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Fest TimelineUpdated: 29 Mar 2026

Today

30 Oct

Public transport tickets on sale

31 Oct

General entry tickets on sale

29 Oct

First wave of artists announced

27 Mar

Citizen-to-Citizen resale opens

12 Aug

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Key Info

Boomtown is an independent five-day music and theatre festival held at the Matterley Estate in Hampshire, open to over-18s. The site is built out as a fictitious city, with themed districts, life-sized street sets, hidden venues, and an evolving narr…

Website

boomtownfair.co.uk

Genres

electronichip-hopmixedarts

Date

12 - 16 August, 2026

Location

Alresford

Size

Large · 66,000

Established

2009, Running 17 years

Vibe

It's like wandering into a living city rather than a festival - every alleyway, hidden bar, and themed district pulls you somewhere new, with actors, spontaneous raves, and street performers blurring into the crowd, and people are so absorbed in exploring the world of it that the music almost feels like a bonus.

Setting

city centre

Scale

sprawling

Hours

6am-er

Crowd

18+ onlyold school ravers

Dress code

fancy dress

Food

lots of food options

Accessibility

middle of nowhere

LineupUpdated: 30 Mar 2026

Kneecap

Skrillex

Scissor Sisters

Madness

Four Tet

Scooter

Ashnikko

Eve

Faithless

Groove Armada

Floating Points

Shy FX

Shaggy

Kae Tempest

SBTRKT

DJ set

DJ EZ

Princess Nokia

Sampa the Great

Skindred

SHERELLE

AV Show

PeachesWilkinsonCamo & KrookedB2B MefjusKings of the RollersPresent Royal RumbleLess Than JakeVengaboysFolamourRenHak BakerRose GrayBig SpecialHigh VisAntony Szmierek999999999AV ShowBrutalismus 3000

Full lineup

TicketsUpdated: 29 Mar 2026

Wednesday Entry (Wed–Sun)Standard entry ticket sold out. Available via Citizen-to-Citizen resale at £430.

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Thursday Entry (Thu–Sun)Standard entry ticket sold out. Available via Citizen-to-Citizen resale at £380.

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Public Transport Wednesday EntryReduced-price ticket for those arriving by public transport. Available via Citizen-to-Citizen resale at £400.

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Public Transport Thursday EntryReduced-price ticket for those arriving by public transport. Available via Citizen-to-Citizen resale at £360.

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Recent NewsUpdated: 29 Mar 2026

tickets

Citizen-to-Citizen resale opens 27 March as festival sells out

boomtownfair.co.uk·2 weeks ago

lineup

Second wave lineup adds Kae Tempest, DJ EZ, Peaches and 50+ more acts

iwradio.co.uk·2 months ago

lineup

Kneecap, Skrillex, Madness and Scissor Sisters headline 2026 edition

faroutmagazine.co.uk·5 months ago

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