Boomtown Fair 2013 – see the official video here
I’m still recovering after the weekend and working my way through the hundreds of photos I took, but the official video has now been released – and it does a […] Related posts: Boomtown Fair 2014...
View ArticleThe madness of Boomtown Fair 2013 – full photo report online
Once again, Boomtown proved to be my favourite festival of the year, serving up a wonderfully chaotic mix of music, performance art and Gawdknowswhatelse. Unlike many festivals, Boomtown isn’t centred...
View ArticleSecurity, drug searches, festivals and your safety – an insider’s guide
A really interesting discussion on festival security has started up on the forums, and seeing as it contains some useful information about your rights when attending security, I thought it […] Related...
View ArticleBoomTown Fair 2016 tickets are on sale now!
Boomtown Fair is – by a country mile – my favourite UK festival – and tickets have just gone on sale for ‘Chapter 8,’ with the 2016 festival being themed […] Related posts: Faces in the crowd: scenes...
View ArticleBoomtown 2016 headline artists announced, more to come
BoomTown Fair is my favourite festival by a country mile, and already the line up for 2016 is serving up a tempting selection of artists. Already announced for the four day festival […] Related posts:...
View ArticleGreen Gathering 2016 in photos. Part one: Daytime festival scenes around the...
Located in a beautiful rolling hills close to Chepstow, the Big Green Gathering is an annual festival with an environmental and social justice focus. As well as live acts and […] Related posts: Green...
View ArticleGreen Gathering 2016 in photos. Night scenes: camp fires, upside down...
Following on from the daytime views, here’s the second and final batch of photos from this year’s Green Gathering festival in Chepstow, Wales, with this collection of scenes after dark. […] Related...
View ArticleFaces of Boomtown Fair 2016 – photos of people at the UK’s greatest festival!
Over four glorious days of August sunshine, Boomtown Fair delivered another wonderful, crazy, fascinating mix of music, art, performance and general mayhem. As ever, we’ll be posting up a string […]...
View ArticleMore faces of Boomtown Fair 2016 – in photos
Here’s our second instalment of photos taken around Boomtown Fair 2016. We’ve got loads more to come, so please check back regularly or visit our Boomtown home page for a […] Related posts: Faces of...
View ArticleThe Park Hotel at Boomtown 2016: bands, beer, pool, Eva Lazarus and ping pong...
The Park Hotel in uptown Mayfair has always been one of urban75’s favourite parts of Boomtown, and this year we spent a fair bit of time checking out its many […] Related posts: Boomtown Fair’s Park...
View ArticleThe Wild West at Boomtown: courtroom scenes, gunslingers and hoedowns
Located at the top end of the festival, the Wild West remains one of our favourite city districts, with no shortage of ad hoc street performances, bars and live venues to keep […] Related posts: Pistol...
View ArticlePhotos: In the magical woods of Boomtown Festival 2016
Boomtown has several stages and sound systems in the woods around the festival and they can make magical places to escape to after dark. Here’s some photos taken in the […] Related posts: Faces of...
View ArticleBoomtown releases first trailer for the 2017 festival
The organisers of the fabulous Boomtown festival have released their first video previewing this year’s festival, described as ‘Chapter 9: ‘Behind the Mask.’ The high production mini-film continues the...
View ArticleBoomtown Fair festival sells out in record time
It’s long been urban75’s favourite festival of the year, and we’re not surprised to see that all 60,000 tickets have sold out this year in record time. Mixing and mashing immersive […] Related posts:...
View ArticleGreen Gathering 2017 in photos: musicians and performers, Chepstow, Wales,...
I was lucky enough to be invited up to this year’s Green Gathering in Wales. Sadly commitments elsewhere meant it was something of a flying visit, but here’s the first […] Related posts: Green...
View ArticleGreen Gathering 2017 in Wales: Mixing it up in the wonderful 99% Bar – in photos
Here’s the second of four photo features from this year’s Green Gathering festival, which is set on a verdant hilltop in Chepstow, Wales. This time I’m focusing on my favourite part […] Related posts:...
View ArticleGreen Gathering 2017 in photos – festival folks, August 2017
Here’s the third and penultimate selection of photos from this year’s Green Gathering, showing some of the people at the festival. As ever, drop me a line if you find […] Related posts: Green Gathering...
View ArticleGreen Gathering 2017 in photos – scenes around the festival site
Here’s the last set of photos from this year’s Green Gathering festival, which takes place on the top of a hill near Chepstow, south Wales: You can see the first […] Related posts: More faces of...
View ArticleFaces of Boomtown 2017: Seventy photos taken around the festival site
This year’s Boomtown Fair in Winchester, England, was once again a bloody amazing experience, and here’s the first batch of photos from the festival. Hopefully I’ve managed to document some […] Related...
View ArticleBoomtown 2017: a wander around the chilled out Whistlers Green on the top of...
Almost hidden in the woods at the top of the hill, the Whistlers Green area provided a relaxing alternative to the madness below, offering live music, food stalls and over 100 […] Related posts: Faces...
View ArticleGreen Gathering wins top 2017 UK Festival Award
At the UK Festival Awards in London on November 30, the Green Gathering’s team was presented with The Greener Festival Award 2017 for outstanding commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and...
View ArticleFestival security, drug searches and your safety – an insider’s guide, 2018...
Three years ago, we posted up information about your rights when attending a festival, with straight talking advice on the potential pitfalls of smuggling in booze and drugs. The article […] Related...
View ArticleThe fabulous La Ferme Electrique festival, Tournan en Brie, France, with The...
La Ferme Electrique is a fabulously friendly small musical festival in Tournan-en-Brie, some 25 minutes from Paris via train, that runs over two nights in July. Small scale, alternative, fiercely […]...
View ArticleWIN two tickets for this year’s Green Gathering Festival in Chepstow, Wales,...
A splendid four-day festival showcasing live music, spoken word, debates and skillshares, the Green Gathering has become a beacon for sustainability, with the whole event being powered by wind, sun […]...
View ArticleP’tit Faystival – where a tiny village in Belgium goes crazy for music, July...
Located in the tiny village of Petit-Fays, near Bièvre, in the south of the province of Namur in Belgium, the P’tit Faystival is one of the most unlikely places to stumble […] Related posts: Dinant,...
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