line-up announced for Redlight District of Downtown BoomTown Fair

Friction, Calyx & Teebee, LTJ Bukem, & many more

By Scott Williams | Published: Wed 6th Mar 2013

BoomTown Fair 2013

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

The line-up has been announced for the Downtown the redlight district of this summer's Boomtown Fair.

The DownTown District's music venues this year include The Bodyshop, Dance Off, Boombox, and the Asbo Disco and the sleazy underbelly of gangsters and gamblers will host Friction, Calyx & Teebee, LTJ Bukem, Hot Cakes (Deekline, Ed Solo, MC Rubi Dan), Zinc, South Central, Lady Waks, MC Chickaboo, DJ Die & MC Inja, Freq Nasty, Culprate, Featurecast, Micky Finn, Slipmatt B2B Billy Daniel Bunter, The Outside Agency, Stay Up Forever Takeover, Slamboree Soundsystem, Dub Boy, MC Tenja, Remarc, Current Value, Loftgroover, The Sect, Jacky Murda, Lionfire, Blackout Ja, Mach One ft MC Ribbz, Itchy & Skratchy, Run Tingz Cru ft Redskin, Major Triadz, Jayglo & Mr 50, Dephicit & Hidden Riddim, Cut La Vis & Dropsteady, Roast Beatz b2b Fly Walker, Vandal, Weasel Buster, Parasite, Junglefever, FFF, Mark EG, Broken Note, Wonka-Vision, Spongebob/Phatworld, Ed Cox, Stivs, Satta Sounds, The Allergies, Hong Kong Ping Pong, Senseless Records DJs, Audiosapien, J-Man, Scamp, Skalliwaggles, and The Mayor Of Boomtown himself.

Already confirmed for the Ska, Swing, Folk And Punk Stages are Parov Stelar Band, Ozomatli, Mad Caddies, Arrested Development, Toots and the Maytals, 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, 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, Iration Steppas, Channel One Soundsystem, Robbo Ranx, I-Fire, Dreadsquad feat Dr Ring Ding + Kasia Malenda + El Fata, Foreign Beggars, 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.

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 aligingn 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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