Gogol Bordello, and Caravan Palace to headline Boomtown Fair

Gogol Bordello, and Caravan Palace have been confirmed as headliners for Boomtown Fair which takes place at a secret location, less than 1 hour from London over the weekend of Thursday 11th until Sunday 14th August 2011.

Topping the bill on the main stage Gogol Bordello will be bringing their circus style cabaret show and gypsy punk alongside French electro swing supremo’s Caravan Palace.

On top of these Friday and Saturday night headliners, more music just confirmed for the main arena includes The Apples, The King Blues, Babyhead, and Smerins Anti-Social Club with a very special Sunday Main Stage headliner to be announced next month.

Now in its fifth year the festival will offer an array of music, theatre, comedy and art. Last year's event sold out, and acts already confirmed include The Selector, The Toasters, Goldie Lookin Chain, and Tippa Irie, DJ Zinc, Redlight & MC Dread, Ms Dynamite, Toddla T & MC Serocee, The Bug & Flow Dan, High Rankin, JFB b2b Ed Solo, 3 Daft Monkeys, The Baghdaddies, The Mandibles, Drunken Balordi, Demented Are Go, Random Hand, Citizen Fish, The Caravans, The Long Tall Texans, Barrington Levy, Dunkel Bunt, Cutty Ranks, with many more still to be confirmed. For the line-up details as available please click here.

This year also sees Boomtown open for the first time opening its gates on a Thursday for festival goers to get their Boomtown bearings whilst enjoying a light sprinkling of musical entertainment in a selection of the smaller venues on the outskirts of the town.

A weekend ticket is priced at £93 for four days with camping. An adult full price deposit ticket is priced at £47 - the balance must be paid in full before 31st July. A teen 4 day weekend ticket (ages 13 - 17 inc) is priced at £50. To buy tickets, click here.

The main stage line-up will consist of ska and party bands from around the world, with the other live music stages offering cabaret, gypsy, folk, reggae, dub and country and western. Plus loads of cabaret, comedy, spoken word, a range of stages, an anarchist theatre, lots of site art and many areas to explore with plenty of catering options, all the normal facilities you'd expect at a festival and a massive emphasis on eco-friendly initiatives.

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