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Boomtown Fair festival sells out in record time
Posted on Friday, May 26, 2017 | 2 CommentsIt’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. -
Boomtown releases first trailer for the 2017 festival
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 1, 2017 | No CommentsThe organisers of the fabulous Boomtown festival have released their first video previewing this year’s festival, described as ‘Chapter 9: ‘Behind the Mask.’ -
![Once again, posters on the urban75 forums have been voting for their best albums of 2016, with a pretty interesting selection making the list. Nominations were invited at the beginning of […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/best-albums-2016-115x115.jpg "The best 40 albums of 2016 according to urban75 – see them here")
The best 40 albums of 2016 according to urban75 – see them here
Posted on Thursday, Dec 22, 2016 | No CommentsOnce again, posters on the urban75 forums have been voting for their best albums of 2016, with a pretty interesting selection making the list. Nominations were invited at the beginning of […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/boomtown-2016-woods-01-3-115x115.jpg "Photos: In the magical woods of Boomtown Festival 2016")
Photos: In the magical woods of Boomtown Festival 2016
Posted on Tuesday, Aug 30, 2016 | No CommentsBoomtown 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/boomtown-2016-wild-west-01-5-115x115.jpg "The Wild West at Boomtown: courtroom scenes, gunslingers and hoedowns")
The Wild West at Boomtown: courtroom scenes, gunslingers and hoedowns
Posted on Wednesday, Aug 24, 2016 | 5 CommentsLocated 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/boomtown-2016-park-hotel-01-2-115x115.jpg "The Park Hotel at Boomtown 2016: bands, beer, pool, Eva Lazarus and ping pong debauchery")
The Park Hotel at Boomtown 2016: bands, beer, pool, Eva Lazarus and ping pong debauchery
Posted on Tuesday, Aug 23, 2016 | No CommentsThe 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/boomtown-fair-faces-2016-15-115x115.jpg "More faces of Boomtown Fair 2016 – in photos")
More faces of Boomtown Fair 2016 – in photos
Posted on Tuesday, Aug 23, 2016 | No CommentsHere’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 […] -
Faces of Boomtown Fair 2016 – photos of people at the UK’s greatest festival!
Posted on Monday, Aug 22, 2016 | No CommentsOver four glorious days of August sunshine, Boomtown Fair delivered another wonderful, crazy, fascinating mix of music, art, performance and general mayhem. -
The Fire Breathing Tuba of Tottenham Court Road – unique London busker in action
Posted on Friday, Jul 22, 2016 | 2 CommentsRecently, I’ve been methodically documenting the assortment of buskers seen on the streets of Brixton in south London, but this fella with a fire-breathing tuba surely trumps the lot. -
![Opening tomorrow, Friday 13th May, Punk 1976-78 is a small exhibition at the British Library charting the emergence and influence of early punk rock. Launched on the 40th anniversary of punk, the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/punk-1976-1978-british-library-01-3-115x115.jpg "Punk 1976-78: Sex Pistols and the rise of punk rock documented at the British Library")
Punk 1976-78: Sex Pistols and the rise of punk rock documented at the British Library
Posted on Thursday, May 12, 2016 | No CommentsOpening tomorrow, Friday 13th May, Punk 1976-78 is a small exhibition at the British Library charting the emergence and influence of early punk rock. Launched on the 40th anniversary of punk, the […] -
Boomtown 2016 headline artists announced, more to come
Posted on Monday, Feb 15, 2016 | No CommentsBoomTown Fair is my favourite festival by a country mile, and already the line up for 2016 is serving up a tempting selection of artists. -
BoomTown Fair 2016 tickets are on sale now!
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 4, 2015 | No CommentsBoomtown Fair is – by a country mile – my favourite UK festival – and tickets have just gone on sale for ‘Chapter 8,’ with the 2016 festival being themed […] -
Rock’n’Roll in the streets with the Urban Voodoo Machine at the Clerkenwell Festival
Posted on Tuesday, Sep 1, 2015 | 4 CommentsThere was rock and roll reverberating along the streets of east London last Sunday, as the Urban Voodoo Machine led a march to the Clerkenwell Festival after party. -
![A while ago, I wrote a piece entitled, “Building and buying an extra small, super-portable drum kit for gigging drummers,” and it proved to be one of the most popular […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dennis-the-menace-drum-kit-115x115.jpg "Bash! Thwack! It’s a Dennis The Menace drum kit!")
Bash! Thwack! It’s a Dennis The Menace drum kit!
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 20, 2015 | No CommentsA while ago, I wrote a piece entitled, “Building and buying an extra small, super-portable drum kit for gigging drummers,” and it proved to be one of the most popular […] -
![Here’s the story of how the punk revolution changed everything for this Welsh boy living in Cardiff in the 1970s, and how the dreams of rock’n’roll stardom took a blow when […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/punk-rock-wales-roxy-70s1-115x115.jpg "From the Valleys to the Roxy: Welsh punk rock dreams from the 1970s")
From the Valleys to the Roxy: Welsh punk rock dreams from the 1970s
Posted on Monday, Mar 31, 2014 | 2 CommentsHere’s the story of how the punk revolution changed everything for this Welsh boy living in Cardiff in the 1970s, and how the dreams of rock’n’roll stardom took a blow when […]