RAM Records, Roni Size & Krust present Full Cycle and Critical Sound are among the artists appearing at BoomTown's DSTRK5, ; the neon-lit, underground epicentre of the wild and the weird! Little is off limits in this part of the city, with all manner of twisted fantasies played out in its late night venues, which include three brand new stages.

Towering over D5 is the incredible nine-storey Bang Hai Palace, which will play host to:  RAM Records Showcase: Calyx & Teebee, Audio, Teddy Killerz, Roni Size & Krust present Full Cycle, Dub Phizix, Calibre, Critical Sound: Mefjus, Ivy Lab, Kasra, Emperor, Enei, Sam Binga, Foreign Concept, My Nu Leng, TQD (Royal T, DJ Q, Flava D), DJ Hype & Hazard present 20 Years of Playaz, Born On Road (Aries, Kelvin 373, Stivs, Gold Dubs), Taiki Nulight, MCs: DRS, Dynamite MC, Strategy, 2Shy, Skibadee, LX One, Carasel and Dread MC. 

New to DSTRKT 5 is Scrapyard, home to the hardest and fastest beats in the city. which will play host to:  Angerfist, Dr Peacock, Guigoo, Radium, Vandal, Counterstrike, Cause4Concern, Cooh, Machine Code, The Outside Agency, Pattern J, The Speed Freak, Pisko, Djipe, PRSPCT Takeover: Fragz / Dolphin / Sinister Souls, Therapy Sessions Takeover: Hallucinator / Fortitude / Robyn Chaos, Block Dodger, Al Twisted, Mandidextrous, Dataklysm, DJ Michael Barrymore, Irritant Sounds, Subliminal Audio, DNA and Requiem Soundsystem.

Performing on the new Robotica stage will be : The Upbeats, Koan Sound, Stanton Warriors, Krafty Kuts, Altern8, Plump DJs, A.Skillz, The Heatwave, The Nextmen, Chimpo, Mella Dee, Slipmatt, Inspected Records: Billain / Culprate / Monuman (Emperor) / Sorrow / Inspector Dubplate, Shades of Rhythm, The Squire of Gothos and Itchy & Skratchy DJs.

Another new stage is The Sewage Works, where you will be able to find:  IGORRR (Solo set), Bong-Ra, Ruby My Dear, 0=0, B Key, Smyla, Ghost, Dr. Bastardo, Pants and Socks, Dave Skywalker, Jungle Syndicate and Amen-Tal.

BoomTown Fair is one of the UK’s wildest and most inspiring independent festivals, from a humble village fair it is now a sprawling creative metropolis and home to every species of artistic miscreant! Each year it invites thousands of citizens (festival goers) to embark on an immersive audio-visual joyride, dancing through the labyrinthine streets and plazas on a non-stop weekend journey of discovery!

Every kind of musical genre is celebrated at BoomTown, from ska, folk, gypsy, reggae, world, punk, pirate and disco to electro-swing, jazz, blue-grass, bass, jungle and techno, all enjoyed in a spirit of unity and freedom.

See the full BoomTown 2016 below:

Town Centre - Asian Dub Foundation, Babylon Circus, Bad Manners, Beardyman, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Leftfield, Levellers, Mad Caddies, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Molotov Jukebox, Parov Stelar, The Correspondents (Live Band), The Selecter, The Slackers, Dutty Moonshine Big Band

Lion’s Den - Benny Page vs Ed Solo, Channel One meets Mad Professor, Congo Natty feat. Congo Dubz, Tenor Fly and Iron Dread, Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley, Fat Freddy’s Drop, The Heatwave presents Showtime, Inner Circle, Junior Kelly, Kabaka Pyramid & The Bebble Rockers, Little Roy, Madness, Morgan Heritage, Mungo’s Hi-Fi (Live), Solo Banton, Soom T, Tanya Stephens, Tarrus Riley, The Skints, Zion Train

Old Mines - Imelda May, Afro Celt Sound System, Ojos de Brujo, Nahko & Medicine For The People, Seth Lakeman, Lau, Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate, Steve N Seagulls, Larry & His Flask, Shooglenifty, Raghu Dixit, Dhol Foundation, Beans On Toast, Mokoomba, The Brother Moves On, Afriquoi, Ferocious Dog, Skinny Lister, The Turbans, 3 Daft Monkeys, Fitty Gomash, Pronghorn

Rusty Spurs - The Boot Hill All Stars, Johnny Cage & Voodoo Groove, Skimmity Hitchers, Gaz Brookfield & Ben Wain, Sam Green and The Midnight Heist, The Hot Sprockets, Louis Barabbas & The Bedlam 6, Seven Little Sisters, The White City Shakers, Severed Limb, Screamin Miss Jackson & The Slap ya Mamma Big Band, Funke & The Two Tone Baby, Showhawk Duo, Cat Ratchers, Dead Plants, JC's Hopeless Sinners, Trailer Trash Orchestra, The Back Wood Redeemers, Wessex Pistols, Buffalo Skinners, Captain Cactus & The Screaming Harlots, Gin Bowlers, Dana Immanuel & The Stolen Band, Curst Sons, Dusk at Dawns, Dead Plants, The Inbredz

Crazy Calamities - The Scribes, Afro Cluster, Junior Bill & The Scallies, The Future Dub Project, Crinkle Cuts, Euphony, The Piratones, Pachango, Iguanas, Key Lime Pi, Josephine & The Artizans, Eat The Evidence, Vegetable Collective, Feel Good Culture, Easy Stride Band, MoCara, The Barefoot Bandit, Zegema Beach, King Solomon Band, Lily Mi, Sam Evans Band, Henge, The Maitree Express, Feelgood Experiment, Selby And The Dharma Blitz, Fast Decline, Echo Town, Primo Nelson

The Jolly Dodger - Babylon Circus, Los de Abajo, Bohemian Betyars, Les Yeux d'la Tête, Fat Bastard Gang Band, N.O.H.A, Projekt Rakija, The Destroyers, Days N Daze, Mischief Brew, The Turbans, The Baghdaddies, Veeblefetzer, Balkan Hotsteppers, Mondo Cane, The Zen Hussies, Zorita, Transylvania, Gypsy Unit, Ushti Baba, Tantz, The Great Malarkey, Wombo Orchestra, Gypsies Of Bohemia, Hallouminati, Barbarella's Bang Bang, Poor Old Dogs, Mr Tea & The Minions, Gadje Scum, Manushka, Biere de Luxe, Klonk

The Ballroom - Smokey Joe & The Kid feat. Mystro, Electric Swing Circus, The Carny Villains, The Sweet Life Society, Big Swing Sound feat. Hypeman Sage, Eugene The Cat, Sound Nomaden, Swingbot, Savages y Suefo, Pep’s Show Boys & Sebastian Röser ft. Rosantique, DJ Chris Tofu, The Zen Hussies, Unexpected Guests feat. Professor Elemental, Jenova Collective, DJ Louie Prima, Chicken Brothers, Madame Electrifie, CatJam, The Church, Daytoner, Little Violet, Louis Barabbas & The Bedlam 6, Wombo Orchestra, Mr Tea & The Minions, Swingers, World's Tallest DJ, The Rumpsteppers, BMVT, Madame Barducci and The Goudzy Guitar, The Imperial Works, Antelope, Chameleon Mime, DJ Eliazar, Swing Dance Classes

The Bandstand - Renegade Brass Band, Brass Funkeys, Temple Funk Collective, Llareggub Brass Band, Gypsies Of Bohemia, Barbarella's Bang Bang, Manieres des Bohemiens, Immigrant Swing, Rum Buffalo, Jass B'Stards

The Windmill - Craig Charles, Prince Fatty feat. Horseman

Psychedelic Forest - Hallucinogen, Hilight Tribe, Neelix, Shpongle - DJ set by Simon Posford, GMS, Skazi, 1200 Micrograms, Orb Soundsystem, Ozric Tentacles, JOOF, Alok, GAUDI, Dino Psaras, Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Hypnocoustics, Parasense, Hedflux, Monk3ylogic, Dirty Saffi, Nick Sentience, Liquid Ross, Driss, Nigel Shiva Valley, Tortured Brain, Logica, DJ Moon, Mack, Nikki S, Shakti, ThallOm, Lemon Tree

Tribe of Frog - Brainiac, K.i.M, Sinerider, M-Theory, Illegal Machines, Illegal Sensations, Filterheads, Neuroplasm, Big Scary Monsters, Ben Coda, Continem, CIMI, Divination, Occular, AudioFire, James West, Aardvark, Subliminal System, Spinney Lainey, Svess, Xymox, Pieman, Geo, Psychosonic, Dr G

So Bang Psy - Loose Connection, Apollyon, Skyhighatrist, Act One, Refried Dreams, Cheryl Catawumpas, Krosis, Final Form, N.Vader, Life Path 9, Allycat, Cybernetic Ghost, Stalic Overdose, F'da F'da

Hidden Woods - Manudigital

Devil Kicks Dancehall - Leftover Crack, Senser, Street Dogs, Big D and the Kids Table, Jaya The Cat, Talco, Inner Terrestrials, Culture Shock, Sonic Boom Six, The King Blues, Mischief Brew, Banane Metalik, The Peacocks, The Brains, The Filaments, New Town Kings, Chewing On Tinfoil, Wonk Unit, The Bar Stool Preachers, Vanilla Pod, Faintest Idea, Firepit Collective, Smokey Bastard, Ruby Throat, Dogshite, In Evil Hour, Casual Nausea, Rags Rudi, Intercity Crazy Train, Skaciety and Last Gang In Town Soundsystem

China Town Coutyard - Ska Vengers, Will & The People, The Riffs, Spred The Dubs, By The Rivers, Buster Shuffle, Caravãna Sun, Goldmaster Allstars, The JB Conspiracy, Land Of The Giants, Bombskare, Magnus Major, China Shop Bull, Wombo Orchestra, Cut Capers, Mad Apple Circus, The Meow Meows, Counting Coins, Smiley & The Underclass, The Majestic (Ska Set), Count Skylarkin', Karl Phillips and the NGF Rejects, The Stiff Joints, The Activators, Cartoon Violence, Millie Manders, THE TiPS, Dizney Rascal and Last Edition.

The Last Stand - Days N Daze, The Lagan, Ratbag, Lenny Lashley’s Gang of One, The Roughneck Riot, Matilda’s Scoundrels, Cistem Failure, 2 Peas in a Pod, Hello Mabel, Ed Ache, Joe Yorke, Mercurius Rising and EFA Supertramp.

Poco Loco - Dead Players, Devvo, DJ Craze, DJ Format & Abdominal, Dr Syntax & Pete Cannon, DRS (Live), Foreign Beggars, Gardna, Jenna & the G's, JFB, Jman, Jus Now, Levelz, Mouse Outfit, Mr Woodnote & Lil Rhys, Pharaohe Monch - Live band, Red Eye HiFi with Kathika, Fox, Sparkz & Kiva, Reeps One - Live AV Show, Submotion Orchestra, Swindle (Live), White Bully (Live)

Vamos - Alfresco Disco, Billy Kenny, B.Traits, Derrick Carter, Derrick May, Flux DJs, Friend Within, Jackmaster, Nightmares On Wax, Octave One (Live), Shadow Child, Shapes DJs, Skream, Will Clarke

DSTRKT 5:
Bang Hai Palace - RAM Records Showcase: Calyx & Teebee, Audio, Teddy Killerz, Roni Size & Krust present Full Cycle, Dub Phizix, Calibre, Critical Sound: Mefjus, Ivy Lab, Kasra, Emperor, Enei, Sam Binga, Foreign Concept, My Nu Leng, TQD (Royal T, DJ Q, Flava D), DJ Hype & Hazard present 20 Years of Playaz, Born On Road (Aries, Kelvin 373, Stivs, Gold Dubs), Taiki Nulight, MCs: DRS, Dynamite MC, Strategy, 2Shy, Skibadee, LX One, Carasel and Dread MC.

Robotica - The Upbeats, Koan Sound, Stanton Warriors, Krafty Kuts, Altern8, Plump DJs, A.Skillz, The Heatwave, The Nextmen, Chimpo, Mella Dee, Slipmatt, Inspected Records: Billain / Culprate / Monuman (Emperor) / Sorrow / Inspector Dubplate, Shades of Rhythm, The Squire of Gothos and Itchy & Skratchy DJs.

Muuti’s Scrapyard - Angerfist, Dr Peacock, Guigoo, Radium, Vandal, Counterstrike, Cause4Concern, Cooh, Machine Code, The Outside Agency, Pattern J, The Speed Freak, Pisko, Djipe, PRSPCT Takeover: Fragz / Dolphin / Sinister Souls, Therapy Sessions Takeover: Hallucinator / Fortitude / Robyn Chaos, Block Dodger, Al Twisted, Mandidextrous, Dataklysm, DJ Michael Barrymore, Irritant Sounds, Subliminal Audio, DNA and Requiem Soundsystem

The Sewage Works- IGORRR (Solo set), Bong-Ra, Ruby My Dear, 0=0, B Key, Smyla, Ghost, Dr. Bastardo, Pants and Socks, Dave Skywalker, Jungle Syndicate and Amen-Tal.

Sector 6 - AC Slater, Barely Legal, Boom Sound Takeover: Big.Bad.Soundsystem / Fleck / Gardna / Jinx in Dub / Kreed / Parly B, Chris Lorenzo, Deadbeat UK, Deep Medi Takeover: Mala / Gorgon Sound / Commodo / Gantz / Rider Shafique / Sun of Selah, Diemantle, DJ Die, DJ Zinc, Foundation: Sticky b2b Scott Garcia & Lady Chann, GotSome, Hybrid Theory, Juma MC, Kry Wolf, Madam X, Melé, MJ Cole, Ms. Dynamite, Newham Generals, Om Unit, So Solid Crew: Lisa Maffia / Romeo / Mega / Asher D, Special Request (XL Recordings), Truth, Wonka-Vision, Zed Bias Soundsystem & MC Trigga