The long-awaited line up for Boomtown 2024 has been revealed, with names including The Pharcyde and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley heading to the festival this year.
The full bill for Boomtown 2024 - Chapter 3: Revolution of Imagination is finally here, revealing a programme of more than 450 names heading to Winchester’s Matterley Bowl between August 7 - 11.
Storytelling, modern circus acts, art and dance all come together around a mind-blowing production and set-design at the festival.
Boomtown won UK Festival Awards "Best Festival Production" in both 2022 and 2023, and named as "Transport Impact Innovators" in 2023, as well as being picked as Major Events Summit’s "Best Non-Sporting Event" in 2023.
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The festival also won BBC Radio 1’s "Best Dance Festival UK & Europe" in 2023.
Boomtown, on the Matterley Estate, is made up of eight distinct city districts that play host to 12 main stages, over 50 hidden venues and thousands of performers.
Legendary hip hop luminaries The Pharcyde will touch down at Boomtown alongside four-time Grammy Award-winner Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and homegrown Jazz-fusion talent Ezra Collective.
Elsewhere, everyone from Stockholm’s punk leaders Viagra Boys, to online electronic sensation Marc Rebillet and the global spectacular that is Earth Wind & Fire Experience by Al McKay make their Boomtown debut.
Hot off the release of their latest album ‘Heavy’, Soft Play will light up their stage while hypnotic neo-soul singer Greentea Peng and fellow-London based singer/rapper Hak Baker inject a multi-genre fused excitement to the bill.
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Elsewhere, multi-hyphenate producer SBTRKT will blast groundbreaking mixes live at Boomtown this August. There's the promise of a formidable Pendulum DJ SET and a full display by Ibibio Sound Machine, while Manchester’s Children Of Zeus bring soul/hip-hop beats to the bowl.
In addition, four-strong DJ collective Horse Meat Disco, Ross From Friends presents Bubble Love and dub-reggae-soul seven-piece Fat Freddy’s Drop will offer the very best in cross-genre performances.
American-celtic punk gang Flogging Molly, London punk-rap duo and avant garde Bristol-based producer collaboration comes in the form of Bob Vylan x Grove, plus post-punk pair Sleaford Mods, doom-punk group Witch Fever and multi-award nominated rock/rap act Kid Bookie are amongst some of the names bringing heavy to Boomtown.
All making their home at Matterley Bowl - the likes of High Contrast, Black Sun Empire, Lava La Rue, OneDa, Killowen, Alt Blk Era, Frozemode, David Rodigan Vs Mungo’s Hi-Fi Boomtown Exhibition Clash, Folamour, Venbee, Pussyliquor, Dub Pistols, Talk Show, Doktor, Nubiyan Twist, Dirty Dike, Dubioza Kolektiv, Bhangra All Stars, 47 Soul, DJ ADHD, HENGE, Antwerp Gipsy Ska Orkestra and more are ready to join in.
For the full line up, visit: https://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/
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