Beach Break Live

Beach Break Live will unite 10,000 students from across the country under the Cornwall sun for four days of sand, surf and killer beats.

The student festival is by far one of the hottest festivals on offer this summer. The organisers have pulled out all the stops to put together a top line-up of first-class entertainment in a perfect setting.

Beach Break’s edge over other boutique festivals is by far its location. Set in idyllic North Cornwall, the site is a stroll away from gorgeous sandy beaches. During the day, if you’re feeling too lazy or hungover to take part in the on-site activities, (The Mighty Cornish Goblet – everything from blindfold long jump to the Zorb assault course), you can catch a few rays or waves down at the beach and head back to the festival as the sun sets and the real fun begins.

Dizzee Rascal is the confirmed main headline act, with other top performances hot on his heels: The Zutons, Ladyhawke, Cuban Brothers, Mystery Jets and Friendly Fires to name but a few. Not to mention the DJs: Chase & Status, DJ Yoda, Scratch Perverts, Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip and Krafty Kuts.

Any of those DJ acts sound familiar? Some have graced the Subotica stage right here in Durham. To make matters even more exciting, Subotica is hosting the Quarry Stage on one of the nights. They have chosen as their headliner one of the loudest and rawest electronica DJs around, Radioactive Man.

Supporting him is a group of Durham student DJs comprised of The Iranian, DJ Raspberry Armadillo, RrobT, B2B, Beardman, Consoul, Von Pander and Twisted’s very own Kris Heslop. A Durham exodus to Cornwall will therefore mean supporting home-grown talent and saying a massive thanks, and indeed, farewell to the Subotica team who have been entertaining Durham’s underground musical side for the past three years.

The Times has tipped Beach Break as one of the hottest festivals of the season with predictions of tickets selling out fast.

For tickets and more information, go to www.beachbreaklive.com/subotica.

Anna Codrea-Rado