Boomtown 2026

Prepare to step into a world of music, story-driven spectacle, and immersive theatre as Boomtown 2026 returns to the rolling hills of the Matterley Estate, Winchester from Wednesday 12th August to Sunday 16th August 2026! Celebrating its latest chapter — Chapter Five: Radical Redesign — Boomtown is one of the UK’s largest independent festivals, transforming its natural amphitheatre site into an expansive pop-up city featuring over 12 main stages and dozens of hidden venues.

Please Note: General admission tickets are officially SOLD OUT. The official Citizen-to-Citizen Resale portal is now open via Kaboodle, allowing fans to buy and sell verified tickets securely as availability changes.

Boomtown Schedule & Festival Overview

• Event Dates: Wednesday 12th August – Sunday 16th August 2026
• Gates Open (Wednesday): Campsite & early entry access opens Wednesday for early entry ticket holders.
• Main Stage Districts Open (Thursday): Full city districts, main stages, and immersive venues open Thursday morning.
• Site Departure: All festival attendees must vacate the campsite by midday on Monday 17th August 2026.
• Venue Location: Matterley Estate, Alresford Road, near Winchester, Hampshire (SO21 1HW).

Boomtown Stage-by-Stage Line-Up

Below is the complete artist line-up for Boomtown 2026 grouped by stage:

Grand Central

Antony Szmierek • Ashnikko • Beans On Toast • Big Special • Dr Meaker – Live • Dub Pistols • Dutty Moonshine Big Band • Elvana • Frankie Stew & Harvey Gunn • Hak Baker • Havoc of Mobb Deep w/ Big Noyd + DJ L.E.S • High Vis • Kae Tempest • L’Entourloop • Less Than Jake • Peaches • Princess Nokia • Rose Gray • Sampa the Great • Skindred • Songer

The Lion’s Den

[Royal Rumble] Benny L B2B Break B2B Skeptical Ft. GQ & MC Det • [Royal Rumble] Brockie B2B Micky Finn B2B Ray Keith Ft. Jolie P & Shabba D • [Royal Rumble] Crossy B2B Gray B2B Harriet Jaxxon Ft. Spyda • A.M.C Ft. Phantom • Alborosie & Shengen Clan • Alix Perez Ft. SP:MC • Andy C Presents: Nightlife • Camo & Krooked B2B Mefjus Ft. Daxta • David Rodigan Presents: Ram Jam Ft. D Double E, Hollie Cook & Irah • EVE • Faithless • FCUKERS • Gentleman’s Dub Club & Friends • Kings of the Rollers Present: Royal Rumble • Kneecap • Madness • Mungo’s Hi Fi Allstars • Ren • Scissor Sisters • Scooter • Shaggy • Shy FX Ft. Rage • Sub Focus • Vengaboys • Wilkinson Ft. MC AD-APT

Hydro XL

[IVY] vs [SAFYRE] • 999999999 – AV Show • Azyr • Brutalismus 3000 • Diffrent • DJ EZ • Eats Everything B2B TSHA • Effy B2B Ross From Friends • Faster Horses B2B Y U QT • Floating Points – Live • Folamour • Four Tet • Groove Armada – DJ Set • KiIlimanjaro B2B Oppidan • Marlon Hoffstadt • Melé B2B Olive F • nimino – Live • Notion • Oguz • Rossi. B2B Silva Bumpa • Sherelle – AV Show • Skrillex • VTSS

Helix

A.Skillz • Artemis B2B Esme Banks B2B Fluro • Brown Excellence • Burt Cope • Cheetah B2B Janaway • Dave Trotter B2B Tom Tucker • Deekline • DJ Cosworth B2B Oldboy • Ed Solo • Freestylers • Full Fat Records • JIALING • Jay Carder • JFB • Josephine Gyasi • K-65 (90’s D&B Set) • LemTom • Madame Electrifie • Music from the Mothership • Plump DJ’s • Rose Holland B2B Joe Sonar • Selecta J-Man • Sin & Brook • Steady • Strategy – DJ Set • Submatic • This is Inja • Toby Ross • ZE:NA

Infinity

A for Alpha • ARLO • Bambi • Bledi • Brad Bradley B2B Burly Chassis • Desiato DJs • Dr Dubplate • Dykes on Decks • Gina Breeze • Harry Gay B2B Meg Ward • Hayliegh • I. JORDAN • James Wonka B2B Paree • Jeremy Sylvester • Lips Sealed Club • Menu Music Presents: Salt B2B Stolen & WHOS JORDAN • Olive F • PBR Streetgang • Queer House Party • Rose Gray • Sean Rudz • SPICYIVY B2B Faith • Storm Mollison • UOKHUN

Anara Forest

[20 Years Of Rupture] Breakage B2B Flight • [20 Years Of Rupture] DJ Die B2B Krust • [20 Years Of Rupture] Double O B2B SHERELLE • [20 Years Of Rupture] J:Kenzo B2B Skeptical (140 Set) Ft. SP:MC • [20 Years Of Rupture] Mantra B2B Tim Reaper • [Flexout Audio Takeover] Amoss Ft. MC Fokus • [Flexout Audio Takeover] Bassi B2B Charli Brix • [Flexout Audio Takeover] Para B2B Umbra Ft. Strategy • [Flexout Audio Takeover] QZB Ft. Ellis Esco • [Flexout Audio Takeover] Sydney Bryce – Live PA • [Flexout Audio Takeover] TeeBee Ft. MC Fokus • [Overview Takeover] Kyrist B2B Waeys Ft. Strategy • [Overview Takeover] Molecular B2B Wingz Ft. Jakes • [Uncommon Records Takeover] Astar B2B Kaisha • [Uncommon Records Takeover] G-Class B2B RJD • [Uncommon Records Takeover] Jimbitch B2B Stan Da Man • Ahadadream • Buunshin • Champion • ELOQ B2B ESC • G33 B2B Plastician • Hamdi B2B Mala • HiTech • Ivy Lab • Kaya • Mandidextrous Ft. Maddy V • Mary Droppinz • Pete Cannon – Live • PJ Bridger • Sabrina Ft. Dread MC • SBTRKT – DJ Set • Silva Snipa B2B VXRGO • Simula Ft. Jakes • Sin & Brook • Skantia Ft. Strategy • Visages Ft. SP:MC • Young Franco

Hidden Woods

[Fantazia Takeover] Altern 8 B2B Slipmatt Ft. Dread MC • [Fantazia Takeover] Anz B2B Special Request • [Fantazia Takeover] Cheff The Boy B2B Hypershé B2B Origin8a & Propa • [Fantazia Takeover] Grooverider • [Fantazia Takeover] K-Klass B2B Morgan Seatree • [Fantazia Takeover] Kings of the Rave: 2 Bad Mice B2B Ellis Dee B2B Mark XTC Ft. MC GQ • [Fantazia Takeover] Pete Cannon B2B Time To Rush • [Fantazia Takeover] Ratpack • [Fantazia Takeover] Ratty & Serum Ft. Mad P • [Fantazia Takeover] Shades Of Rhythm • [Fantazia Takeover] Sonique • Anaïs Ft. MC Stezzy • Aziza Jaye • Baalti • Bryte & Burland • Bubski B2B Siraya • Cal Jader (Movimientos) • Cesco B2B Halogenix Ft. Strategy • Chimpo B2B Numa Crew Ft. Lady Ice • Clipz Ft. Dread MC • DJ Hype: Reggae 2 Jungle • Donae’o • Eats Everything B2B Wonka • Emily Dust • Fred V Ft. Daxta • Hitty • Jamz Supernova • JayaHadADream • Juls • Kaotik Kartel • Kasra B2B Samurai Breaks Ft. Strategy • Kelvin 373 Ft. Carasel • Lens Ft. Dread MC • Marla Kether • Messie • Neffa-T Ft. D Double E • OneDa • Osmosis Jones • Papa Nugs • Rea • Rebel Clash • Ryota B2B Yung Singh • S.P.Y Ft. MC LowQui • The Nextmen • Voltage – Jungle Classics Ft. Shabba D • Zero

NEXUS

[High Focus Records] Dabbla • [High Focus Records] Farma G • [High Focus Records] Fliptrix • [High Focus Records] Onoe Caponoe • [High Focus Records] Ramson Badbonez • [High Focus Records] Truemendous • [High Focus Records] Verb T • [High Focus Records] Verbz & Mr Slipz • Beardyman • BexBlu & Paul Stephan • Bongo’s Bingo • Daft Funk – Live • Fox Stevenson – Live • Gurriers • HENGE • High Focus Records Showcase • Hollie Cook • House Gospel Choir • Joe Yorke • Keeno Live Ft. Vibre Strings • Kibo • KiLLOWEN • Komfortrauschen • LYNKS • Miss Kaninna • Mr Williamz & Friendly Fire Band • Nubiyan Twist • Panic Shack • Pozzy • RWKUS: 91 – 94 Jungle Review • Talib Kweli • The League of Rebelz • The Skinner Brothers

Spectrum 360

[AMEN4TEKNO Takeover] Darth Leng B2B Slinks • [AMEN4TEKNO Takeover] Roland K B2B Savage States B2B T-Menace • [Not Bad For A Girl Takeover] Egg On Toast B2B Syntax • [Not Bad For A Girl Takeover] Karlie Marx • Bish Ft. Carasel • Cicely B2B Hypershé • Darren Styles • Deadheads: Mandidextrous & Matt Scratch • DJ Can’t Say No • DJ G2G • DJ Sarah Bonito • Draggernauts • Fish56Octagon • Gonzi • Gullyteen • Hang The DJ’s • Holly Warcup B2B Miss Cabbage • Keptek • Koarse • Laze B2B Saku Sahara • Lobsta B • Mandidextrous Ft. Special Guest • Meg McHugh • Mollie Rush • Panteros666 • Peggy Viennetta Ft. MC Stone • Peppa B2B Shirley Temper • Perceval • Promis3 • Raybay • Samurai Breaks B2B Swaglord Savannah • Somniac One • Spongebob Squarewave • Starjunk 95 • Sterling Moss • Stinny Stone • Trampsta • Venjent

Tangled Roots

[20 Years of DEEP MEDi] Akira B2B Jaz Imsky (Buntai) Ft. Cunning MC • [20 Years of DEEP MEDi] Commodo B2B Pinch • [20 Years of DEEP MEDi] Darkai B2B Felixculpah • [20 Years of DEEP MEDi] Mala • [20 Years of DEEP MEDi] Silkie • [20 Years of DEEP MEDi] Skalah • 10000 Lions • Aba Shanti-I • An Dannsa Dub (Live Dub Set) Ft. Wends • Aries (Jungle Set) Ft. Carasel • Aziza Jaye • Channel One Sound System • Cheshire Cat • Cheza Lucina • Cuppa T & Johnny Scratch Lee • Daddy Nature B2B DJ Dansey (Rompa’s Reggae Shack) • DubTastic Music Ft. Youngalist • Ekula & Mista Jago • Firmly Rooted x Lionpulse x Sinai • Hiphoppapotamus B2B Fizzy Gillespie • IRAH • Jam Jah Sound • Jinx In Dub • Jolie P • Lionpulse x Sinai • Marla Kether • Omega Nebula • Ras Demo aka Demolition Man • Roots Ginjah • Ru Robinson • Sasha Steppa • SIMMS • Top Cat • Twende Takeover Ft. Alex Twende, Joeti & Sojebe • Vixen Sound

Full Moon Ballroom

Agbeko • Big Band of Boom • Cable Street Collective • CLADA • Daraa Tribes • Direct Debbie B2B DJ Business Lady • DOGSHOW • Extra Medium B2B WBBL (Thick Boy Records) Ft. Kathika • Franz Von • Funky Drummer Collective • Girl In The Year Above • Gnawa Blues All Stars • GrooveLine • Heavy Beat Brass Band • Hippo Sound System & S.I.M.O • House of Pantha • Kotoa • LFay • Mad Apple Circus • Malavita! • Mr Fitz & Mr Woodnote Ft. Limmz • New Car Smell • Okailey • Pachango • PCHA • Raz & Afla • She’s Got Brass • Swing & Bass (10 Year Anniversary): Fizzy Gillespie B2B Mista Trick Ft. She’s Got Brass • The Gulls • The Showhawk Duo • Tripl3 B & The Troubl3 Makers • Vibe Roulette • Wanton String Band

Rose and Clown

[Bish’s House Party] Anaïs B2B Anton B2B Latte (140 Set) • [Bish’s House Party] Bish • [Bish’s House Party] Diagnostix (140 & UKG Set) • [Bish’s House Party] Gray’s Free Party Karaoke • [Sika Studios] 140 Showcase Ft. Jman, Local, Slowie & Special Guests • [Sika Studios] Babylon Dead • [Sika Studios] Creatures of Habit • [Sika Studios] Datkid & Mylo Stone • [Sika Studios] Illinformed Illin for Meds Showcase Ft. Babylon Dead, Creatures Of Habit, Datkid, Eric The Red, Fliptrix, Gaza Glock, Jack Jetson, Mylo Stone, Sean Peng, Smellington Piff, Verb T • [Sika Studios] Maddy V • Amengyaldem • An Dannsa Dub (Live Dub Set) Ft. Wends • Anna Prank B2B Ellament • Annie Craic • Big Wett • Binksy • Boomtown’s Got Talent • Cheetah B2B Jenny Sparks • Crack Street Boys • DJ Lord of The Rings • Esme Banks • Flash Bang Brass • Gorilla Tactics Rinseout Ft. Rivibes • Hang The DJs B2B Lobsta B • Haych & Movin Whata’s: Linedance Experience • Jam Salad • JAMU • Jungyals and Gays (Peppa B2B Shirley Temper) • Loopy Takeover Ft. Ambi, Grandma Wubplate, & Shardy Bumpa • Mad Apple Circus • Meg McHugh • Molly Sellors (Oboe EDM Queen) • Nigel Garage • No Blacks No Irish (DJ Set) • Numa Crew • Octoposse • OKO • OneDa • Phatworld (Off Me Nut) • Raze Takeover • Reggaeoke • Robbieoke Williams • Rose & Clown Opening Pilates Warmup Session • RWKUS • She’s Got Brass • Singularity Takeover: Silva Snipa B2B The Bass Injector • Sonia Sol • Strictly Chumps Dancing • The 900 (Tony Hawk Tribute) • The Neuroheadz Ft. Keenan • The Showhawk Duo • The Third Nipple (Old School Rave Set)

The Fools Leap

3 Daft Monkeys • 45s • Alphalfa • Atomic Ping Pong • Baltic Balkan • Bear Twist’s Honky Donk Rock’n’Rollers • Black Kat Boppers • Blue Bottle Club • Cam Cole • CLADA • Daraa Tribes • DOGSHOW • FFTP • Fiddler on The Doof • Fidget & The Twitchers • Fraser Morgan • Girl In The Year Above • Horses On The Beach • Mista Trick’s Balkan Bass • Moonshine Malarkey • New Age Collective • Nuala • Panda and The Moniums • Rum Buffalo • Scottish Fish • Seas of Mirth • Shanghai Treason • shunTA! • Smag På Dig Selv • Somerset Velvet • The Balkan Wanderers • The Groggy Dogs • The Sneak Eazies • Tropanka • Wanton String Band • Whiskey Moonface • ZooBlasters

Foggers Mill

Bitter Lemons • Bratakus • Dog House Boat Boys • Dr Beatroot • Easydread • Good Health Good Wealth • Got Worms • Gurt Dog • Hawkeye and Hoe • Hightown Crows • Hot Squash • Monkey Bizzle • Pronghorn • Quinn’s Quinny • Razzomo • Rotten Boroughs • Samantics • Scustin • Shanghai Treason • The Back Wood Redeemers • The Bad Actors • The Destroyers • The Guns of Navarone • The Showhawk Duo • Toast • Toby Spin • Tree House Fire • Two Days as a Chimp • Vegetable Collective • Whiskey Rebellion • Year of The Dog

Hangar 161

[Earache Records Takeover] Baddy Issues • [Earache Records Takeover] Cody Frost • [Earache Records Takeover] Crae Wolf • [Earache Records Takeover] Hyphen • [Earache Records Takeover] Nightlives • [Earache Records Takeover] PENGSHUi • [Earache Records Takeover] Ruena • [Earache Records Takeover] The Screaming Dolls • [Earache Records Takeover] Vexed • [Earache Records Takeover] Ward XVI • Bruise Control • China Shop Bull • Dakka Skanks • Grail Guard • Hot Squash • Inner Terrestrials • Knives • Last Tree Squad • Meryl Streek • Music In Our Underpants • Panic Shack • Pizzatramp • Popes Of Chillitown • Problem Patterns • Pussy Liquor • Ria Rua • Silverwingkiller • Soundsystem 79 • Split Dogs • Svetlanas • The Dirt • The Menstrual Cramps • The Restarts • Vegan Meat Raffle • Wonk Unit • X-Ray Vez

Tribe of Frog

Aardvarkk • Altruism • Atacama • Athzira • Avalon • Celli • Cheska Onyx • D-Ther • Daijiro • Dickster • Divination • Dr.G • Ebru Al • Florescence • Hatta • Imaginarium • Jakkar • K.I.M • Krosis • Liquid Ross • Medusa • Minali • Neutron • Onero • Ott • Pieman • Piou-Piou • Psibindi • Psychosonic • Psylo Verse • Rob Ótico • Roen • Skeptic • Stryker • Thelios • Transient Disorder • Tresh • Trubble • TypeOne • Velor • Xenoben

Sibín Beag

[The Railway Inn Takeover] Painted Sails • [The Railway Inn Takeover] Polly Gone Wrong • [The Railway Inn Takeover] Ruth Theodore • All for Jolly • Aurora Engine • Autonemy • Craic Man Fancy Dan • Didn’t Make Mass (The Irish Pub Quiz) • Fáilte Isteach (FAWL-che ISH-takh) Welcome In • Fancy Dan • FFTP • Graham Sweeney • Green Diesel • John Kelly • Last Orders Karaoke • No Murder No Moustache • Ria Rua • Roof Cats • Slán Abhaile (Slawn a-WAL-eh) – Safe Home • The Deadshots • The Deltones • The Groggy Dogs • The Kahunas • Tootinska Moon • Trad Folkin’ Rave DJ’s (Annie Craic & Dalba) • Trad Folkin’ Rocks House Band

Acid Leak

A.P. • Aaron Liberator • Acid Mutant • Bad Boy Pete • Benji303 • Birinight • Brooksie • Chief303 • Chris Liberator • Colonel Winters • Craig Mac • Cyber Steve • D.A.V.E The Drummer • Dale West • David Oblivion • Deelicious • Dilks • DJ Kaynasty • DJ Smay • DJ Zeno • Dynamic Intervention • Eddie Santini • F-Tek • Filthy Kitten B2B Karl Davies • Isa Alkaline • Jah Scoop • James Kinetec • John Tuxman • Lisa Pin-Up • Mark EG • Matt Acidic • Mattykore • Neutron (TIP Records) • One Dirty Ape • S.A.S • Sarah Monument • Serious Soundz • Sterling Moss • Tassid • Trooper

Ticket Pricing & Citizen-to-Citizen Resale

Standard primary tickets are completely sold out. Attendees looking to buy or sell tickets can use the official Citizen-to-Citizen Resale platform hosted on Kaboodle. Listings update regularly as tickets are listed and sold:

Citizen-to-Citizen Resale Options

• Citizen-to-Citizen Thursday Entry Ticket: £380.00
• Citizen-to-Citizen Public Transport Thursday: £360.00
• Citizen-to-Citizen Wednesday Entry Ticket: £430.00
• Citizen-to-Citizen Public Transport Wednesday: £400.00

Boutique Camping & Vehicle Add-Ons

• Camp Skylark Pass: £85.00 per person (Access to luxury showers, flushing toilets, pamper parlour, and bar)
• Standard General Parking Pass: £40.00 per vehicle
• Campervan / Live-In Vehicle Pitch: £120.00 – £160.00 per vehicle (depending on pitch size)

How to Get to Matterley Estate (Winchester)

Boomtown is located at the Matterley Estate in the South Downs National Park, just outside Winchester (SO21 1HW):

• By Official Coach: Direct National Express festival coaches run from major UK cities straight into the festival bus depot on site.
• By Train & Shuttle Bus: Take the train to Winchester Railway Station. Dedicated shuttle buses run continuously between Winchester Station and the festival site throughout the weekend.
• By Bus: Stagecoach bus services operate from Southampton and Winchester towards Alresford, stopping near the site gates.
• By Car: Accessible via the A31 and M3 motorway (Junction 9 or 10). Follow yellow festival signage as you approach Winchester rather than sat nav.

Parking Information

Parking options on site at Matterley Estate:

• Official Event Car Park: On-site field parking is available for all weekend attendees. Car parking passes must be pre-booked online (£40 per vehicle) prior to arrival.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is Boomtown Festival 2026 taking place?

Boomtown Chapter 5: Radical Redesign takes place from Wednesday 12th August to Sunday 16th August 2026.

Are tickets for Boomtown 2026 sold out?

Yes, general tickets are officially sold out. However, official resale tickets can be bought and sold via the Citizen-to-Citizen Resale system on Kaboodle.

How much are Citizen-to-Citizen Resale tickets?

Resale tickets range from £360.00 for Public Transport Thursday entry up to £430.00 for Wednesday Entry tickets, depending on availability.

Where is Boomtown Festival located?

The festival takes place at Matterley Estate, Alresford Road, near Winchester, Hampshire (SO21 1HW).

What is the age limit for Boomtown?

Boomtown is strictly an 18+ event. Valid photo ID (passport or photo driving licence) is required for entry.

How do I sell my ticket if I can no longer attend?

You can list your ticket for resale securely by logging into your Kaboodle account and following the official Citizen-to-Citizen resale link.

How do I get to Boomtown from Winchester station?

Dedicated shuttle buses run continuously between Winchester Railway Station and the Boomtown gates throughout the festival weekend.

Is parking available on site?

Yes, official festival parking is available at Matterley Estate for £40.00 per car and must be pre-booked online.

Can I bring a live-in vehicle or campervan?

Yes, live-in vehicle and campervan pitches are available to pre-book, starting from £120.00 per vehicle.

What is Camp Skylark?

Camp Skylark is Boomtown’s boutique camping upgrade, offering hot showers, flushing toilets, pamper parlours, and pre-pitched accommodation.