Newton Faulkner, Lower Than Atlantis, Fickle Friends & more added to Boardmasters 2017

around 60 new acts announced

By Neil Greenway | Published: Fri 5th May 2017

Boardmasters 2017 - Newton Faulkner
Photo credit: Hayley Edwards

Boardmasters 2017

Wednesday 9th to Sunday 13th August 2017
Watergate Bay, Newquay, Cornwall, TR8 4AN, England MAP
5 days £184 - sold out (day tickets still available)
Daily capacity: 30,000

Around 60 more acts have been announced for Boardmasters which takes place over five days from Wednesday 9th to Sunday 13th August 2017 at a cliff-top location overlooking Watergate Bay, and Fistral Beach, in Cornwall.

Joining the Friday line-up are Newton Faulkner, Frances, Honeyblood, Ralph Taylor, Lucy Rose, Joanna Cooke, Olive Haigh, Nathan Ball, Jack Swift, Life, Mad Villains, Luke Hassan, Marcus McCoan, Mullally, Maisie, Haunt the Woods, Winters Hill, John Buckley, She Drew The Gun, Saint PHNX, Charlotte Carpenter, White Room, Charlie Bowdery, Lives, and Light Layers.

New for Saturday are Lower Than Atlantis, Formation, Boca 45, Methyl Ethel, Star One, Soulshape, Bronx Cheer, Luke Hassan, Catherine McGrath, Isaac Gracie, Sonny, Patrick James, River Matthews, Lily Moore, Maisy Start-Walter, Chris Haddon, Ider, Alice Jemima, Get Inuit, Wild Front, Her's, Secret Tongues, Suzie Mac, Dextric, and Wovoka Gentle.

Added to Sunday are Fickle Friends, Ibibio Sound Machine, Patrick Nazemi, Shapes, Flashmob, Superglu, Luke Hassan, Carly Foxx, Boo Seeka, Joe Fox, Wildwood Kin, Matt Maltese, A K Patterson, Banfi, Meadowlark, Childcare, William The Conqueror, Indian Queens, Mog Jones, and PINS.

They join the previously announced acts which include headliners Two Door Cinema Club, Jamiroquai, and Alt-J as well as Jake Bugg, Slaves, Roger Sanchez, Solado, Wild Beasts, TDQ, and many more. Please see the line-up page for the details so far including the day splits.

Boardmasters is held on two sites near Newquay offering action sports including surf, skate, bmx, plus daily live music acts on the stunning headland of Watergate Bay.

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Tickets are on sale, with adult weekend ticket for 5 days priced at £169 with camping from Wednesday. A four day ticket with camping from Thursday is priced at £159. Day tickets are £59, campervans £65, car-parking £18 or £10 a day.

Children aged 7 years and under can attend free but require a ticket. Do not forget to add Free Child Ticket to basket at checkout, children will only be admitted with pre-booked ticket.

Tickets for the Beach Sessions (once announced) are priced separately.




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