Boomtown 2020 Chapter 12: New Beginnings

[mr flow]

Flogging Molly also announced 

[Old_Johno]

On 12/7/2019 at 1:25 PM, Sku said:

It seems like it yes.

The festival previously have mentioned they weren't that happy with how the reserved camping system was working, and that it wasted a lot of space. They tried reducing the pitch sizes this year, but this obviously upset people.

I think the new plan is that Camp Orchid has effectively replaced the concept of reserved camping. Your exact pitch isn't reserved, but you are guaranteed enough space somewhere within the supposedly "spacious" gated Camp Orchid campsite. Also you now get facilities, which wasn't included with reserved camping before. A big obvious downside is that the location is not as good as that prime spot next to the Lions Den.

It's only about £10 more than reserved camping was last year, and with the toilets and showers thrown in, feels like an upgrade to me. But the loss of that prime location next to the Lions Den is a shame.

The beauty of reserved camping was it was £45 per pitch, not per person. We got 5 tents over 2 pitches so if you’re arriving Thursday it’s an absolute god send if you don’t wanna be miles out. I don’t think they advertised it very well, ended up being about £13 each to have the best campsite location guaranteed. 

It was less than half full though so not the best return for boomtown, plus everyone camped there got their tents robbed so swings and roundabouts. 

[vintagelaureate]

2 hours ago, mr flow said:

Flogging Molly also announced 

Town Centre or Earache do you think? 

I haven't seen them for years!

Edited December 9, 2019 by vintagelaureate
I've just read it's Town Centre.

[eFestivals]

9 hours ago, vintagelaureate said:

Town Centre or Earache do you think? 

I haven't seen them for years!

town centre

[jump]

14 hours ago, mr flow said:

Flogging Molly also announced 

Excellent act,  I've seen them a bunch of times and are always fun live.

Edited December 10, 2019 by jump

[mr flow]

Noisia  are headlining the Sunday night on Relic

[vintagelaureate]

I like this drip feed...

Noisia will go down well on Relic!!

Where do you see Flogging Molly placing? Not headliners? Second/third down? 

Hoping for a headliner (Lions Den) announcement soon...

 

[mr flow]

21 minutes ago, vintagelaureate said:

I like this drip feed...

Noisia will go down well on Relic!!

Where do you see Flogging Molly placing? Not headliners? Second/third down? 

Hoping for a headliner (Lions Den) announcement soon...

 

I'd expect Flogging Molly to headline town centre. I could be wrong though.

[Traher666]

2 hours ago, mr flow said:

I'd expect Flogging Molly to headline town centre. I could be wrong though.

Reel Big Fish have headlined it in the past, and i'd say Flogging Molly would have the same sort of draw.

[JBarbour]

 

[mr flow]

As I predicted a few months ago, Kano headlining the Lions Den on the Sunday night.

[Sku]

1 hour ago, mr flow said:

As I predicted a few months ago, Kano headlining the Lions Den on the Sunday night.

Nice one.

Now just waiting on Aphex Twin as well then

[mr flow]

2 minutes ago, Sku said:

Nice one.

Now just waiting on Aphex Twin as well then

Haha.

I'm pretty confident Aphex will play, but as we saw with the Prodigy last year, things can change quickly behind the scenes, so until it's announced it's never a sure thing.

[mr flow]

Candi Staton also playing

[WStoner]

6 hours ago, mr flow said:

Haha.

I'm pretty confident Aphex will play, but as we saw with the Prodigy last year, things can change quickly behind the scenes, so until it's announced it's never a sure thing.

Oo, what is your Aphex Twin source?  Or is it just a hunch?  haha

[mr flow]

12 hours ago, WStoner said:

Oo, what is your Aphex Twin source?  Or is it just a hunch?  haha

Not a hunch.

[gibble]

23 hours ago, mr flow said:

As I predicted a few months ago, Kano headlining the Lions Den on the Sunday night.

Brilliant - really looking forward to that.

[gibble]

Do you have any other non-hunches???

[WStoner]

5 hours ago, mr flow said:

Not a hunch.

Sweet merciful crap!

[Sawdusty surfer]

Just out, 2020 going to be a multi stage total immersive program that has never been seen before, the best in the world.

 

I actually believe it.

[Jimpsnl]

I’m calling it now... the new multi stage experience

 

some sort of VR where you interact with the stages and storyline mid rave and choose outcomes/scenarios

VR fits with the whole AMI/A.I thing as well

Edited December 16, 2019 by Jimpsnl

[mr flow]

15 hours ago, Sawdusty Surfer said:

Just out, 2020 going to be a multi stage total immersive program that has never been seen before, the best in the world.

 

I actually believe it.

Yeah, one of the organisers on Facebook said that their biggest headliner this year will be their new investment into the uks independent circus, theatre and art scenes, on a scale never been done before.

 

Sounds interesting.

[Jimpsnl]

3 hours ago, mr flow said:

Yeah, one of the organisers on Facebook said that their biggest headliner this year will be their new investment into the uks independent circus, theatre and art scenes, on a scale never been done before.

 

Sounds interesting.

So you mean it’s going to be for things OUTSIDE of the festival in the circus theatre and art scene? I really hope not as that would be a massive disappointment.

 

[incident]

58 minutes ago, Jimpsnl said:

So you mean it’s going to be for things OUTSIDE of the festival in the circus theatre and art scene? I really hope not as that would be a massive disappointment.

I took it as bringing more of those elements into the festival, which in turn invests in them.

[mr flow]

1 hour ago, Jimpsnl said:

So you mean it’s going to be for things OUTSIDE of the festival in the circus theatre and art scene? I really hope not as that would be a massive disappointment.

 

No. They are bringing it to the festival. The theatrical side of things will be notched up by 100.