Sound System Culture
Boomtown's beating heart: the dub, reggae, ska, jungle and bass of the Lion's Den and the sound systems, the free-party lineage that gave the festival its roots-and-rig identity.
Part of Boomtown
53 moments in this segment.
- - Dubstep @ Lion's Den - Boomtown 2011. Dubstep at Lion's Den, Boomtown Fair 2011
- - Jungle @ Lion's Den - Boomtown 2011. Jungle at Lion's Den, Boomtown Fair 2011
- - Prince Fatty - Boomtown 2011. Prince Fatty in the Lion's Den, Boomtown 2011
- - Channel One Sound System - Boomtown 2012. Channel One Sound System at Boomtown 2012
- - Gramophone Disco. The Gramophone Disco stage at Boomtown 2012.
- - Jah Shaka - Boomtown 2012. Jah Shaka in session at Boomtown Fair 2012
- - Jah Shaka - Boomtown 2012. Jah Shaka at Boomtown 2012
- - Boombox dancefloor. The Boombox dancefloor at Boomtown 2012, a hub of the fair's bass and party culture.
- - Iration Steppas - Boomtown 2013. Iration Steppas at Boomtown 2013
- - Dubkasm & Solo Banton - Boomtown 2013. Dubkasm & Solo Banton at Boomtown Fair 2013
- - Channel One & Iration Steppas - Boomtown 2013. Channel One & Iration Steppas at Boomtown 2013
- - Prince Fatty & Horseman - Boomtown 2013. Prince Fatty and Horseman live at Boomtown
- - Horseman ft Hollie Cook - Boomtown 2013. Horseman ft Hollie Cook live at Boomtown 2013
- - Channel One Sound System - Boomtown 2014. Channel One Sound System at Boomtown 2014
- - General Levy - Boomtown 2014. General Levy rinsing the Lion's Den, Boomtown Fair 2014
- - General Levy - Boomtown 2014. General Levy, UK All Stars, Boomtown 2014
- - Mungo's Hi Fi - Boomtown 2015. Mungo's Hi-Fi feat YT & Charlie P full set, Boomtown 2015 (official Boomtown channel)
- - Noisia (Dustup) - Bang Hai Palace, Boomtown Fair 2015. Dutch trio Noisia dropping 'Dustup' at the Bang Hai Palace bass stage, Boomtown 2015.
- - Richie Spice - Boomtown 2015. Richie Spice, Di Plane Land at Lion's Den, Boomtown 2015
- - Goldie b2b Dillinja - Bang Hai Palace @ Boomtown Fair 2015. Drum & bass pioneers Goldie and Dillinja going back-to-back at the Bang Hai Palace during Boomtown 2015.
- - Jungle @ Bang Hai Palace - Boomtown 2015. Jungle at Bang Hai Palace, Boomtown 2015
- - Backbeat Soundsystem - Boomtown 2016. Backbeat Soundsystem at Boomtown 2016
- - Dub Phizix & Strategy - Boomtown 2016. Dub Phizix and Strategy at Boomtown 2016
- - Dub Phizix - Boomtown 2016. Dub Phizix live at Sector 6, Boomtown 2016
- - Ska Beat Soul - Boomtown 2016. Ska-Beat-Soul supporting Madness at Lion's Den, Boomtown 2016
- - Headsessions Sound System - Boomtown 2017. Headsessions Sound play last tune original dubplate, Boomtown Fair 2017
- - Mr Vegas - Boomtown 2017. Mr Vegas live at Boomtown 2017 (dancehall)
- - Dub FX - Boomtown 2017. Dub FX, Listening live at Boomtown 2017
- - Ragga Twins - Boomtown 2018. Ragga Twins at Boomtown 2018 (jungle/ragga)
- - Mungo's Hi Fi - Boomtown 2019. Mungo's Hi-Fi at Boomtown 2019
- - Da Fuchaman & Fire Blaze Band - Boomtown 2019. Da Fuchaman & His Fire Blaze Band live at Boomtown 2019 (reggae)
- - The Lion's Den. 's roots-reggae and dub soundsystem arena, framed by its towering carved lion stage at the 2019 fair.
- - Lion's Den in the rain. Festival-goers dance through rain at the Lion's Den soundsystem arena at Boomtown 2019.
- - Lion's Den in daylight. Crowds gather in the sun at the Lion's Den, the soundsystem heart of Boomtown, during Chapter 11 in 2019.
- - Lion's Den at night. The Lion's Den soundsystem stage illuminated after dark at Boomtown 2019.
- - Lion's Den at dusk. The Lion's Den stage lit at dusk during Boomtown 2019, its sculpted lion overlooking the dub arena.
- - Suns of Dub - Boomtown 2019. Suns of Dub live at Boomtown 2019
- - Numb'n'Dub - Boomtown 2019. Numb'n'Dub from Japan Invasion at Boomtown 2019
- - Alborosie & Shengen Clan - Boomtown 2019. Alborosie and Shengen Clan live at Boomtown 2019
- - Iration Steppas - Boomtown 2022. Iration Steppas at Boomtown 2022 (steppers dub)
- - Iration Steppas - Boomtown 2022. Iration Steppas alongside Ashanti Selah combination style, Boomtown 11-8-2022
- - Aba Shanti-I - Boomtown 2022. Aba Shanti-I in the hot sunshine at Boomtown 2022
- - Aba Shanti-I - Boomtown 2022. Aba Shanti Sound System live at Boomtown 2022
- - Mad Professor - Boomtown 2022. Mad Professor at Boomtown 2022 (dub)
- - Mungo's Hi Fi ft Dawn Penn - Boomtown 2023. Mungo's Hi-Fi ft Dawn Penn, No No No live at Boomtown 2023
- - Charlie Tee, Radio 1 Drum and Bass Show Boomtown Warm Up. Charlie Tee's BBC Radio 1 Drum and Bass Show broadcast in the run up to Boomtown 2026, previewing the festival's drum and bass programme.
- - Pomegranate Parlor at Boomtown 2026. A session at the Pomegranate Parlor venue during the 2026 edition.
- - Fools Leap at Boomtown 2026. A full session recorded at the Fools Leap venue during the 2026 edition.
- - Lion Pulse and Sinai with Roots Ginjah at Tangled Roots. Lion Pulse and Sinai sound systems host vocalist Roots Ginjah at Tangled Roots.
- - Boomtown Chapter Five Sound System Session. A sound system session recorded across the 2026 festival site.
- - Boomtown Chapter Five Sound System Set. A further sound system recording from the 2026 edition.
- - Visages with SPMC, Maddy V and Mandidextrous at Anara Forest. A joint session at Anara Forest bringing together Visages, SPMC, Maddy V and Mandidextrous.
- - Ratpack at Hidden Woods, Boomtown 2026. Old school rave duo Ratpack playing the Hidden Woods stage in 2026.
