Trance, Techno, Hi-Tech and Psycore for Boomtown 2018

By Neil Greenway | Published: Tue 20th Feb 2018

BoomTown Fair 2018 - around the site
Photo credit: Phil Bull

BoomTown Fair 2018

Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th August 2018
Matterley Estate, near Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 1HW, England MAP
£246 including eco-bond
Daily capacity: 65,000

The 'Psychedelic Gatherings' have been revealed for Boomtown Fair 2018 - Chapter 10 - at Matterley Estate, nr. Winchester, in Hampshire from Thursday 9th until Sunday 12th August 2018, bringing the Trance, Techno, Hi-Tech and Psycore communities together across three psychedelic venues.

Curated by Psy promoters IllumiNaughty, Tribe of Frog and Hitechnicians, Boomtown's sandy forest dancefloors combine a range of Psy from huge international artists to grassroots underground, representing the very best in the Psychedelic universe from PsyDub to Psytrance to PsyCore. 

On Psychedelic Forest stage this year are four international headliners; Shpongle who will be performing live in the form of Simon Posford, Raja Ram and Michelle Adamson, alongside Bliss, GMS, and Freedom Fighters. Sunday will see the Pantheon Techno Takeover which includes headliners Charlotte De Witte with her uncompromising techno sets, Enrico Sangiuliano and Extrawelt.

Tribe of Frog will be back again with psytrance and progressive with the likes of Bom Shanka Music and 24/7 Records hosting sessions on the open air stage, and Sinerider, Psymmetrix, Dirty Saffi and Earthling, while Hitechnicians will embrace the dark arts of  the deepest underground experimental sound of Hi-tech and Psycore. Artists include Ugly Ducky, Apollyon, Pastor John and Astral Labyrinth.

For the full stage listings see down the page, or check out the line-up so far on the line-up page.

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Tickets for 2018 are on sale, priced as below:-

£216 a ticket + £7.50 Booking Fee + £10 EcoBond = £233.50.

A number of coach travel plus entrance ticket packages will be available, from a big number of locations around the country.

Car Parking: £26
Campervans: £100

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Psychedelic Forest: Shpongle, Bliss, GMS, Freedom Fighters, Phaxe, Skazi, Hypnocoustics, Avalon, Deedrah, Krome Angels, Dino Psaras, Liquid Ross, Jay Om vs Journey, Tune Raider, Ekanta, Hamish and Bedders, Lemon Tree Live Band, Shanti, Neil Moore, The Goblin, Bahar Canca, and Thallom vs CK, with a Pantheon Techno Takeover Sunday of Charlotte de Witte, Enrico Sangiuliano, Extrawelt, Nanoplex, Fabio Ferro, Mara LeFay, and Aliji.

Tribe of Frog: Alta, AudioFire, Banyan, Ben Coda, Brainiac, Cathar, Chameleon, Chris Rich, Cimi, Contineum, Dirty Saffi, Divination, Dr.G, Dynamic Range, Earthling, Geo, Headworks, Hemp, Illegal Machines, Jagerhertz, James West, Lorraine, M-Theory, Natzan, Neo, Neuroplasm, Neutron, Nuky, Pieman, Psibindi, Psychosonic, PsyDigital, Psymmetrix, Sinerider, Sonic Wave Control, Steve OOOD, Suddha, and Tortured Brain.

Hitechnicians: Act One, Apollyon, Astral Labyrinth, Cheryl Catawampus, F'da F'da, Final Form, Forward Momentum, Fractal Spin, K-freq, Krosis, N Vader, Pastor John, Psionic Entity, Psyc0de, Refried Dreams, Skyhighatrist, Speed Alliance, and Ugly Ducky.

 




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