High-Fives, Heavy Beats, and Zero Stress: The Return to Wickham Festival
Wickham Festival 2026
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High-Fives, Heavy Beats, and Zero Stress: The Return to Wickham Festival
A longstanding Wickham staple, Johnny Kalsi and The Dhol Foundation headlined the main stage on Friday night, delivering a wall of traditional dhol drums and thumping bhangra beats that made sitting still completely impossible.…
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