Boomtown 2012

[The Mayor]

Official Arcadia landing 2012 video link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViY1NF7svS0

Strange scenes have been unfolding during this sleepy winter in BoomTown. A monstrous mechanical beast known as Arcadia Spectacular has crash-landed and seized a whole area of downtown BoomTown! With Glastonbury festival taking a year off this is an exclusive one off festival show this summer; BoomTown will feature the one and only incredible new Arcadia Spectacular; a fusion of post apocalyptic huge moving sculptures, pyrotechnics, light and laser extravaganzas, aerial trapeze shows and a gargantuan Soundsystem. The Arcadia Spectacular is an epic, mind bending, assault on the senses that must be approached with caution, the fainthearted have been warned!

9th - 12th August
Matterly Estate - Winchester - UK

Line-up coming 7th Feb
more info - http://www.facebook.com/boomtownfair1

 

[Sunray]

Arcadia in full. Always impressive.

 

[sim667]

I've never seen it in full either.

I just hope they let me know if I can steward before tickets sell out, otherwise Ill be pretty pissed off!

 

[Thimble Queen]

Want to know boomtown line up NOW

 

[fractionMan]

I think I'm in america that week. Bloody first world problems. Doh.

 

[disco_dave_2000]

after some great reports last year, i'm definately going this year - wooop wooo !

 

[sim667]

The first anouncement lineup is brill

Alborosie, Reel Big Fish, Skatalites, Tanya Stephens, Asian Dub Foundation, Balkan Beat Box, The Slackers, Gappy Ranks, Jah Shaka, David Rodigan, Zion Train, Stanton Warriors, Kill The Noise, Caspa, Movits, Dunkelbunt, Babyhead, The Urban Voodoo Machine, The Meteors, Batmobile, Mad Sin, Molotov Jukebox, The Filiments, Macka B, Trojan Sound System, South Rakkas Crew, Blak Twang, Mungos Hi Fi, Channel One, The Heatwave, General Levy, Lady Chan, MC Soom T, Stanton Warriors, DJ Hype, Breakage, 16bit, Benny Page, Marcus Visionary, Roska, The Nextmen, Plump DJs, Krafty Kuts, RackNRuin, Foamo, Far Too Loud, Engine-Earz, Dub Phizix, Tomb Crew, Freestylers, Dub Mafia, and Slamboree, with more acts to be announced.

Really hope the let me know if im working before ticekts start selling out!

 

[ddraig]

pm the spamming mayor, make him work for his free publicity!

 

[ruffneck23]

i hope they dont sell out til after the end of the month as I really want to go ( mind you i may have someone who can get me in for now )

 

[sim667]

The first anouncement lineup is brill


Really hope the let me know if im working before ticekts start selling out!

Haha, I'm sure mayoral people don't get involved with the day to day running of their towns! I really hope he was the guy dressed as the mayor last year!

 

[stuff_it]

I've never seen it in full either.

I just hope they let me know if I can steward before tickets sell out, otherwise Ill be pretty pissed off!

Tickets didn't sell out last year until the riots iirc.

 

[ExtraRefined]

Lol their "don't do drugs kids they're bad m'kay" page links to urban.

http://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/page/drugs-and-illegal-substances

 

[stuff_it]

Lol their "don't do drugs kids they're bad m'kay" page links to urban.

http://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/page/drugs-and-illegal-substances

Excellent work. I didn't realise we had a 'homemade nukes' forum though.

 

[Thimble Queen]

The first anouncement lineup is brill


Really hope the let me know if im working before ticekts start selling out!

Some good ones on there. Looking forward to hearing who else is gonna be on the bill. TBF boomtown is worth going to for the funzzz

 

[ddraig]

liking that line up and the full arcadia show news

is there a difference between 'tiers' ticket wise?? (apart from the price obviously)

going to try and go if funds allow

 

[sim667]

no, its only the price

 

[ddraig]

ta

 

[Shirl]

I have a friend involved in this but can somebody here tell me why it's so good and I shouldn't miss it?

 

[sim667]

Bah, they're doing their stewarding through oxfam this year, at the current cost of a ticket the hourly rate you're working for on an oxfam shift pattern (3 X 8.25 hour shifts) works out at £4.60 ish...... its not even minimum wage.....

So went to buy a ticket and camper passes are £44.....

Theyre busting my balls!

 

[The Mayor]

hey all - line up really taking shape now plus a load of updates here - http://www.facebook.com/events/234130029984568/ xx

 

[idumea]

Chris Liberator and Dave the Drummer just announced on the line-up.

 

[Crispy]

Chris and Dave?
Just hope they play a stage with more ventilation this time. The Body Shop was like a sauna last time. Dangerously hot imo.

 

[sim667]

Chris and Dave?
Just hope they play a stage with more ventilation this time. The Body Shop was like a sauna last time. Dangerously hot imo.

Agreed, watched bong RA the dolphin vs autopsy in there and nearly died

 

[The_Reverend_M]

Chris and Dave?
Just hope they play a stage with more ventilation this time. The Body Shop was like a sauna last time. Dangerously hot imo.

I believe they're on the Arcadia outdoor stage

 

[sim667]

Right I can either sign up to steward on thursday, but I also have enough money now to buy a ticket..... Does anyone know if the shitters in the campervan field get as nasty as the ones in the tent fields? The ones in the camping field were pretty much unusable by saturday last year

Working doesnt guarantee I can take my camper, paying does, but costs me monies

24 hours working seems a lot for a ticket that only costs £120 ish.......... help me decide urbs!

 

[Crispy]

They've said they're making lots of changes to address criticisms of last year's so there's no reliable answer to that question.

 

[Clair De Lune]

I have ordered my ticket Can't wait! Not been before but heard good things. The thought of a weekend without the kids, getting mashed in boomtown is getting me through many a grey day.

 

[sim667]

Fuck it, bought a ticket.

Working for the equivalent of £4 an hour wasn't really doing it for me.

 

[stuff_it]

Fuck it, bought a ticket.

Working for the equivalent of £4 an hour wasn't really doing it for me.

I really wish I could go, but no money and I'm not working for that much.

 

[sim667]

I really wish I could go, but no money and I'm not working for that much.

bar workers do less hours iirc (12 I think)

I fucking hate bar work though