BoomTown's fancy dress theme for 2012 will be... Outer Space! and as well as the theme BoomTown have outlined the plans for 15 new venues and extra terrestrial areas, attractions and adventures.
BoomTown’s theme provides a starting point for the towns folk to create the character they wish to become for the whole festival. With the mothership Arcadia crash landing onsite, strange creatures infesting the surrounding woodlands and mutated vehicles patrolling the landscape, the aliens are walking amongst you and if you can’t beat ‘em, may as well blow up a pair of marigolds, stick them on your head, spray yourself silver and join in!
As well as the addition of 15 new quirky and unique venues to get lost in, there are a selection of additional stages including Arcadia, Bearded Kitten’s Bank and the Hidden Woods.
Bearded Kitten presents...The Bank, the Gentleman’s Club, 2012 sees The Bearded Boys hosting a plethora of lawn-based mischief all day in their brand new outdoor arena and unveil the grand opening the very first branch of the Boomtown bank! Expect array of financial fun, games, activities and general silliness followed by late-night knees-ups in the Gentleman’s parlour!
The Hidden Woods stage, set in the glorious leafed canopy of the surrounding woodland tucked away from the chaos, will present some of the finest live dub and reggae bands and provide the perfect place to sit back, relax and lose yourself!
On top of the new stages, the town committee have been given the go ahead to expand the city into a huge luscious new area for more camping, with access to the town being only a short walk along the beautiful wooded walkway. The ever growing craft and healing field has also expanded this year with new additions including saunas, hot tubs, psytrance and chillout areas.
Weekend tickets are on sale now and cost £116 - selling fast so if you want this one you might need to be quick now
BoomTown Fair - 9 – 12th August 2012 - Matterly Estate, Winchester
Reel Big Fish
Caravan Palace The Skatalites Balkan Beatbox Asian Dub Foundation The Beat Dub Pistols The Slackers Gadjo Sick Note Pronghorn Sonic Boom 6 Movits Dunkelbunt Babyhead Urban Voodoo Machine The Meteors Batmobile Mad Sin Molotov Jukebox The Filaments Swing Zazou Gypsy Hill Alborosie Tanya Stephens Natty Gappy Ranks Jah Shaka David Rodigan Zion Train Makka B Trojan Sound System South Rakkas Crew Blak Twang Mungos Hifi Bush Chemists Serial Killaz Laif Blak Jaya The Cat Channel One The Heatwave General Levy Lady Chan Soom T Laid Blak Jacky Murda The Barley Mob Demolition Man Aries Stylo G Stush Serocee YT Curtis Lynch (JR) feat Mr Williams Krinjah Solo Banton vs Deadly Hunta David Boomah MC Xander Dirtyphonics Jack Beats Kill the Noise Luke Vibert The Panacea Caspa Stanton Warriors DJ Hype Breakage 16 Bit Benny Page Marcus Visionary Roska The Nextmen Plump DJ's Krafty Kuts Racknruin Foamo Far Too Loud Engine Earz Dub Phizix Tomb Crew Freestylers Ratpack SL2 Slamboree Chris Liberator B2B Dave the Drummer Shy FX JFB SL2 (live) Ed Solo Deekline Illbilly Hitec (love) Parker Kanji Kinetic Woz Coda (live) Mr Benn 2 Bit Thugs Jinx in Dub Audio Drumcorps Producer Heist