

The festival featured YAZ, a Spanish electronic music duo, who delivered their distinctive fusion of techno and dance music, and Liquid Soul, a Swiss psytrance producer, whose hard-hitting sounds sent listeners into a frenzy. Israeli trance music producer Astrix brought his distinctive sound to the festival, and French band Hilight Tribe, known for fusing electronic and acoustic music, had the crowd up and moving with their upbeat performances. Portuguese artist and composer Joao Gomes dazzled the audience with his one-of-a-kind fusion of conventional Portuguese music with contemporary electronic sounds.

Joao Gomes, Astrix, Hilight Tribe, YAZ, Liquid Soul, Outsiders, Ace Ventura, Omar Souleyman, Victor Ruiz, and Mulatu Astatke were a few of the festival's major headliners. The festival has featured some of the most accomplished and well-known musicians over the years, and the 2023 edition was no exception. Music fans from all over the world flock to the Boom Festival in Portugal, a festival of psychedelic music, art, and culture. Boom Festival is a must-attend event for anyone who enjoys Latin music and culture because of its fantastic atmosphere, gorgeous venue, and incredible music. With a wide variety of music, workshops, presentations, and art installations that represent the festival's spirit of unity, creativity, and consciousness, the festival is a completely immersive experience. The festival's dedication to social responsibility, spirituality, and sustainability has given it a reputation as a gathering that promotes a healthy and sustainable way of life in addition to music. Boom Festival has grown to be one of the most well-known and regarded music festivals in the world since it first debuted in 1997. The festival is well-known for its outstanding lineups, breathtaking visuals, and gorgeous natural environs, drawing music fans from all over the world. Psychedelic trance, world music, and alternative electronic music are all promoted at this one-of-a-kind festival for Latin music. Graphic images provided by the Boom Days website thanks to Mark Donnelly.Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal hosts the biennial Boom Festival, a festival of music, culture, and art. For more information and to purchase tickets, please click here or call (716) 852-7483. * Tickets are $25 presale (by 4/9) and $30 after 4/9 and at the door. This year, guests will be able to enjoy local wines and beer, along with a poetry contest and fireworks. To preempt any confusion, the venue for the celebration is the structure referred to as ‘The Red Barn’ situated next to the Naval Museum. Following the clean-up, revelers meet up from 6:30-9:30pm at the Naval Park where food drinks and live music are scheduled to ensue.

On Saturday at 9am, Riverkeeper hosts a waterfront cleanup to make sure that the waterfront is ship shape for visitors. That’s when organizers and officials from both sides of the river head to the top of the Peace Bridge in order to throw a large red ball off the edge and down below into the Niagara River. Most people are not aware that kick-off occurs the Thursday (April 15) before the celebration. By now we all know what the ice boom is ( here’s an interesting discussion), but have we all experienced, first hand, this event that marks the arrival of spring? Since this is a relatively new event for Buffalo, I thought that I would share some of the highlights. Kicking off the city’s various summer-long waterfront celebrations is the uniquely Buffalo event Boom Days ( April 15-17, 2010).
