Boardmasters Festival

Boardmasters Festival is an annual event held in Cornwall, United Kingdom, usually held over five days on the second weekend of August. The event is a combination of live music and surfing/skateboarding competitions in and around the town of Newquay. The festival was founded in 1981 through the surfing competition, although in 2005 the music side of the festival was created, taking place at Watergate Bay. The current capacity is 53,000.
After unfortunate circumstances with the weather in 2019 boardmasters had to cancel their sets mere days before the event began. History repeated itself as the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in England lead to another cancellation, this was felt by celebrities and fans alike with former DJ and social media influencer MC Nicholas saying in an interview "Boards? Yeah, it was looking [to] bang but the jeet will have [to] wait [un]till next time" however the official boardmasters site has consoled fans saying the wait will be worth it with ‘the best lineup to date’ being ready to go in August 2021.
The majority of the music performances take place to the north of Newquay near Watergate Bay. The Men's Pro 5 Star WQS surf competition takes place on Fistral Beach where a skate ramp is built for the BMX and Skateboard competitions. Other sporting events include The Women's Open, WSL Men's Longboard, WSL Women's Longboard, Boys/Girls Pro Junior and Under 12's.
The event is owned and managed by Vision Nine Group.
The event also has a well-being program featuring aerial yoga, massages, wood-fired hot tubs and champagne.
Music festival.
The Watergate Bay site hosts the music arena and all festival camping. The festival runs from Wednesday to Monday, with music performances running from Friday to Sunday across ten stages; The Main Stage, Unleashed, The Point, The Land Of Saints, Corona Sunsets, The View, The Netloft, The Dockyard, Keg & Pasty and the VIP Bar/Stage. Past years have seen acts performing such as Bastille, Faithless, Chase & Status, Snoop Dogg, The Chemical Brothers, Stormzy, Ed Sheeran, Deadmau5, George Ezra, Two Door Cinema Club, Calvin Harris, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Years and Years, Dizzee Rascal and Craig David. As well as music there is a variety of bars, stalls and fairground rides on the site, including a virtual reality hypercube.
Surf and skate.
At Fistral Beach the surf, BMX and skate competitions take place along with more music during the evenings. A small mini-ramp is set up on the headland and the vert ramp is built in the beach car park. A purpose built beach bar hosts more musical acts and evening beach sessions.
List of music headliners.
2021 
Foals, Sam Fender, Lianne La Havas, Mahalia, Jade Bird, Kojey Radical, Georgia, Gabrielle Aplin, Holly Humberstone, Alfie Templeman, Olivia Dean, Karen Harding, Joesef, Lucy Spraggan, Billie Marten, Kam-Bu, Emma McGrath, Josh Barry, The Native, Sam Richardson & The Renegades 
Andy C, Eats Everything, Honey Dijon, Sonny Fodera, 2Shy MC, Barely Legal, Dixon Brothers, Ejeca, Franky Wah, Kettama, Madvilla, Majestic, Metrik, Mistajam, Shapes, Tonn Piper 
Gorillaz, Loyle Carner, The Kooks, Becky Hill, Django Django, Young T & Bugsey, Ocean Wisdom, Ashnikko, Maisie Peters, Griff, Lady Leshurr, Inhaler, The Snuts, The Four Owls, Hollie Cook, Baby Queen, Chubby and The Gang, Eliza Shaddad, Andrew Cushin
Basement Jaxx (DJ set), CruCast (Bru-C, Darkzy, Kanine, Lazcru, MC Ad, Skepsis, Window Kid, Zero), Bklava, Charlie Boon, DJ Target, Ekkah, Gerd Janson, Paul Woodford, Rude Kid, Tiffany Calver, Tsha
Jorja Smith, Jamie xx, Blossoms, slowthai, Beabadoobee, Arlo Parks, Maverick Sabre, Gentelman's Dub Club, The Big Moon, Allah-Las, Genaghr, GDC Soundsystem, Noisy, Will & The People, Jamie Webster, Respons
Maribou State (DJ set), Netsky, Sigala (live), Adelphi Music Factory, Charlie Hedges, Charlie Tee, Chris Lorenzo, Conducta, Crissy Criss, Folamour, Heléna Star, Jaguar Skills, James Hype, Jayda G, Just Kiddin, Lulah Francs, Phibes, Sherelle
2020 (Cancelled)
Skepta, The Kooks, Mura Masa, DJ EZ, Blossoms, Little Simz, Ocean Wisdom, Honey Dijon, Jeremy Loops, Easy Life, Hannah Wants, Kojey Radical, Jade Bird, Sports Team, Folamour, Prospa, Haai, Flava D, Miraa May, Conducta, Dan Shake, Jessica Winter, Caravana Sun, Tender Central, Aaron Smith, Bou, Ed Solo & Deekline, Tora, Dixon Brothers, Mollie Collins, Ekkah, Wuh Oh, Sean Koch, The Allergies, The Tribe, Andy Quick Band, Cakeboy, Penny Eyes, The Eyelids, Palooka 5, Lucy Gallant, Sadie Horler
Kings Of Leon, Dizzee Rascal, Sam Fender, CamelPhat, Lianne La Havas, Basement Jaxx, Example, Maribou State, Palace, Elderbrook, Gabrielle Aplin, Allah-las, The Four Owls, Gerd Janson, Krystel Klear, Gengahr, Hollow Coves, Bad Sounds, DJ Boring, DJ Hype, Kawala, CC:Disco!, Feet, TC, AC13, Illyus & Barrientos, Stray Beast, Harriet Jaxxon, Riley Pearce, Alex The Astronaut, The Big Sets, The Barefoot Bandit, Sam Richardson, Zeb, Tribo Groove, Felon, Visionbi, Lulah Francs, O'Deus, Andrew Cushin, Bailey Tomkinson
The 1975, Loyle Carner, Damian "JR Gong" Marley, Andy C, Mabel, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Hot Chip, Pale Waves, Hybrid Minds Outline, CruCast, Ghetts, The Big Moon, Palms Trax, Artwork, Beabadoobee, Gentlemen's Dub Club, Trevor Hall, Jayda G, Chaos in the CBD, Eva Lazarus, Sherelle, Lily Moore, Phibes, John, Bambara, Casey Lowry, Tay Oskee, Land of the Giants, Joe & The Shitboys, Finlay, DJ Proof, Hearing And Beige, Holly Humberstone
2019 (Cancelled)
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Cancellations.
Due to ex-hurricane Bertha causing chaos across Britain, the organisers of the festival were forced to cancel the final day of Boardmasters 2014 at the Watergate Bay site. Artists due to perform were Bastille, George Ezra, Reel Big Fish, DJ EZ, 2manydjs and Catfish and the Bottlemen. However, the surf competition at Fistral Beach continued as normal and full refunds for the cancelled day were received by customers.
The 2019 event was also cancelled hours before it was due to take place, after serious concerns of bad weather forecast to disrupt.
Boardmasters was then cancelled for a second year in a row in 2020, due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Award nominations.
Boardmasters was nominated for ‘Best Medium Sized Festival’ at the 2014 UK Festival Awards, alongside Secret Garden Party, Camp Bestival, and winners We Are FSTVL.