The first wave of artists have been announced for this year's Widlerness Festival which takes place from Thursday 2nd - Sunday 5th August in the sumptuous surroundings of Cornbury Park, Charnley.  The Main Stage will be headlined by Chic Ft. Nile Rodgers, Bastille, and Jon Hopkins, those joining them include Kamasi Washington, Baxter Dury, Chk Chk Chk, IAMDDB, and Palace.

Late night partying will be found in The Valley with a line up that includes a Groove Armada DJ Set, Peggy Gou, Severino, and Mike Pickering Hacienda.  The Travelling Barn will play host to Chelou, Bearcubs, Meadowlark, Sam Green, Rum Buffalo, Agbeko, Don Kipper, to name but a few.

New for 2018 is ‘The Hereafter’, the ultimate rock and roll stage, curated by The Great Brain Robbery. The Hereafter is welcomes you to a world of whiskey and wild nights. Here you can catch sight of Jim Jones & The Righteous Mind, Henri Herbert & The Fury, Tom Mansi & The Icebreakers plus many more.

The Atrium, supported by Time Out, is the home of high arts with world-class music, dance and performance from the likes of Sadler’s Wells and Ronnie Scott’s, fused with a certain fondness for mass participation… Brand new for this year are ‘The Pee Wee Ellis Funk Assembly’, celebrating ‘50 years of cold sweat’.

Wilderness continues to push the boundaries in their talks venue The Forum, with a focus this year on inspiring ideas. Discussions will be held by some of the finest minds from those organisations leading the conversation, such as The Economist, The RSA, Refinery29 and London Review of Books and Sunday Papers Live. Sessions will include an audience-fuelled ‘Ideas Slam: Wilderness Saves The World’, focused around ideas for positive change, and ‘Headturners: Ideas to make you see the world differently’.

This year's Wilderness has revealed new partnerships with The Royal Academy of Arts and British Film Institute and as well as their continued alliance with V&A, presenting ‘Fashioned from Nature and Frida Kahlo’s Wardrobe’. Furthermore, there will be live podcasts from a stellar line up of influencers including No Such Thing as a Fish, Ctrl Alt Delete, Queer Say and News Roast.

The festival also provides some of the best gastronomy available at any event in the country including Yotam Ottolenghi, Santiago Lastra, Sam Buckley and James Lowe.

Tickets available from Ticketmaster

Wilderness 2018 Line Up so far

Main Stage - Chic Ft. Nile Rodgers, Bastille, Jon Hopkins, Kamasi Washington, Baxter Dury, Chk Chk Chk, IAMDDB, Palace, Dan Owen, My Baby, Billy Lockett, Mahalia, Confidence Man, Joy Crookes, Carmody, Freya Ridings, Stereo Honey
Late Night Entertainment in The Valley -  Groove Armada DJ Set, Peggy Gou, Severino, Mike Pickering Hacienda, Dom Chung, Counsn, Hot Blood
The Atrium Supported By Time Out - Ronnie Scott’s Presents: ‘The Pee Wee Ellis Funk Assembly Celebrating, ‘50 Years Of Cold Sweat’ With Support From 'Scott Mckeon’s Superjam’, Afriquoi, My Baby, Henge, Kokoroko, The Scribes, Sadler’s Wells, Tavaziva ‘Izindava’, Massive Violins
Ceremonial Celebrations - The Wilderness Orchestra Presents ‘God’s Jukebox’, Hip Hop Karaoke, OMG It’s The Church!, Sit Down, Be Quiet With Michael Wong Founder Of Boys Of Yoga, Mass Yoga With Stretch, Mass Dance Classes, Eccentricities
The Hereafter - Jim Jones & The Righteous Mind, Henri Herbert & The Fury, Son Of Dave, Tom Mansi & The Icebreakers, Annie Bea, Fred Stitz, Black Kat Boppers, Natty Bo, Lady Kamikaze, Gus Robertson, Walter Chinaski, The People Pile, Senorita Scarlett
The Travelling Barn - Chelou, Bearcubs, Meadowlark, Sam Green, Rum Buffalo, Agbeko, Don Kipper, Sounds Of Harlowe, Jalen Ngonda, Ailbhe Reddy, Grace Lightman, Joe Dolman, Felix M-B, Fellow Pynins, Waaju, The Dylema Collective, Pyaen, Patchwork Jazz Orchestra, Gabriela Eva, Chiminyo
Front Room Songs Presents - Kefaya, David Keenan, Mobius Loop, Tommy Hare
Cut A Shine’s Sunday Hoedown - Forest Of Fools, Holy Moly And The Crackers, Cut A Shine, The Relatives
The Carousel Stage - The Sweet Life Society, Cut Capers, Wara, Henge
The Club House - The Brass Funkeys, Jenova Collective, London Afrobeat Collective, Supersonicdisco