Relentless Boardmasters in association with Vans 2009 return to Newquay this summer

The Relentless Boardmasters in association with Vans, Europe’s largest action sports and music festival is back in 2009 with major changes.

After three years at the Boardmasters, Relentless Energy Drink has taken title sponsorship of the event in a deal that will take the Boardmasters into the next decade. The event also welcomes another long term partner of the event, the Vans Shoe Company, as associate sponsors.

The Relentless Boardmasters in association with Vans returns to Newquay, the home of British surfing, in 2009 for what will be the most complete Boardmasters to date. The event will now take place over five days from 5 to 9 August. 

The $100,000 5 star WQS International surfing event will host the worlds best surfers at Fistral beach in what is the highest quality surfing event in England. In addition to this, Relentless will once again demonstrate the most radical and progressive form of surfing with the Relentless Aerial Assault. Using a jet ski, surfers are towed into waves enabling them to perform moves impossible in regular surf conditions.

The Relentless Boardmasters in association with Vans has also announced its largest headliner to date, The Streets, who will play the main stage on the stunning cliff top venue at Watergate Bay. Previously known as Unleashed the event this year will feature three stages with an increased capacity of 12,500 per day from 7 to 8 August. The music festival will feature something for all music lovers and more in the form of more action sports such as FMX.

Vans increased support and heritage in skateboarding will bring increased knowledge, providing additions and improvements to the long standing skateboarding history of the event. 2009 sees the tenth anniversary of Vert skateboarding and as such skate and bmx will be celebrated in the appropriate manner. With over $30,000 dollars available over vert, street and mini ramp events, Vans will be shaking up the Boardmasters village and Newquay’s Wooden Waves Skatepark.

The Beach Sessions, now in their 4th year, will be providing a platform for a mix of the best in new and established music acts to an 800 capacity in the Beach Bar overlooking Fistral Beach. Breaking acts of their time such as Enter Shikari and Newton Faulkner have graced the Sessions stage while acts with firm fan bases such as Capdown and Hundred Reasons have offered something different.

For news or updates on the Relentless Boardmasters in association with Vans please visit www.relentlessboardmasters.com

Tickets are available at the website www.relentlessboardmasters.com at the following rates:

•    Beach Sessions - £14.50
•    Boardmasters Watergate Bay Day ticket 29.99
•    Boardmasters Watergate Bay Weekend £54.99
•    Charger - £89.00