Surfstock Festival 2008

29-30 August, St Agnes, West Cornwall

Top bands lined up for Cornwall’s biggest beach party ever. 

Surfstock is back for its 5th Birthday party this summer at a new, bigger location in St Agnes, perched above the North Cornish coast. 

Surfing has always had a soundtrack. This year’s stellar line-up of world class artists will bring the sound of summer to this unrivalled location for those amongst us who believe that going to a festival should not just be a bit like a holiday, it should really be a holiday. Beautiful beaches, suntanned surfers and magnificent music – it’s a winning combination.  

Gossip, The Go! Team, Santogold, Black Lips, Lightspeed Champion and Alphabeat areconfirmed for the intimate two-day coastal get down.  

Also confirmed: Chromeo, Robots in Disguise, Emmy the Great, The Complete Stone Roses, John Otway, Jamie Woon, Nathan ‘Flutebox’ Lee, Leon-Jean-Marie, DJ Andy Smith. Additions to the line-up will be announced in due course, surfstock.co.uk will be regularly updated with band information. 

Five thousand revellers can soak up the atmosphere and enjoy over 50 live acts day and night across 6 eclectic areas on 29-30 August. Surfstock is one of the very few festivals in Cornwall that has a fully equipped campsite also catering for Campervans, children and families. 
 

Surfing at Surfstock 

Surfing is central to the festival and this year Surfstock will host the Festival Team Surf Challenge. The £10,000 prize purse (the largest in the UK) is set to attract the nation’s best surfers to Porthtowan beach. 

This year’s festival also includes the first annual Surfstock H30 British Big Wave Awards in association with CARVE magazine. Surfstock ticket holders will vote for the Surfer of the Year and Photo of the Year and the UK Surfing Museum will be on-site alongside a giant outdoor cinema premiering some local surf films alongside international releases and surf film classics.  
 

Food, Drink and much much more on offer to suit everyone 

Other attractions include Silent Disco, the Comedy Tent, the themed Dressup on the Saturday (find out the theme online), plus plenty of global food stalls and bars. Press Play will be running the Cornish Cream tent showcasing the best of local music talent, and Music Evolution from Penzance also has their Groove Lounge to take you through to sunrise.

Surfstock goes global and looks after the planet 

Surfstock aims to reduce its carbon footprint and impact on the local area by providing free shuttle buses to the beach and back all day as well as organising car-sharing. Precautions against bad weather have been taken with the main stages all under cover in beautifully dressed big tops. 

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