Festival-goers injured after “massive crowd surge” at Boardmasters Festival

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Concertgoers were reportedly injured in a crowd surge at Boardmasters music festival.

It was reported by the Devon and Cornwall police that the incident at the Newquay festival “left a small number of attendees injured” on Friday (August 9).

In a statement on their website, they described it as an isolated incident, and said: “The injured parties are currently being treated on-site by medical staff or have been taken to hospital to be checked over. None of the injuries are considered serious.”

As a result, a DJ set was cancelled, with Boardmasters taking to X/Twitter to state: “Sammy Virji’s set was cancelled this evening to allow our on site teams to respond to a crowd surge. No serious injuries have been reported and our pit and medical teams responded immediately to assist those involved.”

Fans attending the festival have also taken to social media to express their concern, particularly given Boardmasters got permission to increase it’s capacity by thousands this year, bringing the attendance to an estimated 58,000 people.

“Do not send your kids to @boardmasters,” warned one attendee. “it’s gone from a fun festival to an overcrowded drug infested unorganised mess. Last nights crush is no surprise the place is over sold & there is no infrastructure, the stewards agree.”

Some have expressed concerns about poor signal on site, with many of the tweets coming from worried parents. One mother told PA Media that “nothing seemed to be done” by security despite the “massive crowd surge”. Check out more reactions below:

Back in November, the first wave of artists for this year’s edition of the festival were announced, with StormzyChase & Status, Sam Fender and Becky Hill leading the line-up, with another 30 plus acts, including Becky Hill, Bicep, Nia ArchivesTom OdellSoft PlayEnglish Teacher and Katy B set to perform.

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