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Boomtown 2017: a wander around the chilled out Whistlers Green area on the top of the hill
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Boomtown 2017: a wander around the chilled out Whistlers Green on the top of the hill

Tue 5th September, 2017Wed 6th September, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Almost hidden in the woods at the top of the hill, the Whistlers Green area provided a relaxing alternative to the madness below, offering live music, food stalls and over 100 …

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Boomtown Faces 2017: Seventy photos taken around the festival site
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Faces of Boomtown 2017: Seventy photos taken around the festival site

Fri 1st September, 2017Wed 6th September, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This year’s Boomtown Fair in Winchester, England, was once again a bloody amazing experience, and here’s the first batch of photos from the festival. Hopefully I’ve managed to document some …

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Festival security, drug searches and your safety – an insider's guide, 2018 update
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Boomtown Fair festival sells out in record time

Fri 26th May, 2017Fri 26th May, 2017 - by editor - 2 Comments.

It’s long been urban75’s favourite festival of the year, and we’re not surprised to see that all  60,000 tickets have sold out this year in record time.

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Boomtown releases first trailer for the 2017 festival
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Boomtown releases first trailer for the 2017 festival

Wed 1st February, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The organisers of the fabulous Boomtown festival have released their first video previewing this year’s festival, described as ‘Chapter 9: ‘Behind the Mask.’

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In the magical woods of Boomtown Festival 2016 - in photos
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Photos: In the magical woods of Boomtown Festival 2016

Tue 30th August, 2016Tue 30th August, 2016 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Boomtown has several stages and sound systems in the woods around the festival and they can make magical places to escape to after dark. Here’s some photos taken in the …

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The Wild West at Boomtown: courtroom scenes, gunslingers and hoedowns
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The Wild West at Boomtown: courtroom scenes, gunslingers and hoedowns

Wed 24th August, 2016 - by editor - 5 Comments.

Located at the top end of the festival, the Wild West remains one of our favourite city districts, with no shortage of ad hoc street performances, bars and live venues to keep …

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The Park Hotel at Boomtown 2016: bands, beer, pool, Eva Lazarus and ping pong debauchery
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The Park Hotel at Boomtown 2016: bands, beer, pool, Eva Lazarus and ping pong debauchery

Tue 23rd August, 2016 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The Park Hotel in uptown Mayfair has always been one of urban75’s favourite parts of Boomtown, and this year we spent a fair bit of time checking out its many …

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More faces of Boomtown 2016 - photos
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More faces of Boomtown Fair 2016 – in photos

Tue 23rd August, 2016Tue 23rd August, 2016 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s our second instalment of photos taken around Boomtown Fair 2016. We’ve got loads more to come, so please check back regularly or visit our Boomtown home page for a …

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Faces of Boomtown Fair 2016 - photos of people at the UK's greatest festival!
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Faces of Boomtown Fair 2016 – photos of people at the UK’s greatest festival!

Mon 22nd August, 2016Mon 22nd August, 2016 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Over four glorious days of August sunshine, Boomtown Fair delivered another wonderful, crazy, fascinating mix of music, art, performance and general mayhem.

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The faces of Boomtown festival 2015 - photos
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The faces of Boomtown festival 2015 – photos

Tue 18th August, 2015Tue 18th August, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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. …

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Festival security, drug searches and your safety – an insider's guide, 2018 update
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BoomTown Fair 2015 full line up announced with official trailer

Thu 5th March, 2015Thu 5th March, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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More photos from the most wonderful Boomtown Fair of 2014
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More photos from the most wonderful Boomtown Fair of 2014

Fri 22nd August, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s the first of two more photo features showing off the sights at this year’s fabulous Boomtown Fair. I hope you enjoy them!

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Faces of Boomtown Fair 2014 music festival - photos
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Faces of Boomtown Fair 2014 music festival – photos

Thu 21st August, 2014Wed 20th August, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a selection of photos of some of the people I came across at this year’s wonderful Boomtown Fair. You can see more photos from the festival here – and …

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Dirk, the amazing robot tramp in action at Boomtown Fair, England
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Dirk, the amazing robot tramp in action at Boomtown Fair, England

Wed 13th August, 2014Wed 13th August, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Busy causing a stir at this year’s Boomtown Fair was this incredible life size robotic tramp. His movement and mannerisms were so lifelike that groups of people would gather around him …

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The madness of Boomtown Fair 2013 - full photo report online
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The madness of Boomtown Fair 2013 – full photo report online

Wed 28th August, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Once again, Boomtown proved to be my favourite festival of the year, serving up a wonderfully chaotic mix of music, performance art and Gawdknowswhatelse. Unlike many festivals, Boomtown isn’t centred …

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View the very long list of phones left behind at Boomtown Festival 2013!
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View the very long list of phones left behind at Boomtown Festival 2013!

Tue 20th August, 2013 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Access All Areas – who have been entrusted to provide after care service for all unclaimed items handed in at the BoomTown festival Tourist Information Point – have posted up their …

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Boomtown Fair 2013 - see the official video here
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Boomtown Fair 2013 – see the official video here

Thu 15th August, 2013 - by editor - 2 Comments.

I’m still recovering after the weekend and working my way through the hundreds of photos I took, but the official video has now been released – and it does a …

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Boomtown festival's Magic Carpet: a Godsend or whopping comedy fail?
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Boomtown festival’s Magic Carpet: a godsend or whopping comedy fail?

Tue 13th August, 2013 - by editor - 1 Comment

This year’s Boomtown festival introduced a novel new feature, in the shape of a slow moving travelator that shimmied tired festival-goers up the hill from Downtown to Uptown.

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The Prawnucopia Lounge at Boomtown 2013. Like drugs, but with prawns
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The Prawnucopia Lounge at Boomtown 2013. Like drugs, but with giant prawns

Tue 13th August, 2013Tue 13th August, 2013 - by editor - 4 Comments.

I’ve just got back from this year’s fabulous Boomtown festival with a head full of happy memories and a still-confused recollection of our visit to the Prawnucopia Lounge.

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Boomtown 2012 – full photo report

Thu 16th August, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This was such a fantastic festival – the best I’ve been to for a long time. I’ve now posted up a large photo review, which I hope at least gives a flavour …

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Boomtown Fair 2012 – my new favourite festival

Sun 12th August, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Just got back from a fabulous weekend at Boomtown Festival, near Winchester.

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