![]() Get more stories like this in your inbox by signing up for IQ Index, IQ’ s free email digest of essential live music industry news. Since its creation by Jamie Gilroy, Founding Director, the festival has provided us all with an eclectic mix of memories. They include Feeder, Echo and The Bunnymen, The Hoosiers, The Damned and The Bluebells. Gilroy, who founded Wickerman in 2001, was found dead in December 2014 at his farm in Dunbrennan with head injuries believed to have been caused by a firearm. The first acts have been announced for the 10th anniversary of the Wickerman Festival in south west Scotland. “After much thought and consideration Patsy Gilroy and Jennie Camm have decided that the Wickerman Festival will not be continuing”įestival promoter The Wickerman Festival Ltd lost £196,377 in 2015, with blame laid partially on Scotland’s “volatile” festival sector and increasing costs.Įxample, Julian Cope, Squeeze, Tom Odell and The Waterboys headlined the last festival, in 2015. Thank you all for your loyal support over the years…” The Wickerman Festivalwas an annual music festivalheld near Auchencairnin Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It’s these that we wish people to look back on and remember. Several of the most established events have ceased to exist (Wickerman Festival. ![]() “Since its creation by Jamie Gilroy, founding director, the festival has provided us all with an eclectic mix of memories. Still, we need to know how big the festival is this year, and how much trouble the Forsaken are going to cause us during Hallows End. The festival industry in Scotland has changed dramatically over recent years. “After much thought and consideration Patsy Gilroy and Jennie Camm have decided that the Wickerman Festival will not be continuing,” reads a statement. Despite saying in January Wickerman Festival would “be back bigger and stronger in 2017”, its directors have announced the event will not be held again.
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