Crowds gathered under a drab Cornwall sky this weekend to get Hurricane Drunk as Florence and the Machine sang their hearts out at Boardmasters Festival this weekend.ย
The thousands of revelers certainly seemed to have Dance Fever as the eclectic indie rock darlings headlined the final day of the legendary festival today, despite rain coming down hard on Watergate Bay for most of the day.ย
Festivalgoers were seen in a range of outfits, with some choosing to protect themselves from the elements with heavy-duty raincoats, while others chanced the heavy rain and wore thin, see-through coats to show off their festival outfits.ย
One brave soul was spotted only wearing a bikini, a shawl, and a fuzzy bucket hat despite forecasts showing that rain battered the 53,000-strong festival for most of the day.ย
Florence and the Machine were joined byย BEKA start, Caity Baser, Black Honey, Gentlemen's Dub Club, Sofi Tukker, Tion Wayne, and Dermot Kennedy, with other big-hitters including Charlie Hedges, Tom Zanetti and FourTet.ย
Florence Welch (pictured) played the five-day festival out on Sunday night to a crowd of thousands
Festivalgoers at Watergate Bay were seen in a variety of weather-resistant garbs
Some chose to brave the elements by not having any protective gear at all
One brave woman simply went into the final day armed with nothing but a bikini, a shawl and a bucket hat
The unknown woman appeared to be pretty nonplussed about the weather over Cornwall this weekend
Many chose to flex their festival outfits as much as they could with see-through raincoats
One woman's bell-bottomed trousers were left absolutely soaked by the rain at Watergate Bayย
Another fashion-conscious pair went out of their way to show their branded clothes off while wearing the paper-thin raincoats
These two appear to be absolutely desperate to get out of the rain that hit Cornwall this weekend
There have been several instances where the weather at Watergate Bay has been too extreme to put on the festival
Friday saw Lorde headline the mainstage, while Saturday played host to Liam Gallagher, who was met with loud cheers when he mentioned Oasis.ย
The festival, which typically runs for five days until the end of the second weekend of August, also includes surfing competitions that bring in some of the surfing world's biggest names.ย
Four-time Boardmasters winner Alice Lemoigne from France thrashed the rest of the competition during its opening day.ย
The Met Office previously warned that while temperatures would mostly remain in the high teens, revelers should've expected occasional bouts of rain.ย
It also issued a heat health alert for the whole region, claiming there was an increased risk of heat-related injury to some people.
Roughly 53,000 people were expected at the five-day festival that ended tonight
Florence and the Machine were joined by BEKA start, Caity Baser, Black Honey, Gentlemen's Dub Club, Sofi Tukker, Tion Wayne, and Dermot Kennedy
The festival also plays host to a major surfing tournament that brings in world-class surfers from across the world
In 2019, the festival was called off just hours before it was meant to start after serious concerns of bad weather left its organisers with cold feet
The same thing happened on the final day of the 2014 festival, as Hurricane Bertha's remnants threatened to bring unstable weather from Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean to Cornwall
Friday saw Lorde headline the mainstage, while Saturday played host to Liam Gallagher, who was met with loud cheers when he mentioned Oasis
There have been several instances where the weather at Watergate Bay has been too extreme to put on the festival.ย
In 2019, the festival was called off just hours before it was meant to start after serious concerns of bad weather left its organisers with cold feet.ย
The same thing happened on the final day of the 2014 festival, as Hurricane Bertha's remnants threatened to bring unstable weather from Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean to Cornwall.ย
Luckily, the surf competition was able to continue as normal, and partygoers were given full refunds for the cancelled day.