Boomtown Update
Barry Ashworth (Dub Pistols) / Capitol 1212/ Cut La Vis / DJ Maars / FLeCK / Mr Benn b2b Shepdog: Nice Up! Records Take Over / Rico Tubbs /
Eva Lazarus / Vanessa Kisuule / Solomon OB
MATTERLEY ESTATE – WINCHESTER
Chapter 8: Thursday 11TH – Sunday 14TH August 2016 www.boomtownfair.co.uk
Sector 6 has grown without abandon. Expansion in production and theatrics has resulted in set to rival that of the Bang Hai Palace and now has a line-up to reflect its new status.
Interweaving genres to make way for the ultimate dance experience, each area will be brimming with variety. DSTRKT 5 and Sector 6 will provide a fully immersive environment and homes to garage, grime, drum & bass and everything in between… After two years of squatting the derelict train station in the heart of the Wild West district, the party residents of the Wrong Side of the Tracks have reportedly found the original plans for the station and embarked upon a mission to restore it to it’s former glory as their own fully operational renegade train station.
All aboard the Wrongside Express for illicit beats and booty breaks from a carriage full of the best party purveyors this side of the tracks. Including the infectious blend of ska, dub, hip-hop and punk from one of Boomtown’s favourite Barry Ashworth from the Dub Pistols; the conscious lyrics and big bass lines of Professa Fresh and Fly T as Capitol 1212; Brighton based Cut La Vis with his reggae infused bangers; DJ Maars brings his fusion of reggae, dancehall, breaks, funk and classic hip hop as well as the roots reggae dub vibes of FLeCK. Nice Up Records! are taking over with DJ Shepdog and Mr Benn as they journey through the rich history of sound system culture before spitting it back out for modern dance floors, plus loads more…
The Wrong Side of Tracks, Sector 6 and Bang Hai Palace join Vamos, Robotika, Scrap Yard, Poco Loco and Sewage Works as the main inner city dance stages. You can find the full line up for all of the Main Dance stages here.
For those keen on a Forest Party, all seven of BoomTown’s off-the-beaten-track gatherings have now released their line ups:
New for the Halfway Woods, Project Storm will be welcoming citizens to their circle of ritual dance for the first time! Featuring a careful selection of underground UK and European hard dance, trance, techno and psytrance DJs, combined with a weird yet wonderful audio visual show, this stage is set to capture your heart and soul.
In the woods near Mayfair, and on the other side of the musical spectrum, are the tranquil sounds of the Wandering Word. Fresh off the press is a line up full of spoken word, poetry and thoughtful lyrics that will explore the festival’s ethos.
On the stage you can find Eva Lazarus hosting a big afro, big beats and big voice, spanning reggae, jungle and D&B. Alisha Todd, a soulful lady who reminds of Hiatus Kaiyote mixed with Corinne Bailey Rae. Solomon OB a lyricist to watch recently crowned Poetry Slam champion at the Royal Albert Hall and Vanessa Kisuule, a renowned poet who tours mindful insights around the UK and beyond.
Project Storm and Wandering Word are just two of the forest parties. They join the Tangled Roots, Hidden Woods, Tribe of Frog, Psychedelic Forest and The Rave Yard. The full Forest Parties line up can be found here.
These are merely a few of the 27 main stages that can be found across nine districts in an immersive pop up city filled with thousands of characters
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UPDATED MAIN STAGES LINE UP:
BANG HAI PALACE
Ac Slater B2B Taiki Nulight / A Skillz / Chris Lorenzo / Critical Sound: Mefjus, Ivy Lab, Kasra, Emperor, Enei, / Sam Binga, Foreign Concept, Klax, Hyroglifics / Diemantle / HybRid Theory / Krafty Kuts / Plump DjS / Stanton Warriors / The Heatwave / The Nextmen / The Upbeats / Zed Bias & Trigga
Mc's: GQ, Jakes, Maksim, Redders, Trigga
VAMOS
Alfresco Disco / Billy Kenny & Will Clarke / B.Traits / Derrick Carter / Derrick May / Dj Deeon / Flux Djs / Friend Within / Jackmaster / Kry Wolf / Melé / Mj Cole / Nightmares On Wax DJ Set / Octave One - Live / Shadow Child / Shapes DJs / Skream
ROBOTIKA
Altern 8 / Boom Sound Takeover / Chimpo / Deep Medi Takeover: Mala, Truth, Gorgon Sound, Commodo, Gantz, Kaiju, Rider Shafique / DJ Zinc / Gakstreet Boyz vs Ma$$ive $xX / Iglooghost / Inspected Records Takeover: Billian, Culprate, Monuman, Sorrow, Inspector Dubplate / Itchy & Skratchy djs / Kafkr / Koan Sound / Mella DeE / Om Unit / Papa B & BBL / Shades of Rhythm / Slipmatt / Special Request / Squire of Gothos
SCRAP YARD
Al Twisted / Angerfist / Block Dodger / Cause4Concern / COOH / Counterstrike / Crystal Distortion / Dataklysm / DJIPE / DJ Michael Barrymore / DNA Sounds Dolphin / Dr Peacock / Fortitude / Fragz / Guigoo Hallucinator / Irritant Sounds / Lucy Furr / Machine Code Mandidextrous / Pattern J / PRSPCT Takeover / Psiko Radium / Requiem Sounds / Robyn Chaos / Sinister Souls / Subliminal Audio / The Outside Agency / The Speedfreak / Therapy Sessions / Vandal
POCO LOCO
Dead Players / Devvo / DJ Craze / DJ Format & Abdominal / DRS - Live / Dr Syntax & Pete Cannon / Foreign Beggars Gardna / Jenna & the G's / JFB / Jman / Johnny Dub / Jus Now / Levelz / Pharoahe Monch / Red Eye HiFi FT Kathika, Fox, Sparkz & Kiva / Reeps One - Live Av Show / Rich Reason / Swindle - LIve / Submotion Orchestra / The Mouse Outfit ft Dr Syntax, Sparkz, Truthos Mufasa / Fox & Black Josh / White Bully / Mr Woodnote & Lil Rhys
WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS
Action Sloth / Barry Ashworth (Dub Pistols) / Billy Bunter / Binksy / Bluntskull / Capitol 1212 / Cut La Vis / Dephicit & Summer Bright / Devvo / DJ Maars / Electrikal Sound (DJ Set) / FLeCK / Frandanski b2b Rob (Smokescreen) / Hydroponik Takeover / InsideInfo (Viper Recordings) / Jah Prang / Jungle Jewce King Long Ting / Kinky Movement (Replay) / Law As F**k! / Mr Benn b2b Shepdog (Nice Up!) / Phatworld b2b Thorpy (Off Me Nut) / Remarc / Rico Tubbs / Split Prophets / Subliminal Bassline Takeover / Tumble Audio Takeover / The Littlemen (Smokescreen) / Thesis Underkind / Volatile Cycle / Waggles b2b Hiphoppapotamus
SEWAGE WORKS
0=0 / Amen-tal / Bkey / Bong Ra / Dave Skywalker / Dr Bastardo / Ghost / Igorrr / Jungle Syndicate / Pants and Socks / Ruby My Dear / Smyla
FULL LINE-UP: STAGE BY STAGE
OLD TOWN:
TOWN CENTRE
Asian Dub Foundation / Babylon Circus / Bad Manners / Beardyman/ Fun Lovin’ Criminals/ Leftfield/ Levellers/ Mad Caddies/ Melbourne Ska Orchestra/ Molotov Jukebox/ Parov Stelar/ The Correspondents (Live Band)/ The Selecter/ The Slackers/ Dutty Moonshine Big Band/ Neville Staple Band/ Chainska Brassika
THE JOLLY DODGER
Babylon Circus/ Los de Abajo/ Bohemian Betyars/ Les Yeux d'la Tête/ Fat Bastard Gang Band/ N.O.H.A/ Projekt Rakija/ The Destroyers/ Days N Daze/ Mischief Brew/ The Turbans/ The Baghdaddies/ Veeblefetzer/ Balkan Hotsteppers/ Mondo Cane/ The Zen Hussies/ Zorita/ Transylvania/ Gypsy Unit/ Ushti Baba/ Tantz/ The Great Malarkey/ Wombo Orchestra/ Gypsies Of Bohemia/ Hallouminati/ Barbarella's Bang Bang/ Poor Old Dogs/ Mr Tea & The Minions/ Gadje Scum/ Manushka/ Biere de Luxe/ Klonk
MAYFAIR:
THE BALLROOM
Smokey Joe & The Kid feat. Mystro/ Electric Swing Circus/ The Carny Villains/ The Sweet Life Society/ Big Swing Sound feat. Hypeman Sage/ Eugene The Cat/ Sound Nomaden/ Swingbot/ Savages y Suefo/ Pep’s Show Boys & Sebastian Röser ft. Rosantique/ DJ Chris Tofu/ The Zen Hussies/ Unexpected Guests feat. Professor Elemental/ Jenova Collective/ DJ Louie Prima/ Chicken Brothers/ Madame Electrifie/ CatJam/ The Church/ Daytoner/ Little Violet/ Louis Barabbas & The Bedlam 6/ Wombo Orchestra/ Mr Tea & The Minions/ Swingers/ World's Tallest DJ/ The Rumpsteppers/ BMVT/ Madame Barducci and The Goudzy Guitar/ The Imperial Works/ Antelope/ Chameleon Mime/ DJ Eliazar/ Swing Dance Classes
THE BANDSTAND
Renegade Brass Band/ Brass Funkeys/ Temple Funk Collective/ Llareggub Brass Band/ Gypsies Of Bohemia/ Barbarella's Bang Bang/ Manieres des Bohemiens/ Immigrant Swing/ Rum Buffalo/ Jass B'Stards
WILD WEST:
OLD MINES
Imelda May/ Afro Celt Sound System/ Ojos de Brujo/ Nahko & Medicine For The People/ Seth Lakeman/ Lau/ Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate/ Steve N Seagulls/ Larry & His Flask/ Shooglenifty/ Raghu Dixit/ Dhol Foundation/ Beans On Toast/ Mokoomba/ The Brother Moves On/ Afriquoi/ Ferocious Dog/ Skinny Lister/ The Turbans/ 3 Daft Monkeys/ Fitty Gomash/ Pronghorn
RUSTY SPURS
The Boot Hill All Stars/ Johnny Cage & Voodoo Groove/ Skimmity Hitchers/ Gaz Brookfield & Ben Wain/ Sam Green and The Midnight Heist/ The Hot Sprockets/ Louis Barabbas & The Bedlam 6/ Seven Little Sisters/ The White City Shakers/ Severed Limb/ Screamin Miss Jackson & The Slap ya Mamma Big Band/ Funke & The Two Tone Baby/ Showhawk Duo/ Cat Ratchers/ Dead Plants/ JC's Hopeless Sinners/ Trailer Trash Orchestra/ The Back Wood Redeemers/ Wessex Pistols/ Buffalo Skinners/ Captain Cactus & The Screaming Harlots/ Gin Bowlers/ Dana Immanuel & The Stolen Band/ Curst Sons/ Dusk at Dawns/ Dead Plants/ The Inbredz
CRAZY CALAMITIES
The Scribes/ Afro Cluster/ Junior Bill & The Scallies/ The Future Dub Project/ Crinkle Cuts/ Euphony/ The Piratones/ Pachango/ Iguanas/ Key Lime Pi/ Josephine & The Artizans/ Eat The Evidence/ Vegetable Collective/ Feel Good Culture/ Easy Stride Band/ MoCara/ The Barefoot Bandit/ Zegema Beach/ King Solomon Band/ Lily Mi/ Sam Evans Band/ Henge/ The Maitree Express/ Feelgood Experiment/ Selby And The Dharma Blitz/ Fast Decline/ Echo Town/ Primo Nelson
PSYCHEDELIC:
PSYCHEDELIC FOREST
Hallucinogen/ Hilight Tribe/ Neelix/ Shpongle - DJ set by Simon Posford/ GMS/ Skazi/ 1200 Micrograms/ Orb Soundsystem/ Ozric Tentacles/ JOOF/ Alok/ Gaudi/ Dino Psaras/ Tsuyoshi Suzuki/ Hypnocoustics/ Parasense/ Hedflux/ Monk3ylogic/ Dirty Saffi/ Nick Sentience/ Liquid Ross/ Driss/ Nigel Shiva Valley/ Tortured Brain/ Logica/ DJ Moon/ Mack/ Nikki S/ Shakti/ ThallOm/ Lemon Tree
TRIBE OF FROG
Brainiac/ K.i.M/ Sinerider/ M-Theory/ Illegal Machines/ llegal Sensations/ Filterheads/ Neuroplasm/ Big Scary Monsters/ Ben Coda/ Continem/ CIMI/ Divination/ Occular/ AudioFire/ James West/ Aardvark/ Subliminal System/ Spinney Lainey/ Svess/ Xymox/ Pieman/ Geo/ Psychosonic/ Dr G
SO BANG PSY
Loose Connection/ Apollyon/ Skyhighatrist/ Act One/ Refried Dreams/ Cheryl Catawumpas/ Krosis/ Final Form/ N.Vader/ Life Path 9/ Allycat/ Cybernetic Ghost/ Stalic Overdose/ F'da F'da
SECTOR 6
Barely Legal / Born On Road Takeover / Calibre / Chimpo / Daddy Skitz & Friends / Deadbeat UK / Dj Hype B2B Hazard / Dub Phizix / Foundation (Sticky B2B Scott Garcia & Lady Chann) / GotSome / J-man & FLeCK / Madam X / Ms Dynamite / My Nu Leng / Newham Generals / Ram Records Takeover: Audio, Calyx & Teebee, Teddy Killerz / Roni Size & Krust Present Full Cycle / Serum & Bladerunner / So Solid Crew: Lisa Maffia, Romeo, Harvey, Mega, Asher D / T.Q.D. (Royal T, DJ Q, Flava D)
Mc's: Carasel, Drs, Dread Mc, DyNAmite Mc, Lx One, Skibadee, Strategy, 2Shy
CHINATOWN:
DEVIL KICKS DANCEHALL
Leftover Crack/ Senser/ Street Dogs/ Big D and the Kids Table/ Jaya The Cat/
Talco/ Inner Terrestrials/ Culture Shock/ Sonic Boom Six/ The King Blues/ Mischief Brew/ Banane Metalik/ The Peacocks/ The Brains/ The Filaments/ New Town Kings/ Chewing On Tinfoil/ Wonk Unit/ The Bar Stool Preachers/ Vanilla Pod/ Faintest Idea/ Firepit Collective/ Smokey Bastard/ Ruby Throat/ Dogshite/ In Evil Hour/ Casual Nausea/ Rags Rudi/ Intercity Crazy Train/ Skaciety/ Last Gang In Town Soundsystem
CHINATOWN COURTYARD
Ska Vengers/ Will & The People/ The Riffs/ Spred The Dubs/ By The Rivers/ Buster Shuffle/ Caravãna Sun/ Goldmaster Allstars/ The JB Conspiracy/ Land Of The Giants/ Bombskare/ Magnus Major/ China Shop Bull/ Wombo Orchestra/ Cut Capers/ Mad Apple Circus/ The Meow Meows/ Counting Coins/ Smiley & The Underclass/ The Majestic (Ska Set)/ Count Skylarkin'/ Karl Phillips and the NGF Rejects/ The Stiff Joints/ The Activators/ Cartoon Violence/ Millie Manders/ THE TiPS/ Disney Rascal/ Last Edition
THE LAST STAND
Days N Daze/ The Lagan/ Ratbag/ Lenny Lashley’s Gang of One/ The Roughneck Riot/ Matilda’s Scoundrels/ Cistem Failure/ 2 Peas in a Pod/ Hello Mabel/ Ed Ache/
Joe Yorke/ Mercurius Rising/ EFA Supertramp
TRENCHTOWN:
LION’S DEN
Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley/ Fat Freddy's Drop/ Morgan Heritage/ Inner Circle/ Tarrus Riley/ Junior Kelly/ Tanya Stephens/ Kabaka Pyramid & The Bebble Rockers/ The Heatwave presents Showtime feat. Big Narstie, Tippa Irie, General Levy, Flowdan, Rodney P, Demolition Man, Skibadee, Solo Banton, Serocee, Stush, Nadia Rose/ Congo Natty feat Congo Dubz, Tenor Fly & Iron Dread/ Little Roy (Battle For Seattle)/ The Skints/ Mungo's Hi-Fi Live Band feat. YT, Charlie P, Eva Lazarus + more/ Channel One Meets Mad Professor/ Benny Page Vs Ed Solo/ Zion Train/ Soom T/ Kiko Bun/ Hollie Cook/ Laid Blak
HIDDEN WOODS
ManuDigital/ Dreadsquad & Blackout JA/ Pama International/ Alaine and Dean Fraser with Blak Soil Band/ Aries/ IQulah Rastafari/ Part2Style/ Uncle Dugs ‘Jungle Renaissance Rinse FM set’/ 6Blocc/ Jinx in Dub/ Stagga & Ras Robbie/ Babydub/ The Resonators/ Eva Lazarus/ Backbeat Soundsystem/ Illbilly Hitec ft. Longfingah/ Born On Road/ Kelvin 373/ Dope Ammo/ Amabadama/ Donette Forte & Urban Lions/ General Roots/ General Skank/ Samsara/ Dubheart/ Prank Dancehall/ Shanti Squire & MC Little Tree
TANGLED ROOTS
Earl Gateshead/ Sticky Joe & Cheshire Cat/ Skitz & Joe Burn/ Delhi Sultanate & Begum X/ Unit 137 Sound System + Lionpulse Sound System AKA Lion Unit/ Trinity Music London/ INI/ Sharp And Ready/ Hylu/ Serocee/ Crises/ Disorda/ Sasha Steppa/ Joe Ariwa/ Lionbeat/ Fleck/ AAA Badboy/ Disorda/ Danny T & Tradesman/ Jam Jah feat. Lion Art/ Leo Samson/ J-Man Selecta/ Chief Rockas/
Escape Roots feat. Tom Spirals/ Fat Stash/ Rubberdub Soundsystem/ Countryman Soundsystem/ Titan Sound/ Kaotik Kartel
WHISTLERS GREEN:
WINDMILL
Craig Charles / Banco De Gaia / Prince Fatty ft Horseman / Oka / Will Varley / Smoove & Turrell / Ephemerals / Harleighblu / The Gene Dudley Group / The Allergies / Rrradio Gee / 3 Daft Monkeys / Pronghorn / Tankus the Henge /
Fitty Gomash Ceilidh / First Degree Burns / Ben Russell & The Charmers /
Crinkle Cuts / Plus Mr Motivator Morning Workout
FLYING LOTUS
Stick in the Wheel / The Rubber Wellies / Sound of the Sirens / Rhain / Cate Ferris / Dilla V & The Oddbeats / The Inexplicables / Forest of Fools / Tamu Massif / Tensheds / Patch and the Giant / The Messengers of God / The Woodland Creatures / Kuki & The Bard / Circe’s Diner / Sam Evans & Andy Slade / Thickets / Mount Nakara / Snufkin / Craig Sutton: The Flamenco Thief / Dextor Selboy & The Shonky Trio / Jess McAllister / Arcadian Collective
SANDCASTLE STAGE
Laid Blak / Joe Driscoll / Glitzy Baghags / Professor Elemental / Brass Funkeys / OK2 (Science Raps) / Junior Jungle / Batala Portsmouth / Easy Stride Band / Craig Sutton: The Flamenco Thief
THEATRE & WORKSHOPS
Rawlings: Ras King BoBo / Barnaby / Fitness Focus / Dreams and Whispers / Compost Mentis Whalley Range AllStars / Ape Projects Environmental Workshops / Panic Circus / Family Yoga / Tumble Tots
Financial Times
“Boomtown Fair is an immersive public art project disguised as a festival. In fields near Winchester, southern England, a temporary city arises like a film set.”
Ministry of Sound
“The diversity of the music on offer and sheer randomness of everything you see over the four fruitful days are unlike anything you will ever experience in the UK.”
Licklist Team.