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![As you’ve probably guessed by now, I had a ruddy wonderful time at Boomtown this year, and I hope that my photos have managed to capture some of the fun and […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/boomtown-2015-site-photos-011-115x115.jpg "Boomtown Fair 2015 – 70 photos from my favourite festival – and the official video")
Boomtown Fair 2015 – 70 photos from my favourite festival – and the official video
Posted on Friday, Aug 28, 2015 | 3 CommentsAs you’ve probably guessed by now, I had a ruddy wonderful time at Boomtown this year, and I hope that my photos have managed to capture some of the fun and […] -
Beans On Toast and Captain Hotknives – my two favourite acts of Boomtown Fair 2015
Posted on Wednesday, Aug 26, 2015 | No CommentsThere were loads of fantastic acts to be seen at this year’s Boomtown Fair, but the two I enjoyed the most were undoubtedly Beans On Toast and Captain Hotknives. -
![“Man, you don’t stand a chance if you go down in Chinatown,” sang tight trousered troubadours Thin Lizzy back in 1980, but happily this prophecy proved untrue at Boomtown, where […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/chinatown-boomtown-2015-20-115x115.jpg "A walk around Chinatown in Boomtown 2015 – Devil Kicks, fire eaters and snake warnings")
A walk around Chinatown in Boomtown 2015 – Devil Kicks, fire eaters and snake warnings
Posted on Tuesday, Aug 25, 2015 | No Comments“Man, you don’t stand a chance if you go down in Chinatown,” sang tight trousered troubadours Thin Lizzy back in 1980, but happily this prophecy proved untrue at Boomtown, where […] -
![One of my favourite areas in Boomtown is the Wild West, where an awful load of work must go into constructing a wonderfully detailed facsimile of a frontier town, complete […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/wild-west-boomtown-2015-011-115x115.jpg "Pistol packin’, bucking bronco, cider swillin’ scenes from Boomtown’s Wild West")
Pistol packin’, bucking bronco, cider swillin’ scenes from Boomtown’s Wild West
Posted on Monday, Aug 24, 2015 | No CommentsOne of my favourite areas in Boomtown is the Wild West, where an awful load of work must go into constructing a wonderfully detailed facsimile of a frontier town, complete […] -
![Continuing our comprehensive coverage of this year’s wonderful Boomtown Festival, here’s a selection of photos taken around the town centre, with lots of crowd shots of people watching Goldie Looking […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/boomtown-2015-town-centre-011-115x115.jpg "Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown’s town centre and main stage")
Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown’s town centre and main stage
Posted on Monday, Aug 24, 2015 | No CommentsContinuing our comprehensive coverage of this year’s wonderful Boomtown Festival, here’s a selection of photos taken around the town centre, with lots of crowd shots of people watching Goldie Looking […] -
The majesty of the Lion’s Den reggae stage at Boomtown Fair 2015
Posted on Friday, Aug 21, 2015 | No CommentsThe Lion’s Den at Boomtown looked even more magnificent this year in its new location in the south east part of the site (see how it looked in 2013 here). -
![One of the best things about Boomtown is the weird and wonderful places you can stumble into late at night. Although perhaps nothing can challenge the mind-frying mystery of last year’s […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/crazy-doctors-boomtown-2015-06-115x115.jpg "The unsettling doctor’s consulting rooms of Boomtown Fair 2015")
The unsettling doctor’s consulting rooms of Boomtown Fair 2015
Posted on Wednesday, Aug 19, 2015 | 5 CommentsOne of the best things about Boomtown is the weird and wonderful places you can stumble into late at night. Although perhaps nothing can challenge the mind-frying mystery of last year’s […] -
![Here’s some more scenes from last weekend’s wild weekend at the wonderful Boomtown Fair. Seen in hip-shimmying action were contenders and challengers for the Dance Off, staged in the Bario Loco […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dance-off-dancers-bario-loco-011-115x115.jpg "A shimmying’n’shaking Battle Royal at the Bario Loco Dance Off, Boomtown Fair 2015")
A shimmying’n’shaking Battle Royal at the Bario Loco Dance Off, Boomtown Fair 2015
Posted on Wednesday, Aug 19, 2015 | No CommentsHere’s some more scenes from last weekend’s wild weekend at the wonderful Boomtown Fair. Seen in hip-shimmying action were contenders and challengers for the Dance Off, staged in the Bario Loco […] -
![The Park Hotel in Boomtown’s Mayfair zone has always been one of my favourites – if only for its wonderful revolving door – and there was plenty of entertainment on […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/park-hotel-boomtown-2015-011-115x115.jpg "Boomtown Fair’s Park Hotel in Mayfair – ping pong, bands and a revolving door")
Boomtown Fair’s Park Hotel in Mayfair – ping pong, bands and a revolving door
Posted on Wednesday, Aug 19, 2015 | No CommentsThe Park Hotel in Boomtown’s Mayfair zone has always been one of my favourites – if only for its wonderful revolving door – and there was plenty of entertainment on […] -
![One of my favourite parts of Boomtown was the Job Centre in the Old Town. Substantially enlarged since last year, the new Job Centre was fully kitted out with advisers, interview […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/boomtown-job-centre-011-115x115.jpg "The madness of the Job Centre at Boomtown Fair 2015")
The madness of the Job Centre at Boomtown Fair 2015
Posted on Wednesday, Aug 19, 2015 | No CommentsOne of my favourite parts of Boomtown was the Job Centre in the Old Town. Substantially enlarged since last year, the new Job Centre was fully kitted out with advisers, interview […] -
![Anyone thinking that it would be impossible to top the Arcadia Spider seen as the last few Boomtown Fairs may have found themselves equally blown away by the incredible Bang Hai […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bang-hai-palace-boomtown-2015-011-115x115.jpg "The incredible Bang Hai Palace at Boomtown 2015 – photos and video")
The incredible Bang Hai Palace at Boomtown 2015 – photos and video
Posted on Tuesday, Aug 18, 2015 | No CommentsAnyone thinking that it would be impossible to top the Arcadia Spider seen as the last few Boomtown Fairs may have found themselves equally blown away by the incredible Bang Hai […] -
![Boomtown 2015 proved to be the best one I’ve ever been to, with some amazing acts and all the usual imagination and fun that is created by performers and the crowd. […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/people-of-boomtown-2015-photos-115x115.jpg "The faces of Boomtown festival 2015 – photos")
The faces of Boomtown festival 2015 – photos
Posted on Tuesday, Aug 18, 2015 | No CommentsBoomtown 2015 proved to be the best one I’ve ever been to, with some amazing acts and all the usual imagination and fun that is created by performers and the crowd. […] -
![Boomtown has long been my favourite UK festival – check out the photo feature documenting the last three years there – and the organisers have just announced the line up for […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/boomtown-night-2013-022-115x115.jpg "BoomTown Fair 2015 full line up announced with official trailer")
BoomTown Fair 2015 full line up announced with official trailer
Posted on Thursday, Mar 5, 2015 | No CommentsBoomtown has long been my favourite UK festival – check out the photo feature documenting the last three years there – and the organisers have just announced the line up for […]