Boom Festival
In August 1997 a few thousand people gathered in a forest at Herdade do Zambujal, south of Lisbon, for a Goa trance party that lasted several days. Boom has since become one of the most-copied templates in festival culture: a week-long gathering on the shore of a Portuguese reservoir, built around a main stage called the Dance Temple, a talks and workshops programme called Liminal Village, and an approach to sustainability that is unusually specific for an industry that mostly gestures at it. Compost toilets counted and reported, greywater treated on site, structures dismantled and reused rather than burned. Its harm-reduction service, Kosmicare, has produced nine peer-reviewed papers, including the finding that of 245 samples sold as LSD at Boom 2014, barely two thirds were actually LSD. This archive follows the festival from that first forest to the present: the editions and their films, the Dance Temple, the art and architecture that gets built and taken down again, the ideas programme, and the people who camp by the lake every other July.
A chronological documentary of 1,177 moments spanning 1997–2026 on Loreline.
Curated by Olivier · last updated 2026-09-20
- - The very first Edition of Boom Festival (1997). Attendee footage from Boom Festival 1997 at Herdade do Zambujal, Aguas de Moura, Setubal, filmed by Boomer Stories. Runs about 13 minutes and shows the site, the crowd and daily life at the festival. Uploaded to YouTube by Boomer Stories. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - 30 Years of Boom Festival: Microfilm 1 - The Genesis of Boom in 1997. "Microfilm 1 - The Genesis of Boom in 1997", one of Boom Festival 1997's own films from the first edition, held in the forest at Herdade do Zambujal. Published by Boom Festival Official Page and running about a minute. Uploaded to YouTube by Boom Festival Official Page.
- - BOOM FESTIVAL 1998 part 5. Set and stage footage from Boom Festival 1998 at Herdade do Zambujal, Aguas de Moura, Setubal, published by Mozzaic Avalon. It runs about 15 minutes of the festival's psytrance programme. Uploaded to YouTube by Mozzaic Avalon. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - Koxbox Live at BooM Festival 1998. Attendee footage from Boom Festival 1998 at Herdade do Zambujal, Aguas de Moura, Setubal, filmed by Missing Inka. Runs about 17 minutes and shows the site, the crowd and daily life at the festival. Uploaded to YouTube by Missing Inka. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - BOOM FESTIVAL 1998 Part 3. Attendee footage from Boom Festival 1998 at Herdade do Zambujal, Aguas de Moura, Setubal, filmed by Zeena Mozzaic. Runs about 14 minutes and shows the site, the crowd and daily life at the festival. This is part 3 of the uploader's series. Uploaded to YouTube by Zeena Mozzaic. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - BOOM FESTIVAL 1998 part 8. Attendee footage from Boom Festival 1998 at Herdade do Zambujal, Aguas de Moura, Setubal, filmed by Mozzaic Avalon. Runs about 13 minutes and shows the site, the crowd and daily life at the festival. This is part 8 of the uploader's series. Uploaded to YouTube by Mozzaic Avalon. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - BOOM FESTIVAL 1998 Part 1. Attendee footage from Boom Festival 1998 at Herdade do Zambujal, Aguas de Moura, Setubal, filmed by Zeena Mozzaic. Runs about 12 minutes and shows the site, the crowd and daily life at the festival. This is part 1 of the uploader's series. Uploaded to YouTube by Zeena Mozzaic. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - BOOM FESTIVAL 2000 / RETROSPECTIVE (VIDEO) ॐ. Footage of the art, staging and built environment at Boom Festival 2000 in Portugal. Published by PSY SHAMAN “FESTIVALS” Trance, it runs about 9 minutes. The upload is titled "RETROSPECTIVE VIDEO". Uploaded to YouTube by PSY SHAMAN “FESTIVALS” Trance. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - Boom Festival 2000 FULL VIDEO. Attendee footage from Boom Festival 2000 at Herdade do Zambujal, Aguas de Moura, Setubal, filmed by ar30bri. Runs about 161 minutes and shows the site, the crowd and daily life at the festival. Uploaded to YouTube by ar30bri. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - Boom Festival 2000. Attendee footage from Boom Festival 2000 at Herdade do Zambujal, Aguas de Moura, Setubal, filmed by Jonas. Runs about 15 minutes and shows the site, the crowd and daily life at the festival. Uploaded to YouTube by Jonas. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - BOOM FESTIVAL '02. Coverage about Boom Festival rather than footage from inside it, published 2006 by Zoltan Enevold. Runs about 30 minutes. Uploaded to YouTube by Zoltan Enevold. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - BOOM FESTIVAL 2002 by Zoltan Enevold. Coverage about Boom Festival rather than footage from inside it, published 2018 by Zoltan Enevold. Runs about 30 minutes. Uploaded to YouTube by Zoltan Enevold. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - Dance Temple Visuals by Liquid Crystal Vision, BOOM-Festival 2002. Set and stage footage at the Dance Temple from Boom Festival 2002 at Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal, published by liquidcrystalvision. It runs about 6 minutes of the festival's psytrance programme. Uploaded to YouTube by liquidcrystalvision. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - dastimulators 2002 08 24 Boom Festival 2002. Set and stage footage from Boom Festival 2002 at Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal, published by eyepersonic. It runs about 2 minutes of the festival's psytrance programme. Uploaded to YouTube by eyepersonic. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - Boom Festival 2002 (Near Monsanto, A Lake At Idanha A Nova, Portugal 21/25-08-2002). Attendee footage from Boom Festival 2002 at Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal, filmed by ૐJourney To The Old Psychedelic Goa Trance Musicૐ. Runs about 30 minutes and shows the site, the crowd and daily life at the festival. Uploaded to YouTube by ૐJourney To The Old Psychedelic Goa Trance Musicૐ. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - Boom Festival 2002 - Part 3. Attendee footage from Boom Festival 2002 at Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal, filmed by kingbrandy. Runs about 11 minutes and shows the site, the crowd and daily life at the festival. This is part 3 of the uploader's series. Uploaded to YouTube by kingbrandy. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - Boom Festival 2002 - Part 1. Attendee footage from Boom Festival 2002 at Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal, filmed by kingbrandy. Runs about 10 minutes and shows the site, the crowd and daily life at the festival. This is part 1 of the uploader's series. Uploaded to YouTube by kingbrandy. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - Internetcafe, Boom 2004. Liminal Village programming, the talks, workshops and healing area of Boom Festival 2004 held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal.
- - View from our camp, Boom 2004. The reservoir landscape and surroundings of the Boom Festival site held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal, photographed in 2004.
- - Looking silly,having fun, Boom 2004. Campsite and everyday festival life at Boom Festival 2004, held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal.
- - Inmotion, Boom 2004. A scene from the 2004 edition of Boom Festival held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal.
- - Smaller dancefloor dome at night, Boom 2004. Stage, sound and dancefloor activity at Boom Festival 2004, held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal.
- - Psychedelic painted bus belonging to Russian visitors, Boom 2004. Installation art and site decor at Boom Festival 2004, held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal.
- - Boom Festival 2004. On the environmental systems at Boomland, the festival's permanent site at Idanha-a-Nova. Published by Rita Carvalho, running about a minute. Boom has won international green festival awards since 2008. Uploaded to YouTube by Rita Carvalho. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - Inmotion, second view, Boom 2004. A scene from the 2004 edition of Boom Festival held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal.
- - Fire performance, Boom 2004. Stage, sound and dancefloor activity at Boom Festival 2004, held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal.
- - Boom Festival (2004) (Gallery). Footage of the art, staging and built environment at Boom Festival 2004 in Portugal. Published by Retro Music Television, it runs about 8 minutes. The upload is titled "Gallery". Uploaded to YouTube by Retro Music Television. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - Boom Festival 2004: The Full Movie. A long form official film of Boom Festival 2004, an edition on the Idanha-a-Nova lake shore, running about 63 minutes. Released by Boom Festival Official Page. Uploaded to YouTube by Boom Festival Official Page.
- - Friends at night, Inmotion Chris, Boom 2004. Campsite and everyday festival life at Boom Festival 2004, held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal.
- - Psychedelic painted bus belonging to Russian visitors, second view, Boom 2004. Installation art and site decor at Boom Festival 2004, held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal.
- - Boom Festival 2004 Portugal. Footage of the art, staging and built environment at Boom Festival 2004 in Portugal. Published by PsyTrance_Memories, it runs about 2 minutes. The upload is titled "Portugal". Uploaded to YouTube by PsyTrance_Memories. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - Freaks, Boom 2004. A scene from the 2004 edition of Boom Festival held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal.
- - Friends, Daniel and Sascha, Boom 2004. Campsite and everyday festival life at Boom Festival 2004, held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal.
- - FlashbackFriday: Boom Festival 2004 & 2006. "Boom Festival 2004 & 2006", one of Boom Festival 2004's own films from an edition on the Idanha-a-Nova lake shore. Published by Boom Festival Official Page and running about 4 minutes. Uploaded to YouTube by Boom Festival Official Page.
- - Performance fairy, Boom 2004. Stage, sound and dancefloor activity at Boom Festival 2004, held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal.
- - BOOM FESTIVAL 2004 DJ PENA. Set and stage footage from Boom Festival 2004 at Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal, published by FILIPE ALVES. It runs about 26 minutes of the festival's psytrance programme. Uploaded to YouTube by FILIPE ALVES. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - Performance fairy, second view, Boom 2004. Stage, sound and dancefloor activity at Boom Festival 2004, held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal.
- - Boom Festival 2004 - walking on day. Footage of the art, staging and built environment at Boom Festival 2004 in Portugal. Published by PsyTrance_Memories, it runs about 2 minutes. The upload is titled "walking on day". Uploaded to YouTube by PsyTrance_Memories. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - Shooting ants with a watergun, Boom 2004. A scene from the 2004 edition of Boom Festival held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal.
- - Guy with graffiti, Boom 2004. Campsite and everyday festival life at Boom Festival 2004, held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal.
- - Performance fairy, third view, Boom 2004. Stage, sound and dancefloor activity at Boom Festival 2004, held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal.
- - Shooting ants with a watergun, second view, Boom 2004. A scene from the 2004 edition of Boom Festival held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal.
- - Friends, Boom 2004. Campsite and everyday festival life at Boom Festival 2004, held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal.
- - DJ PENA - BOOM FESTIVAL 2004. Set and stage footage from Boom Festival 2004 at Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal, published by MotionPulse. It runs about 15 minutes of the festival's psytrance programme. Uploaded to YouTube by MotionPulse. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - Live @ Boom Festival 2004 - Day pt2/2 #fRiikTV. Set and stage footage from Boom Festival 2004 at Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal, published by fRiik. It runs about 8 minutes of the festival's psytrance programme. Uploaded to YouTube by fRiik. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
- - Friends, second view, Boom 2004. Campsite and everyday festival life at Boom Festival 2004, held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal.
- - Night dome, Boom 2004. Stage, sound and dancefloor activity at Boom Festival 2004, held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal.
- - Main dancefloor dome, Boom 2004. Stage, sound and dancefloor activity at Boom Festival 2004, held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal.
- - Friends, third view, Boom 2004. Campsite and everyday festival life at Boom Festival 2004, held at the Idanha-a-Nova site in central Portugal.
- - Menog Boom Festival 2004. Set and stage footage from Boom Festival 2004 at Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal, published by Menog. It runs about 7 minutes of the festival's psytrance programme. Uploaded to YouTube by Menog. Third-party attendee upload, not festival material.
…and 1,127 more moments.
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