Boomtown Festival 2016

[krisroe]

On 6 August 2016 at 5:44 PM, frostypaw said:

Here now and it's as organised as ever :-D think things will be working by tomorrow.... Maybe.... Site seems HUGE - lot of extra land 

How's the site looking now? We are at a hotel ten minutes down the road and can't wait!

[Sideburn.cluster]

Hey. Not long now!!! Suns going to be shining!!! Bit of a mad question but I'm bringing a massive teepii tent to camp in with.a few mates. It looks like it needs to be put up on the flat. Which out of all the campsites is the most flat. Thanks 

[jimmyt]

Anyone found stage times out yet? I've established Damian Marley is on Sunday, hopefully last but I don't know that. 

[frostypaw]

Right I can't get these things from my phone to upload but the bar prices are OK and cider collection good - i can forward them to Neil perhaps 

[JBarbour]

10 minutes ago, frostypaw said:

Right I can't get these things from my phone to upload but the bar prices are OK and cider collection good - i can forward them to Neil perhaps 

Any decent beer/ale available? 

[frostypaw]

Depends on taste - if someone pm's me a mobile number I can send the pic but a little drunk to try and relay here! 

[markm69]

The Stiff Joints , well worth checking out. Chinatown courtyard.

Friday 3.30

Edited August 11, 2016 by markm69

[kerplunk]

Late booking: For any fans of The Egg - they're playing the psy-forest Saturday afternoon after The Orb.

Have a good one everyone!

 

[frostypaw]

And we're off :-D The Revolution Starts Now 

[GokNinw]

Hello,

I accidentally forgot to buy a car park ticket even though I got the festival ticket a year ago. 

Does anybody know if there is parking on the door or somewhere where a car could be parked up?

Much love, G. 

[eFestivals]

So that's my boomtown over. I clearly didn't want it enough.

 

[mr flow]

48 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

So that's my boomtown over. I clearly didn't want it enough.

 

Why, what happened?

[eFestivals]

12 minutes ago, mr flow said:

Why, what happened?

Long story.

A disorganised mess around I just couldn't be bothered with. As I say, I clearly didn't want it enough.

[mr flow]

2 hours ago, eFestivals said:

Long story.

A disorganised mess around I just couldn't be bothered with. As I say, I clearly didn't want it enough.

Ahh that's a shame. I'm heading down later today so hopefully they're a little more organised when I arrive!

[Mr Splodge]

just seen the news about the fire, hope everyone is safe and ok.

[Mr Splodge]

13 hours ago, eFestivals said:

So that's my boomtown over. I clearly didn't want it enough.

 

Sad news Neil hope all ok. 

[frostypaw]

Shame you couldn't stay Neil it's been a classic - far too morning for a proper reply yet but the atmosphere has been just incredible this year. Sector 6 is a fantastic addition and the sitewide improvements really stepped things up a notch. Late night volumes were a little shaky at points but that's not really their call 

The new internal security seemed brilliant checking through the floored people with hugs rather than aggression (quite literally) - 23,000 complaints about Specialised - everyone I spoke to was happy it was being done right this year.

As said in deep heartfelt tones by Leftfield "oh yes we like it here, we're definitely coming back."

[mr flow]

Wow, what a wonderful festival. New areas are superb and sector 6 was an incredible spectacle as a stage. The place just keeps getting bigger and better. No issues with toilets this year, crowd control and splitting the acts and stages were perfectly structured with no crowding issues at all. And as frostypaw mentions above, excellent security and policing which made for a much more relaxed atmosphere. Seemed to be a lot more older crowd as well and not just the usual young whippersnappers getting as smashed as they possibly can.

 

Hats off to Boomtown, if they can solve the entry issues that plagued a few on the Thursday, it'll be more or less the perfect festival.

 

Will 100% be attending again next year.

[flint35]

Agree with the above posts, security were top notch this year, met with smiles on our arrival rather than the aggressive and heavy handed attitude last year. All round amazing atmosphere and I'll definitely be back next year. However my only criticism would be the sound at Banghai Palace on Saturday night after midnight. I realise this is out of the hands of the organisers and down to the local council but such a shame to have that huge and incredible setup, with some of the finest D'n'B producers on show, yet completely missing the bass in the drum'n'bass. How was sound at Sector 6 on Saturday night anyone?

[frostypaw]

We think the sound problems in Banghai were reflections - they got louder as more people joined the crowd

Wierd one to us was the Sewage Works, that was quieter then we get at home... Presume they had an unexpected alignment issue and it was broadcasting crystal clear into some other venue 

[manateemike]

Ref , Saturday night at Banghai,I was already back at our van up by kids town and passed out in the awning when I got awoken by a god awful cacophony of noise coming from downtown just after 1am. It was just a huge roar of indistinguishable sound.

The wind must of caused some issue with the sound levels on Sat night. It hadn't been like that on Thurs or Fri night. 

[manateemike]

We had a great time, even the silly girl driving into the side of our caravan as we left didn't spoil the weekend. 

Our thanks to all the people who worked so hard to bring this site to life. Brilliant job. 

Edited August 15, 2016 by manateemike

[eFestivals]

I see Boomtown has clocked up yet another fatality.

http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2016-08-15/18-year-old-woman-dies-in-tent-at-boomtown-fair/

Desperately sad.

 

[frostypaw]

It's terrible news - we watched that incident unfold if it's what we saw in Sector6 camping. That seems a little harsh to point the finger right at Boomtown though - the Monday morning was utterly sweltering and anyone in a sealed tent would have been roasted. 

I fear there's a group of friends who'll be beating themselves up for a long time, and making sure their mates now always have a good drink of water and are checked on in the morning

[eFestivals]

30 minutes ago, frostypaw said:

It's terrible news - we watched that incident unfold if it's what we saw in Sector6 camping. That seems a little harsh to point the finger right at Boomtown though - the Monday morning was utterly sweltering and anyone in a sealed tent would have been roasted. 

I fear there's a group of friends who'll be beating themselves up for a long time, and making sure their mates now always have a good drink of water and are checked on in the morning

the heat might have played a part, tho if it's drug-related it's probably only the case of hastening something that would have happened anyway.

I'm in no way trying to blame boomtown - it's not them putting drugs down anyone's throat. Recent deaths at/around festivals have mostly been youngsters of around 18, which suggests to me that the issue is mostly being caused by inexperience &/or lack of knowledge about what they're taking - and quite probably also to do with the very strong pills that are around currently.

All the same, some places (more than just boomtown, t in the park is the most-obvious for this year) are seeming to help bring this out in people, and while I would strongly object to any attempt to deem them responsible or even culpable for these tragedies, I do think they should be trying very hard to find new and better ways to deal with issues around drugs - tho I appreciate how difficult this might be, given that the authorities expect them to just be 100% anti-drugs.

So so tragic with so many so young.

Edited August 16, 2016 by eFestivals