Boomtown Chapter 1: The Gathering

[jimmyt]

I am pretty sure now that it is being held back until enough people have filled out the mammoth questionnaire they want everyone to do. It'll only take you a couple of hours...

[jimmyt]

5pm - someone screenshotted an update on the app saying set times on Woov at 5pm. 

[jimmyt]

Sorry, it's on their Instagram.

[deebeedoobee]

2 hours ago, jimmyt said:

Sorry, it's on their Instagram.

Yep just seen this. Not long now

[jimmyt]

There's plenty to keep me happy on that line-up. Definitely very different to the line-up that was booked for 2020, mind. 

[Guy Incognito]

3 minutes ago, jimmyt said:

There's plenty to keep me happy on that line-up. Definitely very different to the line-up that was booked for 2020, mind. 

got a screenshot?

[jimmyt]

It's all on the app

[ace56blaa]

Just now, jimmyt said:

It's all on the app

Not for most people as the app has crashedddd

[jump]

A poster would have been nice.

Da La Soul and Bob Vylan are the biggest highlights of the line up for me from what I’ve seen.

[Dim Sum]

Still can't see it anyone else having this problem?

[Guy Incognito]

 

[mr flow]

4 minutes ago, jump said:

A poster would have been nice.

Da La Soul and Bob Vylan are the biggest highlights of the line up for me from what I’ve seen.

One of the points of no poster/line up is the headache booking agents give them over artist placement on the line up, so guess that’s why they haven’t released a poster 

 

[Dim Sum]

This app is cool but shit

[jimmyt]

Arrested Development open the Friday. Noisia DJ set Saturday. Four Tet follow Kool & The Gang to close. 

[jimmyt]

Obviously, you may well not be interested in the same thing though!🤣

[Dim Sum]

Still cant see the line up this app is rubbish

[aidenlangan95]

Whilst I can understand the complaints on social media (there always will be those that complain), I think the lineup is class of what I've seen. Definitely smaller scale compared to 2018 and 2019, but it'll be a lot of fun. Most hyped for Four Tet - smashed it at Boomtown in 2019 and now he seems to be in a real banger period, so think this could be even better.

Edited August 7, 2022 by aidenlangan95

[Boomtowner]

Is the line up only visible if you install the app?

[deebeedoobee]

Soon many clashes.  Gonna be a Stella year. 

[Boomtowner]

Slightly underwhelmed, some good bands but not many you would describe as headliners. I'll be busy enough but already feeling that if they go down the same route of not announcing the acts, it will be my final year. Most of the bands I'm interested in, I can see at my local venues for around a tenner. Hopefully the visuals will be off the scale, 'cause it's hard to see where the budget has gone. However, I have no knowledge of DnB and dance music, so maybe the budget has gone there instead.

Still really excited though

[jimmyt]

I can understand why so many people seem to be underwhelmed compared to what was booked for 2020 but I still think there's plenty to explore and, for me, that's what Boomtown has always been about.

It will be interesting to see how many people now saying they're not going on twitter actually don't. 

If there is anyone here feeling disappointed, remember there are still street and secret venues to add to that lineup and the experience at Boomtown is different in a great way. 

Be interesting to do a poll here of who is happy and who isn't - does anyone know how to do that?

[barcelonista1899]

I'm in two minds... It must be remembered that boomtown tickets are one of the most expensive in the festival calendar, and that lineup is pretty underwhelming....

[BenG92]

Compared to what they had planned for 2020 that's hugely underwhelming. They took state of emergency and gutted it like a fish. I get that Btown is more about the experience but there has to come a point where you wonder where exactly the money's going, real shame. 

[mjfromthelane]

9 minutes ago, BenG92 said:

Compared to what they had planned for 2020 that's hugely underwhelming. They took state of emergency and gutted it like a fish. I get that Btown is more about the experience but there has to come a point where you wonder where exactly the money's going, real shame. 

 

It's an independent festival, which is known for spending a lot more on production than other UK festivals, that hasn't been on for three years. Not really rocket science.

I think there's more than enough to keep me occupied across the weekend + you have to account for a few hours exploring the micro venues. I reckon they could have done with 1 or 2 bigger bands as basically everyone on my list is a DJ, but maybe just my taste.

More worried about the weather at this point.

[BenG92]

4 minutes ago, mjfromthelane said:

It's an independent festival, which is known for spending a lot more on production than other UK festivals, that hasn't been on for three years. Not really rocket science.

Yeah I get that, but I still think the amount that's been cut seems crazy compared to what the tickets still cost. 

Course, there's always stuff on, I'm not saying it's terrible and a lot of the fun is wandering and exploring. Just expected more in the way of marginally bigger acts.