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Over 400 acts announced for BoomTown Fair!
Over the past month the world’s biggest pop-up
city festival, BoomTown Fair has unveiled the 400
plus artists set to perform within the make-believe
metropolis this summer. Taking place over 7th –
10th August in Hampshire, BoomTown Fair’s new
headliners include; Irish-African fusion Afro Celt
Sound System, French gypsy gyrators Babylon Circus,
pioneering banging bass producer Eats Everything
and American ska innovators, The Toasters and
Voodoo Glow Skulls. These top notch international
acts will appear alongside all previously announced
artists including; The Cat Empire, NOFX, Jimmy
Cliff, The Wailers, Tinariwen, Bellowhead, Tipper,
Raggasonic and hundreds more, plus there is still
one extra special Saturday night headliner still to be
unveiled!
The town is divided into several ‘districts’, all of which
have artists booked and ready to go!
OldTown District can be found beyond the hustle and
bustle of the Town Centre, it houses the ramshackle
remnants of the glory days amongst the dilapidated
buildings of this once the thriving port from
BoomTown’s rise to greatness.
Mayfair Avenue is the hub of high class with its
swanky electro-swing clubs and live swing bands,
venues include; The Ballroom, The Gentlemen’s Club
and Bump (Roller Disco).
ChinaTown is filled with the most ‘avin it levels of
punk: ska punk, rockin’ punk, folk punk and polka
punk, as well as a healthy dollop of ‘hell jazz‘n’roll’
thrown in for good measure!
Whistlers Green has recently been upgraded and
rejuvenated. This culture oozing zone of BoomTown
is on hand to soothe your aching soul with some of
the very best this globe has to offer in folk, blues and
world music, all within its very own main stage.
Wild West, amongst the dusty streets and housed
in the rickety buildings of this freshly re-discovered
area of BoomTown, the ultimate in Hillbilly, Bluegrass,
Cajun, Yehaa, Cowpunk, Dirty Blues and of course
Scrumpy & Western can be found! Heading up the bill
is harmonica and beatboxing blues guru, Son of Dave,
festival regulars Pronghorn and along with some of
the very best band names on the scene.
TrenchTown not only boasts the best in dub, reggae,
dancehall and jungle, but possibly three of the most
notable stages that any one district alone has to offer,
with The Lion’s Den Aztec temple, Tangled Roots
forest party and the Hidden Woods sun-drenched
clearing.
DownTown hosts some of the most popular venues
for late night shenanigans including Arcadia,
BoomBox, the Dance Off, The Bodyshop and ASBO
Disco. Lurking within these seedy establishments
is the very best in breaks, break-core, drum’n’bass,
garage, gabba, grime, jungle etc…
Barrio Loco, the winning district at the 2013 elections,
showcases dirty bass in its multitude of venues
including Poco Loco & Circo Baile. With the newest
headliner on the bill, the omnivorous beat-maker Eats
Everything, currently at the forefront of an emerging
wave of talented producers to come out of the West
Country’s bass epicentre Bristol, helping define an
entirely new genre of forward-thinking underground
music.
Tickets are still available from the website at the
final tier price of £150 (+BF & EcoBond): http://
www.boomtownfair.co.uk/tickets.Headliners for the
festival include: The Cat Empire, NOFX, Jimmy Cliff,
The Wailers, Tinariwen, Bellowhead, Afro Celt Sound
System, Playing for Change, Raggasonic, Lady Saw, UK
Allstars World Debut, Babylon Circus, Toasters, Tipper,
Boddika, Special Request, Eats Everything and many
more.