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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Sean Morrison

Boardmasters cancelled: 2019 festival called off just hours before opening due to severe weather warnings

Boardmasters music festival has been cancelled just hours before it was set to open due to warnings of severe weather conditions.

The three-day event in Cornwall was set to be headlined by the Wu-Tang Clan, Florence And The Machine and Foals.

However, organisers pulled the plug after the Met Office warned of heavy rain and high winds.

In a statement, the festival said the decision to cancel was made after speaking with police and independent safety advisers.

It said: "The safety of you, the fans and attendees, as well as performers and crew comes first, and the potential risk is too severe for the event to go ahead at this time."

Refund information will be shared "as soon as possible", organisers said.

They added: "We sincerely regret the disappointment to fans, and apologise for any disruption caused to local businesses, performers and crew who were looking forward to Boardmasters as much as we were."

Boardmasters, a live music and surfing festival, usually takes place every year in and around the town of Newquay.

Other acts who had been set to perform this weekend included Razorlight, Dizzee Rascal and Jorja Smith.

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