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Boy George and Lee 'Scratch' Perry to play WOMAD

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Boy George

Tickets for the World of Music, Arts and Dance Festival are on sale

Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Roni Size and Boy George are all set to play the WOMAD festival.

Other acts announced to perform at the three-day event from July 25 to 27 include Squeeze and Eddy Grant.

Grant said: “WOMAD is still about real people from all over the world coming together to play real music. I’m thrilled, it’s going to be a great event, to be going back on the road after 25 years and playing WOMAD is something very special for me.”

Tickets for the event at Charlton Park in Wiltshire are on sale now.

To check the availability of WOMAD tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.


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