Boardmasters 2020 Announced

Following the cancellation of last years festival due to high winds, the line up for this years 40 year celebration was announced today. The festival had to be cancelled last year after strong winds and storms threatened the safety of visitors - despite many having already started the journey to Newquay. Despite rumours of the …

Boardmasters 2018 Review

Boardmasters is undoubtedly Cornwall's biggest festival and has been growing in size dramatically over the last few years, hosting 50,000 people this year! Boardmasters is a great festival due to its fusion of both music and extreme sport in an area of the UK which is manly deprived of opportunities to watch both without travelling …

The Best of Boardmasters 2017

The View Stage The view at Boardmasters is something so unique and special you just have to experience it - especially a sunset. The best place for this is from the View Stage. Lying on the grass, drinking cider, watching the sun set over watergate bay whilst listening to the tunes can not be beaten. https://www.instagram.com/p/BXL9sn0h4uQ/?tagged=boardmasters …

Stormzy paused Boardmasters performance after a crowd surge left three fans in hospital with broken bones

Three teens were rushed to hospital after a crowd surge during the Stormzy set at Boardmasters last weekend. Fans were pulled over the barrier following a crowd surge during the grime artist's set. Some fans had reported waiting to see Stormzy for 4 hours and then had to be pulled over the barrier during the …

What’s on at the Boardmasters Surf Competition

Boardmasters is part of the World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series and therefore showcases lots of local talent as well as travelling surfers who are looking to qualify for the World Championship Tour. How it works... There are two main rankings systems in the WSL, the Championship Tour rankings and the Qualifying Series rankings. To …

Why surf is the key to Boardmasters

Boardmasters is one of our favourite events of the whole year. You've got the music, the atmosphere, the location and also the extra addition of a WSL surf competition. What more could you possibly ask for? "Surfing is like the mafia. Once you're in, you're in. There's no getting out" - Kelly Slater Since 1981 …

Boardmasters 2016

Boardmasters Festival returns to Watergate Bay and Fistral beach every year for surfing, skate, BMX and many more as well as the main feature of the event, the music. This year the line up for me was a bit of a mixed bag. I was particularly excited for Catfish and the Bottlemen following the disappointment …