WOMAD Charlton Park

[3] The line-up is predominantly World music, but blues, jazz, hip hop, electronic and rock artists also appear.

WOMAD was pioneered by various international artists, notably Peter Gabriel in Shepton Mallet, where the first concerts took place in 1982.

[5] Previous festivals had occurred in Shepton Mallet 1982, Mersea Island 1985, Clevedon 1986, Carlyon Bay 1987, Bracknell 1988, and Morecambe 1989–1997.

[6][7] The festival took place every year on the last weekend of July, at the Rivermead Centre and Little John's Farm in Reading.

Stages in 2008 included:[11] The headliners were Gilberto Gil, Rokia Traore, Seun Kuti and Lee "Scratch" Perry with Max Romeo (replaced Toots and the Maytals) Arrested Development were also added to the line-up later on The following performers were on the BBC Radio 3 Stage, a quieter stage for smaller acts (in order of appearance): The headliners for 2014 include Youssou N'Dour, Sinéad O'Connor, Manu Dibango and Les Ambassadeurs.