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![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/boomtown-whistlers-green-01-115x115.jpg "Boomtown 2017: a wander around the chilled out Whistlers Green on the top of the hill")
Boomtown 2017: a wander around the chilled out Whistlers Green on the top of the hill
Posted on Tuesday, Sep 5, 2017 | No CommentsAlmost 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/boomtown-faces-2017-01-115x115.jpg "Faces of Boomtown 2017: Seventy photos taken around the festival site")
Faces of Boomtown 2017: Seventy photos taken around the festival site
Posted on Friday, Sep 1, 2017 | No CommentsThis 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 […] -
Party like it’s 1999: Switchboard and Climate Action benefit at London’s RVT tonight, 7th June
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 7, 2017 | No CommentsTonight, I’m DJing at the wonderful Royal Vauxhall Tavern in a fundraiser for Switchboard: the LGBT+ helpline and 10:10 Climate Action – so please come along if you can! -
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.’ -
![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. -
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 […] -
Dancing in the streets – more photos from the Brixton Thatcher party
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 | 6 CommentsFollowing on from the big photo report posted up on BrixtonBuzz last night, here’s some more pictures from the party thrown in Windrush Square after the death of Thatcher. -
![I’m still recovering from our massive New Year’s Eve party at the Prince Albert Brixton with James Pyke playing a superb live set. Lordy, what a night that was! Here’s […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/nye-party-2011-james-pyke-33-115x115.jpg "New Year’s Eve party at Brixton Offline – grime, rock’n’roll and lots of drinking")
New Year’s Eve party at Brixton Offline – grime, rock’n’roll and lots of drinking
Posted on Monday, Jan 2, 2012 | No CommentsI’m still recovering from our massive New Year’s Eve party at the Prince Albert Brixton with James Pyke playing a superb live set. Lordy, what a night that was! Here’s […] -
![I’m guessing it has more to do with it being a bank holiday rather than today’s marriage of Wills and Kate, but Coldharbour Lane is buzzing tonight, with the hot […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/royal-street-party-brixton-01-115x115.jpg "Street Party on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton")
Street Party on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton
Posted on Friday, Apr 29, 2011 | No CommentsI’m guessing it has more to do with it being a bank holiday rather than today’s marriage of Wills and Kate, but Coldharbour Lane is buzzing tonight, with the hot […]