~July 1st~

Many more acts have been confirmed for the festival. Celtallica, DJ Andy Duguid, The Bluetones’ head honcho Mark Morriss and the Kazoo Funk Orchestra will all be whooping it up at Wizard in 2008.

~June 26th~

Our compere for the main and second stage this year will be well known Scottish Broadcaster Mr Tom Morton. Tom will also be putting in an appearance on the Freedom Stage over the course of the Wizard weekend.

~June 20th~

We would like to thank all the bands that took part in this year’s competition.

Well done to Toy and Eskimo Blond who will be taking up their place on Wizard’s brill bill.

Traders applications have now closed and we are fully subscribed for 2008! Thank you to all who applied.

~June 17th~

Rock band Logan will be opening for Bon Jovi at Hampden Park on Saturday June 21.  They will also be putting in a Scottish festival exclusive appearance on Wizard’s main stage on Saturday August 23. 

~June 5th~

The Evening Express will be sponsoring the Freedom stage at Wizard this year.  Look out in your local paper for some exclusive Freedom stage news in the run up to the festival.

~May 10th~

Loads more bands have been added to our line-up including Dreadzone and Proud Mary. Check out our line-up page for more information.

~May 5th~

The closing date for band entries has sadly come upon us. Big thanks to everyone who sent demos in. If we don’t see you this year, we hope to see you in 2009!

~April 28th~

To get yourself kitted out with a luxury Tipi or Yurt at this years Wizard visit www.hearthworks.co.uk and see the full range of groovy boutique accommodation on offer.

Stewards!
If you are interested in stewarding at this years Wizard Festival then please click here

~April 23rd~

The closing date for demos is 5th May, please send in with a brief biography to the address in contacts section.

~April 7th~

We are happy to announce Alabama 3, The Cinematics and Chris Helme (Sea Horses) as confirmed for 2008 line up.

~March 17th~

We are super- happy to announce Supergrass and The Damned as confirmed for 2008 line-up.

Trader’s forms are now available online and can be found under the Festival info section.

~March 1st~

Earlybird tickets were released and are available until March 15th. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster and Tickets Scotland. Direct links can be found on our home page and Tickets section.

And last but by no means least March is the month when we will be announcing some of our biggest acts…so stay tuned.

~ February ~

Battle Of The Bands

Wanna play on the Wizard festival Main Stage? Well now is your chance!

We are looking for the best local talent to perform at Wizard 2008.

In association with The Tunnels two lucky bands will find themselves on the Voodoo stage or the Banshee stage at this years Festival in August.

Interested in entering?

Contact The Tunnels on 01224 625005 or via Myspace at www.myspace.com
/tunnelsaberdeen

~January ~

Search For Artists

If you're a solo artist, in a band or think you've got what it takes to cast a spell over the Wizard Festival crowd, please send in a demo along with a brief biography to:

Wizard Festival Ltd, Byron Lodge, Keplahill, Longside, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, AB42 4XD