Summer is here and with ‘freedom day’ signalling an end to the majority of legal coronavirus restrictions, festival season is making a tentative return.
Latitude, the four-day music and arts festival in Suffolk, begins on Thursday, when it will become the first major event to be held following the July 19 lifting of Covid-19 restrictions in England.
It’s a welcome return following the event’s cancellation last year. Here’s what you need to know about Latitude Festival 2021.
What is the Latitude Festival line-up?
Wolf Alice, The Chemical Brothers, Bastille: ReOrchestrated and Bombay Bicycle Club are this year’s headliners.
Top non-musical acts include comedians Bill Bailey, Katherine Ryan and Jo Brand.
On Friday, the line-up includes Hot Chip, Akala, Mabel, Goat Girl, Maisie Peters and many more.
On Saturday, you can see Supergrass, Arlo Parks, Nadia Rose, Black Honey and Rudimental – to name a few.
Sunday’s line-up features Nubya Garcia, Kaiser Chiefs, James Vincent McMorrow, Martha Hill and Mega.
The full list of every act can be found here.
Where is Latitude Festival happening, and what are the entry requirements?
Latitude is set within the stunning surrounds of Henham Park, near Southwold in Suffolk.
To gain entry, all ticket holders aged 11 and over (children under 11 are exempt) will need to demonstrate their Covid-19 status by providing either:
- Proof of full vaccination – both doses received (with the second at least 14 days prior to the festival) or
- Proof of a negative NHS lateral flow test taken prior to travel on the day of arrival at the festival or
- Proof of natural immunity based upon a positive PCR test within 180 days of the festival (including 10 days self-isolation following the result).
When does Latitude take place?
The acts at this year’s Latitude Festival are performing across four days, from Thursday 22nd July to Sunday 25th July.
The campsite opens at 8am on the Thursday and closes at 1pm on Monday 26th July. (Camper van and caravan fields only will be open from 2pm on Wednesday 21st July, but the rest of the site will not be accessible until Thursday).
