Ward XVI

WARD XVI are insanely excited to announce that they will be performing at Boomtown Fair 2026 as part of Earache Records takeover on August 14th. oomtown Festival will return for ‘Chapter Five: Radical Redesign’ to Matterley Estate, near Winchester, Hampshire from Wednesday 12th to Sunday 16th August 2026. Boomtown follows a storyline that evolves each year, and has been reset for the post-pandemic world where the State of Emergency has become a State of Emergence that has risen from the ashes of the old. The first acts have been announced! Performing at the festival will be Kneecap, Scissor Sisters, Madness, Skrillex, Four Tet, Faithless, Scooter, Ashnikko, Shaggy, EVE, Floating Points, Antony Szmierek, Groove Armada, Skindred, Vengaboys, Skindred, among many others, with many more to be announced. With over 75,000 capacity, this will be by far the biggest event WARD XVI have taken the show to.