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BoomTown Fair 2020

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Matterley Estate, Hampshire

One of the UKs largest independent music festivals and the most theatrically driven, Boomtown Fair is a five day interactive experience like no other. It combines live art and immersive theatre with a diverse lineup of international superstars and grassroots talent spanning a multitude of genres, from world music, folk, reggae and hip-hop, to punk rock and heavy metal, to techno, jungle, drum and bass and house (to name just a few).  It’s dedicated to providing something for everyone; from families, wellbeing enthusiasts and those that are looking for a luxury camping weekend to techno revellers and world music aficionados. 

Boomtown is not just a music festival however, it is a fictitious city made up of twelve distinct districts, each with their own theme, 27 iconic main stages and a warren of intimate and unique micro-venues. The audience’s experience is underpinned by Boomtown’s storyline which evolves each year and holds a mirror up to the real world.  Festival goers are invited to actively get involved in the narrative and take part in The Maze, which offers treasure-hunting, puzzle-solving, live-action role-play and immersive theatre. All of this is brought to life by 100s of actors and spectacular shows across the duration of the festival. 

Lineup

Unknown Day

354 acts

WU-TANG CLAN / Underworld / KANO / DAMIAN ‘JR GONG' MARLEY /
THE LIBERTINES / Mura Masa / KELIS / Pendulum Trinity / Squarepusher / Orbital /KOOL & THE GANG / De La Soul

CARAVAN PALACE / FAT WHITE FAMILY / PRINCESS NOKIA / CANDI STATON / AKALA / SUGARHILL GANG & FURIOUS 5 / THE FOUR OWLS / CASisDEAD / DILATED PEOPLES /THE SELECTER / TOO MANY ZOOZ / Children of Zeus / LITTLE BIG / Meute / Sudan Archives / BIIG PIIG / TANK & THE BANGAS / EVELYN ‘CHAMPAGNE' KING / IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE / MY BABY / Greentea Peng / GLOO (Iglooghost X BABii X Kai Whiston) / RAM / SNAPPED ANKLES / Dub Pistols / DUTTY MOONSHINE BIG BAND / BEANS ON TOAST / DAUGHTERS OF REYKJAVIK / SLAMBOREE / DOPE D.O.D. / PONGO / HENGE / Afriquoi / Nihiloxica

PROTOJE / David Rodigan & THE OUTLOOK ORCHESTRA / COLLIE BUDDZ / ADRIAN SHERWOOD ft. LEE ‘SCRATCH' PERRY & HORACE ANDY / JUNGLE CAKES ♥ TROJAN RECORDS ft. Dawn Penn / DUB FX / THE SKINTS / Mad Professor x GAUDI x General Levy / ZION TRAIN / Mungo's Hi Fi FT Eva Lazarus & MARINA P / JESSE ROYAL / CHEF'SPECIAL / SARA LUGO / THE HEATWAVE / MANUDIGITAL / Equiknoxx ft. Gavsborg, Time Cow & Shanique Marie (live) / HORSEMAN & SOLO BANTON FT THE UPPER CUT BAND / NKULEE DUBE / ALEIGHCIA SCOTT

The Black Madonna / Maceo Plex / Eats Everything B2B Monika Kruse / Denis Sulta B2B Mella Dee / Moodymann / Helena Hauff / Objekt Special Request B2B KETTAMA / HAAI / ANNA / Paranoid London (live) / Cromby B2B HAMMER

GLITTERBOX / Folamour / Little Gay Brother /
Gerd Janson / KINK / Joey Negro / Nightmares on Wax / Horse Meat Disco / Luke Solomon / Crazy P (dj set) The Shapeshifters / Mafalda / Laurence Guy / Simon Dunmore / Melvo Baptiste

VINI VICI / Astrix / HILIGHT TRIBE / AVALON / OUTSIDERS / SPACE TRIBE / HYPNOISE / ITAL / Waio / YOUTH / EGORYTHMIA / E-CLIP / AUDIOPATHIK / ILLEGAL MACHINES / SINERIDER / AARDVARKK / SYMBOLIC / TETRAMETH / LOGIC BOMB / Tsuyoshi Suzuki /

FLOGGING MOLLY / SKINDRED / THE HU / MAD CADDIES / SULLIVAN KING / DINOSAUR PILE-UP / THE BRONX / John Garcia & THE BAND OF GOLD / CAPDOWN / SICK OF IT ALL / P.W.E.I. / STRIKE ANYWHERE / / 3TEETH / DISCHARGE / MUNICIPAL WASTE / RANDOM HAND / HACKTIVIST / DEAD SILENCE / BRIDGE CITY SINNERS / CAR BOMB / JOHN / MALEVOLENCE

ANDY C / Noisia / Hybrid Minds / Shy FX / THE High Contrast BAND / Flava D / CRITICAL SOUND / SHOGUN AUDIO / BORN ON ROAD
DJ Marky / Alix Perez X Skeptical / Lenzman B2B LSB / WATCH THE RIDE / SHERELLE / Fracture B2B Fixate / Need For Mirrors / Ray Keith / KOAN Sound / DJ Q / ROYAL T / CHAMPION / Sir Spyro / Joker / Caspa / TRUTH / Slimzee / CRAZY D / Stanton Warriors / TAIKI NULIGHT / Nina Las Vegas / Zed Bias / Majestic / Sammy Virji / 24hr Garage Girls / Kampire / Matt Jam Lamont / FOOR

Angerfist / INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH RECORDS LIVE / Venetian Snares / HELLFISH vs PRODUCER vs Lenny Dee / DETEST / The Outside Agency / VANDAL vs Mandidextrous / Chris Liberator vs D.A.V.E THE DRUMMER / Ratpack / PRSPCT XTREME / WRONG MUSIC TAKEOVER / OFF ME NUT TAKEOVER / LIMEWAX / Stazma The Junglechrist / High Rankin / FEXOMAT B2B SUM

https://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/lineup/

Tickets

https://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/tickets/

Accommodation

https://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/info/sleeping/

Camping

https://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/info/sleeping/

 

Travel

https://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/info/travel/

Accessibility

https://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/info/access/

Location & Map

Matterley Estate, Hampshire

Winchester, Hampshire., Hampshire, SO211HW

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

  • Review
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    Boomtown 2017: Pirates, Music and a Piggyback Mosh Pit

    "The one thing I did not want to hear at Boomtown Fair 2017 was the ‘Oh, Jeremy Corbyn’ chant. A rally cry for a wealth of indigent students, it typified most..."

    Joshua Perrett
  • Review
    4/5

    Boomtown 2015

    "Chapter 7: The Palace Has Risen It’s safe to say there is no town quite like Boomtown in the UK right now. It is the most everythingist festival. It’s the best"

    ukfestivaldan
  • Review
    5/5

    Boomtown Fair 2013. Right! Where to start…

    "Boomtown 2013 – Matterley Estate Boomtown Fair 2013. Right! Where to start… I met a couple of quite reserved doctors on the shuttle bus from Winchester "

    ukfestivaldan
  • Review
    5/5

    Boomtown Fair 2012

    "So I was told of a strange hippie festival somewhere in middle England where the love runs free and no one ever sleeps. I went along this year to what was liter"

    Jesse.Olu
  • Review
    4/5

    Boomtown Fair-A boomin good time

    "Everyone has their own preconceptions when the word ‘fair’ is uttered. Nostalgic memories of sugary treats, adrenaline inducing rides and a sea of colours come "

    Jessica Wright

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