Toots and the Maytals, & Gentleman & The Evolution, for BoomTown Fair

Trench Town District line-up revealed

By Scott Williams | Published: Wed 13th Mar 2013

Toots and the Maytals

Thursday 8th to Sunday 11th August 2013
Matterley Estate, near Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 1HW, England MAP
£149 for the weekend - SOLD OUT
Daily capacity: 30,000
Last updated: Wed 7th Aug 2013

German-born Gentleman & The Evolution, and Toots and the Maytals lead the latest acts announced for the reggae flavoured Trench Town District the final line-up to be revealed for this summer's Boomtown Fair.

Toots and the Maytals
The Trench Town District's line up of Reggae, dub, Dancehall and Jungle, will also include Jah Shaka full soundsystem Street Party, Necessary Mayhem, Solo Banton and Upper Cut Band, Radikal Guru, David Boomah, Chris Murray, Reggae Roast, Laid Blak, Chopstick Dubplate, Serial Killaz, Psychofreud & Navigator, Resonators, onlyjoe, The Friendly Fire Band, Babydub, Nucleus Roots, The Drop, Jstar, Backbeat Soundsystem, Aries, Nanci & Phoebe, DJ Wulu, Adam Prescott, Afriquoi, Dub Boy ft Tenja, Jah Mirikle, Dope Ammo, Rebel Control, Dub Heart, The Majestic, More Like Trees, Samsara, General Roots, Balkan Hi-Fi, C-Strike-Z, Jam Baxter, Dabbla, Bahia, Dubkasm, Kelvin 373, Eva Lazarus, By The Rivers, Captain Accident, Treehouse Fire, Bigtopp, Black Star Dub Collective, and Regime, plus an unannounced special guest.

They join the previously annouced Richie Spice, Collie Buddz and the New Kingston Band, Dub Inc., Lee Scratch Perry, Million Stylez, Gentleman's Dub Club, Tippa Irie, Mr Williamz, Mungos Hi Fi, YT, Musical Youth, Prince Fatty ft. The Horseman, The Skints, Iration Steppas, Channel One Soundsystem, Robbo Ranx, I-Fire, and Dreadsquad feat Dr Ring Ding + Kasia Malenda + El Fata.

Already confirmed are Parov Stelar Band, Ozomatli, Mad Caddies, Arrested Development, King Prawn, The Wurzels, The Skints, Demented Are Go, Orkestra del Sol, Les Hurlements d Leo, Suicide Bid, The Creepshow, Flap!, Molotov Jukebox, Random Hand, Redlight, Chinese Man, Digital Mystikz, Koan Sound, Calyx & Teebee, Zinc, South Central, LTJ Bukem & Conrad, Opiuo, B.Traits, Mak & Pasteman, Reso, RackNRuin, WOZ, Sticky, Randomer, and Slipmatt B2B Billy Daniel Bunter, and many more.

For the latest line-up details as available please click here.

This is the fifth year of the festival with an on going narrative for around 30,000 festivalgoers takes place at Matterley Estate, nr. Winchester, in Hampshire and will run from Thursday 8th until Sunday 11th August 2013.

BoomTown's Mayor has split the city and given attendees the choice of aligning themselves with their preferred district, and pick their allegiance and choose a district to be part of in this fully immersive festival experience.

Tier six tickets are now available priced at £149, plus a £10 eco bond deposit - part of the 'keep the town tidy' scheme. All teen (13-17 years) tickets have sold out, a child ticket (6-12 years) is priced at £20, and children under 6 can go free but need a ticket.

To buy tickets, click here.


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