Boooom

So wandering around a field in deepest Hampshire, UK, I am confronted by a multitude of people under 30 dressed extravagantly, stomping around in random directions, up hills, through woods into the delerious pop up world of Boomtown.

I’ve been to many a festival but this crowd is young. I feel like a carer or available for emotional support when world’s come crashing down. It is crazy, beautiful, clever and quite feral. It’s Thursday and already people are sitting in and around increasing piles of detritous.

My first band, Hoedown at Hanks, headlined in Copper County. A bunch of old dudes who got together in their youth to play to the new youth. Subcultures are still alive. Games and exiting the real world are a key driver. Boomtown you’re too young for me but the creativity and energy is an intense memory 🕺🎉