Beach Break Live 2008
Monday 9th to Thursday 12th June 2008Polzeath, Cornwall, England
£79 (£30 deposit secures tickets)
Beach Break Live which happens at Polzeath, Cornwall from Monday 9th to Wednesday 12th June (with camping until Thursday) has announced that Pendulum will headline the Dance Tent with a DJ Set with MC Verse.
Beach Break Live is not just about the music, there's also alternative entertainment with the Cornish Games. These include The 'Pimp My Sheep Grand Prix', Cornish Fruit Golf Firing Range, The Mud Hole Show Down mud wrestling pit, The Slippery Slide, Pass the Pigs World Championships, Toss a Weird Object, and The Giant Pig Piñata.
The headliners this year will be The Enemy, The Cribs, and The Wombats. Other live music will come from One Night Only, Does It Offend You Yeah?, Joe Lean And The Jin Jan Jong, Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, The Metros, Vincent vincent And The Villains, Sway, Team Waterpolo, The Grammatics, Jonny Flynn, James Owen Fender, Aynzli Jones, Devils Gun, Babyhead, Beat Bullyz, Nick Harrison, The Getaway, Frank Hamilton, and The Dirty Discos.
There are more dance acts heading for Polzeath too with Mr Scruff, The Scratch Perverts, Plump DJs, Stanton Warriors, The Freestylers, Skream, Trojan Soundsystem, Dynamite MC, MC Wrec, Cassette Jam, Marc Roberts, and Freerange Party Society.
There will be 100's of artists spanning indie, break beat, folk, dub step, ska, world sounds, d'n'b, reggae and funk still to be announced. For the line-up details as available for the stages so far, please click here.
Held on a site overlooking Polzeath Beach in Cornwall, it aims to compliment the music with indie films, theatre and "breaking student talent" as well as dips into the sea along a private pathway to the sand, and extra activities.
Some of the other activities on offer for festival goers include Surf championships, outdoor activities and adrenalin pursuits, eco-friendly hot tubs and hammock heaven. There will be a fancy dress finale, as well as locally sourced food and ales provided, posh loos on site and more.
Tickets are priced at £79 (£30 deposit secures tickets). To buy tickets click here. Note places are not reserved until payment is made.
This is an over 18s only event.
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