| Boardmasters Festival | |
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| Genre | Rock, indie rock, alternative rock, Dance |
| Dates | Fist weekend of August, annually |
| Location(s) | Newquay, Cornwall, England |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Website | www.Boardmasters.co.uk |
50°26′23″N 5°02′51″W / 50.4398°N 5.0476°W
Boardmasters Festival is an annual event held in Cornwall, South West England, usually held over four days in mid-August. The event is a combination of live music and surfing/skateboarding competitions in and around the town of Newquay. The festival has a heritage that goes back to 1981[1] and with a current capacity of over 30,000 it's one of the UK's biggest music festivals.[2]
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.[3] Other sporting events include The Womens 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. [4]
Music Festival edit
The Watergate Bay site hosts the music arena and all festival camping. Music performances run from Thursday to Sunday across seven music stages; The Main Stage, Unleashed, The View, Mavericks, The Point, Keg & Pasty and the VIP Bar/Stage. Past years have seen acts performing such Bastille, Faithless, Rudimental, Snoop Dogg, Chase and Status, Basement Jaxx, Ed Sheeran, Plan B, Leftfield, Cypress Hill, Calvin Harris, Fatboy Slim, Newton Faulkner and Ben Howard.[5] As well as music there is a variety of bars, stalls and fairground rides on the site. [6]
Surf & Skate edit
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.
Professional Surf Competition Winners edit
| Event | Winner [7] | Second |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 Men's Open | Jock Barnes (AUS) | |
| 2014 Women's Open | Keshia Eyre (POR) | |
| 2014 Longboard Pro | Ben Skinner (GBR) | |
| 2013 Men's Open | Billy Stairmand (NZL) | |
| 2013 Women's Open | Keshia Eyre (POR) | |
| 2012 Men's Open | Charly Martin (GLP) | |
| 2012 Women's Open | Miku Uemura (HAW) | |
| 2011 Men's Open | Romain Cloitre (REU) | |
| 2010 Men's 5 Star WQS Surf | Marc Lacomare | Jay Quinn |
| 2010 Aerial Assault | Alan Stokes | Oli Adams |
| 2010 Vans Summer Sessions Skate Vert | Sam Beckett | Andy Scott |
| 2010 Vans Summer Sessions BMX Mini Ramp | Alex Colburn | Tobias Wicke |
| 2009 Men's 5 Star WQS Surf | Daniel Ross | Txaber Trojaola |
| 2009 Aerial Assault | Micah Lester | Reubyn Ash |
| 2009 Vans Summer Sessions Skate Vert | Alex Perelson | Sam Beckett |
| 2009 Vans Summer Sessions BMX Mini Ramp | Ben Wallace | Martin Cooper |
List of Music Headliners edit
- 2015: Bastille, Rudimental, Faithless
- 2014: Chase and Status, Snoop Dog, Bastille
- 2013: The Vaccines, Basement Jaxx, Ben Howard
- 2012: Ed Sheeran, Dizzee Rascal
- 2011: Fatboy Slim, Klaxons
- 2010: Newton Foulkner, Leftfield
External links edit
References edit
Category:Newquay Category:Tourist attractions in Cornwall Category:Music festivals in Cornwall