Boomtown Fair 2019 unveils new DnB bass & jungle stage

BoomTown Fair 2019

Wednesday 7th to Sunday 11th August 2019
Matterley Estate, near Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 1HW, England MAP
currently £244 (Thursday entry)

Daily capacity: 66,000

With 30+ stages of music already announced, Boomtown Fair Chapter 11, which takes place at Matterley Estate, nr. Winchester in Hampshire from Wednesday 7th until Sunday 11th August 2019 has revealed the new stage and line-up for new 20,000 capacity drum and bass arena, the Relic stage.

Relic has risen from the ashes of the former headquarters of Boomtown's fictional Bang Hai Corporation; where technology and nature intertwine to breath a whole new lease of life into an iconic stage. Electrical bolts and free flowing data fuse to feed the giant flora to the backdrop of thunderous beats of a heavyweight line-up spanning decades and subgenres of drum & bass and bass across three days.

On Friday Shy FX headlines, joined by Bad Company UK & Dynamite MC, High Contrast & Dynamite MC, Mefjus & Maksim, Break & MC GQ, Lenzman b2b LSB & DRS, Need For Mirrors, and Kyrist. Saturday has Chase & Status Presents Rtrn II Jungle which includes a Chase & Status (DJ set) & Rage, along with appearances from Clipz & MC GQ, Brockie & Det, Fabio & MC GQ, DJ Rap, Benny L b2b Shimon b2b T>I, DJ Ron b2b Uncle Dugs & Navigator, and finally Nicky Blackmarket b2b Kenny Ken & Fatman D. And Sunday brings My Nu Leng & Dread MC, Calyx & Teebee & Carasel, Black Sun Empire & MC, Lowqui, Circuits (Kasra x Insideinfo) & Carasel, Total Science b2b DLR & MC Gusto, and Harriet Jaxxon.

Boomtown Fair has a huge line-up including Lauryn Hill; Prophets Of Rage; The Streets; Chronixx; Chase & Status Presents Rtrn II Jungle; Groove Armada (live); Slaves; Ali Campbell and Astro; Salt-n-Pepa; Gogol Bordello; Xavier Rudd; Kate Tempest; Bedouin Soundclash; Ozomatli ft. Chali 2na; This Is The Kit; Michael Franti and Spearhead; Bassekou Kouyate; Asian Dub Foundation; Neville Staple Band; Alice Russell; Johnny Flynn; Dreadzone; Kosheen with Sian Evans; Submotion Orchestra; Nubya Garcia; Napalm Death, Four Tet; Ben UFO b2b Joy Orbison; Erol Alkan b2b Boys Noise; Mall Grab; Carl Cox; Claude VonStroke; Eats Everything; Amelie Lens; and many more - with more still to come. For the details as available please see the line-up page.

Tickets are on sale, currently priced as follows:-
standard adult Thursday entry: £234
public-transport Wednesday entry: £229

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Those aged 12 and under are free but require a ticket.

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