix of the grooviest House and Tech-House, bring your dancing shoes!

L Chiefster

L Chiefster

DJ set - Party-starter, aural explorer, eclectic selector, Chiefster will move you through dance floors of the world and back again.

Charlie Murray

Charlie Murray

“A great folkie sound like Bob Dylan” ( Rough Edges London - Event Manager). You can’t argue with a comment like that. Charlie is a clever new talent and the smart money is on him flourishing way beyond the jazz-folk world he started in. He expertly sculpts his poetry into searching, complex songs about the human condition.

A & L

A & L

Aiden and Luke are a dynamic duo hailing from Brighton, bringing a variety of flavours ranging from house to electro, breaks and beyond.

Arc^

Arc^

Lewes based electronic rock trio, crafting deep bass grooves, intricate synth textures and richly woven rhythms.

Legend Has It

Legend Has It

Action packed, high velocity four piece formed in 2021. Unique twist on 60's - 80's and some modern classics. Refined yet spontaneous no gristle live show, danceable start to finish.

Dutty Moonshine Big Band

Dutty Moonshine Big Band

13 piece power troupe that blends dance with big band brass and dirty bass

John Otway & his band

John Otway & his band

Majestic, hilarious English cult-rocker

Rosie Frater Taylor

Rosie Frater Taylor

Music lightly peppered with Joni Mitchell, P J Harvey, St Vincent but in her own unique style. 

Luna Blue

Luna Blue

They blast out a big, fun 80’s vibe. The singer sounds a bit like George Michael - never a bad thing. Tight, sharp guitars, bouncy rhythm and that voice: boy can this lad sing! (Manchester Year’s End Festival 2023)

Rio & Rhymes

Rio & Rhymes

Leon Rhymes from Too Many T’s MC’s with ridiculous amounts of jumping, fist pumping and general hyper activity with Rio’s smart, impeccable and party-starting DJ skills. Lots of hip hop, mashups and crowd interaction.

Hutch

Hutch

Twang pop post yacht-rock soft psychers, ‘as good as Rumours-era Fleetwood Mac’ (Nick McAllister, Brighton Source)

Far Cry

Far Cry

Ollie Fleming, the guitarist, is a band all by himself & together with the rest of Far Cry rework some classics like Hotel California & Purple Rain

Milton Hide

Milton Hide

Contemporary roots innovators well known for their burning passion for live music. Uplifting, harmonious folk with a deft, dark undertow

The Browns

The Browns

Powerful, harmonic acoustic/folk singer songwriter duo beloved of the folk scene

Freedom Riders

Freedom Riders

6 free spirits that inhabit the soul of, well, old soul & R’n’B. People keep talking about this band & we just had to get our collective thang & book them

Ska V Goldsmith

Ska V Goldsmith

DJ set - If you like Notting Hill Carnival's reggae sound systems, then Ska V is the man for you. Big up my selecta!

DJ Mumma

DJ Mumma

DJ set - Oh yes, DJ Mumma stormed the dance tent at Wick Street in 2023, heavy party vibes, all vinyl. Totally wicked.

Soul 45

Soul 45

All across the UK to New York City, Soul 45 are renowned for their soul based sets and incredible parties.

Giles Looker

Giles Looker

Giles founded Soulshakers which is, in our view, by far the best cocktail company in the UK. They’ve worked with Glastonbury, Virgin Atlantic, Grey Goose, Patron, MeatLiquor and even us! Mixology is about creating the perfect blend of tastes and so it’s hardly a stretch to see that the same expertise can apply to music. Giles is an excellent DJ with an annoying and uncanny ability to spot new musical trends and weave them into his sets. He will be playing a marathon session on Sunday morning.

Hannah Jennifer

Hannah Jennifer

Hannah’s original material has a folk oriented style but unapologetically indie with a distinctive voice that takes subtle inspiration from the likes of Lana del Rey, Holly Humberstone and Maisie Peters.

Ceol Na Mara

Ceol Na Mara

Infectious, foot-tapping, bouncy Irish tunes from this nifty-fingered fiddle and guitar duo

Ian Roland

Ian Roland

Ian Roland writes and performs original Roots-Pop Folk-Rock music, full of heart-strung orchestration and up-close, life-drenched lyrics. Based near Brighton, Ian plays live as a solo act and also as a duo, with bassist, Dave Coomber. “Absolutely superb” BBC Radio Kent - “Captivating, classy and high-quality” HURSTFolk Festival - “Warm, tender and completely absorbing..." Indiesonics

We are nudging 50 live acts this year...

2024 LINE UP

From local favourites Fat Belly Jones, Far Cry, Mudlow, Wave Machine, Milton Hide, Contraband, Luna Blue, The Veltmans and Wild Horse to radio darlings & new talent Sola, Rio, Erika Olson and The Scribes. 

 

Best tribute acts Pogue Traders, ELO Encounter and Dreams of Fleetwood Mac.

 

Festival heroes Beans on Toast and soul funk naughty boys Cuban Brothers 

 

And some heavyweights: Heaven 17, Jazzie B, Toploader, Icon Don Letts returns & we have landed one of the most thrilling acts today (Voted best live act at Shambala) 13 artists that fuse ‘30’s big band brass with dirty bass and rap. Dutty Moonshine Big Band.

 

Dj’s! DJ Format, Soul 45, Steve Middleton, Ska V Goldsmith, DJ Mumma,

Fakeboy Slim & our own L Chiefster.

 

And then there's the unique, witty, silly John Otway (and his band who are as

tight as a tiger)

LISTEN TO OUR LINE-UP

You can listen to our festival playlist on Spotify

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PICK of the WICKS No3:

Grass fed burgers from a field very very nearby!

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