Boomtown festival near Winchester will not go ahead this year, organisers say

By Richard Lemmer
Published 20th Apr 2021, 08:11 BST
Updated 20th Apr 2021, 08:53 BST
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THE five-day Boomtown festival has been axed despite selling out its 66,000 capacity.

The festival, started in 2009, was due to return to Matterley Estate, near Winchester from August 11 to 15 this year.

It was due to take place less than a fortnight before Southsea’s Victorious Festival 2021, which announced its line up last month.

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Now organisers say they have had to pull the event over uncertainty surrounding the pandemic and the lack of a government-backed Covid-specific insurance scheme.

Boomtown 2021 has been called off, with tickets automatically rolled over to next year's event. Picture: Boomtown.Boomtown 2021 has been called off, with tickets automatically rolled over to next year's event. Picture: Boomtown.
Boomtown 2021 has been called off, with tickets automatically rolled over to next year's event. Picture: Boomtown.

It marks the second year that the festival has been called off.

More than 77 per cent of Boomtown 2020 ticket holders had rolled their tickets over to this year’s event.

The festival has confirmed that all tickets for the 2021 festival will remain valid for the 2022 event.

They will automatically roll over.

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