Boardmasters 2026 - Dates, Tickets & Lineup

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Boardmasters

Lower Trewince Farm, Newquay

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Fest TimelineUpdated: 2 Apr 2026

Today

13 Aug 2025

Tickets on sale

25 Nov 2025

1st wave announced

26 Nov 2025

Registration closes

27 Nov 2025, 10am

Presale opens

28 Nov 2025, 10am

General sale opens

30 Jan 2026

Headliners announced

10 Feb 2026

2nd wave announced

26 Feb 2026, 10am

VIP presale opens

27 Feb 2026

General sale opens

9 Mar 2026

Registration opens

19 Apr 2026

Registration closes

5–9 Aug

Boardmasters 🎉

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Boardmasters is a five-day music and surf festival held each August in Newquay, Cornwall, combining a strong live music programme with surfing competitions and beach culture at one of the UK's most scenic coastal settings. The 2026 edition runs 5–9 A…

Website

boardmasters.com

Genres

IndieElectronicRockPopFolkHouse

Date

5 - 9 August, 2026

Location

Lower Trewince Farm, Newquay

Size

Large · 58,000

Established

1981, Running 45 years

Vibe

It's a young, high-energy crowd on the Cornish clifftops with the sea behind it all, proper hectic by night with the campsite going til dawn, but the setting does a lot of the heavy lifting and the main stage atmosphere when a big act lands is genuinely electric.

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beachsprawlingfamily-friendlyuni crowdcome as you areeffortlessly coollots of food optionsmiddle of nowherewellness crowd

WHAT PEOPLE SAID ABOUT 2025

“Calmer, less hectic than before”

“Draws a notably young crowd”

“Food costs add up fast”

“Seagulls raid your campsite”

“Patchy safety, mixed security experience”

LineupUpdated: 12 Apr 2026

Full lineup

Fatboy Slim

Kasabian

Lily Allen

Loyle Carner

The Kooks

Pendulum

Tash Sultana

Dizzee Rascal

Tinie Tempah

The Darkness

Example

afternoon special guest headliner

Rudimental

James Arthur

REN

Nia Archives

Joy Crookes

Jacob AlonGoldieLiveLambrini GirlsRose GrayThe Royston ClubHamdiLucy SpragganAlessi RoseBrooke CombeVillanelleGene Gallagher's bandWindow KidDimensionFlorence RoadAsha BanksKeo

TicketsUpdated: 23 May 2026

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