Boomtown re-enters the Top 20 of the DJ Mag Top 100 Festivals in 2025, ahead of its return with another sell-out five-day event on its Hampshire site in August, which hosts a fictional city each year, made up of eight districts. Each edition of Boomtown is based around a new message that “focuses on ways we could create a better world for all, this guides all of our production, the theatre and the music we programme,” according to James Cousins, the festival’s director of music strategy and programming. For 2025 the message is Chapter Four: Power of Now. This year, the festival is introducing two brand new main stages, HYDRO a hydrogen-powered design that focuses on house and techno, and d&b-focused area The Lion’s Gate, which will be replacing Origin. “The biggest challenge we face is making the festival a bigger and better spectacle than the year before,” Cousins continues. “Our team works tirelessly to keep us ahead of the curve in electronic music. We want to thank all Boomtown citizens, past and present for making our crazy world a place like no other, and for all the love and support they’ve given us over the years.” ROB MCCALLUM
