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Welcome to Facebook | Facebook Location:Blackburn.General manager:Jiimmy Jenga & DJ ShackInfluences:Back in the late 80’s DJ Shack was involved with a small gathering of people which became disillusioned with the way the dance scene was going as they struggled with the lack of freedom due to strict dress codes and commercialization, this lead one step further to observing massive leisure companies taking control of the dance scene purely to cash in by making large amounts of $$$$.
At this time we was at the back end of Thatcherism and the recession of the 80’s which lead onto mass depression, poverty and street riots, this inspired these lads to produce dance events for the people by the people away class systems etc were everyone was treat equally and fairly regardless of who or what you were, colour or creed as stated in Jacks House, (Mr. Fingers).
Quote – the leisure company fat cats: don’t understand music, can’t mix, can’t sing and most importantly can’t dance. DJ Shack.
FREEDOM IS A RIGHT NOT A PRIVILEGE!
At the time of the up rising DJ Shack was the resident DJ @ the SETT-END in Blackburn which became known as the first real underground temple of Dance of electronic beats within the North of England, the gathering then stepped forward and began the journey which would change the whole party scene into something that was never to be forgot.
This is when the crew started breaking into disused warehouses in and a round the Blackburn area and BOOMTOWN was formed, putting on some of the most unique underground parties to ever take place within this country.
Biography:
Boomtown Productions – other name Hardcore Uproar, Live the Dream
Boomtown is all about the people, love, peace & expression.
Hardcore Uproar originally represents a small gathering of people within the Blackburn area who came together, planned and promoted some of the most underground unique warehouse events within this country, the music side of hardcore uproar was put together and dedicated to the party scene for the people by the people. Who would travel at all costs to these events, regardless of police and politics, the people involved in this scene where driven not by money but by the thoughts of love and freedom, this was a free ground to be real, away from dress codes, violence of the inner city, commercialization, etc.
"This is the sound of Hardcore Uproar, more powerful than you could ever imagine". And they weren't wrong....
From the spine tingling intro, euphoric crowd noises to the Italian house piano, this tune has it all....this tune was what a REVELLER was all about..."TOGETHER"...first released back in '90, to see this crew play live would have been an absolutely amazing thing.
It was strictly dedicated to the Blackburn underground party scene and was first played live at an event called Brave new World within a warehouse in Leeds, following this event we promoted the biggest illegal warehouse party ever held in this country on lomeshaye industrial estate in Nelson, along with hardcore uproar playing live was DJ Shack, DJ Kenny, Mick Sing, John J, John Kelly, Sasha and Jam MC's.
Through this page we will be promoting Boomtown the underground profile that arranged the warehouse parties from 1989 - 1991.
These events promoted peace, love and unity and we hope to achieve the same goal through events in the coming months. We aim to play for the people and the type of music to be played is as follows -
- From Old Skool to New Skool taking us into the 21st century - Upbeat Cutting Edge Rare House Sounds played by the Original Warehouse Party DJ's.
To learn all about where it first began, before Crackers, Monroes, Angels, Maximes, Wigan Pier, Carlos 11 etc, receive up to date information on up and coming events, attend and re - live the dream with us, join and become a Boomtown fan.
The following are parties Boomtown promoted back in the day -
Were you there?
Approx 4,000 Saturday 29th July 1989 Blast Off at Balderstones, Ribble Valley.
Approx 4,000 Saturday 16th September Live the Dream at Tockholes B/burn.
Approx 800 Saturday 23rd September Back to the underground in a disused slaughterhouse, Sumner Street B/Burn.
Approx 800 Saturday 30th September Albion Mill, Albion Street, Mill Hill, B/burn.
Approx 1,000 Saturday 7th October Northrop Factory, Moss street/B.burn.
Approx 1,000 Saturday 14th October Pump Street, B/burn
Approx 1,000 21st October Glenfield Park, B/burn.
Approx 800 28th October, Huncoat Industrial Estate.
Approx 1,000 Saturday 4th November Fort Street, Eanam, B/burn.
Approx 2,000 Saturday 11th November G E C Industrial Complex, B/burn.
Approx 2,000 Saturday 18th November Waterside Industrial Estate.
Approx 3,000 Saturday 2nd December Boom Town erupts once again at Park Batteries site, Whitebirk Industrial Estate, B/burn.
Approx 3,000 Saturday 9th December Balmoral Mill, Chadwick Street, near the old B/burn infirmary.
Approx 5,000 Saturday 16th December Ewood Mill, Bolton Road, B/burn.
Approx 3,000 Christmas Eve Whitebirk Industrial Estate, B/burn.
Approx 3,000 Boxing Day Whitebirk Industrial Estate, B/burn.
Approx 5,000 Saturday 30th December Lancashire Fire Ltd, Whitebirk, B/burn.
Approx 10,000 New Year’s Eve Ewood Mill, B/Burn.
Approx 3,000 Saturday 6th January 1990 Cattle Market, B/burn.
Approx 6,000 Saturday 13th January Gladstone Street, B/burn.
Approx 5,000 Saturday 20th January Royal Mail Parcels warehouse, B/burn.
Approx 10,000 The largest party ever held illegally. Lomeshaye Industrial Estate Nelson
Boomtown Productions are currently bringing the old skool vibe back into the modern day dance culture using up to date music equipment and playing upbeat cutting edge rare house sounds linking up with the past and present old skool vibe.
This page is about re-living the dream that began back in the day when a party was raw and strictly underground, held within disused cotton mills progressing to state of the art buildings. There were no dress codes back then and each weekend convoys stretching for miles snaked through East Lancashire.
This scene changed everything, even for them
