Thousands are at Boomtown Festival this year where art-punk legend Peaches and disco royalty Sister Sledge are due to entertain. 

Boomtown is taking place from Wednesday, August 9 to Sunday, August 13 and those attending the festival at the Matterley Estate near Winchester.

Tucked away in the Hampshire countryside, the event spans 12 main stages as well as hundreds of smaller venues.

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The festival will feature heavyweights from various genres and some up-and-coming DJs performing to thousands of festival-goers.

Grand Central, one of the biggest stages, will play host to art-punk legend Peaches, as well as disco royalty Sister Sledge.

Many will have been gutted to hear that The Progidy was forced to pull out of the festival on Thursday, August 10, due to a back injury. 

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This year is a brand new stage in district Area 404, Spectrum 360, created by queer DJ pioneer Mandidextrous, that will showcase the full spectrum of the harder style of dance music and serve as a brave space for ravers to dance in unity.

There is a first-time collaboration with Boiler Room and Sports Banger, who are taking over the Hidden Woods all day on Sunday with a full lineup including VTSS B2B Hudson Mohawke, Elli Acula, Tasha plus many more.

As well as incredible acts, the festival has more than 100 food and drink traders ready to feed hungry festival-goers. 

On their website, Boomtown says they are focused on ‘providing for all preferences and requirements” so no need for concern if you’re vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free. 

There are 12 locations where you can grab yourself a bite to eat and these are easy to pinpoint using the app ‘woov’. 

Take a look at the gallery taken by photographer Stuart Martin.