BoomTown Announces ‘King Of The Dancehall’ Beenie Man as Saturday Reggae Headliner and Tickets onto Final Tier!
PLUS: Free BoomTown Mix!
THURDAY 9th – SUNDAY 12th AUGUST 2012
MATTERLY ESTATE – WINCHESTER
Tier five weekend tickets - £124 + eco deposit (LIMITED)
Tier four weekend tickets - £116 + eco deposit - SOLD OUT
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM: BoomTownfair.co.uk
Check out the epic 2012 video here – http://www.youtube.com/watch?
BoomTown can now unveil that the undisputed heavyweight champion of Dancehall, Beenie Man will be the Lion’s Den reggae headliner for Saturday night. He shares the bill over the weekend with; Alborosie, Tanya Stephens, Natty, Gappy Ranks, David Rodigan
and a bucket load of reggae and dancehall’s living legends! Another
mega addition to the bill for all those Ska-core lovers out there is
destruction demigods Capdown! With the entire first four tier
tickets now sold out, BoomTown are down to a limited amount of tier five
tickets, so snap ‘em up whilst you can!
Taking
his rightful place as the Saturday night headliner at one of the UK’s
only dedicated reggae, dub and dancehall festival stages - The Lion’s
Den, Beenie Man is all set to blow the minds and ears of his
eagerly awaiting UK fans. Having been on the scene since he was a wee
tot; Beenie Man shot to fame at age five and has accrued hundreds of
singles, over 20 albums and numerous awards, including a Grammy and DJ of the Year. The accolades and achievements of Beenie Man are only outnumbered by the popularity of this self proclaimed, but undeniable, ‘King of Dancehall’. Not only has he been at the forefront of the genre ever since releasing his first record, "Too Fancy"
at the tender age of 7 in 1981, but has been largely responsible for
growing it into the international phenomenon it is today. The BoomTown
Mayor and all at BoomTown council are ready with their lifetime
achievement award for this epically huge living legend and are
considering giving him the highest honour of all, a gilded key to the
Boom-City!
Over at the other end of BoomTown’s niche but vast musical spectrum are Ska-Core heroes, Capdown.
Known for mixing up ska, punk, hardcore, reggae in a style that is
unique only to them; Capdown deliver an ever-political message through
their renowned ferocious and incredible live performances. Numerous
tours of the UK have built up a massive grass roots following; their
independently-released albums and singles have garnered high praise from
everyone from Kerrang! to The Times. They will be showing the folks of
BoomTown’s Town Centre stage exactly what a Sunday afternoon at BoomTown
is all about; high-octane skanking punk vibes!
With
a whole host of top of the range acts, mind bending new areas and
double the camping space, 2012 will see BoomTown evolve into BoomCity
with the town’s population expanding from 2011. With the joining of
forces of BoomTown and festival monsters Arcadia, extra room and tickets
have been supplied, to accommodate the fact that the BoomTown residents
over the 9th – 12th August will be involved in two of the festival world’s most epic experiences for the price of one!
If
everything from Reggae to Rap, Ska to Swing and Breaks to Balkan, takes
your fancy and you just can’t wait for the fun of the festival to kick
off, the generous BoomTown Mayor has made a special taster mix of what’s
to come this summer in the normally sleepy settlement of BoomTown...
Sit back, turn it up and skank it out... the summer is just around the
corner: http://soundcloud.com/
With
the entire first four tier tickets now sold out, BoomTown are down to a
limited amount of tier five tickets and will be sold out completely in
the next few weeks!! Please note; all teen, campervan and caravan
tickets are also completely sold out! So jump on in whilst you still can, tickets are available via the website: www.BoomTownfair.co.uk
CONFIRMED ACTS SO FAR:
SKA, SWING, PUNK, ROCKABILY - explosion in the Town Centre and Devil Kicks dancehall stages:
Secret
Sunday Headliner TBA / Reel Big Fish / Caravan Palace / The Skatalites
/ Balkan Beatbox / Asian Dub Foundation / The Beat / Dub Pistols /
Capdown / The Slackers / Gadjo / Sick Note / Pronghorn / Sonic Boom 6 /
Movits / Dunkelbunt / Babyhead / Urban Voodoo Machine / The Meteors /
Batmobile / Mad Sin / Molotov Jukebox / The Filaments / Swing Zazou /
Gypsy Hill
RAGGA, DUB, DANCEHALL – on the UK’s biggest reggae stage:
Alborosie
/ Beenie Man / Tanya Stephens / Natty / Gappy Ranks /Jah Shaka / David
Rodigan / Zion Train / Makka B / Trojan Sound System / South Rakkas Crew
/ Blak Twang / Mungos Hifi / Bush Chemists / Serial Killaz / Laif Blak /
Jaya The Cat / Channel One / The Heatwave / General Levy / Lady Chan /
Soom T / Laid Blak / Jacky Murda / The Barley Mob / Demolition Man /
Aries / Stylo G / Stush / Serocee / YT / Curtis Lynch (JR) feat Mr
Williams / Krinjah / Solo Banton vs Deadly Hunta / David Boomah / MC
Xander
SERIOUS RAVE AND BASS HEAVY MUSIC - Arcadia and Bassline Circus:
Dirtyphonics
/ Jack Beats / Kill the Noise / Luke Vibert / The Panacea / Caspa /
Stanton Warriors / DJ Hype / Breakage / 16 Bit / Benny Page / Marcus
Visionary / Roska / The Nextmen / Plump DJ's / Krafty Kuts / Racknruin /
Foamo / Far Too Loud / Engine Earz / Dub Phizix / Tomb Crew /
Freestylers / Ratpack / SL2 / Slamboree / Chris Liberator B2B Dave the
Drummer / Shy FX / JFB / SL2 (live) / Ed Solo / Deekline / Illbilly
Hitec (love) / Parker / Kanji Kinetic / Woz / Coda (live) / Mr Benn / 2
Bit Thugs / Jinx in Dub / Audio / Drumcorps / Producer / Heist
NOTES TO EDITOR:
TICKET DETAILS:
Date:
Location:
Ticket Price: Tier 5 weekend ticket: £124 (+£5 eco deposit) - Limited
Tier 1 weekend ticket: £85 (+£5 eco deposit) – SOLD OUT
Tier 2 weekend ticket: £97 (+£5 eco deposit) – SOLD OUT
Tier 3 weekend ticket: £109 (+£5 eco deposit) – SOLD OUT
Tier 4 weekend ticket: £116 (+£5 eco deposit) – SOLD OUT
Tickets Available at http://www.BoomTownfair.co.uk/
BOOMTOWN FAIR BACKGROUND:
Going in to its 4th
year, BoomTown is unlike any other festival: the legend of BoomTown
tells it was once a small but prosperous retreat now overhauled into a
land of lawless rebels, with only the town official’s to uphold its
former glory. The 2011 heavily themed event saw the festival sell out
for a third time in its three year history with the festival goers
brining as much of the entertainment to the show as the organisers.
With
so much packed into the huge mock town, last year’s highlights
included; high octane headline performance from Gogol Bordello, more
reggae, dub and ska then you can shake a stick at, dance-offs, marriages
and body crunching bass round the clock from Bassline Circus and The
Lion’s Den as well as all the hidden gems scattered around the town in
tiny nooks and crannies, eccentric side streets and secret alleyways!
ARCADIA BACKGROUND:
Arcadia
first came into existence in 2007, spawned from an ambitious group of
craftsmen whose imaginations border on madness! Over the past five years
it has evolved into a multifaceted entity drawing an ever growing
number of eccentric brains, skills and visionaries into the mix. Already
a mainstay fixture at some of the UK and Ireland’s leading festivals
such as Glastonbury, Bestival and Electric Picnic; the Arcadia machine is galvanised by the audience’s reaction to this untamed beast that wreaks havoc where-ever it treads!
For
the past three years at Glastonbury, Arcadia has been given free reign
over their own field. Slotted in next to the likes of Shangri-La and
Block 9, they have been given the space and opportunity to develop,
attempt and achieve the unimaginable. This year at BoomTown, Arcadia
will be taking over a whole zone of the town with Sci-Fi, flame
throwing, smoke blasting, fully moving structures complete with
exclusively designed sets and gravity defying aerial trapeze shows!
WHAT THE PRESS SAID - 2011
Punk, rock, burlesque, gypsy blues in an imaginary wild frontier town – The Daily Telegraph
This 10,000 capacity, escapist festival promises a site that resembles a fairy tale town – The Sunday Times
BoomTown truly is great if you love bass heavy music, with plenty to explore if you don’t. It’s getting better every year – The Brighton Source
‘Best Value Festival’ – Skint Magazine
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