Post by boomtownmayor on May 11, 2012 14:33:59 GMT
THE UK'S MADDEST FESTIVAL...... JUST GOT MADDER
Each year the Boom town council holds an annual summer fair, for one weekend only, every business, shop and residency in this crazy city holts its usual goings on and opens their doors to you - the tourists!!
Boomtown 2012 is hitting the ground running again this year, with a line up to make your bones shake and many many amazing new additions to the already bussling streets of BOOMTOWN!!
With 30 themed stages boasting not just some of the uk's best musicians and performers but some of the best acts alive on this planet today! Hosting everything from Ska, Reggae, Balkan and Cabaret to Rockabilly, Jungle and everything underground also mind boggling sideshows mutated vehicles and full on street parties for you enjoyment.
If its not broke dont fix it? maybe maybe. But we're more from strength to strength kind of people! With the city walls expanding to include lush new camping with spruced up new facilities, hot-tubs beautiful wooden areas new queing sytem for your pleasure on arrival and general all round leisureness! BoomTownFair 2011 was a huge success and brought international aclaim to this fast growing Town, but Boom Town 2012 is opperating on a whole new level!!!
Here’s some teaser vids
- Official Arcadia landing in boomtown 2012 video link -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViY1NF7svS0
ReepsOne Introducing BoomTown Fair 2012!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA-txofit3w
A little look in to our line up this year:
Town Centre - Jump up party ska, swing, gypsy, fun
Major headline acts and much more coming very soon!!
Caravan Palace
The Skatalites
Reel Big Fish
Asian Dub Foundation
Balkan Beat Box
The Beat
Dub Pistols
The Slackers
Movits
Urban Voodoo Machine
Dunkelbunt
Molotov Jukebox
Sound of Rum
Babyhead
Mad Dog Macree
Sheelenagig
Swing Zazou
Gypsy Hill
The Lions den - The UK's biggest reggae, ragga and dub stage
line up so far
Alborosie
Tanya Stephens
Natty
Gappy Ranks
David Rodigan
Jah Shaka
Makka B
Zion Train
Blak Twang
South Rakkas Crew and MC Serrocee
Mungos Hifi feat Soom T, Mr Williams, Kenny Knots
Trojan Sound System
Rodney P and Skitz ft buggsy
Deadly Hunta vs Solo Banton
The Heatwave Feat Lady Chann, Leshurr, Stush, Rubi Dan,Stylo G
Serial killaz
Bush Chemists
General Levy and Krinjah
Marcus Visionary b2b Benny Page
Curtis Lynch Jr, Mr Williams
Chopstick showcase ft jacky murda, aries, tuffist and demolition man
Channel One
Mr benn
Dirty Dubsters
Arcadia - The world’s maddest stage has just got madder!
Major headliners and many more acts still to be announced
Dirtyphonics
Krafty Kuts
Stanton Warriors
Shy FX
Far Too Loud (live)
Plump Dj's
Peo de Pitte
RackNRuin b2b Foamo
Chris Liberator b2b Dave the Drummer
Serum
Ratpack
Sub Slayers Takeover
Bassline circus - DnB, electro, circus, bass music
Jack Beats
Caspa
Breakage
16 Bit
The Nextmen
Coda (Live)
DJ Hype
Roska
High Rankin (live)
Dub Phizix
Kanji Kanetic
Engine Earz (Live)
Dub Pistols dj set
Illbilly Hitec (Live)
SL2 (live)
Dub Mafia (Live)
Woz
Slamboree (Live)
DJ parker
Tomb Crew
Wild Knights
Arsequake
DJ Parker
Devil kicks Dancehall - Punk n roll, hell jazz, psychobilly, ska
Batmobile
Mad Sin
The Meteors
Sonic Boom 6
The Filaments
Empress of Fur
Hillbilly Moon Explosion
Jack Rabbit Slim
Random Hand
Bored of Justice
Beat the Redlight
Broken nose
Screaming Sugar Skulls
The Marksmen
The Magnetix
The Peacocks
Vince Ray
Oldtown Theatre - Hosted by the Invisible Circus, flat out ska, cabaret, comedy, Gypsy, Balkan
Pronghorn
Smerins anti social club
Gentle Mystics
Los Albertos
Yes Sir Boss
Balkan Bandits
Beer Beer Orchestra
Big Red Ass Band
Tragic roundabout
King Porter Stomp
Bootscraper
Dinamo
Electric Swing Circus
First degree burns
Will Tun & the Wasters
Flap
Halluminati
jb conspiracy
Joe Driscoll
kitten and the hip
Lazy Habits
New Groove Formation
Sharman Festival
Strobe circus
The Communicators
The Great Malarkey
The Hidden woods (new stage) - Live dub, reggae and roots deep in the woods
Sicknote
The Barley Mob
Laid Blak
Captain Accident
Sound of Rum
The Skints
Onlyjoe
Dub From Atlantis Band
MC Xander
Jaya The Cat
New Town Kings
Black Star Dub Collective
Friendly Fire Band & MC YT
Celtic Rasta
Dubheart
UpRooted
Reggae Roast
Samsara
The Drop
General Roots
The Majestic
Bass6
The Body Shop - Fully upgraded much larger clinic just two doors down - hard jungle, breakcore, full on mash-up mayhem
Luke Vibert
The Panacea
Audio
Drumcorps
Producer
Heist
Krumble
Punk Floyd
Krinjah
DJ K
Deathmachine
Junglefever
Squire of Gothos
Wan Bushi
Rowland the Bastard
J Man
Dirty Dike & Jam Baxter
Parasite
Block Dodger
Scamp
Boombox - hosted by our friends the Danceoff crew, bassline, party mas-up, old-school
line up so far
Deekline
Freestylers
DJ Shepdog
Ed Solo
2 Bit Thugs
JFB
Slipmatt
Balkan Hotsteppers
Parker
Mr Benn (2nd set)
Jinx in Dub FT MC Mikey Don
Arsequake
Disablists
Balkans HiFi
Don't Flop (MC Battle)
Wonka-Vision
Jessi G
ASBO Disco
Dirty Dubsters
The Wandering word - Spoken word, poetry, comedy, chill out
Beans on Toast
Joe Driscoll (live)
Honeyfeet
Fjokra
Anthony Anaxagorou
Carrie Tree
Teej
Johnny Fluffy Punk
Toby Thompson
Jeremy Toombs
Sally Jenkinson
John Berkavitch (Berko)
John Fairhurst Band
Hanging Gardens (new Stage) Funky Ska, jazzy blues
The Binewski Murder
25 Past The Skank
The Tatsmiths
The Meow MeowsThe Apocryphalites
The Infinite Collective
Cordelia Fellowes & co
Popes of Chillitown
Royal Gala
Gadjo (second set)
Cartoon Violence
Seas of Mirth
Gecko
The Dapper Cadavers
Jimmy The Squirrel
Shoot the MoonHullabaloo
Buffo's Wake
I know! A mind blower isnt it!!
Some handy links -
Our Website: www.boomtownfair.co.uk
Twitter: twitter.com/#!/boomtownfair
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/boomtwonfair1
Facebook event page: www.facebook.com/events/234130029984568/
9th - 12th August
Matterly Estate - Winchester - UK
