Annie Lennox, Last Dinner Party help Wilderness Festival turn 15

The boutique Festival Republic event also featured Scissor Sisters and DJ Carl Cox, bringing global talent to the UK forest-based gathering

News By Hanna Ellington | 6 August 2026

The Last Dinner Party at Wilderness
The Last Dinner Party at Wilderness © Matt Higgs

The UK’s Wilderness Festival capped its milestone 15th edition at the weekend, bringing together established headliners with rising talent as it looks ahead to its next chapter.

The boutique UK festival returned to Oxfordshire’s Cornbury Park last weekend (30 July-2 August), bringing headliners Scissor Sisters and DJ Carl Cox with first-time festival headliners The Last Dinner Party and Annie Lennox, who delivered a world-first showcase centred on gender equity.

Promoted by Festival Republic, the multi-stage, 30,000-capacity festival welcomed thousands…

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