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

45 moments in this segment.

1. 2011-08-11 — Dubstep @ Lion's Den — Boomtown 2011. Dubstep at Lion's Den, Boomtown Fair 2011
2. 2011-08-12 — Jungle @ Lion's Den — Boomtown 2011. Jungle at Lion's Den, Boomtown Fair 2011
3. 2011-08-14 — Prince Fatty — Boomtown 2011. Prince Fatty in the Lion's Den, Boomtown 2011
4. 2012-08-09 — Channel One Sound System — Boomtown 2012. Channel One Sound System at Boomtown 2012
5. 2012-08-10 — Gramophone Disco. The Gramophone Disco stage at Boomtown 2012.
6. 2012-08-10 — Jah Shaka — Boomtown 2012. Jah Shaka in session at Boomtown Fair 2012
7. 2012-08-11 — Jah Shaka — Boomtown 2012. Jah Shaka at Boomtown 2012
8. 2012-08-11 — Boombox dancefloor. The Boombox dancefloor at Boomtown 2012, a hub of the fair's bass and party culture.
9. 2013-08-08 — Iration Steppas — Boomtown 2013. Iration Steppas at Boomtown 2013
10. 2013-08-08 — Dubkasm & Solo Banton — Boomtown 2013. Dubkasm & Solo Banton at Boomtown Fair 2013
11. 2013-08-09 — Channel One & Iration Steppas — Boomtown 2013. Channel One & Iration Steppas at Boomtown 2013
12. 2013-08-10 — Prince Fatty & Horseman — Boomtown 2013. Prince Fatty and Horseman live at Boomtown
13. 2013-08-11 — Horseman ft Hollie Cook — Boomtown 2013. Horseman ft Hollie Cook live at Boomtown 2013
14. 2014-08-07 — Channel One Sound System — Boomtown 2014. Channel One Sound System at Boomtown 2014
15. 2014-08-07 — General Levy — Boomtown 2014. General Levy rinsing the Lion's Den, Boomtown Fair 2014
16. 2014-08-08 — General Levy — Boomtown 2014. General Levy — UK All Stars, Boomtown 2014
17. 2015-08-13 — Mungo's Hi Fi — Boomtown 2015. Mungo's Hi-Fi feat YT & Charlie P full set, Boomtown 2015 (official Boomtown channel)
18. 2015-08-15 — Noisia (Dustup) - Bang Hai Palace, Boomtown Fair 2015. Dutch trio Noisia dropping 'Dustup' at the Bang Hai Palace bass stage, Boomtown 2015.
19. 2015-08-15 — Richie Spice — Boomtown 2015. Richie Spice — Di Plane Land at Lion's Den, Boomtown 2015
20. 2015-08-16 — 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.
21. 2015-08-16 — Jungle @ Bang Hai Palace — Boomtown 2015. Jungle at Bang Hai Palace, Boomtown 2015
22. 2016-08-11 — Backbeat Soundsystem — Boomtown 2016. Backbeat Soundsystem at Boomtown 2016
23. 2016-08-13 — Dub Phizix & Strategy — Boomtown 2016. Dub Phizix and Strategy at Boomtown 2016
24. 2016-08-13 — Dub Phizix — Boomtown 2016. Dub Phizix live at Sector 6, Boomtown 2016
25. 2016-08-14 — Ska Beat Soul — Boomtown 2016. Ska-Beat-Soul supporting Madness at Lion's Den, Boomtown 2016
26. 2017-08-10 — Headsessions Sound System — Boomtown 2017. Headsessions Sound play last tune original dubplate, Boomtown Fair 2017
27. 2017-08-11 — Mr Vegas — Boomtown 2017. Mr Vegas live at Boomtown 2017 (dancehall)
28. 2017-08-13 — Dub FX — Boomtown 2017. Dub FX — Listening live at Boomtown 2017
29. 2018-08-11 — Ragga Twins — Boomtown 2018. Ragga Twins at Boomtown 2018 (jungle/ragga)
30. 2019-08-08 — Mungo's Hi Fi — Boomtown 2019. Mungo's Hi-Fi at Boomtown 2019
31. 2019-08-08 — Da Fuchaman & Fire Blaze Band — Boomtown 2019. Da Fuchaman & His Fire Blaze Band live at Boomtown 2019 (reggae)
32. 2019-08-09 — The Lion's Den. Boomtown's roots-reggae and dub soundsystem arena, framed by its towering carved lion stage at the 2019 fair.
33. 2019-08-09 — Lion's Den in the rain. Festival-goers dance through rain at the Lion's Den soundsystem arena at Boomtown 2019.
34. 2019-08-09 — 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.
35. 2019-08-10 — Lion's Den at night. The Lion's Den soundsystem stage illuminated after dark at Boomtown 2019.
36. 2019-08-10 — Lion's Den at dusk. The Lion's Den stage lit at dusk during Boomtown 2019, its sculpted lion overlooking the dub arena.
37. 2019-08-10 — Suns of Dub — Boomtown 2019. Suns of Dub live at Boomtown 2019
38. 2019-08-10 — Numb'n'Dub — Boomtown 2019. Numb'n'Dub from Japan Invasion at Boomtown 2019
39. 2019-08-10 — Alborosie & Shengen Clan — Boomtown 2019. Alborosie and Shengen Clan live at Boomtown 2019
40. 2022-08-11 — Iration Steppas — Boomtown 2022. Iration Steppas at Boomtown 2022 (steppers dub)
41. 2022-08-11 — Iration Steppas — Boomtown 2022. Iration Steppas alongside Ashanti Selah combination style, Boomtown 11-8-2022
42. 2022-08-12 — Aba Shanti-I — Boomtown 2022. Aba Shanti-I in the hot sunshine at Boomtown 2022
43. 2022-08-12 — Aba Shanti-I — Boomtown 2022. Aba Shanti Sound System live at Boomtown 2022
44. 2022-08-13 — Mad Professor — Boomtown 2022. Mad Professor at Boomtown 2022 (dub)
45. 2023-08-12 — Mungo's Hi Fi ft Dawn Penn — Boomtown 2023. Mungo's Hi-Fi ft Dawn Penn — No No No live at Boomtown 2023