Tag Archives: Boomtown

Rip off Edinburgh – a Boomtown for the scammers.

Posted on August 9, 2025 by henry tapper

I’ve been writing this week about the rip-off culture that prevails in our music festival scene, focussing on Boomtown, the South Downs Festival accessed through Winchester. If you thought that Boomtown was a rip-off of the younger ravers, then prepare … Continue reading →

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Inflation in price , improvement in value?

Posted on August 8, 2025 by henry tapper

I published a “disgusted from Shaftesbury” blog this week comparing what I thought value for festivals with the money being demanded by BoomTown this week I went to my first festival at Blackbush in 1978, hitched there and paid a … Continue reading →

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