CRAIG David presents TS5 has been unveiled as the final headliner for the 2026 Wychwood Festival.
The star is joined by the likes of Manchester heroes Everything Everything, and indie legends Maxïmo Park on the bill for the event, which runs at Cheltenham Racecourse from May 29 to 31.
Already announced for the festival are main stage headliners Kaiser Chiefs and the Levellers, as well as names such as Feeder, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Boney M, The Pigeon Detectives, The Twang, Newton Faulkner, Elles Bailey, The Wedding Present, The Subways, and Chesney Hawkes.
It comes as the festival revealed it was opening on the Thursday night for the first time, with the extra night of music headlined by Dutty Moonshine Big Band.
Wychwood was crowned Family Festival of the Year at the UK Festival Awards 2025, with a line-up including hundreds of family-friendly activities, arts, comedy, children’s literature and workshops, as well as the music roster.
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Festival director, Graeme Merifield, said: “For our 20th anniversary, we really had to go all out for our headliners.
“Craig David brings a whole new dimension to the festival for 2026 with garage and R&B hits. When followed by Kaiser Chiefs and Levellers there really is something for everyone.
“Adding Everything Everything and Maxïmo Park guarantees even more indie anthems over the weekend, and completes our strongest music line-up yet.
“Tickets are going fast and we’ve been delighted with the response to our new Thursday add-on, so with this news we are on the road to another celebratory, record-setting year at the racecourse.”
The line-up for the 20th Wychwood Festival, at Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire
The 2026 Wychwood Festival line-up:
Craig David presents TS5, Kaiser Chiefs, Levellers, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Feeder, The Pigeon Detectives, Everything Everything, Maxïmo Park, Boney M, The Horne Section, The Subways, The Twang, Newton Faulkner, The South, The Wedding Present, Chesney Hawkes, James B Partridge Primary School Bangers, Elles Bailey, Dub Pistols, Dutty Moonshine Big Band, Adult DVD, Pale Blue Eyes, Nuns Of The Tundra, Bloodworm, Hunny Buzz, 3 Daft Monkeys, Tankus, The Standard, Barrioke, Fleetmac Wood, Vote Pedro, The Ogretones, Vibe Roulette, Hip Hop Karaoke, The In-Here Brothers, Taylor Swift Lauren’s Version, Thrill Collins, Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer, Elvis Lesley, Doctor & The Medics, The X & Y, Witney Soul Club, K-Pop Demon Hunters V Swifty Disco, Reet Stranger Things Disco
Comedy: Henning Wehn, Jonny Awsum, Card Ninja, Angie Mack, Mabel Read, Edi Johnston, Louise Leigh, Patrick Monahan, Howard Read, Andrew White, Bella Humphries, Darryl Carrington, Joe Wells, Javier Jarquin, Amelia Hamilton, Dani Johns, Sunjai Arif, Kate Martin, Duncan Oakley
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