Art, ecology, workshops, multiple floors
Boom is central to this transformation, but not alone. European, Australian, Brazilian and South African festivals circulate artists, technologies, aesthetics and organisational models.
The internet changes discovery: forums, MySpace, download stores and online video gradually replace the shop and flyer. Scale grows while many local archives disappear.
Network nodes
Technology in circulation
The festival as a city
Boom documents the date that matters here itself: the Liminal Village, its knowledge hub of talks, workshops, films and panels, launched in 2002 — meaning the festival's shift into a complete environment starts before this decade and consolidates within it.[01]
The scale the festival reaches has been studied academically, including recent editions' ticket figures. It is the passage from a line-up to a temporary city, with its own architecture, art and programme.[02]
What we do not know: the environmental awards often attributed to Boom in this decade circulate without an accessible primary source. We prefer not to list them until we can confirm them with the body that awards them.[01]