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Boomtown redefines the meaning of festival family fun!

The fourteenth and final district line up announcement for the tenth chapter celebrations of the multi-genre, multi-staged, multi-generational Boomtown Fair, has just been released as ​ ​ Kidztown district. This bumper edition of the much loved district will feature a whole host of ​ musicians, performers, activities and workshops from all over the world, that are a sure fire way of keeping entire family entertained for days on end!

Known for approaching the way of festivalling slightly differently, Boomtown sprinkles some of it’s eccentric magic into the fields of Kidztown and does not disappoint with the sheer scale and abundance of entertainment on offer bringing all generations together in a melting pot of mischievous ! The Sandcastle Stage will be hosting acts such as Disney Rascal ​ ​ ​ performing / covers of favourite Disney tunes; Tantz, the based ​ ​ klezmer/Balkan beats/gypsy jazz bohemians who’ve taken the UK world/roots music scene by storm, and at only 3 years old garage selector, DJ Archie, will definitely be the youngest ​ ​ superstar to grace a Boomtown stage!

Also, set to get the crowds reaching for the lasers and dancing the day away are three of the country’s finest family party purveyors, Junior Jungle, FUNDMC and Big Fish Little Fish with ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ a range of grown up musical styles covering everything from ragga-jungle to hip-hop to club classics. It’s time to pass those crowd pleasing, floor filling moves on to the next generation...

Kidztown offers a space for families to lose themselves in the interactive play adventures that can be found in the perfectly proportioned street venues such as; Post Office for some inky ​ ​ adventures, Rat-a-tat-tat Tattoo for face painting fun and The Piggy Bank to earn Kidztown ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ cash. New for Chapter 10 is the introduction of Kidztown’s very own Radio Station where ​ ​ ​ children can take part in workshops, learn how to produce shows, and develop budding broadcast skills.

Peppered across Kidztown are many more workshops and activities; The Rusty Workshop ​ offers mechanical skills, woodwork, metalwork & craft in a fully interactive workshop set; the Alice in Wonderland themed Science Tent hosted by the SAW Trust fuses science, art and ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ creative writing; The Krafty Kids tent hosts T-shirt printing and Super Pirates workshops. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ The Panic Family Circus Big Top will host storytelling, bubble making and interactive puppet ​ ​ shows, plus trapeze and hula hoop workshops. Watch out for breakdancing gorillas, take part ​ ​ in the glitter shower, bring a bucket and spade to the sandpit, fly high on the victorian swing ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ boats and practice karaoke at the Kids Caravan ​ ​ …

The budding theatre enthusiasts are not left behind with a huge variety of interactive mime, physical theatre, walkabout characters from the likes of; Owen Gaynor Circus, Gunpowder ​ ​ Gerty, and The Rhubarb Theatre with their series of children’s shows from anarchic circus ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ spectaculars, to expressive dance via a couple of firing cannons!

The beloved Forest School adventures are back in the Wild Woods with hands on introduction ​ ​ ​ into tool making, den building, tree houses, zip lines, as well as developing forest skills, and being encouraged to climb, run, jump and play amongst the scramble nets and trees. The forest ​ ​ ​ schools will be hosted by a different organisation daily; Art Play Environment, South Downs ​ ​ ​ National Park Trust and Woodland Tribe. ​ ​ ​

The family camping area now encompasses spacious meadows and a free family shuttle that ​ ​ ​ ​ runs between family camping and a dedicated family car park and gate. Usual family facilities are available with kids sized toilets, as well as facilities for under 5’s in the Lazy Lounge; milk warming,changing facilities, baby massage, chota yoga and under 5s soft-play. More details available on the website here: https://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/info/family-and-kids/ ​

Whilst standard adult and teen tickets are now sold out, children aged 12 and under can still be added to an adult ticket for FREE. There is also still one final chance to join in Boomtown’s almighty tenth chapter celebrations via the new interactive hospitality camping experience of Boomtown Springs, for those who like a little extra comfort, tickets will go on sale April 11th ​ and as always childrens tickets are completely free!

You can find all information on the practical stuff, including getting in, parking, setting up camp and family FAQ’s here. ​ ​

This year, Boomtown will feature over 500 acts across 14 unique area line-ups, along with ​ ​ four mega stage line-ups. To see what’s in store visit our gallery of district line-up posters here. ​ ​

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FULL HEADLINERS LINE-UP Kidztown Poster / Press Images / Kidztown Images / Who is Boomtown? / District ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Line-Up Posters

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Tickets available from www.boomtownfair.co.uk. ​ Tier 1 - £176.00 Sold Out Tier 2 - £191.00 Sold Out Tier 3 - £216.00 Sold out Full Price - £236 Sold Out Coach Traveller Tickets Sold Out Teen Tickets - £176.00 12s and under - FREE

Full Line Up: Lion’s Den Line-Up Gorillaz / Die Antwoord / Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals / Jimmy Cliff / Goldie And The / Heritage Ensemble / Morcheeba / Spice / Shy Fx Presents: Cult.Ure / Groundation / Johnny Osbourne / Cutty Ranks / Spragga Benz & Friends Ft. Killa P, Rodney P, Illaman, Hype & Fever & Rebel Aca / Jungle Cakes Takeover: Ed Solo B2b Deekline B2b Serial Killaz B2b Benny Page / ​ Chopstick Dubplate (Jacky Murda, Aries, King Yoof, Tuffist) Feat. Demolition Man, Ragga Twins & Horseman / / Susan Cadogan & Mighty Leap / Skarra Mucci / Macka.B And The Roots Ragga Band /

TOWN CENTRE LINE-UP Limp Bizkit / Enter Shikari / Sleaford Mods / Soul II Soul / The Skatalites / The Selecter / / Dubioza Kolektiv / Deluxe / Stereo MC’s / Dub Pistols / My Baby / Molotov Jukebox / Captain Ska / Slamboree / Meute / Dutty Moonshine Big Band / Electric Swing Circus / Sweet Life Society / Elvana / Cut Capers

WHISTLERS GREEN LINE UP THE WINDMILL Maribou State / Bilal / Jah Wobble and The Invaders of the Heart / Zara McFarlane / Black Acre Takeover: Romare Full Live Band, Clap! Clap!, Rocks FOE, Scott Xylo (DJ Set) / Too Many Zooz / Sampa the Great / Mammal Hands / Nubiyan Twist / Alfa Mist / Benin City / Blue Lab Beats / Connie Constance / Otim Alpha / Vels Trio / Kobi Onyame / Fat Suit / Shama Rahman / Kalaha / Krupa / Drum N Bass Workout / Reggaerobics

FLOATING LOTUS Wildwood Kin / William Crighton / Nerina Pallot / CW Jones / Young Waters / Coco & The Butterfields / Chiminyo / The Ash Walker Experience / Gecko / Zach Said / China Bowls / Huw Eddy & The Carnival / Iyamah / Roots Rising / Cable Street Collective / Gentlemen Of Few / Lion Art (Acoustic) / True Strays / Feelgood Experiment / Jackson / Almatic / Alex & The Salty Sea Dogs / Hexcut / Easy Stride Band / Key Lime Pi / Rob Barnaville / Phosphenes

SPEAKERS’ CORNER Provocation. Discussion. Action... Amelia Womack: Engaging With Politics / Prof. David Nutt: The Truth About Drugs Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan: The Brown Hijabi – The chronicles of a Brown Muslim Woman / Rants n Bants: Ranting / Clare Ferguson-Walker: Let's talk about #metoo / Jordan Stephens: Toxic Masculinity / Ella Gilbert: Punching Polar Bears / Prof. James Ladyman: The Philosophy of Fake News / Nikki James: A Visual Journey / Dave Randall: Sound System - The Political Power of Music / Ngaio Anyia: Reclaiming Space / Dan Glass: Beautiful Trouble - Building Utopia In The Here And Now / Adam Reeves: Alpha Boys School - Ska History / Reel News - Activist Cinema

DISORDER ALLEY LINE UP The Earache Factory Soulfly / Napalm death / Idles / Ho99o9 / Earth Crisis / Conan / Hacktivist / Turbowolf / Samsara Blues Experiment / Eskimo Callboy / Feed The Rhino / Massive Wagons / Haggard Cat / Church of The Cosmic Skull / Vodun

Last Gang in Town Voodoo Glow Skulls / Capdown / Jaya the Cat / Ho99o9 / The Rumjacks / Inner Terrestrials / / / Citizen Fish / The Adolescents / Moscow Death Brigade / The Filaments / Oi Polloi / Los Fastidios / Rats in the Wall / Clowns / Steve Ignorant's Slice of Life / Wonk Unit / New Town Kings / Beat the Red Light / Bar Stool Preachers / Crazy Arm / Roughneck Riot / Grand Collapse / Firepit Collective / Dream Nails / Revenge of the Psychotronic Man / Ghouls / Pizzatramp / Spanner / Nosebleed / 24 Robbers / 24 Hour Punks / Mick O'Toole

COPPER COUNTY LINE UP The Old Mines: Amadou & Mariam / Billy Bragg / Omar Souleyman / Havana Meets Kingston / Nadine Shah / Fantastic Negrito / Daara J Family feat. Faada Freddy & N’Dongo / Rising Appalachia/ Beans On Toast / Alsarah & the Nubatones / Kitty, Daisy & Lewis / Gordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys // Mathias Duplessy & the Violins of the World / Yola Carter / Skip & Die / Will Varley / Lankum / Lisa O'Neill / Cut A Shine / William Crighton / Phat Bollard

Rusty Spurs: The Urban Voodoo Machine / The Dirty Bourbon River Show / Subgiant / Gaz Brookfield / The ​ ​ Boot Hill All Stars / Rev Schneider & The Band of Angels / Harry Jordan / John E. Vistic Rock N Roll Soundsystem / The Leylines / Imprints / The Jolenes / Long John & The Killer Blues Collective / The Zipheads / Some Dogs / Elea Calvet / Dry White Bones / Devils Damned String ​ ​ ​ Band / Chicken Shed Zepplin / / Back Wood Redeemers / Swamp Candy / Quinns Quinny / ​ ​ ​ Hodmadoddery / Muddy Summers & The Dirty Field Whores / Mantic Muddlers / Shoot the Duke / Raggedy Men / Bowl of Thrills / Solid Gone / Luke Philbrick and the Black Diamond ​ Express to Hell

Crazy Calamities: The Midnight Zu / Paul The Kid (Night Gaunts) / The Scribes Meets Bison Theory / Benji & Hibbz / Stompy’s Playground /Lionstar / Creatures of Habit / Upbeat Sneakers / The Barefoot Bandit / Almatic / Hotsteppas / Local / The Swinghoppers / King Punch / Bad Fractals / XMenBTeam / Bare Jams / Eat the Evidence / Killdren / Grass Routes / Anera / Endoflevelbaddie / Grand Tradition / Hash-Hann / Kray-Z Legz / The Guns of Pig Alley / Dirty Boots / Yes Man Jellyfish / When Worlds Collide / Dirty Alex / DubMarta / Odwana / The Dapper Cadavers / DarkMatta / The Sneak Eazies / Kernow Vibration

PARADISE HEIGHTS LINE-UP Hotel Paradiso: Jenna & The G's / Oh My God! It's The Church / Cut Capers / Too Many T's / Pearl's Cab Ride / Stephen Lewis & The Big Band of Fun / Big Mac's Wholly Soul Band / Daytoner / Mama Nice / Richard Cordle (Black Pimps On Acid)

Love Carnival Meets Tropical Tea Party presents... ​ Kuenta I Tambu / Skip&Die / Poirier/ The Busy Twist & Zongo Abongo / Mina ft Bryte / Hiphoppapotamus (Live Bandset) / Mama Afr!ka / Afro Cluster / Emily Dust / Camo Clave /Mango Park / Ru Robinson / Love Carnival Soundsystem: Madmax & Cal Jader ​ ​

Swing n Tingz presents … Swingrowers / Dutty Moonshine Vs Howla ft Maria Laveau / Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer / Jenova Collective / The Sweet Life Society Sound System / Mista Trick Live / C@ In The H@ Vs CatJam / Captain Flatcap / Jaye & Foe Band / Rum Buffalo / Extra Medium / Dr Hooka

Electrikal Sound System - Soca Street Party! Jus Now / Dub Boy ft Jonesy Wales / AAA Badboy / Just Vibez / Electrikal Sound System DJs

Forest Parties: Hidden Woods Line-Up New Kingston / Earthkry / Samory I / Garnet Silk Jr & The Upper Cut Band / Onlyjoe / Robbo Ranx / Seani B / Spikey Tee / Marla Brown / Friendly Fire W/ Claire Angel & Myki Tuff / Alica ​ Harley / Poi (Persons Of Interest)/ The Drop / General Roots / Digital Foundation Ft Parly B / Run Tingz Cru Ft Trafic And Ydott / They Say Jump / Royal Sounds / Aleighcia Scott / The ​ ​ Future Dub Project / Dubheart / Yin Yang Magic Gang / Shumba Youth & The Fiyah Power ​ Mattycore & Ribbz / Concrete Jungyals Presents: Jazzy Lioness B2b Frenetic / P.R.A.N.K / Liam Monaghan (Reggae, Roots & Bass) / Dubmarta / Timbali / F Block / Dj Feline Uprooted

Tangled Roots Lionpulse Soundsystem & Unit 137 Soundsystem & Qualitex Aka Lion Unit / O.B.F & Charlie P / Dubkasm / Egoless / Horseman / Yt Skitz & Joe Burn / Benny Page (Soundsystem Set) / Danny T / Uncle Dugs / Aries / Kelvin 373 / Gardna / Jam Jah Ft Lion Art & Myki Tuff / Young Lion / Lionpulse Sound / Unit 137 - Hylu, Jago, Sleepy Time Ghost, Ed West, Galak Spiritual, Kosher, A.P ​ Grimshaw / Gold Dubs / Raggamuffin / Sinai Sound / Sasha Steppa Disorda / Origin One / ​ Selecta J-man / Kreed / Asbo Disco / Leo Samson & Clifford Jr Ft Shumba Youth And Natty Campbell / Kaotik Kartel / Fat Stash / Rukus / Wicked And Bonny Ft Berise (Shanti Powah) / Hold Tight Records Showcase / Samedia Shebeen / Nem / Soca Jungle Sound Clash / Wonka

Full Psychedelic Line-Up: Psy Forest: Shpongle / Bliss / GMS / Freedom Fighters / Phaxe / Skazi / Hypnocoustics / Avalon / Deedrah / Krome Angels / Dino Psaras / Liquid Ross / Jay Om vs Journey / Tune Raider / Ekanta / Hamish and Bedders / Lemon Tree Live Band / Shanti / Neil Moore / The Goblin / Bahar Canca / Thallom vs CK /

Pantheon Techno Takeover Sunday: Charlotte de Witte / Enrico Sangiuliano / Extrawelt / Nanoplex / Fabio Ferro / Mara ​ ​ LeFay / Aliji

Tribe of Frog: Alta / Audiofire / Banyan / Ben Coda / Brainiac / Cathar / Chameleon / Chris Rich / Cimi / Contineum / Dirty Saffi / Divination / Dr.G / Dynamic Range / Earthling / Geo / Headworks / Hemp / Illegal Machines / Jägerhertz / James West / Lorraine / M-theory / Natzan / Neo / Neuroplasm / Neutron / Nuky / Pieman / Psibindi / Psychosonic / Psydigital / Psymmetrix / Sinerider / Sonic Wave Control / Steve Oood / Suddha / Tortured Brain

THE BANDSTAND Maika/ Fjokra / Lady Bird / Gasper Nali / My Bad Sister / Captain Hotknives / Sean McGowan / Emily Capell / Imperial Leisure / Gin Bowlers / Matiu Te Huki / River Roots / Roots Rising / The Tribe / Malavita! / Mariachi el Pinche Gringo / The Activators / Peanut Shuffle Band / Razzomo

THE JOB CENTRE Off Me Nut Takeover: Phatworld, Charlie K-Orse N Basshound, Thorpey / Vital Techniques & MC Pean / Dr Cryptic / Deadbeat UK & Forca / Hadean / King Hydra / Mikey B / Shosh / Toad Reactor Takeover: Audio Gutter, Sample Junkie, Zenji / Four40 Takeover: Hybrid Theory, DevelopMENT / Culprate / Zero

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WHAT THE PRESS SAID 2017:

The Independent - Just bear in mind once you go to this festival, everything else will feel a bit ​ ​ tame …

DJ Magazine - The incredible design conjures everything from medieval times to dystopian ​ futures …

Songlines - ‘an adventure into the imagination’ a veritable city with its own internal mythology ​ … of explorers, revolutions and alien contact. An impressly huge line up is spread across 12 districts, each with its own personality and multiple stages. Green Parent Magazine - The kids area Kidztown in Boomtown is brilliant! So creative and so ​ much fun for kids of all ages! A city of wonderment, theatre, escapism and community with ​ … ​ breathtaking and intricate stages and streets waiting to be discovered.

Time Out Magazine - Eccentric and mind bending installations combine to create a city (...) where ​ you never know exactly what you might stumble into.

Netmums - Boomtown is a fantastic festival for kids. The Kidztown district offers circus skills, ​ ​ ​ costume making and face painting. There's also the Sandcastle Stage with family friendly shows and entertainment especially for the kids such as discos and reggae aerobics.

Metro.com - More virtual reality than festival, this story-driven experience manages to pull off top ​ musical fare but that’s just the beginning of your journey. …

Notion Magazine - Boomtown isn’t just tents and stages clumsily plopped down in the countryside, ​ ​ but a spectacular sensory experience that pays homage to all art forms. It’s a sprawling pop-up metropolis comprised of cleverly repurposed shipping containers, boats, caravans... you name it and they’ve done something seriously cool with it.