BABYLON CIRCUS TO CLOSE THE SHOW PLUS THE RETURN OF ARCADIA AND OVERKILL CREW TAKE OVER SATURDAY NIGHT...
THURSDAY 11TH – SUNDAY 14TH AUGUST 2011
SECRET LOCATION 60 MINS FROM LONDON / 10,000 CAPACITY FESTIVAL
TICKET PRICE: £93
Boomtown are giddy with excitement to announce the return of one of the most show stopping, mind blowing bookings of 2009; the mighty big band ska and reggae troupe Babylon Circus are back to close the proceedings on the Main Stage for Sunday night with one almighty bang! Also back by popular demand are Boomtown regulars Arcadia with their fire breathing, post apocalyptic sculptures. Another of Boomtown’s favourites, the Overkill Crew have been given the keys to the Body Upgrade Clinic for their first ever appearance at the festival where they will be showcasing their mind altering skills!
After their epically breathtaking show in 2009, the Boomtown crew are leaping from their trapezes in anticipation of having the French fancies of Babylon Circus back at the Fair! Babylon Circus are a supersonic combination of ska, French cabaret, jazz, swing and gypsy music, who fuse their French and English high octane lyrics to incite a whirlpool of skanking, stomping and strutting!
Also back this year, filling the streets of Boomtown with their fire-breathing, smoke pummelling sculptures are the awesome Arcadia Crew. Over the past few years Arcadia have been treating festival goers to their own unique and genius take on festival art and pyrotechnically infused structures, always adding to the atmosphere and experience wherever they are found! In addition to the Arcadia site art work there will be Mutoid Waste’s wandering robotics including the nightly visit from the menacing mechanical horse!
Talking of mechanical parts; taking up residency in the Bodyshop for the Saturday night takeover are the legendary Overkill Crew. Spawned from the fields of Glade Festival, Overkill like to play at the very edge of electronic creativity, they will find themselves perfectly at home in the clinic on Saturday performing their world-renowned cranial rewiring experiments on all of Boomtown’s valued patients! Be prepared for a twisted interactive experience that is likely to render most mentally challenged for the rest of their days! Headlining the Bodyshop on this mutinous Saturday Night is Bong-ra, described as everything from ‘Jungle–rock’ to ‘Yabbacore’ one thing remains the same, Bong-ra will induce one almighty addictive adrenaline rush from the soul! Bong-ra will also be joined by fellow brain masher Hostage plus many more TBA. The line up for the Bodyshop over the rest of the festival includes; Statix, Dub Mafia, Dead Silence Syndicate, Step 13, Chris Liberator, London Zoo, Squire of Gothos, Stivs b2b Ed Cox and many more
Boomtown is a town of mass variety, there is something for everyone and every mind set. If the Bodyshop has taken its toll or simply a brief spell of tranquillity is required then Hold it Down town is the place to be. There is enough craft, healing, spoken word, permaculture and workshops to get lost in all weekend! Hold it Down is a small village on the outskirts of town, it brings together a collaboration of performers and artists, musicians and poets all arranged in a magical, chilled-out, Eco-friendly environment. Hold it Down is headed up by the local village committee with an eclectic mix of live folky, jazzy dub and blues from musicians both local and international, entertainment runs all day and into the evenings in the local village hall. The perfect place to get away from the city centre madness and recoup your lost brain...
Boomtown have more additions to the ever popular fleet of Boombuses! Already scheduled to depart from Bristol, London, Brighton, Manchester and Sheffield; more hotspot locations have been added to the timetable; Southampton, Norwich, Cambridge and Cardiff. For more information on existing Boombuses please visit http://www.theticketsellers.
With Super Early Bird and Early Bird tickets selling out in record time the full weekend camping ticket is still only £93 and includes; 4 days and nights of unadulterated fun spread out over 22 inventive stages and areas in a perfect setting! Bring on the Bass...
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MAIN STAGE LINE UP SO FAR:
GOGOL BORDELLO / BABYLON CIRCUS / CARAVAN PALACE / THE SELECTER WITH PAULINE BLACK / [DUNKELBUNT] / THE TOASTERS / GOLDIE LOOKIN CHAIN / THE APPLES / THE KING BLUES / BABYHEAD / SMERINS ANTI SOCIAL CLUB
DANCE STAGE LINE UP SO FAR:
DJ ZINC / BLACK SUN EMPIRE / FOREIGN BEGGARS / TODDLA T & SEROCEE / MS DYNAMITE / THE BUG & FLOWDAN / REDLIGHT & MC DREAD / EMALKAY / RATPACK / STENCHMAN / ED SOLO b2b JFB / HIGH RANKIN / FEED ME / PYRAMID / WARRIOR ONE / RACK N RUIN / TAYO / SQUIRE OF GOTHOS / KOAN SOUND / THE MCMASH CLAN
LIONS DEN (REGGAE STAGE) LINE UP SO FAR:
CAPLETON / BARRINGTON LEVY / CUTTY RANKS / TIPPA IRIE AND FAR EAST BAND / GENTLEMANS DUB CLUB / SOOM T AND JAHTARI / CONGO NATTY / TOPCAT / ABA SHANTI / IRATION STEPPAS / BONGO CHILLI / SOLO BANTON / BENNY PAGE / JINX IN DUB / DADDY FREDDY / FRIENDLY FIRE BAND / JACKY MURDA / KENNY KEN / LION DUB AND DAVID BOOMAH / PRINCE FATTY / THE RAGGA TWINS / THE HEATWAVE / YT / LAID BLAK / MILLION DAN / MR BENN / DUBKASM / ONLY JOE / CAPLETON / THE DROP / SERIAL KILLAZ
TICKET DETAILS:
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Ticket Price: Full Weekend: £93
Adult Full Price Deposit: £47
Deposits are NON-REFUNDABLE. The balance to be paid in full by 31st July
Teen ticket (ages 13 - 17 inc): £50.00
Must show ID at the gate.
Tickets Available at http://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/
WHAT THE PRESS SAID - 2010
This family friendly festival is an eclectic mix of theatre, circus performers and art – Closer
The Boomtown crowd are treated to some of the best reggae and Ska acts in history – Morning Star
The biggest and most diverse fair in the land – Exposed Magazine
An expansive collaboration of music, entertainment, activities, art & tradition – Music Fix
There was no holding back in terms of decor ...the vibe was very friendly and energetic with a very diverse crowd – 247 Magazine
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