Ahead of the 10th chapter of the UK’s most theatrical and immersive music festival Boomtown Fair, the event has officially sold out of all standard and travel package festival tickets with six months still to go! The 60,000 capacity event held at Matterley Estate nr Winchester over 9th – 12th ties together interactive theatre with an overarching storyline, and a soundtrack boasting one of the most diverse musical line ups on offer.
This record breaking start to Chapter 10 will see the festival go back to its roots with more live acts than ever before. Never satisfied with sticking to the status quo, straddling genres is almost a prerequisite to headline at Boomtown, with this year’s headliners including a one-off UK show from the Gorillaz, Die Antwoord and Limp Bizkit.
Defying expectations with every district announcement, the festival continues to excite and surprise with underground acts from around the globe. These include jazzy Gilles Peterson prodigy Zara Macfarlane, and metal band Soulfly announced along with the festival’s newest punk district, Diss-order Alley last week. Renowned duo Amadou & Mariam will be bringing Mali to the Old Mines of Copper County, Boomtown’s second new district which was announced yesterday
This is just a sprinkling of the sheer volume of acts performing at Boomtown this year with eight unique line-ups still to go, each one reflecting the multi-faceted levels on which Boomtown operates from grassroots music styles to high end theatrical endeavours. See here to scroll through the website’s news stories of all previously released districts.
The festival will be running a resale of unclaimed deposit tickets in June. Anyone looking for a ticket should register here to be the first be informed when they are released. Boomtown will also be launching the brand new Paradise Gardens ‘Hospitality’ package in the next few weeks, as a final way for those yearning to get involved in this year’s celebrations to be a part of the hottest festival in the UK right now.
FULL HEADLINERS LINE-UP:
Gorillaz / Die Antwoord / Limp Bizkit / Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals / Jimmy Cliff / Amadou & Mariam / Sleaford Mods / Enter Shikari / The Skatalites / Morcheeba / Goldie & The Heritage Ensemble / Soul II Soul / Spice / Shy Fx Presents: Cult.ure / Groundation / Billy Bragg / Maribou State / Omar Souleyman / Dubioza Kolektiv / Fishbone / Nadine Shah / The Selecter / Bilal / Jah Wobble & The Invaders Of The Heart / Fantastic Negrito / The Herbaliser / Stereo MC’s / Too Many Zooz / Romare (full Live Band) / Zara McFarlane / Sampa The Great / Daara J Family / Kitty, Daisy & Lewis / Deluxe / L’Entourloop Ft Troy Berkley & N’Zeng / My Baby / Rising Appalachia / Lankum / Mammal Hands / Molotov Jukebox / Dub Pistols / Dutty Moonshine Big Band / Alsarah & The Nubatones / Meute / Baba Zula / Slamboree / Gordie Mackeeman & His Rhythm Boys / Captain Ska / Nubiyan Twist / Alfa Mist / Blue Lab Beats / Elvana / Mathias Duplessy & The Violins Of The World / Johnny Osbourne | Lt. Stitchie, Papa Levi & Ras Demo / Spragga Benz & Friends / Havana Meets Kingston / Jungle Warriors Aka Kenny Ken B2b Potential Badboy B2b Remarc & Ragga Twins / Skarra Mucci / Etana / Jungle Cakes Takeover: Ed Solo B2b Deekline B2b Serial Killaz B2b Benny Page / The Skints / Macka.B / Chopstick Dubplate Feat. Demolition Man & Horseman / The Nextmen Vs GDC / New Kingston / Earthkry / Samory I / Napalm Death | Soulfly / Capdown / Idles / Ho99o9 / Earth Crisis / Voodoo Glow Skulls / Random Hand / Adolescents / Jaya The Cat / The Rumjacks / Inner Terrestrials / Hacktivist / Turbowolf / Moscow Death Brigade / Samsara Blues Experiment / Haggard Cat / [spunge] / Shpongle ( Simon Posford, Raja Ram, Michele Adamson) Live / Bliss / Freedom Fighters / Avalon / Skazi / Phaxe / GMS / Chrome Angels / Dino Psaras / Hypnocoustics / Earthling / Sinerider / Bugged Out (,, Purple Disco Machine,, Idris Elba, B.Traits, Lemmy Ashton) / Edible (Eats Everything, Paul Woolford, Jesse Perez, Lord Leopard, Cousn) / Sulta Selects / Charlotte De Witte / Enrico Sangiuliano / Extrawelt / Redlight | / Crucast Takeover / Chris Lorenzo/ Night Bass Showcase | Dj Zinc B2b Special Request | Plastician | Clap! Clap! / Ghetts | Nadia Rose | Lady Leshurr | Teklife Showcase | Foreign Beggars / Kojey Radical / Lowkey, Chali 2na & Krafty Kuts / Levelz | Children Of Zeus | Rocks Foe / Big Zuu / 808ink / Hospitality / Clipz / Critical Sound / 20 Yrs Of Virus Records (Ed Rush & Optical) / Eatbrain / 25 Yrs Of V Recordings / Dj Marky / LTJ Bukem / Dimension / Breakage / Dillinja / Maztek / Lenny Dee Vs The Dj Producer / Deathchant Records Showcase / The Outside Agency / Vandal Vs Billx / Stay Up Forever Takeover / Le Bask / Radium