The first wave of artists for the Boardmasters Music Festival next year have landed.

Stormzy and drum’n’bass duo  Chase & Status Live have been announced as the first two headliners for the event, which will take place between August 7 and 11.

Other acts include Becky Hill, Bicep, Nia Archives, Tom O’Dell, Bakar, Soft Play, Katy B, The Teskey Brothers, Kenya Grace, Say She She and Songer.

The DJ line-up includes Andy C, Eliza Rose, Hannah Laing and Marlon Hoffstadt.

Multi-award-winning musician Stormzy from South London has released three albums to date; ‘Gang Signs & Prayer’, ‘Heavy Is The Head’ and ‘This Is What I Mean’ which all shot to number one in the UK album chart.

His hits include The Weekend, Vossi Bop and Shut Up.

Trailblazing Chase & Status will l be bringing their full live band and special guests to the main stage.

Chase & Status have been at the fore of dance music for two decades, breaking boundaries in the drum & bass scene, the pair will be playing a live set packed with their biggest hits, Blind Faith, End Credits, Mixed Emotions and Baddadan.

Back by popular demand, Becky Hill returns to Boardmasters. The Brit award-winning chart-topper will perform her anthems including Crazy What Love Can Do, Remember, Lose Control and latest track Disconnect with Chase & Status. 

Belfast-born electronic music duo Bicep present Chroma, their audio/visual DJ set at Boardmasters.

The pair behind Glue, Apricots and Aura, have been shaping the electro landscape since they first emerged on the scene.

Producer, singer, songwriter and artist Nia Archives will be serving up a hip-hop, soul, jazz and jungle set.

Another Love singer-songwriter Tom Odell who’s treating fans to a flurry of new music right now, as well as London’s genre-spanning singer Hell N Back hitmaker Bakar will be performing.

Meanwhile making their Boardmasters festival debut, Grammy-nominees The Teskey Brothers will serve up soulful blues including fan-favourites Forever You and Me and So Caught Up. 

 Also joining the line-up is the singer behind viral number one hit Strangers,  Kenya Grace and Say She She, the Brooklyn-based trio whose album Prism received rave reviews. 

Plus, UK rapper Songer who’s rapidly risen to become a force to be reckoned with, having collaborated with Bad Boy Chiller Crew and Vibe Chemistry, and racking up millions of streams with hits Vino Bandit and Endlessly and US singer bringing back the soul’s golden sounds, Jalen Ngonda. 

Issey Cross will also be making her way to Boardmasters following the success of the banging Bittersweet Goodbye, plus Antony Szmierek is lined up for his debut.

He is one of the most exciting emerging artists of the moment, effortlessly mixing spoken word with catchy dance beats, plus Leeds’ own post-punk band, English Teacher, and Cornwall’s notorious anonymous sensation Jam & Meme.

The DJ and electro line-up for Boardmasters is hotting up, too with one of the most prolific names in d’n’b Andy C, B.O.T.A’s Eliza Rose who’s teaming up with Calvin Harris for her latest offering, plus Good Love hitmaker, bringing high energy bouncy techno, Hannah Laing and trance’s finest Marlon Hoffstadt. 

Plus, Darren Styles, Friction, Gok Wan, Jazzy, Alex Mills, Ammara, Charlie Tee b2b Lens, Girls Next Door, Jess Iszatt, Lens and Sota. 

The Boardmasters Open will also be staged showcasing some of the most progressive and exciting names in international pro surfing.

Competitions include the men’s and women’s division and the Boardmasters Longboard open men’s and women’s division. Plus festival goers can also witness the new generation of groms showcasing their talent in the Boardmasters Junior Open boys and girls division.

This year, the festival has teamed up with nine local schools to provide opportunities for attendees to engage in all sorts of fun water-based activities, from beginners right through to advanced. 

Hosted across three nearby locations, Watergate Bay, Fistral Beach, Towan Bay, Newquay Town Centre​, activities include surf lessons, coasteering, kayaking tours, surf hire, the high speed boat ride, SUP tours, superSUP tours, SUP and snorkel tours and bodyboard lessons. 

 Plus, campers can take a moment to chill at Boardmasters’ Zennor Haven.

Festivalgoers will find experts leading sound baths, wellness discussions and panel talks, massages and workshops. 

Other entertainment includes the Keg & Pastonbury, The Boulevard, Daily Beach Cleans, Street Food, Pub Quizzes, Surf Screenings, Bingo, Karaoke, Family Fun and the Cornwall Rock Choir belting out singalong classics.