We are excited to announce a second stage and to confirm the latest additions. To accompany this we have curated a a Spotify playlist for The Wake which you can listen to here:
We are excited to reveal a host of new acts including Baggio, Dominie Hooper and Roselynd.
“When we released the 2005 Green Man film a couple of months ago, a chap called Ned dropped me a line. He was surprised to see himself in the film as he had attended the festival as a 9 year old boy. He was so blown away he started to learn to play guitar and now has a band, the South London alt-country collective Baggio, who we are delighted to have open our new event” says festival curator Jo Bartlett.
Joining Baggio is the enigmatic and haunting Roselynd and the freak folk sound-world of Dominie Hooper, whose latest single was produced by This Is The Kit‘s Kate Stable and described as “excellent” by 6Music’s Gideon Coe.
DJ sets are confirmed from Richard Norris (The Grid) and Billy Campbell (Names Records), whilst Richard Norris will also be reading from his forthcoming White Rabbit published autobiography, ‘Strange Things Are Happening’, on the Talks Stage stage.
John Andrews (Caught By The River) will be hosting the Talks Stage, where, joining Richard Norris we are very pleased to announce Daniel Rachel, who will be talking about his book ‘Too Much Too Young’ the story of 2 Tone, published by White Rabbit. Daniel will also be playing a 2 Tone DJ set.
Hosts of The Wake, Jo & Danny will also be having fun playing some of their favourite music in their dj set.
The Wake Sat 29 August 2026 