{"id":16468,"date":"2015-08-24T12:23:09","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T11:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=16468"},"modified":"2015-08-24T12:23:09","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T11:23:09","slug":"faces-in-the-crowd-scenes-from-boomtowns-town-centre-and-main-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/faces-in-the-crowd-scenes-from-boomtowns-town-centre-and-main-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown&#8217;s town centre and main stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-01.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Continuing our comprehensive coverage of this year&#8217;s wonderful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/tag\/boomtown-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">Boomtown Festival<\/a>, here&#8217;s a selection of photos taken around the town centre, with lots of crowd shots of people watching Goldie Looking Chain, La Pegatina, The Beat and more.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-04.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The main stage &#8211; a quasi-Tudor Ye Olde Englande construction &#8211; was a splendid thing to behold.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-02.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As seen at many an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/festivals\/endorse-it-festival.html\" target=\"_blank\">Endorse-It festival<\/a>, the town crier was MCing the main stage.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-05.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some crowd scenes from around the square.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-06.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-07.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-08.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-09.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-10.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-11.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-03.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-12.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-13.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-14.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-15.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-16.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-18.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Foam-blastin&#8217; molls.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-17.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Protecting the ale.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-19.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-20.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-21.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The classic festival move. &#8220;Let&#8217;s all sit down&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-22.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8230;and then jump up and go crazy!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-23.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-24.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-26.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Goldie Looking Chain attracted one of the biggest crowds of the weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-25.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-28.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-29.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A toast to GLC.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-30.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-35.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-31.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-32.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-33.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-34.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-36.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-37.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-38.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-39.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-40.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/boomtown-2015-town-centre-41.jpg\" alt=\"Faces in the crowd: scenes from Boomtown's Town Centre, Boomtown Fair Festival 2015, Winchester, England, UK, August 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gogol Bordello played the final set on the Town Hall stage on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/festivals\/boomtown-fair-festival.html\" target=\"_blank\">Boomtown Festival stories, photos and features<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/boomtown-2015.328971\/\" target=\"_blank\">Discuss Boomtown 2015 on the forums<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continuing our comprehensive coverage of this year&#8217;s wonderful Boomtown Festival, here&#8217;s a selection of photos taken around the town centre, with lots of crowd shots of people watching Goldie Looking &hellip; 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