IT is shaping up to be a |fantastic summer of live music in Cornwall. Hot on the heels of the first two Eden Sessions announcements comes |confirmation of the headline acts for Boardmasters 2014.

Bastille and Chase & Status will take to the stage at the UK’s biggest surf and music festival from Wednesday, August 6 to Sunday, August 10.

Bastille have quickly become one of the biggest bands in the UK since they broke onto the music scene last year with their debut album Bad Blood. To date the album has clocked up over a quarter of a million sales in the UK alone, becoming the biggest selling debut album of the year so far and still remains in the UK top ten.

Electro duo Chase & Status released their Gold selling debut album More Than A Lot in 2008. Since then they have gone on to collaborate with |the likes of Tinie Tempah, Dizzee Rascal, White Lies, |Cee-Lo Green and Plan B. Their most recent album ‘Brand New Machine’ stormed the UK charts reaching the number two spot in October 2013. Renowned for their |electrifying live shows the drum and bass maestros are sure to give an explosive |performance.

The event at Watergate Bay still has a whole host of acts to be announced including the third headliner. Also confirmed to play across the weekend at Watergate Bay are Ben Pearce, Palma Violets, Reel Big Fish, George Ezra, Dan Croll, Bipolar Sunshine, The Cuban Brothers, Raleigh Ritchie, Coves, Kidnap Kid, My Nu Leng, Tcts, Billon, Big Deal, Lyger, Emily & The Woods, DJ EZ, Roska, Toyboy & Robin, Monki, The Golden Boy, Eton Messy Presents: Friend Within, Blonde, Isaac Tichauer, Bodhi and Eton Messy DJ Set.

Boardmasters operates a tiered ticket system with price bands for tickets changing over time. The sooner you buy, the cheaper it is. Tier 1 already sold out.

For ticket see www.boardmasters.co.uk