Wakestock '12

Wakestock is Europe's largest wakeboard music festival with free-to-watch wakeboarding by day and music by night. Right next to the beach, as well as featuring a competition for the wakeboard title, there are live bands and DJ's for two nights. The dates for the 13th Wakestock are confirmed as Friday 6th until Sunday 8th July 2012, and will be held at Abersoch, North Wales.

Line-up

Ed Sheeran will headline one of the nights, with Calvin Harris, and Dizzee Rascal also confirmed as headlining acts. Also announced are Rizzle Kicks, DJ Fresh, Katy B, Azealia Banks, Flux Pavilion, High Contrast feat Jessy Allen & Dynamite MC, Doctor P, Youngman, and Burns. There are no other acts confirmed yet for 2012. The first announcements about the wakeboarding action will be coming soon.

The 'Beach Stage' is expected to return in 2012 with various artists performing right next to the wakeboard pool gap, and closer to the crowd.

Tickets

Organisers are freezing the ticket price for 2012 on all of the main ticket options. Prices for the 2012 tickets are listed below – day tickets will go on sale at a later date.

A weekend camping ticket is priced at £125, a weekend ticket without camping is priced at £100 and a quiet camping option is also available priced at £130, alongside advance car parking at £10. Thursday night pre party tickets are priced at £10, a campervan pass £50, and a charge and store (locker) ticket £14.

To buy tickets with Ticketline click here.

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Note: This is a 16 or over event. Photo ID in the form of a passport, driving license, or proof of age card may be required to gain entry to the festival site, and may also be required to prove you are 18 & over to purchase alcohol. Under 16's will NOT be permitted entry to the festival site, even if an adult accompanies them.

Special needs

Wakestock welcomes people with special needs. Please call the Wakestock Ticketline on 01758 710000 before the event to book your tickets and they will send an information pack before the event with all the details.

WWA Rail Europeans

The WWA Rail Europeans will be returning to Wakestock's Pool Gap, bringing some of the world's best rail riders to test their wakeboarding skills on one of the most legitimate rail set ups ever created in the sport, designed with a heavy skate and snow influence. Last summer's set up had 2 metal hand rails, each of which was less than 4 inches, and an incline rail.

The site

The site overlooks Cardigan Bay and across to Snowdonia and has facilities to entertain 25,000 people each night.

Camping

Camping is next to the festival site and is available from Thursday (from 5pm) to Sunday (until 5pm). Booking fee applies. Camping is limited so it is better to book well in advance as space runs out quickly.

Quiet camping

The festival has a Quiet Camping area with a strict quiet policy that comes into effect at 11pm each evening. Set next to the sea in 10 acre field, it benefits from being out of the main run of festival and football traffic and yet still close to the car park, with a view overlooking Cardigan Bay. The festival site will be just over a 5 minute walk and the beach only 2 minutes away.

Buses

Courtesy buses usually run all weekend between the music site at Penrhos, the wakeboard competitions and Abersoch, Pwllheli and Nefyn, so those who live locally who don't want to camp will still be able to get home.

More information will be here when available.