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Tag: boomtown fair

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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Boomtown Fair 2015 - 55 photos from my favourite festival - and the official video
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Boomtown Fair 2015 – 70 photos from my favourite festival – and the official video

Fri 28th August, 2015 - by editor - 3 Comments.

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 …

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Beans On Toast and Captain Hotknives - my two favourite acts of Boomtown Fair 2015
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Beans On Toast and Captain Hotknives – my two favourite acts of Boomtown Fair 2015

Wed 26th August, 2015Wed 26th August, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

There 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.

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A walk around Chinatown in Boomtown 2015 - Devil Kicks, fire eaters and snake warnings
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A walk around Chinatown in Boomtown 2015 – Devil Kicks, fire eaters and snake warnings

Tue 25th August, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

“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 …

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Pistol packin' bucking bronco scenes from Boomtown's Wild West
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Pistol packin’, bucking bronco, cider swillin’ scenes from Boomtown’s Wild West

Mon 24th August, 2015Tue 25th August, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's town centre and main stage
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Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown’s town centre and main stage

Mon 24th August, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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The majesty of the Lion's Den reggae stage at Boomtown Fair 2015
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The majesty of the Lion’s Den reggae stage at Boomtown Fair 2015

Fri 21st August, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The 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).

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The unsettling doctor's consulting rooms of Boomtown Fair 2015
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The unsettling doctor’s consulting rooms of Boomtown Fair 2015

Wed 19th August, 2015 - by editor - 5 Comments.

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 …

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A shimmying'n'shaking Battle Royal at the Bario Loco Dance Off, Boomtown Fair 2015
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A shimmying’n’shaking Battle Royal at the Bario Loco Dance Off, Boomtown Fair 2015

Wed 19th August, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Boomtown Fair's Park Hotel in Mayfair - ping pong, bands and a revolving door
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Boomtown Fair’s Park Hotel in Mayfair – ping pong, bands and a revolving door

Wed 19th August, 2015Wed 19th August, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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The madness of the Job Centre at Boomtown Fair 2015
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The madness of the Job Centre at Boomtown Fair 2015

Wed 19th August, 2015Wed 19th August, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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BoomTown Fair 2016 tickets are on sale now!
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The incredible Bang Hai Palace at Boomtown 2015 – photos and video

Tue 18th August, 2015Wed 19th August, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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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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Boomtown Fair 2014 - the final set of photos from a great festival
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Boomtown Fair 2014 – the final set of photos from a great festival

Fri 22nd August, 2014Fri 22nd August, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

Here’s my final set of photos from this year’s Boomtown Fair. I definitely hope to be back next year- and if my cunning plans come to fruition, I hope to …

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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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Boomtown festival sells out in record time
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Boomtown Fair 2014 official video released – see all the action!

Thu 14th August, 2014Thu 14th August, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A swishy new video has been released showing off some of the highlights from this year’s fantastic Boomtown Fair festival.

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A hearty night of fun at the Park Hotel in Boomtown Fair
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A hearty night of fun at the Park Hotel in Boomtown Fair

Thu 14th August, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The beauty of Boomtown Fair is all the little bars and clubs that lie behind the High Street façades, and one of my favourites was the Park Hotel, located uptown.

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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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