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Cornbury Music Festival
Music festival in Oxfordshire, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cornbury Music Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Great Tew Park in Oxfordshire, England.
History
Cornbury Festival was founded by music promoter Hugh Phillimore.[1]
It was originally set up on Robin Cayzer, 3rd Baron Rotherwick’s Oxfordshire estate, Cornbury Park,[2] and has been given the nickname “Poshstock” in national press.[3] The festival moved to Great Tew Park in 2011.[4]
The 2017 edition of the festival was originally announced as the last,[5] but this decision was subsequently reversed.[6]
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Recent Headliners
- 2022: Bryan Adams, James Blunt, Ronan Keating
- 2019: The Specials, Keane, The Beach Boys
- 2018: Squeeze, Alanis Morissette, UB40
- 2017: Bryan Adams, the Pretenders, Jools Holland, Kaiser Chiefs[7]
- 2012: James Morrison, Elvis Costello, Jools Holland[8]
- 2011: Ray Davies[8]
- 2010: Noisettes, Candi Staton, Dr John, David Gray, Seth Lakeman, Jackson Browne[9]
- 2009: The Pretenders[10]
- 2007: The Proclaimers, Suzanne Vega, Hothouse Flowers, Echo & the Bunnymen[11]
- 2006: Robert Plant[12]
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Notable attendees
David Cameron attended the festival with his wife Samantha in both 2008 and 2012.[13][14] Mark Carney attended in 2012.[15]
References
External links
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