Wakestock (Wales)
Wakestock was Europe's largest wakeboard music festival, combining the cultures of music and wakeboarding. It was held on the Llŷn Peninsula in Wales, in between Pwllheli and Llanbedrog.
Founded by Mark Durston, the festival began in Abersoch, north Wales back in 2000, when it was a wakeboard contest with a party in a car park for 800 people, and from then on played host to some of the industry's leading bands and DJs, along with the biggest wakeboard competition in Europe. In 2008 50% of the festival was sold to Kilimanjaro Live aka KiliLive.com. In 2010 the festival entered its second decade and become part of the World Wakeboard Series. After the 2010 festival founder Mark Durston took an exit to work on other projects with full ownership then taken on by Kilimanjaro Live.
The festival was split over three sites - the main festival site at Penrhos, Pwllheli Marina hosts the main wakeboard competition and Abersoch Bay hosts the Big Air Classic competition. The festival prides itself as being at the foot of the Snowdonia Mountains and looks out over Cardigan Bay.
The festival had its own wakeboard 'Pool Gap' that allows the wakeboarders to showcase the sport up on the festival site. The Pool Gap consisted of two pools containing a total of 200,000 gallons of water connected by street style handrails that the wakeboarders slid along whilst being towed by an overhead cable system.
In February 2015 it was announced on Twitter and Facebook that the festival would not be held that year, but would return for 2016. In 2016 the festival was cancelled again. Organisers said, It isn’t necessarily the case that Wakestock will never happen again but a significant level of investment in terms of time and money will need to take place ... before any commitment takes place. As of 2017 there have been no further announcements and the official website has been closed.
== Staging ==
Up until at least 2013 the festival had three stages. Originally these were called the Open Air Stage, the Misadventures Stage, and the Relentless Stage. The names were later changed to West Stage, East Stage, and South Stage. Across all three stages there was a mixture of live bands and DJs.
== 2014 Line-up ==
This was the last festival to be held. Acts included: Tom Odell, Frank Turner, John Newman, Razorlight, Clean Bandit, Duke Dumont, Gorgon City, Frightened Rabbit, Ella Eyre, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Jess Glynne.
== 2013 Line-up ==
Included: Bastille, Rudimental, Example, Magnetic Man, James, Twin Atlantic, Wiley, The 1975, Wretch 32, Zane Lowe, Echo & the Bunnymen, Candelas, Huw Stevens, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Kids in Glass Houses, Yr Eira
== 2012 Line-up ==
The campsite opened from 1pm on Thursday 5 July. From 6pm the campers could attend the Wakestock pre-party if they had purchased a Thursday night arena pass for £10. They also needed to be in possession of a weekend camping, single day camping or vip weekend camping ticket. Nitro hosted the Thursday night pre-party with DJs Jaguar Skills, Nitro resident Jigsaw and Plastic Thumbs in the East Arena, doors opened from 6pm-12am.
On Thursday 19 July at 12.50am Channel 4 aired a programme showing the highlights of the festival.
== 2011 Line-up ==
== 2010 Acts ==
=== Friday 2 July ===
Open Air stageEric Prydz
Fedde Le Grand
Audio Bullys
The Count & Sinden
Bodyrox
Zinc
Dynamite MC
Norman Jay
Kenneth Buttplug
 Misadventures StageN-Dubz
Mr Hudson
Wiley
Roll Deep
McLean
Pretty Lights
Mr Phormula
Relentless LiveSkream
Toddla T & MC Serocee
Jakwob
Plastic Thumbs
Jigsaw vs Rocketman
Ben Proudlove
=== Saturday 3 July ===
Open Air stageMaxïmo Park
Feeder
Plan B
The Last Republic
Pete Lawrie
Misadventures StageChase & Status
Zane Lowe
Tinie Tempah
Ou Est Le Swimming Pool
Kissy Sell Out
Tim Lyall
Relentless LiveScratch Perverts
Nervo
Goldierocks
Duke
SBTRKT
Micky Slim
Gutterfunk DJs
=== Sunday 4 July ===
Open Air stageThe Ting Tings
The Futureheads
Band Of Skulls
Los Campesinos!
Race Horses
Polly Mackey and The Pleasure Principle
Y Niwl
Misadventures StagePete Tong
Robyn
Sub Focus
Alex Gaudino
Fenech-Soler
Nervo
Relentless LiveThe King Blues
Huw Stephens
Frankie & The Heartstrings
Yr Ods
Masters in France
The Kickbacks
== 2009 Acts ==
Full list of acts as follows:
=== Friday ===
Open Air StageMoby
Chicane
James Zabiela
Wally López
Norman Jay
Tim Lyall
Brandon Block
XFM StageCalvin Harris
Noisettes
Tommy Sparks
Kissy Sell Out
Goldierocks
Ebony Bones
Lets Go To War
Dirty Goods
Flamboyant Bella
Relentless Pyramid stageMr Scruff
DJ Format
Part Time Heroes
Goldierocks
DJ Play
Emily Williams
=== Saturday ===
Open Air StageN*E*R*D
Super Furry Animals
Elliot Minor
Sibrydion
Gallops
Ruth Kealy
XFM StageThe Pigeon Detectives
Fightstar
The Joy Formidable
Little Comets
Spinnerette
Chew Lips
Haunts
Relentless Pyramid stageChase & Status
Goldie
London Elektricity
Gutterfunk DJs
Tim Lyall
James Condon
Manipulate DJs
Aled Mann
=== Sunday ===
Open Air StageDizzee Rascal
Zane Lowe
Tinchy Stryder
Red Light Company
The Mission District
Fran & Josh
XFM StageThe Zutons
Just Jack
The Cuban Brothers
Kid British
Marina and the Diamonds
Jett Black
Yr Ods
Lazy Boys
Relentless Pyramid stageZane Lowe
Huw Stephens
Goldierocks
Golden Silvers
Young Fathers
Pritchard Vs Dainton
== 2008 Acts ==Full list of acts as follows:
FridayGroove Armada
Pendulum
Hadouken!
Audio Bullys
Plump DJs
Trophy Twins
Nu-Mark (Jurassic 5)
Friendly Fires
Sam Sparro
Josh Gabriel
Royworld
TY
Part Time Heroes
SaturdayMark Ronson
Happy Mondays
Funeral for a Friend
Calvin Harris
Elliot Minor
Mystery Jets
Operator Please
The Blackout
You Me At Six
In Case Of Fire
Norman Jay
Jazzie B
Brandon Block
Genod Droog
Kickbox Riot
SundayThe Streets
The Futureheads
Young Knives
Lightspeed Champion
The Nextmen
Duffy
The Hoosiers
One Night Only
Zane Lowe
DJ Yoda
Metronomy
The Dykeenies
Russian Dolls
== 2007 Acts ==
Incomplete list of acts:Ferry Corsten
Yousef
Mark Ronson
Just Jack and the Shapeshifters
Dirty Pretty Things
Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly
Brandon Block
== Partners & Sponsors ==
Wakestock is involved with the local community and has partners from the surrounding area as well as some global names.
2010 partners listRelentless
Malibu Boats
We7
Yamaha
Hyperlite
Jägermeister
British Army
RNLI
Wakestock (Canada)

== External links ==
Official website
Wakestock information from BBC Wales