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Boomtown 2016

I thought levellers were MainStage headliners..... they're not.

Im quite glad of this.
 
Pugnax said:
It's probably one of the quickest ways to get a good look at what prohibition is all about. There's never less drugs, just shitter stuff.
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sooner or later at Boomtown, or somewhere else, someones going to get sniffed at the gates, have their stash taken off them and be given the token slapped wrist or caution before being let in anyway as is generally the case, because after all, none of this fucking matters. but then they're going to resort to buying some shit off some cunt that will kill them. i fail to see how even Hampshire police can honest think that taking everyones little bits of personal bought from their known and trusted suppliers and forcing them to go and buy shit off the total strangers floating around inside is in any way safer.
if anything, all its its doing is guarenteeing extra business for the dealers that do get on site. i've never met anyone at Boomtown who got pinched at the gate and then decided to abstain as a result.
 
pesh said:
sooner or later at Boomtown, or somewhere else, someones going to get sniffed at the gates, have their stash taken off them and be given the token slapped wrist or caution before being let in anyway as is generally the case, because after all, none of this fucking matters. but then they're going to resort to buying some shit off some cunt that will kill them. i fail to see how even Hampshire police can honest think that taking everyones little bits of personal bought from their known and trusted suppliers and forcing them to go and buy shit off the total strangers floating around inside is in any way safer.
if anything, all its its doing is guarenteeing extra business for the dealers that do get on site. i've never met anyone at Boomtown who got pinched at the gate and then decided to abstain as a result.
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Well quite
 
Didnt go last year, but the year before, out of about 6 of us going in at the same time, only 1 got pulled over to the table for the bag emptying procedure. he'd stashed his stuff in a pringles tin and security found it (apparently they are very wise to this one!). he only had percy so the security didnt call the coppers over, which was very lucky for him as he already has a drug dealing conviction and time inside behind him. He was still let into the festival. i only saw i think 2 dogs and they were easy enough to dodge.

The year before that, another mate got caught by the dogs. he was silly in that he had gone in early Friday morning with no one else around, so basically had 2 dogs at his mercy and he had a lot of stuff hidden in a ghetto blaster. the police smashed up the ghetto blaster with a hammer (!) and found them. 2 years in prison, suspended for 2 years.

so yeah, you have been warned. bringing dogs INTO the festival is fucking out of order. Hampshire police are cunts, its the same at Bestival (where 2 other friends have also been caught by dogs in previous years).
 
down by the crew gates last year the cops did a 8am - 6pm shift, so if you have a crew ticket, best avoid getting on site until the eve ;)
 
Hey guys here's a list of Boomtown 2016 playlists. Arranged by district or stage.

All ARTISTS - Boomtown 2016 - All Artists


District Playlists

BARRIO LOCO - BARRIO LOCO - Boomtown 2016

CHINATOWN - CHINATOWN - Boomtown 2016

DSTRKT 5 - DSTRKT 5 - Boomtown 2016

MAYFAIR AVENUE - MAYFAIR AVENUE - Boomtown 2016

OLDTOWN - OLDTOWN - Boomtown 2016

PSYCHEDELIC - PSYCHEDELIC - Boomtown

SECTOR 6 - SECTOR 6 - Boomtown 2016

TRENCHTOWN - TRENCHTOWN - Boomtown 2016

WHISTLERS GREEN - WHISTLERS GREEN - Boomtown 2016

WILD WEST - WILD WEST - Boomtown 2016


Stages Playlists

The Ballroom - The Ballroom - Boomtown 2016

The Bandstand The Bandstand - Boomtown 2016

Bang Hai Palace - Bang Hai Palace - Boomtown 2016

Chinatown Courtyard - Chinatown Courtyard - Boomtown 2016

Crazy Calamities Saloon - Crazy Calamities Saloon - Boomtown 2016

Devil Kicks Dancehall - Devil Kicks Dancehall - Boomtown 2016

Floating Lotus - Floating Lotus - Boomtown 2016

Hidden Woods - Hidden Woods - Boomtown 2016

Jolly Dodger - Jolly Dodger - Boomtown 2016

The Last Stand - The Last Stand - Boomtown 2016

Lion's Den - Lion's Den - Boomtown 2016

Muuti's Scrapyard - Muuti's Scrapyard - Boomtown 2016

Old Mines - Old Mines - Boomtown 2016

Poco Loco - Poco Loco - Boomtown 2016

Psychedelic Forest - Psychedelic Forest - Boomtown 2016

Robotika - Robotika - Boomtown 2016

Rusty Spurs - Rusty Spurs - Boomtown 2016

Sector 6 Stage - Sector 6 Stage - Boomtown 2016

Sewage Works - Sewage Works - Boomtown 2016

So Bang Psy - So Bang Psy - Boomtown 2016

Tangled Roots - Tangled Roots - Boomtown 2016

Town Centre - Town Centre - Boomtown 2016

Tribe of Frog - Tribe of Frog - Boomtown 2016

Vamos - Vamos - Boomtown 2016

The Windmill Stage - The Windmill Stage - Boomtown 2016
 
Pugnax said:
Sad to see the Bodyshop go, banging lineup on its replacement though.
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They've kind of split it in 2 though haven't they, the sewage works fro the breakcore side of it, and robotika for the hardcore side of it.

I don't like all this splitting genres up though, keep it all as one!
 
Just discovered someone I'd quite like to see is doing their only UK date at Boomtown ... still not enough to make me want to go this year. I'm sure the day before I'll feel bad about it but right now I think I'm still OK with my decision.
 
sim667 said:
They've kind of split it in 2 though haven't they, the sewage works fro the breakcore side of it, and robotika for the hardcore side of it.

I don't like all this splitting genres up though, keep it all as one!
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I don't either, the Bodyshop was a good rep for our multi-genre freeparty scene. It's a shame that Boomtown seems to be moving further and further away from what I think made it special (at least what drew me in when I first went); established crews doing their thing within a loose theme. You can't buy that atmosphere. Go to an Enjoy Kaos night and it's Bodyshop, Erisian and it's the Tek Shop, Jungle Syndicate and it's the Prohibition Den etc etc. I really didn't like the palace last year, had zero atmosphere during the day (and even at night, while pretty impressive it just felt to me like a Tomorrowland stage with a Boomtown theme slapped on) and in the end it was just another big festival stage that gets dismantled at the end. I can't imagine Tribe are going to be around for much longer with the whole other seperate psy area and I get the impression the Bodyshop crew didn't exactly bow out by choice. I'm guessing that, judging by the amount of fundraising nights you see going on, they're trying to get away from being reliant on essentially volunteer crews, but who knows.

Anyway, I guess it's not really my place to criticise, obviously it's still miles ahead of 99% of festivals in terms of effort and production values, and I don't want to see it go.
 
Pugnax said:
I don't either, the Bodyshop was a good rep for our multi-genre freeparty scene. It's a shame that Boomtown seems to be moving further and further away from what I think made it special (at least what drew me in when I first went); established crews doing their thing within a loose theme. You can't buy that atmosphere. Go to an Enjoy Kaos night and it's Bodyshop, Erisian and it's the Tek Shop, Jungle Syndicate and it's the Prohibition Den etc etc. I really didn't like the palace last year, had zero atmosphere during the day (and even at night, while pretty impressive it just felt to me like a Tomorrowland stage with a Boomtown theme slapped on) and in the end it was just another big festival stage that gets dismantled at the end. I can't imagine Tribe are going to be around for much longer with the whole other seperate psy area and I get the impression the Bodyshop crew didn't exactly bow out by choice. I'm guessing that, judging by the amount of fundraising nights you see going on, they're trying to get away from being reliant on essentially volunteer crews, but who knows.

Anyway, I guess it's not really my place to criticise, obviously it's still miles ahead of 99% of festivals in terms of effort and production values, and I don't want to see it go.
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Crews come and Crews go, it's a shame but it's how that area of music works.

I think that more areas does allow them to have more areas, and boomtown have been massively supportive in making little venues into big venues run by the same people. I hope the body shop crew are still involved though.

Have you been to any of the erisian nights in Brighton?
 
Fair point. What do you mean by supportive? I'm not doubting you, I'm just genuinely interested how it all works. I assumed that the crew run venues are essentially paid for by fundraisers and the dj's getting a free ticket. For example Mandidextrous posted recently that this year was the first time she's been booked to play officially, despite playing I think 4 or 5 sets last year. Just to put it out there, I'm definitely not saying that they're trying to fuck anyone over.

Yeah only once, not lived in Brighton for years.
 
Pugnax said:
Fair point. What do you mean by supportive? I'm not doubting you, I'm just genuinely interested how it all works. I assumed that the crew run venues are essentially paid for by fundraisers and the dj's getting a free ticket. For example Mandidextrous posted recently that this year was the first time she's been booked to play officially, despite playing I think 4 or 5 sets last year. Just to put it out there, I'm definitely not saying that they're trying to fuck anyone over.

Yeah only once, not lived in Brighton for years.
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Oh yeah I don't doubt that's the case. It's probably more of a damning endightnent on the music industry as a whole than festivals. Any a lot of festivals are run on pretty tight budgets, growth needs to be careful if you want to keep all you peas in a pod.

My little crew have done some stuff at erisian, hence I thought we might have bumped into each other some time.
 
Hi guys, does anyone know what condition the normal showers were like last year? Relatively clean? I am not referring to the luxury type ones, but the normal free ones?
 
Didn't see any free ones? the ones in the boutique camp where £30 (for the weekend) and well worth it, even with the hour wait!

I saw others about the site, but they where all like £10 a pop or something.
 
It says on their site that they are £5 per use. I'm not fussed really but its my gf that is wondering...
 
they defo had ones where you pay, there like these box ones you get in, self contained type thing.

but as with any festival you need to wait a while.

if she wants to use them a few times invest in the one of these:

BoomTown Fair 2016 - Boomtique

Boomtique Hilltop Village Wristband
This wristband gives you 24/7 access into the Boomtique Village to use all of the luxury facilities below. Facilities Include: Fancy showers & toilets, organic wood-fired spa area with sauna and hot tubs, beauty station with mirrors, hair dryers and straighteners, festival style lavish salon, chill out lounge, scrumptious café, cocktail bar, communal fire pit, massage parlour, phone charging points, lock up storage for your valuables*.

Please purchase the wristband you are most likely to spend the most amount of time in as it helps us book in the right amount of facilities. You do have access to both villages.
 
Ranbay said:
they defo had ones where you pay, there like these box ones you get in, self contained type thing.

but as with any festival you need to wait a while.

if she wants to use them a few times invest in the one of these:

BoomTown Fair 2016 - Boomtique

Boomtique Hilltop Village Wristband
This wristband gives you 24/7 access into the Boomtique Village to use all of the luxury facilities below. Facilities Include: Fancy showers & toilets, organic wood-fired spa area with sauna and hot tubs, beauty station with mirrors, hair dryers and straighteners, festival style lavish salon, chill out lounge, scrumptious café, cocktail bar, communal fire pit, massage parlour, phone charging points, lock up storage for your valuables*.

Please purchase the wristband you are most likely to spend the most amount of time in as it helps us book in the right amount of facilities. You do have access to both villages.
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I was expecting those to cost a packet but £38 isn't so bad if you need those sort of comforts (I don't!).
 
I used it once, and to be honest it was (at £30 last year) so fucking worth it, my first festival shower in over 20 years....

What I wish we had got was the taxi wrist bands, they had run out by the time we realised it was mostly FUCKINHG HILLS EVERYWHERE.
 
One of my mates brought a bit of hose and a shower head thing last year to attach to the taps. I was skeptical, but it did look pretty refreshing to be fair.
 
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