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{{Short description|Annual Music Festival in Suffolk, England}}{{Multiple issues|{{more citations needed|date=May 2018}}{{Overly detailed|date=November 2022}}}}{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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Latitude Festival
| image =
| caption = The Obelisk Arena in 2021
| location = Henham Park, Suffolk, England
| years_active = 2006–present
| capacity = 45,000
| dates = 20 – 23 July 2023
| website = Latitudefestival.com |
Latitude Festival is an annual music and arts festival set within the grounds of
Henham Park, near
Southwold,
Suffolk, England.WEB,
weblink Henham Park, Suffolk, 20 - 23 July 2023, Latitudefestival.com, 19 March 2023, The first edition of the festival took place in 2006 and has continued annually (apart from 2020 when it was cancelled due to
COVID-19 pandemic).The festival is run by
Festival Republic (formerly the
Mean Fiddler Group).WEB,
weblink History, Festival Republic, 10 July 2022,
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| Friday 14 July|
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| Saturday 15 July|
Latitude Festival 2007
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| Day/Arena| Obelisk Arena| Uncut Arena| Sunrise Arena| The Lake Stage
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| Friday 13 July|
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| Saturday 14 July|
Other acts
Other acts appearing over the three days included the following:{{div col |colwidth=22em}}
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The 2008 line up was announced on 19 March 2008 with Franz Ferdinand headlining on the Friday, Sigur Rós on the Saturday, and Interpol on the Sunday.{| class="wikitable"|
| Day/arena| Obelisk Arena| Uncut Arena| Sunrise Arena| The Lake Stage
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| Friday 18 July|
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| Saturday 19 July|
Other music acts due to appear
- The Exploits of Elaine (soundtracking Sarah Wood's film Book of Love)
- M.I.A. was scheduled to headline the Sunrise Arena on the Sunday but pulled out due to ill health.
- Ida Maria was scheduled to play on the main stage on Sunday but withdrew due to ill health.
Other artists
Comedy Arena acts included:Friday - Andy Robinson, Robin Ince, Adam Bloom, Simon Day, Ben Norris, Marcus Brigstocke (standing in for Dave Fulton), Russell Howard, Daniel Rigby, Arnab Chanda, Ross Noble, Simon Evans, Lucy Porter, Phil Kay & Guilty PleasuresSaturday - Stephen Grant, Dan Atkinson, Carey Marx, Tim Minchin, Scott Capurro, Jon Richardson, Bill Bailey, Jason Wood, Michael Fabbri, Jeremy Hardy, Miles Jupp, Rich Hall & Guilty PleasuresSunday - Rufus Hound, Russell Kane, Phill Jupitus, Steve Weiner, Andrew Lawrence, Frankie Boyle, Milton Jones, Lee Mack, Otis Lee Crenshaw, Stewart Lee, Hans Teeuwen, Omid Djalili & Swap-a-RamaFilm Arena appearances included:Barry Adamson, George Pringle, Halloween Film Festival, Chris Shepherd, Their Hearts Were Full of Spring and Grind A Go-Go from 'Oh My God! I Miss You...'In the Woods appearances:Dirty Protest TheatreLatitude Festival 2009
The fourth edition took place on 16–19 July 2009. Acts that played include Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Thom Yorke, Grace Jones and Pet Shop Boys as the main headliners, alongside Editors, Doves, and Bat for Lashes. The headliners and ticket details were announced on the Latitude Festival official site on 23 March 2009, at 7pm and sold out near to the event. More acts were confirmed at around 12:00 pm on the following day. These acts had already been previously reported on BBC Radio 1, but denied by festival organisers. Also announced in the press were The Gossip. On 3 April 2009 the official Latitude website confirmed Magazine, Spiritualized and Newton Faulkner to be playing. In June, it was announced that Thom Yorke would play an exclusive solo set as the festival's special guest (a role taken by Joanna Newsom in 2008).BBC Radio covered the four day event with live music, comedy, sessions and interviews featured in shows across Radio 2, Radio 4, 6 Music and BBC Suffolk.The total attendance for the weekend was 25,000.{| class="wikitable"|
| Day/arena| Obelisk Arena| Uncut Arena| Sunrise Arena| The Lake Stage
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| Friday 17 July|
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| Saturday 18 July|
The poetry arena included performances from Andrew Motion, Brian Patten, Roger Lloyd-Pack (performing T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land), Jackie Kay, Simon Armitage and Jeffrey Lewis; The Comedy Arena featured Jo Brand, Ed Byrne, Mark Thomas, Sean Lock, Adam Hills, Sean Hughes and Dave Gorman; The Theatre Arena showcased Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre, Bush Theatre and Paines Plough; The Literary Arena presented Blake Morrison, Jonathan Coe, Mark Steel, Vivienne Westwood, Sir Peter Blake, Frank Skinner and Luke Haines.Latitude Festival 2010
Latitude 2010 (the fifth edition) took place on 15, 16, 17 and 18 July 2010. Initial lineup announcements were made at 7pm on Tuesday 9 March 2010.TWEET, LatitudeFest, Latitude Festival, 10171855898, 8 March 2010, Tickets and the all-important line up will be released tomorrow from 7pm. Stay tuned. #latitudefestival Anyone heard any rumours? x, Capacity for the event was increased substantially to 35,000.{| class="wikitable" Obelisk Arena | |
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{| class="wikitable" The Word Arena | |
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{| class="wikitable" Sunrise Arena | |
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{| class="wikitable" The Lake Stage | |
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Security at Latitude 2010
There was a reported gang rape on the first night of the festival which resulted in a heavy police presence for the remainder of the festival, including posters and flyers being handed out.NEWS, BBC News,weblink 3 June 2011, Woman, 19, raped at Latitude music festival in Suffolk, 16 July 2010, Crystal Castles criticised the rapists during their performance on the Main Stage, calling the perpetrators "disgusting". A second rape was reported to have occurred on the second night though it attracted much less publicity than the first.NEWS, BBC News,weblink 3 June 2011, Second rape at Latitude music festival in Suffolk, 18 July 2010, Women were advised against going anywhere on site unaccompanied.Latitude Festival 2011
Latitude 2011 (the sixth edition) took place on 14–17 July 2011. The first line up announcements were revealed on 14 March 2011. The three Obelisk headliners were revealed as well as a number of other artists and acts appearing across all stages.{| class="wikitable" Obelisk Arena | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
{| class="wikitable" The Word Arena | |
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{| class="wikitable" Sunrise Arena | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
{| class="wikitable" The Lake Stage | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
Latitude Festival 2012
Latitude 2012 (the seventh edition) took place on 12–15 July 2012. The first line up announcements were revealed on 5 March 2012. The three Obelisk headliners were revealed alongside the three Word Arena headliners, as well as a number of other artists and acts appearing across all stages. What was previously known as the 'Sunrise Arena' was changed to the 'i Arena'.{| class="wikitable" Obelisk Arena | |
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{| class="wikitable" Word Arena | |
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{| class="wikitable" The i Arena | |
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{| class="wikitable" The Lake Stage | |
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Other artists who performed over the weekend include George Fitzgerald, Mosca, Shy FX, Skittles, Tuesday Born, and Lang Lang.Latitude Festival 2013
Latitude 2013 (the eighth edition) took place on 18–21 July. The first acts were revealed on 19 March 2013. What was previously known as the Word Arena had its official name changed to the BBC Radio 6 Music Stage. A brand new music stage was introduced for 2013, The Alcove Stage, which showcased upcoming acts with many of the artists coming from the local area.{| class="wikitable" Obelisk Arena | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
{| class="wikitable" The BBC Radio 6 Music Stage | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
{| class="wikitable" The i Arena | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
{| class="wikitable" The Lake Stage | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
Also performing or DJing over the weekend included Abi Uttley, Anushka, Benin City, Bipolar Sunshine, The Busy Twist, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Chloe Howl, Dems, Duologue, The Establishment, The Family Rain, Gamu, Hero Fisher, Kins, Lizzie Bellamy, Lorca, Maglia Rosa Group, Marques Toliver, Milo Greene, MT Wolf, Mungo's Hi Fi, Ossie, Romare, Roy Davis Jr., Ruen Brothers, Shox, Sivu, Superfood, Syd Arthur, Tuesday Born, Werkha, Zed Bias, and Josh Record.Latitude Festival 2014
Latitude 2014 (the ninth edition) took place on 17–20 July. The first acts were revealed on 11 December 2013. The first headliner announced for the festival was going to be Two Door Cinema Club, but after singer Alex Trimble fell ill, Lily Allen headlined the Friday night. On 20 January Damon Albarn was announced as the festival's second headliner via Twitter. The third headliners announced were The Black Keys. Other acts who performed across the festival included Röyksopp, Robyn, Haim, Billy Bragg, Bombay Bicycle Club, Tame Impala, Slowdive, Hall & Oates, First Aid Kit, Booker T. Jones, Anna Calvi, Phosphorescent, Nils Frahm, Goat, Cass McCombs, Willis Earl Beal, Marika Hackman, San Fermin, Son Lux and Josephine Foster.TWEET, LatitudeFest, Latitude Festival, 425298006993158144, 20 January 2014, Surprise! @Damonalbarn announced as our second headliner for #Latitude #EverydayRobots #Latitude14, {| class="wikitable" Obelisk Arena | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
{| class="wikitable" The BBC Radio 6 Music Stage | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
Headliners from the i Arena included:James Holden (Live)Young FathersFuture IslandsNils FrahmHeadliners from the Lake stage included:BondaxCate Le BonCatfish and the BottlemenLuke Sital-SinghLatitude Festival 2015
Latitude 2015 took place on Thursday 16 - Sunday 19 July. The initial lineup was announced on 10 March and included headliners alt-J, Portishead, and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.{| class="wikitable" Obelisk Arena | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
{| class="wikitable" The BBC Radio 6 Music Stage | |
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{| class="wikitable" The i Arena | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
{| class="wikitable" The Lake Stage | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
Latitude Festival 2016
Latitude 2016 took place on Thursday 14 - Sunday 17 July. The initial lineup was announced on 3 March and included headliners The Maccabees, The National and New Order. The National became the first band to headline the festival twice.{| class="wikitable" Obelisk Arena | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
{| class="wikitable" The BBC Radio 6 Music Stage | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
Latitude Festival 2017
Latitude 2017 took place on Thursday 13 - Sunday 16 July. It included a Gentlemen of the Road takeover curated by Mumford & Sons on the Saturday.{| class="wikitable" Obelisk Arena | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
{| class="wikitable" The BBC Radio 6 Music Stage | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
Latitude Festival 2018
Latitude 2018 took place on 12–15 July. The lineup was announced on 12 February 2018 with Solange, The Killers and alt-J as headliners. There was also a surprise set from Liam Gallagher on the Saturday in the BBC Music Arena. {| class="wikitable" Obelisk Arena | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
{| class="wikitable" BBC Music Arena | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
Latitude Festival 2019
Latitude 2019 took place from 18 to 21 July. The first part of the lineup was announced on 24 January. The Friday was headlined by George Ezra and Sunday by Lana Del Rey. Snow Patrol were initially announced to headline the Saturday but pulled out due to injury and were replaced by Stereophonics. Other acts on the bill included Underworld, Loyle Carner, CHVRCHES, Neneh Cherry, Sigrid, Primal Scream, Everything Everything, Slaves, Marina and MØ.{| class="wikitable" Obelisk Arena | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
{| class="wikitable" BBC Sounds Stage | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
Latitude Festival 2020
The 2020 edition was planned to have taken place from Thursday 16 - Sunday 19 July 2020. It was due to have been headlined by Haim, Liam Gallagher and The Chemical Brothers.NEWS,weblink Latitude Festival confirms 2020 line-up, NME, 4 December 2019, Reilly, Nick, 19 July 2023, On 27 April the 2020 festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.NEWS,weblink pandemic/, Latitude Festival cancelled due to coronavirus, 27 April 2020, Barnett, Sophie, East Anglian Daily Times, 19 July 2023, NEWS,weblink Coronavirus: Lockdown forces Latitude Festival to be called off, BBC, 28 April 2020, BBC News, 2020-04-27, The lineup would have been as follows: {| class="wikitable" Obelisk Arena | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
{| class="wikitable" BBC Sounds Stage | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
Latitude Festival 2021
Following the 2020 cancellation, the festivals 15th edition took place from 22 to 25 July 2021. It went ahead as a government backed test event for holding live events during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Friday was headlined by Wolf Alice, Saturday by The Chemical Brothers and Sunday co-headlined by Bastille and Bombay Bicycle Club. Other acts on the lineup included Kaiser Chiefs, Supergrass, Mabel, Rick Astley and Hot Chip. There were however some acts who had to withdraw from the festival due to Covid cases such as Fontaines DC, Arlo Parks, Alfie Templeman and Billie MartenWEB,weblink Line Up, Latitude Festival, {| class="wikitable" Obelisk Arena | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
{| class="wikitable" BBC Sounds Stage | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
Latitude Festival 2022
The festivals 16th edition took place from 21 to 24 July 2022. Lewis Capaldi was headliner on the Friday, Foals on the Saturday and Snow Patrol on the Sunday.WEB,weblink Headliner Lewis Capaldi drops out of Latitude Festival 2021, Louisa, Baldwin, March 26, 2021, Eastern Daily Press, WEB,weblink Latitude Festival 2022 Full Line Up, Ursula, Mann, July 22, 2022, Festival Feed, {| class="wikitable" Obelisk Arena | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
{| class="wikitable" BBC Sounds Stage | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
Latitude Festival 2023
Organisers have confirmed the 17th edition took place from the 20 to 23 July 2023. The three headliners were confirmed as Pulp, Paolo Nutini and George Ezra{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} Yard Act, Young Fathers and Siouxsie headlined the BBC Sounds Stage.WEB, Morton, Dennis, Latitude Festival 2023: Siouxsie Sioux announce first concert in a decade headlining Suffolk festival,weblink 2022-12-16, Scotsman.com, en-GB, {| class="wikitable" Obelisk Arena | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
{| class="wikitable" BBC Sounds Stage | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
{| class="wikitable" Comedy Arena | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
Latitude Festival 2024
The 18th edition will be held 25–28 July 2024. The headliners are Duran Duran, London Grammar, Keane and Kasabian{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} Future Islands, Orbital and Lankum headlined the BBC Sounds Stage.{| class="wikitable" Obelisk Arena | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
{| class="wikitable" BBC Sounds Stage | |
!Friday!Saturday!Sunday
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