WOMAD will return next year with a new site, new stages, new suppliers and a new capacity, signalling a new start for the much-loved event. AAA caught up with festival director Chris Smith to find out ...

Organisers of a festival have applied for a licence to stage the event at a new home. Tickets for the 2026 World of Music, ...

Organizers say the political environment surrounding Brexit is having a direct impact on Peter Gabriel’s U.K. music festival. Gabriel launched Womad in 1982, focusing on “the best music you’ve never ...

WOMAD is set to make a highly anticipated return later this year. The festival will take place from July 23 to 26, 2026, at its new venue, Neston Park in Wiltshire, marking a fresh chapter for the ...

A special guest appearance by Peter Gabriel will be made at the WOMAD festival, Charlton Park to celebrate 25 years of WOMAD in the UK. This performance on Friday 27 July by Peter Gabriel, WOMAD's ...

Presenti said this year’s festival, to be held on 5–8 July at Palermo's open-air Teatro di Verdura, will “combine musical excitement with the beauty of Sicily”. The 2,200 ticket holders can also take ...

However slowly, our musical insulation is being stripped away. The connection between traditional musical forms and the Western hit parade has become more pronounced in the years since the Beatles ...

Santiago de Chile, 3 dic (EFE).Santiago de Chile, 3 dic (EFE). — El músico inglés Peter Gabriel confirmó hoy la segunda edición del festival internacional Womad Chile, que él mismo creó hace 34 años y ...

Citing a shortage of funds because of the economic downturn and visa problems for performers, WOMAD USA -- the annual three-day festival of world music at Marymoor Park in Redmond -- will not be held ...