Boomtown Fair 2013

Boomtown fair returns for another weekend filled with lunacy, outlandish activities and jubilant adventures.

It’s the UK’s most innovative and imaginative event providing festivalgoers with a fully interactive experience where they can explore and indulge in the many districts of Boomtown including ChinaTown, Mayfair Avenue and Trench Town.

Boomtown is a music and experimental arts festival which celebrates a range of genres such as ska, punk, bass, folk, gypsy, swing, reggae, roots, jungle and drum ‘n’ bass across 8 different stages. This year’s line-up includes: The Parov Stelar Band, Ozomatli, Toots and the Maytals, Mad Caddies, Arrested Development, Richie Spice, Collie Buddz, Bad Manners and Gentleman and the Evolution.

So become a definitive character at this year’s Boomtown and immerse yourself in the wild and wacky experiences this fair has to offer.

FULL FESTIVAL LINE UP:

SKA, SWING, FOLK AND PUNK STAGES:

Town Centre:
FRIDAY: Toots and the Maytals / Arrested Development / Ozomatli /The Neville Staple Band / Ska N Ska / RotFront / The Wurzels / Gentle Mystics
SATURDAY: Mad Caddies / The Skints / Les Hurlements D’ Leo / Babyhead / Slamboree / Ska Cubano / Orkestra Del Sol /The Magnus Puto Band
SUNDAY: The Parov Stelar Band / Bad Manners / Hoffmaestro / The Selecter / Les Yeux d’la Tete / Orquestra Voadora / The Dualers / Skamanians

MayFair Avenue:
The Manor
Molotov Jukebox / Dutty Moonshine / Flap! / Electric Swing Circus / Swing Growers / Freakeasy! / The Top Shelf / Gypsy Hill / 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 (Electro Swing Club / White Mink) / Circo Swing / DJ Dodgy-Style / 8 Foot Felix / Big Red Ass / The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band / World’s Tallest DJ

The Bandstand
The Rinky Dinks / Beans On Toast / The Skimmity Hitchers / Carpetface & Audible 1 / Johnny Cage & The Voodoo Groove / Heymoonshaker / CC Smugglers / Lunatrix / The Fresh Dixie Project / The Rubber Duck Orchestra / The Bleedin Noses

The Bank
Big Swing Sound System / The Chicken Brothers / Yacht Club / Tim Fanucci / Grahamaphone / DJ Soso / Oisin / The Kreamy Kat / DJ Dan / Oisin / Papa Moomin

ChinaTown
ChinaTown Theatre:
Smerin’s Anti Social Club / Crash Nomada / The Magnus Puto / Bison / First Degree Burns / Guns Of Navarone / The JB Conspiracy / Counting Coins / Outl4w / Hallouminati / The Jargonauts / New Groove Formation / Tyrannosaurus Alan / The Tatsmiths / Oscillator / Melosa / Rasta 4 Eyes / Royal Gala Band / Upbeat Allstars / ChainSka Brassika / Popes Of Chillitown / Chewing On Tinfoil / The Rude Em Outs / Bad Transmission / Shoot The Moon

Devils Kicks Dancehall:
King Prawn / L.O.C / Demented Are Go / Street Dogs / The Creepshow / RotFront / Suicide Bid / Inner Terrestrials / The Casualties / Sicknote / Random Hand / Citizen Fish / Worldly Savages / The Brains / New Town Kings / The Peacocks / The Mahones / The Restarts / Graveyard Johnnys / Neck / Roughneck Riot / Dirty Revolution / Will Tun and the Wasters / The Junk / Beat the Redlight / Faintest Idea

Oldtown
Oldtown Theatre
Räfven / The Fat B*stard Gang Band / Gadjo / Flap! / Tragic Roundabout / Carny Villains / The Zen Hussies / Gypsy Hill / Mad Dog Mcrea / Pás de Problème / Gypsy Fever / Pronghorn / Bootscrapers / Worldly Savages / The Emergency Band / Dexter Dexterous / The Great Malarkey / 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 / Invisible Circus Show / Emily Dust

REGGAE/ DUB AND JUNGLE STAGES:
The Lion’s Den (Trenchtown):
Secret Headliner / Gentleman and the Evolution / Richie Spice / Collie Buddz & New Kingston / Dub Inc
Lee Scratch Perry / Million Stylez / Gentleman’s Dub Club / Prince Fatty and Horseman / I-Fire / Iration Steppas meets Channel One in a Dubwise Fashion / Mungo’s Hi Fi feat. YT + Mr / Williamz / Robbo Ranx / Dreadsquad ft Dr Ring Ding + Kasia Malenda + El Fata / Necessary Mayhem ft Tippa Irie + Mr Williamz / David Boomah / Buggsy + Live Band / Chopstick Dubplate Showcase feat. Demolition Man / Marcus Visionary / Serial Killaz / Psychofreud + Navigator / Nanci & Pheobe + DJ Wulu / Adam Prescott feat Parly B / Jah Mirikle / Dope Ammo / / Kelvin 373 / Eva Lazarus

Hidden Woods:
Solo Banton & The Upper Cut Band / Radikal Guru / Chris Murray / Reggae Roast / Laid Blak / Musical Youth / The Resonators / OnlyJoe / Friendly Fire Band / Babydub / Nucleus Roots / The Drop / Backbeat Soundsystem / Afriquoi / Dub Boy feat Tenja / Rebel Control / Dub Heart / The Majestic / General Roots / Balkan Hi-fi / Dubkasm / By The Rivers / Captain Accident / One Roots
Plus: Jah Shaka Street Party (Full Soundsystem)

BREAK AND BASS STAGES:
DOWNTOWN:
Friction / Calyx & 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 / Culprate FEAT. Maksim / Featurecast / Micky Finn / Slipmatt & Billy Bunter * / Monkey3logic / The Outide Agency / Stay Up / Orever Takeover / Slamboree Soundsystem / Dub Boy & Tenja / Remarc / Current Value / Loftgroover / The Sect / MC Ribbz / Jacky Murda / Lionfire (Aries & Gold) / Blackout JA / Mach One / Itchy & Skratchy / Run Tingz Cru FT Redskin / The Allergies / Hong Kong Ping Pong / Major Triadz / Jayglo / MR 50 / Dephicit / Hidden Riddim / Cut La Vis / Dropsteady Freddy / DJ Roast Beatz / Sarantis + MC Dialect / Deville + Parly B / Fly Walker / Vandal / Weasel Buster / Parasite / Junglefever / Mark EG / FFF / Broken Note / Audio Spaien / Wonka-Vision / Spongebob -Phatoworld / Satta Sounds / JMan / Scamp / Skalliwaggles /The Mayor of BoomTown

BARRIO LOCO DISTRICT:
CIRCO BAILE
Secret Special Guest / Foreign Beggars / Redlight & Mc Dread / Digital Mystikz / Koan Sound / Chinese Man Live / Opiuo / B.Traits / Woz B2b Rack N Ruin / Mak & Pasteman / Sticky / Reso / Randomer / Jinx In Dub Live / Jus Now / Snareophobe Feat Eva Lazarus / Lenkemz / La La & The Boo Ya / Bassline Circus Takeover

POCO LOCO
High Focus Records Showcase (Fliptrix, Verb T, Leaf Dog, BVA, Jam Baxter, Dirty Dike, Edward Scissortongue, DJ Sammy B-Side, DJ Madnice) / DJ Vadim / DJ Format / Skitz & Deadly Hunta / LDZ (London Zoo) / Problem Child / Freefall Collective / Step 13 / Elro / Mouse Outfit ft. Dr Syntax + Sparkz / Dirty Dubsters / Central Spillz / Jman & DJ Fingerfood ft. Res & Gravity / Split Prophets / Astroid Boys / Born in a Barn / Gypsy Unit / Gardna / Afro Cluster / Bahia / Deadsilence Syndicate / Disco Panther / China Shop Bull

OTHER STAGES:

FLOATING LOTUS
More Like Trees / Dizraeli + Downlow / Ducie / Samsara / Debian Blak / Chrome Kids Present: SnowSkull, Blured, Falcon Lake + Jauge / Mr Cat & The Jackal / Toyface / Mark O’Reilly / Tree House Fire / Firepit Collective / Bigtopp / The Age Of Glass / Black Star Dub Collective / Regime / Suzy Condrad / Cable Street Collective / Cut Capers / Mike Dennis / Baby Queens / Hardcor Beatbox Choir / Ruby Samba / Tiger Blue / Antelope / Cazal / The Infinite Collective / Sykes / Bahia / Kimberley Newell

What: Boomtown Fair 2013
When: 8th – 11th August 2013
Where: Winchester, Hants, UK
More info: BoomTownfair.co.uk

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