Relentless Boardmasters is the ultimate surfer's weekend in Newquay at the beautiful Watergate Bay and Fistral Beach. With the World's best surfers competing to win £120,000 and some of the best skateboarders and BMX riders performing during the day, you will never get bored, and as the days of surfing close down, the music comes alive with some great acts performing.
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One Month to Go until Boardmasters | Last Chance to Get Tickets
Boardmasters is back from Wednesday 11 – Sunday 15 August 2021 and it’s set to be the best yet with an epic line up including headliners Foals, Gorillaz and Jorja Smith, plus over 200 more world-class artists set to take to the stage up at Watergate Bay
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Kings of Leon, Skepta, the 1975 to Headline Boardmasters 2020
This morning, the first wave of acts were announced for Boardmasters 2020. In one epic announcement, almost 100 artists have been unveiled, including this year’s headliners Kings of Leon, Skepta, and The 1975
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Wu-tang Clan to Headline Boardmasters 2019
Boardmasters has today revealed legendary hip-hop pioneers Wu-Tang Clan as their Friday headliner. Wu-Tang Clan are heading for Watergate Bay’s Main Stage,
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Florence + The Machine to headline Boardmasters 2019
This morning, Watergate Bay’s sunrise brought the first wave of acts set to take the stage at Boardmasters in the summer of 2019, including Saturday’s headline act. Cornwall’s own surf and music festival is stoked to welcome Florence + the Machine
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Lily Allen revealed as Boardmasters Festival special guest
Boardmasters has today revealed that British pop sensation Lily Allen is set to headline The Land of Saints Stage on Saturday 11th August.
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The Countdown to Boardmasters 2018 Is On
Boardmasters 2018 is just months away and to celebrate the biggest five days in the festival calendar drawing ever closer, the stage splits for Watergate Bay have today been revealed.
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More Acts Added To Boardmasters Surf and Music Festival
Boardmasters has today added 14 more epic names added to the line-up for this year’s festival. Miles Kane, Feeder, Kele Okereke, Monki and more will join headline acts Catfish and the Bottlemen,...
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Boardmasters announce next wave of acts for 2018
With the clocks going forward and summer just around the corner, Boardmasters has today revealed another wave of acts set to perform at Cornwall’s own surf and music festival, with 41 incredible acts added
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Boardmasters adds Stefflon Don, Idris Elba, Disciples Live, Ash, MNEK
Boardmasters just got bigger, as more than 50 acts have been announced today for the 2018 festival. Stefflon Don, Disciples LIVE, Idris Elba, Ash, MNEK,...
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Boardmasters Announces: Catfish and the Bottlemen, George Ezra
Boardmasters has today revealed its second wave of acts set to perform in 2018, including Main Stage headliners Catfish and the Bottlemen and George Ezra
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A SUN-DRENCHED SATURDAY AT BOARDMASTERS
Boardmasters, Cornwall’s own surf and music festival continued on Saturday with glorious sunshine beaming down across the two sites at Watergate Bay and Fistral Beach With a day packed full of weekend-defining musical performances, exhilarating surfing and much more 2017 is already one to remember.
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The Underworld Experience comes to Boardmasters 2017
With less than a month to go until this year’s unmissable Boardmasters, it has today been revealed that the producers behind one of the highlights of last years festival ‘Coney Island’ will be returning with a huge new area and hedonistic simulation, ‘The Underworld’.
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Boardmasters Day Sessions Return To Fistral Beach
With just seven weeks until the UK’s biggest surf and music festival, Boardmasters is stoked to announce the return of its much loved Day Sessions to Fistral Beach
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Boardmasters Announced Acts for BBC Introducing Cornwall Stage
Boardmasters is stoked to announce this year’s line-up for the BBC Introducing Cornwall Stage
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Boardmasters adds over 60 more incredible acts
Boardmasters festival has even more huge news to share, as summer draws ever closer. Today, Boardmasters is stoked to reveal that over 60 more acts have been added to the line up for this year’s festival.
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Boardmasters Announces Flaming Lips, the Vaccines, Stormzy & More
Boardmasters has today revealed its second wave of acts set to perform at Cornwall’s own surf and music festival, taking place this year from Wednesday 9 – Sunday 13 August.
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Boardmasters Huge Acts Two Door Cinema Club, Jamiroquai For 2017
At Watergate Bay’s first light this morning, Boardmasters announced its first wave of acts playing in 2017 – including all Main Stage headliners and many more.
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Boardmasters Unveils Headliner for Beach Sessions - Sunset Sons
Boardmasters is stoked to announce an extra special addition to its Beach Sessions line-up today, as it is reveals that surf rockers Sunset Sons will headline.
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More Acts Added To Line-Up For Boardmasters 2016
The countdown is officially on as Boardmasters is now just four months away, and to celebrate, even more acts have today been added to this year’s line-up.
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Chase & Status to headline Boardmasters
Boardmasters gets set to make waves today as the third headline act for this year’s festival is announced.
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Deadmau5 Confirmed As Headline Act For Boardmasters 2016
The sun rises at 7.20am on Fistral Beach, international electro megastar, Deadmau5 is confirmed as the second headline act for Boardmasters 2016.
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James Bay To Bring 'Chaos and the Storm' To Boardmasters 2016
Boardmasters, Cornwall’s own surf and music festival, has today announced its first headline act set to take to the main stage this summer will be UK singer-songwriter of the moment, James Bay.
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More Acts For Boardmasters 2015 Including Groove Armada
Some of the biggest names in dance and electro music have just been confirmed to perform at Boardmasters 2015. Groove Armada (DJ set), Skream, Blonde, Fred V & Grafix, Fono, 99 Souls, Fickle Friends, Vaults, Astronomyy and Movie.
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Roni Size, Raleigh Ritchie and many more Boardmasters 2015
Even more acts have been announced for Cornwall’s Boardmasters festival, including 2014 Single Of The Year winners Everything Everything, Mercury Award winner Roni Size Reprazent, rising r&b star and rapper Raleigh Ritchie plus new and upcoming talen
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Arrested Development And More For Boardmasters 2015
Arrested Development, Catfish And The Bottlemen and Seasick Steve plus 21 other artists have been announced as the next wave of acts to play Boardmasters 2015.
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Faithless To Headline Boardmasters 2015!
Set to make an epic return to the stage this year and celebrating their 20th anniversary, Faithless has been confirmed as the third and final headliner at Boardmasters 2015. They join already announced headliners Bastille and Rudimental on the main s
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Boardmasters First Wave Of Acts
Boardmasters 2015 has confirmed its first wave of acts that will perform at the festival this summer. Joining headliners Bastille and Rudimental will be Clean Bandit, De La Soul Live, Duke Dumont, Nick Mulvey, Lower Than Atlantis, Reef, MNEK, Sunset
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Bastille Make Return to Boardmasters 2015
Since last summer, Boardmasters’ family of fans have been crying out for this bands return and Cornwall’s own surf and music festival listened. Back by popular demand, BRIT Award winners, Bastille will be making an epic return to Boardmasters 2015.
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Rudimental To Headline Boardmasters 2015
Boardmasters, the UKs biggest surf and music festival, today announced that its first headline act to perform at the event in 2015 will be chart topping dance act, Rudimental. Boardmasters 2015 returns to the beautiful Cornish coastline from Wednesda
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Boardmasters 2014 Add Skindred To Lineup
Boardmasters 2014 has confirmed alternative metal rockers Skindred will headline the Beach Sessions gig on Wednesday 6 August with a night of guitar-heavy, foot stomping live music. Support will be from British rock band Jettblack
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Boardmasters 2014 - New Acts Announced! Zane Lowe, Wilkinson & More
Boardmasters, the UK’s largest surf and music festival has announced yet more additions to the already fantastic festival bill. Zane Lowe, Wilkinson, The Enemy, Dead Kennedys, Oneman, Elli Ingram, Scott Matthews, The Ramona Flowers, Goldirocks, A Pla
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More Artists Announced For Boardmasters 2014
The Cribs, 2manydjs DJ set, Duke Dumont, Roni Size, Peace, Boy & Bear, Yuck, Current Swell, Decade and Southern have all been announced to perform at the UK’s biggest surf and music festival Boardmasters 2014, taking place from Wednesday 6 August to
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Boardmasters Kicks Off In Style
The official first day of Boardmasters Festival 2013 kicked things off in customary style with the sun drenched Fistral beach site a hive of surf, skate and musical activity.
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Skate And Bmx Competitions Return To Fistral Beach for Boardmasters
Boardmasters never fails to attract the biggest names in skateboard and BMX and this year will not disappoint!
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Boardmasters 2013 View Stage Line Up Completed
Boardmasters are thrilled to announce that the View Stage Line up is complete. Arguably one of the most beautiful stages on the festival scene this is a perfect fit with the artists selected to perform there this year.
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Global Local Announce Stages At The Biggest Festivals
We Are The Ocean, Mallory Knox, Dinosaur Pile Up and Hawk Eyes to headline on the Mavericks stage.
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Boardmasters 2013 Stages Announced!
Boardmasters has already announced a host of incredible acts for the August 2013 line up, but the fun doesn’t stop there with house, electro, dubstep and drum n bass on the cards at the recently revealed Unleashed and Marley Point stages.
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Boardmasters 2013 Beach Session Announcment
Boardmasters have pulled out all the stops for 2013 with a stellar array of over 70 artists confirmed for what is shaping up to be the festival of the summer.
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Boardmasters Beasch Session Tickets Available
Steeped in surfing heritage, the Fistral’s Beach Bar will once again host the much-loved ‘Beach Sessions’ gigs.
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Boardmasters Announced Ben Howard, Basement Jaxx and The Vaccines
Boardmasters is proud to reveal its first wave of acts including headliners Ben Howard, Basement Jaxx and The Vaccines.
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DJ Fresh Live and Andy C Alive For Relentless NASS
Andy C and DJ Fresh will head up the stellar billing of acts in what promises to be another fantastic weekend at the Relentless Energy NASS 2012.
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Ed Sheeran tops the bill at Relentless Energy Drink Boardmasters
Relentless Energy Drink Boardmasters in association with Vans is pleased to announce its line up for August 2012.
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Another Epic Year at Relentless Boardmasters 2011
Another amazing year for Boardmasters Festival which has come to close with some epic memories that this year celebrated thirty years of surfing at Newquay, Cornwall.
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Surfs up at Relentless Energy Drink Boardmasters
The Relentless Energy Drink Boardmasters in Association with Vans today witnessed some of the best surfing ever seen at Fistral Beach. Elsewhere skateboarding and BMX practice got underway with some of the world’s best on display.
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Relentless Boardmasters 2011 kicks of with a lay day
Fistral Beach, Newquay – England (Wednesday, August 10, 2011) – The ASP 6-Star Relentless Boardmasters in assoc. with Vans was forced to call a lay day due to incontestable conditions.
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Relentless Boardmasters Festival announce another 30 acts
Relentless Energy Drink Boardmasters Festival combines surf, skate and music, giving you lucky festival goers access to world class surf and music all in one weekend!
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Relentless Boardmasters 30 new acts announced
The Relentless Energy Drink Boardmasters Festival is pleased to announce over 30 new acts joining the already bulging Newquay line up
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Relentless Boardmasters monster line up with DJ Yoda
Relentless Boardmasters have announced 30+ more acts to add to the already bursting line-up this August including DJ Yoda and Krafty Kuts.
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Latest Acts at Relentless Boardmasters
Sub Focus and Zane Lowe are amongst the latest acts joining Fatboy Slim at this years Relentless Boardmasters festival held in Newquay.
Past & Future Events
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Boardmasters
7 August - 11 August 2024 -
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11 August - 15 August 2021 -
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5 August - 09 August 2020 -
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7 August - 11 August 2019 -
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8 August - 12 August 2018 -
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9 August - 13 August 2017 -
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10 August - 14 August 2016 -
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6 August - 09 August 2015 -
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6 August - 10 August 2014 -
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7 August - 11 August 2013 -
Relentless Boardmasters
8 August - 12 August 2012 -
Relentless Boardmasters
10 August - 14 August 2011 -
Relentless Boardmasters
4 August - 08 August 2010