by Andy Salter 
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 9 August 2016 
 
 BoomTown Fair has                                                         sold out of all standard festival tickets                                                     and the only tickets remaining are                                                         coach + festival ticket packages                                                    .  The festival, which received a license to up the capacity to 60,000 in  June, is gearing up for the eighth installment of the high octane, fully  immersive, story lead spectacular.                                                                    In true BoomTown style, announcements are still being made about yet another new stage!                                                         The Speakers Corner                                                    , with talks across a vast range of topics and guest speakers including                                                         Game of Thrones                                                     star                                                         Maisie Williams,                                                     Tourette’s Hero                                                         Jess Thom                                                     and Queen of Bristol bass                                                         Eva Lazarus                                                    .  Conversations will be highlighting everyday issues around race,  sexuality, gender and diversity, alongside worldwide politics, such as  the refugee crisis, personal awareness and education.                                                                    Continuing the awareness raising through education and action, BoomTown have also partnered with the                                                         White Ribbon Campaign                                                     to support their                                                         Safe Music guide                                                    .  The guide aims to raise awareness among promoters, venue managers and  festival organisers of gender-based violence and harassment at music  events and to highlight that it is everybody’s issue by encouraging both  men and women to step up when needed.                                                                                                                “                                                        We  are really excited that BoomTown is one of the first festivals to  invite us to run an awareness raising event for their festival-goers.  Festivals who work with the White Ribbon Campaign are sending a clear  message that they take women’s safety seriously and would never keep  silent or shy away from tackling it. We hope other festivals will follow  BoomTown's lead.”                                                                                                                                                             Dave Boardman,                                                                             author of the White Ribbon Campaign’s Safe Music guide                                                                                                                                          The Campaign will be holding a launch event at the festival and will offer advice and support to festival attendees.                                                                                                               With  less than a week to go, excitement is building in the city of Boom…   The all new Sector 6 stage is swiftly heading towards completion and has  already surpassed expectations, reaching higher than the imagination  had fathomed! The Lion’s Den, the biggest reggae stage in the UK, is  being built in Trenchtown, ready for reggae legends                                                         Damian ‘JR Gong’ Marley                                                    ,                                                         Madness                                                     and                                                         Fat Freddy’s Drop                                                    . Over to Hilltop                                                          Parov Stelar                                                    ,                                                         Leftfield                                                    ,                                                         Asian Dub Foundation                                                     and                                                         Fun Lovin Criminals                                                     will be dazzling on                                                         The Town Centre                                                    .                                                          Electric Swing Circus                                                    ,                                                         The Carny Villians                                                     and                                                         The Big Swing Sound                                                     bring magnificence to Mayfair while The Invisible Circus and Bohemian Betyars ride The Jolly Dodger Pirate Ship…                                                                                                                                    Descending into night,                                                         Bang Hai Palace                                                     is all set to breath bass over                                                         DSTRKT 5                                                     as                                                         Stanton Warriors, Zed Bias                                                     and                                                         Critical Sounds                                                     scorch the skyline.                                                         Submotion Orchestra, Swindle                                                     and                                                         Foreign Beggars                                                     bring the party to life at                                                         Poco Loco                                                     while house and techno technicians                                                         Derrick May, Simian Mobile Disco                                                     and                                                         MJ Cole                                                     flood the streets of                                                         Barrio Loco                                                    . Just outside, the plot thickens at                                                         The Bassline Plaza                                                     where a new character is introduced in                                                         Barrio Loco's                                                                             immersive storyline                                                    .                                                                                                               Hundreds  of actors are ready to bring the city's incredible backdrop to life,  details that elevate each district and make the theatrics that await  around every corner, even more real; where anyone and everyone’s inner  character can come to life.                                                                                                                BoomTown takes please at the Matterley Estate, nr. Winchester, Hampshire from 11th – 14th August. Limited coach and festival packages are still available                                                         here                                                    .