Rock legend to play at festival

Rock legend Peter Gabriel will make a special guest appearance at a world music festival to be held in Wiltshire in July.

The former Genesis frontman, who owns a recording studio in Box, will play at the WOMAD festival at Charlton Park, Malmesbury on Friday July 27.

Gabriel, a co-founder of WOMAD, said: "It has been wonderful to see what has happened with WOMAD over the last 25 years. It is different from any other festival I've ever been to, and although I usually get to enjoy it from the audience rather than the stage, I am delighted to come back as a performer for this 25th anniversary."

This year's festival line-up will feature more than 70 world-class artists from 40 countries performing over the festival weekend.

Set in a picturesque rural landscape in the heart of the Wiltshire countryside, Charlton Park is the new home for the WOMAD Festival in our 25th anniversary year.

An audience of 20,000 is expected and will feature seven stages and workshop areas, including a children's village, many more activities and festival features, all in the idyllic environment of Charlton's open lawns and rolling fields.

By Wiltshire Times Reporter