The Scene
'Boomtown rose up from the underground to become one of the UK’s wildest and most inspiring independent festivals. A sprawling metropolis and home to every species of creative miscreant, its thousands of citizens embark a journey of discovery, dancing through its labyrinthine streets and plazas on a non stop weekend joyride to a soundtrack of ska, folk, gypsy, reggae, world, punk, pirate, disco, electro-swing, jazz, blue-grass, breaks, bass, jungle, techno and all in a spirit of unity and freedom!'
Festival Poster
2013 Artist Lineup
- Parov Stelar Band
- Mad Caddies
- Toots & The Maytals
- Ozomatli
- Arrested Development
- The Neville Staple Band
- Les Hurlements D’ Leo
- The Selecter
- Hoffmaestro
- The Wurzels
- Orkestra Del Sol
- Babyhead
- Ska Cubano
- Richie Spice
- Collie Buddz & The New Kingston Band
- Lee Scratch Perry
- Dub Inc.
- Million Stylez
- Gentleman’s Dub Club
- Necessary Mayhem Showcase feat Tippa Irie & Mr Williamz
- I-Fire
- Mungo’s Hi-Fi
- Dreadsquad ft Dr Ring Ding, Kasia Malenda & El Fata
- Robbo Ranx
- Marcus Visionary
- Buggsy
- Iration Steppas meets Channel One in a Dubwise Fashion
- Prince Fatty and Horseman
- Musical Youth
- Molotov Jukebox
- Flap!
- King Prawn
- Demented Are Go
- The Creepshow
- Random Hand
- Suicide Bid
- South Central
- Calyx & TeeBee
- LTJ Bukem
- Slipmatt & Billy Daniel Bunter
- Foreign Beggars
- Redlight & Dread MC
- Chinese Man
- Digital Mystikz
- DJ Zinc
- Koan Sound
- B.Traits
- Opiuo
- Mak & Pasteman
- RackNRuin b2b Woz
- Reso
- Sticky
- Randomer