Dance music legend Darren Emerson and creative phenomenon Steve Lawler will be heading to Dumfries & Galloway this summer, as The Wickerman Festival’s ‘Bass Camp’ dance acts are revealed in full. Crowds can get ready for a relentless party atmosphere as the festival promises a pulsing mix of progressive house, disco, electro and rave beats from almost thirty DJs…playing out across two tents until 5am on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st July.   

Ready to whip festival goers into a techno spin, legendary clubbing talent Steve Lawler will bring his trademark style to the Wickerman crowd for the first time, as he headlines the Skiddle: ‘2012 - A Bass Odyssey’ tent on Friday 20th July . Other fresh additions for the day are high energy female DJ Ginny Koppenhol and Uber resident DJ Ki Creighton, while Dance Lady Dance vs Disco Dom, house DJ Matt Hinde and the phenomenal Kid Blast have been announced as new additions to the accessible Saturday line up.  

More new names have also been announced for the Bass Camp - Em-It tent, the Friday bill now including Plump DJs, aka Lee Rous and Andy Gardner. Fresh from an international tour the duo will be pumping out electro, house and bass beats as the tent’s headliners. Techno funk from Londoner and Wickerman regular Meat Katie will get music fans into the groove, next to cutting edge house and electro from Simon Jackson and experimental techno soundscapes from Edinburgh based DJ and producer Ingen. Energy driven mash-ups and remixes will come from Believe and Carlisle based DJ/producer Andy Ballantyne.

On Saturday 21st July globetrotting Darren Emerson, one of the most influential figures in dance music, will take inspiration from the vibe of the Wickerman Festival crowd, serving up a one-off mix of  his trademark British electronica. Original tracks, remixes and collaborations from the notoriously experimental Rcaine and fresh beats from the hotly tipped Call me T are also amongst the highlights. Scott McCormick, Liam Gordon and Ray McKinney complete the lineup of acts taking to the Em-It decks on Saturday.  

Simon Jackson, DJ and booker for the Em-It tent added: “This year there’s a great mix of genres across both Bass Camp tents this year. Up and coming DJs from across the country include one of my favourite new comers Call me T and of course there’s headliner Darren Emerson, whose name has been  synonymous with dance music for over 20 years. Festival goers should get ready for a party!”

Acts already announced for Skiddle: ‘2012 -A Bass Odyssey’ include BBC Radio 1 In New DJs we Trust’s Jordan Suckley, the carnival like Organic DJs, fresh faced beats from turntable wizard D.O.D, one of the world’s best DJs Yousef, an underground edge to progressive house and trance from Kryder and driving beats from duo Filter Script.

Offering a different tone for festival goers, Saturday is set to host legendary club DJ David Dunne, ex Coronation Street actor Graeme Hawley, Jamie Scahill, modern day disco from Crazy P and prolific producer Sonny Wharton.

One of Scotland’s best loved music and arts festivals, the Wickerman Festival has also announced monumental New York pop stars Scissor Sisters and top Scottish posters Texas as the main stage headliners. They will be joined by Britpop icons Cast, Dundee rockers The View, folk rock heroes Levellers and singer/songwriter Newton Faulkner and a DJ set from Mike Skinner after the spectacular Wickerman burning. With ten live music stages in total music fans can also witness legendary punk and ska acts, up and coming Scottish talent, reggae, acoustic performances.  

Wickerman Festival 2012 20th & 21st July 2012 East Kirkcarswell Farm, Dundrennan, Dumfries & Galloway

Tickets can be purchased from Skiddel and Ticketmaster 

Wickerman 2012 Line-Up (confirmed so far) 

Summerisle Stage

Scissor Sisters, Texas, The View, Levellers, Newton Faulkner, Cast, Mike Skinner (DJ Set), Kassidy, Duke Special, Bis, Dog is Dead, The Heartbreaks,

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Bass Camp

‘2012 – A Bass Odyssey’

Steve Lawler, Yousef, Crazy P, Jordan Suckley (Radio 1 ‘In New DJs We Trust’), Kryder, Graeme Hawley, D.O.D, Ginny Koppenhol, Ki Creighton, Sonny Wharton, David Dunne, Filter Script, The Organic DJs, Jamie Scahill, Dance Lady Dance vs Disco Dom 

Bass Camp

‘Em-It Tent’ 

Darren Emerson, Plump DJs, Meat Katie, Simon Jackson, Ingen, Believe, Andy Ballantyne, Ray McKinney, Rcaine, Call me T, Scott McCormick,  Liam Gordon 

Scooter Tent

The Blockheads, Bad Manners, Pronghorn, Goldblade, Peter & The Test Tube Babies, The Toasters, The Skints, Sharks, The Vibrators, Hearts Under Fire,

The Foundations, Orange, Janice Graham Band, Davy Cowan and The Hose Beast, The Dugz 

Solus Tent

United Fruit, Human Don’t Be Angry (Malcolm Middleton), Anderson McGinty Webster Ward and Fisher, Beerjacket, Bigg Tajj & Spee SixNine, Chris Devotion and The Expectations, The Cosmic Dead, Fridge Magnets, Grant Me Revenge, Hector Bizerk, Hey Enemy, Holy Mountain, Julia & The Doogans, The Lafontaines, The Machine Room, Martin John Henry, The Birthday Suit, Salo, There Will Be Fireworks, Vasquez  

more acts are still to be announced.

Ticket Costs and Details:

  • Weekend Adult tickets will cost £90 (Skiddle) £95 (outlets)/45 concessions (13-15 years old)* online and include general car parking and camping in the main/quiet campsite (online for age 16+ until 30th June after which time it is for 13+)

*available for a limited time and available through Skiddle and include camping in the main/quiet campsite 

  • Weekend Adult tickets purchased from outlets will cost £95 and include general car parking and camping in the main/quiet campsite (age 13+ from outlets). 
  • Saturday Adult Tickets (13+) from will cost £60(Skiddle)/£62 Outlets and include general car parking and camping in the main/quiet campsite on Saturday 21st July ONLY. 
  • Children 12 and under go free. 

  • Luxury Accommodation:

There are three luxury accommodation providers; Black Dog Tipis, Cloudhouses and The Yurt Company. All three options are on sale now.

  • Access tickets for the Down ‘n’ Dirty toilets and the Down ‘n’ Dirty showers at £8 for each facility, these are only available online from Skiddle  

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