BoomTown is a magical festival City like no other. A place where the impossible is possible and crazy is just downright normal. With twenty four stages of the most avin’ it music and party vibes, thousands of performers, numerous interactive and subversive theatre and circus shows, huge kids area, food stalls, games and so much more than one can even begin to mention, BoomTown is quite honestly the most avin’ it fair in the world!

Hidden in the countryside of sunny Southern England, on the second week in August BoomTown’s businesses open their doors to put on party that is set assured to amaze and daze every person who walks through the city gates!

BoomTown has grown considerably over the past few years as the fun of the fair’s reputation has travelled far and wide. Now with eight individual districts, each with their own unique music style, dress code, background and history, there truly is something for everyone!

Lineup includes:

Main stages

TOWN CENTRE:

THE PAROV STELAR BAND / TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS / ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT / OZOMATLI / MAD CADDIES / BAD MANNERS / THE NEVILLE STAPLE BAND / THE SELECTER / THE SKINTS / /SKA ‘N’ SKA / THE DUALERS / HOFFMAESTRO / LES HURLEMENTS D’LEO / LES YEUX D’LA TETE / BABYHEAD / SLAMBOREE / ROTFRONT / THE WURZELS / SKA CUBANO / ORKESTRA DEL SOL / GENTLE MYSTICS / THE MAGNUS PUTO / SKAMANIANS /

LION’S DEN:

GENTLEMAN & THE EVOLUTION / SECRET SPECIAL HEADLINE GUEST / RICHIE SPICE / DUB INC / COLLIE BUDDZ & NEW KINGSTON / LEE SCRATCH PERRY / MILLION STYLEZ / GENTLEMAN’S DUB CLUB / I-FIRE / IRATION STEPPAS MEETS CHANNEL ONE IN A DUBWISE FASHION /MUNGOS HI FI FT YT / ROBBO RANX / DREADSQUAD / FT DR RING DING + KASIA MELENDA + EL FATA / NECESSARY MAYHEM FT TIPPA IRIE + MR WILLIAMZ / DAVID BOOMAH / BUGGSY FULL LIVE BAND / CHOPSTICK DUBPLATE SHOWCASE FT DEMOLTION MAN / MARCUS VISIONARY / SERIAL KILLAZ / PSYCHOFREUD + NAVIGATOR / NANCI & PHEOBE + DJ WULU / ADAM PRESCOTT FT PARLY B / BORN ON ROAD SHOWCASE (KELVIN 373 / EVA LAZARUS C-STRIKE-Z / JAM BAXTER / DABBLA / BAHIA / ARIES) / DUB BOY FT TENJA / JAH MIRIKLE / DOPE AMMO /

DEVIL KICKS:

KING PRAWN / L.O.C. / DEMENTED ARE GO / STREET DOGS / ROT FRONT / SUICIDE BID / THE CREEPSHOW / INNER TERRESTRIALS / THE CASUALTIES / SICKNOTE / RANDOM HAND / CITIZEN FISH / WORLDY SAVAGES / CHRIS MURRAY / THE BRAINS / LEFT ALONE / THE PEACOCKS / THE MAHONES / THE RESTARTS NECK / GRAVEYARD JOHNNYS / FIRST DEGREE BURNS / THE JUNK / THE ROUGHNECK RIOT SMOKEY BASTARD / DIRTY REVOLUTION / WILL TUN AND THE WASTERS / BEAT THE RED LIGHT / FAINTEST IDEA

CIRCO BAILE:

SECRET SPECIAL GUEST / FOREIGN BEGGARS / REDLIGHT & MC DREAD / DIGITAL MYSTIKZ / KOAN SOUND / CHINESE MAN LIVE / OPIUO / JUS NOW / B.TRAITS / STICKY / WOZ B2B RACKNRUIN / MAK & PASTEMAN / RESO / JINX IN DUB LIVE / SNAREOPHOBE FT EVA LAZARUS / LENKEMZ / RANDOMER / BASSLINE CIRCUS TAKEOVER

THE FITZ-SLOANE MANOR:

MOLOTOV JUKEBOX / DUTTY MOONSHINE / FLAP! / SWING ZAZOU / ELECTRIC SWING CIRCUS / SWINGROWERS / FREAKEASY! / THE TOP SHELF BAND / THE ZEN HUSSIES / ODJBOX & PIERRE / KITTEN & THE HIP / MAX PASHM / DJ WOLFIE RAZZMATAZZ / MAC ABBE ET LE ZOMBI ORCHESTRA / TA MERE / DON JOHNSTON & LEO WOOD / DJ JON BONGLY / DJ CHRIS TOFU & WORLDS TALLEST DJ (ELECTRO SWING CLUB + WHITE MINK ) CIRCO SWING / DJ DODGY STYLE / 8 FOOT FELIX / BIG RED ASS/ THE ORIGINAL RABBIT FOOT SPASM BAND / BLUNDERBUSS

OLDTOWN THEATRE:

RAFVEN / THE FAT BASTARD GANG BAND / GADJO / FLAP! / TRAGIC ROUNDABOUT / CARNY VILLAINS / THE ZEN HUSSIES / GYSPY HILL / MAD DOG MCREA / PAS DE PROBLEME / GYPSY FEVER / PRONGHORN / BOOTSCRAPERS / WORDLY SAVAGES / THE GREAT MARLARKY / JOHNNY KOWALSKI & THE SEXY WIERDOS / BOOT HILL ALLSTARS / SEAS OF MIRTH PIRATE BAND / DRUNKEN BALORDI / CALICO JACK / THE BINEWSKI MURDER / BUFFO’S WAKE / BIERE DE LUXE / EMILY DUST

ARCADIA:

FRICTION + MC LINGUISTICS / CALYX AND TEEBEE / LTJ BUKEM / HOT CAKES LIVE (DEEKLINE, ED SOLO, – MC RUBI DAN) / ZINC / SOUTH CENTRAL LIVE ./ LADY WAKS & MC CHICKABOO / DJ DIE & INJA / FREQ NASTY / SLAMBOREE SOUNDSYSTEM / SLIPMATT & BILLY BUNTER / STAY UP FOREVER TAKE OVER / D GOLD) / RUN TINGS CRU FT REDSKIN / MONKEY3LOGIC / WONKA –VISION / THE MAYOR OF BOOMTOWN

POCO LOCO:

DJ VADIM / DJ FORMAT / HIGH FOCUS RECORDS SHOWCASE / SKITZ & DEADLY HUNTA/ LDZ (LONDON ZOO) / PROBLEM CHILD / REEPS ONE / FREEFALL COLLECTIVE / STEP 13 / ELRO / MOUSE OUTFIT FT DR SYNTAX & SPARKZ / DIRTY DUBSTERS + MC LITTLE TREE /ASTROID BOYS / CENTRAL SPILLZ / LA LA & THE BOO YA / SPLIT PROPHETS / BORN INA BARN / JMAN & DJ FINGERFOOD FT RES & GRAVITY / GYPSY UNIT / GARDNA / BAHIA / DEAD SILENCE / CRUDLEY CUT RECORDS / SHOWCASE / MISTAFIRE LIVE / DISCO PANTHER / CHINA SHOP BULL / AFRO CLUSTER

HIDDEN WOODS:

PRINCE FATTY & HORSEMAN / MUSICAL YOUTH / SOLO BANTON & THE UPPER CUT BAND / RADIKAL GURU FT CIAN FINN / CHRIS MURRAY / REGGAE ROAST / LAID BLAK / THE RESONATORS / ONLYJOE / FRIENDLY FIRE BAND / BABYDUB / NUCLEUS ROOTS / THE DROP / BACKBEAT SOUNDSYSTEM / AFRIQUOI/ REBEL CONTROL / DUB HEART/ THE MAJESTIC / GENERAL ROOTS / BALKAN HI-FI / DUBKASM / BY THE RIVERS / CAPTAIN ACCIDENT

BOOMBOX:

CULPRATE FT MAKSIM / FEATURECAST / MICKY FINN / BLACKOUT JA (LIVE) / JSTAR / ITCHY AND SKRATCHY / DUB BOY & TENJA / CUT LA VIS & DROPSTEADY / HONG KONG PING PONG / HIDDEN FRUIT TAKEOVER (THE ALLERGIES (DJ MONEYSHOT & RACKABEAT / DEPHICIT & HIDDEN RIDDIM / JAYGLO & MR 50 / ROAST BEATZ B2B FLY WALKER) / SENSELESS RECORDS TAKEOVER (SARANTIS / DEVILLE / MC DIALECT / PARLY B) / MAJOR TRIADZ / / SKALLIWAGGLES

CHINATOWN THEATRE:

FAT BASTARD GANG BAND / SMERIN’S ANTI SOCIAL CLUB / GADJO / CRASH NOMADA / THE MAGNUS PUTO / BISON / FIRST DEGREE BURNS / GUNS OF NAVARONE / JB CONSPIRACY / RASTA4EYES / HALLOUMINATI / ROYAL GALA BAND / CHEWING ON TINFOIL / OSCILLATOR / THE JARGONAUTS / NEW GROOVE FORMATION / TYRANNOSAURUS ALAN OSCILLATOR / OUTL4W / MELOSA / COUNTING COINS / UPBEAT ALLSTARS / POPES OF CHILLITOWN / KING TUT’S REVENGE / BAD TRANSMISSION / THE TATSMITHS / TOO SPICY / CHAINSKA BRASSIKA / SHOOT THE MOON / THE RUDE EM OUTS / KING TUT’S REVENGE / DJ ROY STRONG / DJ NAT SLOW

MAY-FAIR BANDSTAND:

HEYMOONSHAKER / BEANS ON TOAST / CARPETFACE & AUDIBLE 1 / JOHNNY CAGE & THE VOODOO GROOVE / THE RINKY DINKS / THE SKIMMITTY HITCHERS / CC SMUGGLERS / DUCIE / LUNATRIX / THE FRESH DIXIE PROJECT / THE BLEEDIN NOSES / THE RUBBERNECK ORCHESTRA / SLIGHTLY OFFENSIVE STEVE

THE BODY SHOP:

THE OUTSIDE AGENCY / REMARC / CURRENT VALUE / PRODUCER / DDR / MACH ONE / LOFTGROOVER / THE SECT / MC RIBBZ / JACKY MURDA / LIONFIRE / VANDAL / WEASAL BUSTER / PARASITE / JUNGLE FEVER / FFF / MARK EG / BROKEN NOTE / SPONGEBOB PHATWORLD / ED COX / STIVS / SATTA SOUNDS / AUDIO SAPIAN / J MAN / SCAMP

FLOATING LOTUS:

MORE LIKE TREES / SAMSARA / TREEHOUSE FIRE / TOYFACE / RUBY SAMBA / CHROME KIDS PRESENTS (SNOWSKULL / FALCON LAKE / BLURED / JAUGE) / MR CAT & THE JACKAL / THE AGE OF GLASS / BLACK STAR DUB COLLECTIVE / CABLE STREET COLLECTIVE / SUZY CONDRAD / TIGER BLUE / INFINITE COLLECTIVE / CUT CAPERS /CAZAL / BAHIA / BIGTOPP / REGIME / MIKE DENNIS / KIMBERLEY NEWELL / JOSEFINA BOSISIO / SYKES / HARD COR (BEATBOX CHOIR) / BABY QUEENS

THE BANK:

SPECIAL SECRET GUESTS / FUTURE SWING STORIES DJ / THE CHICKEN BROTHERS / BIG SWING SOUND SYSTEM / CASTRO / DJ SOSO / GRAHAMAPHONE / FIGCAKE / PAPA MOOMIN / DJ DAN / OISIN / THE KREAMY KAT

WANDERING WORD : SPOKEN WORD, POETRY, COMEDY

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TRIBE OF FROG: (NEW PSY WOODLAND STAGE)

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AZTEK BAR: ROOTS, REGGAE AND DUB TAKEOVERS FROM SOME OF THE BEST IN THE SCENE

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BAD APLE BAR:

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JAH SHAKA FULL SOUNDSYSTEM STREET PARTY (phone the party line on the day to find out where in town this mighty sound will be kicking off)

**AS WELL AS FULL DETAILS OF ALL OUR CITIES MAGIC AND MAYHEM FOR 2013

**BRAND NEW KIDZTOWN (within the oldtown district) & HOLDITDOWN TOWN ACTIVITIES