BoomTown Fair's May-Fair Avenue District Line Up Announced

Caravan Palace / Deluxe / Scarecrow / Dirty Honkers / Bart & Baker / Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer / Swingrowers / The Gaslight Troubadours feat. Professor Elemental / Odjbox / Brass Band Remix: Dutty Moonshine Big Band / The Fontanas / DJ Tofu Vs Brass Funkeys / Trans-Siberian March Band / Grant Lazlo / Smerins Anti-Social Club and more…

MATTERLEY ESTATE – WINCHESTER
Chapter 7: Thursday 13TH – Sunday 16TH August 2015
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One of eight districts in BoomTown Fair, May-Fair Avenue hosts Electro-Swing, Swing and Vintage Remix across its fully interactive and immaculately themed venues including The Ballroom and The Bandstand. Top of the bill for May-Fair are Parisian electro-swing superstars Caravan Palace, the pioneer of chap-hop Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer, mash-up DJ collective Dutty Moonshine big band who lace bass heavy sets together with a vintage sound and many more.

BoomTown Fair takes place over 13th - 16th August in the Matterley Estate nr. Winchester. With eight individual and distinct districts to explore BoomTown Fair is a very different festival to the norm… Coming from the roots of British and European subculture since it has grown from 1,000 to 45,000 'citizens' in just six years. This ever expanding community are treated to a completely other-worldly experience and are fully immersed in elaborate and carefully crafted 'film' sets, where each venue or stage has a position in the overarching storyline that continuously evolves within the world's craziest city! Hosting a soundtrack from reggae to psytrance, dub to folk, gypsy and jungle there is something for everyone and all ages to discover in a completely new world!

On top of the overarching narrative to the event, each district has its own backstory and May-Fair's involves a socially scheming husband and wife, Mr and Mrs Fitz-Sloane who pledged to uphold the area's exclusivity by keeping out the riff-raff and ensuring that only the most well-to-do attend their famed Electro-Swing soirées! But things in BoomTown are never as they seem and as citizens step inside these glitzy façades the Fitz-Sloane's true colours will be revealed… More information on all City Districts are here: www.boomtownfair.co.uk/city-guide/city-districts

Full May-Fair Avenue District Line-up:
Caravan Palace / Deluxe / Scarecrow / Dirty Honkers / Bart & Baker / Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer / Swingrowers / The Gaslight Troubadours feat. Professor Elemental / Odjbox / Brass Band Remix: Dutty Moonshine Big Band / The Fontanas / DJ Tofu Vs Brass Funkeys / Trans-Siberian March Band / Grant Lazlo / Smerins Anti-Social Club / Too Many Ts / Phil Mac / C@ In The H@ / Elle & The Pocket Belles / James Copeland / Don Mescal / Don Johnston / Big Swing Soundsystem Feat. Hypeman Sage / DJ Pony (Montana) / Kiwistar / The After Hours Quintet / The Underscore Orkestra / The Woohoo Revue / Formidable Vegetable Sound System / The Chicken Brothers / Jenova Collective / Rumba De Bodas / Louis Barabbas & The Bedlam Six / The World's Tallest Dj / The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing / Dr Schwamp / Jitterbug / Madame Electrifie / Mad Apple Circus / Alex Blood & The Diggers / Great Scott /
Mr Tea & The Minions / The Rin Tins / Lounge Cat Ideals / Captain Flatcap / Rumpsteppers / Mother Ukers / Shambolique / Papa Shango / Freakeasy / Abaret / Swing Dance Classes

The first wave of headliners covering all districts have been announced and cover the uniquely BoomTown mix of reggae, folk, dub, psy-trance, world, drum and bass, Balkan, gypsy punk and loads more. Headliners include Flogging Molly, Gogol Bordello, Matisyahu, Alborosie & Shengen Clan, John Butler Trio, Amadou & Mariam, Streetlight Manifesto and Squarepusher.

Next District line-up announcements:
13th Feb: OldTown (Balkan, Gypsy, Gypsy Punk & Pirate)
17th Feb: Barrio Loco (Hip hop, House, Bass, UK Garage)
20th Feb: Whistlers Green World, Folk, Folk Punk, Comedy)
24th Feb: Wild West (Bluegrass, Hillbilly, Yeeha)
27th Feb: TrenchTown (Reggae, Dub, Dancehall)
3rd March: ChinaTown (Ska, Ska Punk, Punk)

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LINE UP SO FAR:
Town Centre
Flogging Molly / Gogol Bordello / Caravan Palace / Streetlight Manifesto / Fishbone / The Beat / Goldie Lookin Chain / Dub Pistols / Slamboree / Dubioza Kolektiv

Lion's Den
Matisyahu / Alborosie / Cham feat. O / Turbulence / Cutty Ranks / Ward 21 / Katchafire / David Rodigan / Natty / Gentleman's Dub Club / Chopstick Dubplate presents Jah Mason & Demolition Man / Mungos Hi-fi

Old Mines
John Butler Trio / Amadou & Mariam / Dreadzone / Transglobal Underground / Peatbog Faeries / Edward II / Songhoy Blues / Ibibio Sound Machine

Psychedelic Forest
Infected Mushroom (Old School Goa Set) / Ace Ventura / Perfect Stranger / Juno Reactor

Devil Kicks Dancehall
Capdown / King Prawn / The Mahones / The Rumjacks / The Interrupters

Barrio Loco
Toddla T & DRS / The Bug ft: Flow Dan / DJ EZ / Jungle Brothers / High Focus Takeover

DSTRKT 5: (full line up)
The Palace
Squarepusher / Noisia / Spor / Machinedrum / Surgeon Live / 20 years of Metalheadz ft: Goldie b2b Dillinja, Ulterior Motive b2b Dom and Roland, Jubei b2b Ant tc1 Hosted by SP:MC / A Guy Called Gerald (Jungle Set) b2b LTJ Bukem - Hosted by MC Ribbz" / Truss / Break / Ratpack / Tango & Ratty / Top Buzz / DJ Sy

Boombox
Norman Jay MBE & Mr Scruff present...Keep the Good Times Unreal / Benny Page / Deekline / Stickybuds / Scratch Perverts / J.Pod / Inspected Records Showcase ft: Culprate, Emperor, Asa, Sorrow, ZES, Inspected Dubplate / SP23 - Renegade Street Party

Bodyshop - (bigger and fully sound proofed)
Luke Vibert / PRSPKT Takeover - Hellfish vs Producer, Bryan Fury, Thrasher, Switch Technique / Simon Underground / Vandal /Nicky Blackmarket / Bizzy B / Randall (92-94) / Jerome Hill / Crystal Distortion / Renegade Hardware 20th Anniversary -Takeover ft Maztek, Loxy, Ink / FFF / Stivs

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Press Contact:

Anna Wade

e: anna@boomtownfair.co.uk

t: (0)7590 673 471