Boardmasters insist there were no "confirmed" spiking incidents at this year's festival

Boardmasters organisers have insisted there were no "confirmed" spiking incidents at this year's festival, hitting back at "misinformation" around alleged incidents currently circulating social media.

The festival welcomed a 58,000-strong crowd to Newquay for this year's event from August 6 - 10, seeing performances from The Prodigy, Central Cee, salute, Interplanetary Criminal, and more. 

Following the event, several TikTok users claimed they had either been the victim of, or witnessed, spiking incidents at the festival — with the parents of 17-year-old Cooper May claiming that their son had been spiked with a needle while attending Boardmasters.

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In a statement seen by BBC News, organisers said that all anti-social behaviour incidents had been reduced this year after Boardmasters was investigated by Cornwall Council over a crowd control incident at last year's event. 

The festival says just 1.79% of attendees were seen by on-site medical staff, down from 2.65% in 2024 — with only 17 suspected spiking incidents, compared to 55 last year.

Six arrests were made at the festival this year, with allegations of sexual assault also reportedly down, though Boardmasters CEO Andrew Topham says that "one incident is always too many".

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"This reduction shows that the work we do, alongside our partners, is making a real difference," he said in a statement to Cornwall Live.

"We remain committed to creating a space where everyone, of all ages, can enjoy the festival safely and respectfully, and doing everything we can to prevent harm whilst supporting those affected."

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