BOARDMASTERS delivered an epic five days of action for surf and music fans.

More than 50,000 daily attendees gathered at the festival site at Watergate Bay, which featured headliners Fatboy Slim, Lily Allen and Kasabian.

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Fatboy Slim headlined the opening night and created a massive, bouncing sea of people. (Picture: Sienna Lorraine/ khromacollective)

While traditionally known as a teenage post-exam milestone, this year featured a visibly wider mix of attendees from young families to older music enthusiasts.

Fatboy Slim headlined the opening night and created a massive, bouncing sea of people with his mixes of huge classic dance anthems spanning five decades of music.

The Kooks delivered an indie-rock crowd pleasing performance earlier in the evening while Dizzee Rascal brought high-energy hip-hop and grime to the main crowd.

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The Boardmasters crowd went bonkers for Dizzee Rascal's set. (Picture: Jake Davis)

Saturday headliner Lily Allen turned the beachside setting into her boudoir. The pop icon performed a highly theatrical concept show focusing on her acclaimed album West End Girl. Other highlights on Saturday included an emotional performance from Ren on the main stage while a high-tempo set from Nia Archives kept the energy up late into the night.

Lily Allen turned the beachside setting into her boudoir (Picture: Mark Campbell Photography)
Lily Allen turned the beachside setting into her boudoir. (Picture: Mark Campbell Photography)

The Mordros stage attracted huge crowds with The Darkness delivering a high-energy rock set and Pendulum’s was a high-octane spectacle.

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The surf competition got underway in sold three to four foot surf but there was smaller surf on the finals day. (Picture: Jake Davis/chromacollective)

Kasabian closed out the festival on Sunday night with a relentless rock set. Loyle Carner delivered a deeply soulful, high-energy penultimate performance on the main stage.

Cornish drum and bass collective Jam & Meme went crowd surfing during their set on the Mordros stage (Picture: Warren Wilkins)
Cornish drum and bass collective Jam & Meme went crowd surfing during their set on the Mordros stage. (Picture: Warren Wilkins)

Other highlights on the closing day included performances from Goldie, Tinie Tempah, Joe Crookes, General Levy and Essy Sparrow, the Cornwall-based indie-folk artist and inaugural winner of the Boardmasters Breaking competition who opened the main stage.

Some of the winners of the Boardmasters surf comp celebrate in style
Some of the winners of the Boardmasters surf comp celebrate in style

Large crowds also attended the Boardmasters YETI Pro QS 4,000 at Fistral Beach. Sam Piter from France won the men’s shortboard title and Janire Gonzalez Etxabarri from the Basque Country won the women’s shortboard title.

Sam Piter from France won the men’s shortboard title (Picture: Michael Prior)
Sam Piter from France won the men’s shortboard title. (Picture: Michael Prior)

Alice Lemoigne and Louis Marchiset from France were crowned the winners of the Boardmasters Longboard Pro.

The WAX Fistral Garden Party featured the skate demonstrations and competition, which was won by Alex Halford (Picture: Warren Wilkins)
The WAX Fistral Garden Party featured the skate demonstrations and competition, which was won by Alex Halford. (Picture: Warren Wilkins)