Longitude Festival

Longitude Festival is a music festival that takes place during July every year in Dublin, Ireland. Since 2013, Marlay Park has been home to the festival. It is organised by MCD Productions and Festival Republic.[1]

Longitude Festival
Longitude Festival 2019 at Marlay Park
Genre	Primarily hip hop, but also electronic dance music, alternative rock, pop music
Dates	July 2021
Location(s)	2013–present: Marlay Park, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland
Years active	7 years
Inaugurated	19–21 July 2013
Most recent	5–7 July 2019
Next event	2–4 July 2021
Attendance	40,000 (2019)
Organised by	MCD Productions
Sponsors	Three Ireland, Heineken, Red Bull, Bacardi, Coca Cola, Uber, Visa, Spin 1038 (Official Partners)
Website	www.longitude.ie

When the festival first started in its early years the line up was mostly bands and singer songwriters such as Phoenix (band), Kodaline, and Sam Smith.[2][3] As the festival evolved in later years it mostly consisted of hip hop artists such as Stormzy, Travis Scott, and Ski Mask the Slump God.[4][5]

There are multiple bars around the festival owned by Heineken, Bacardi, and Red Bull. Around the venue multiple food stalls can be found with a wide variety of food and drink.[6] There is also the Longitude Lounge which is sponsored by Coca Cola and is accessible by VIP ticket holders.[7]

Three Ireland offer free portable battery banks at the festival for a small deposit that can be redeemed if you give the battery bank back by the end of the festival.[8] The festivals age restrictions require under 16's to be accompanied by an adult.[9] Longitude Festival has a sister festival in the United Kingdom called Latitude Festival.

History

2013

Longitude Festival 2013 was announced in late 2012 by the organizers of Oxegen Festival. The 2013 festival had six different stages: the Longitude Main Stage, Heineken Live Project Stage, Phantom Green stage, Woodlands Stage, Red Bull Music Academy Stage, and The Dirty Old Town Speakeasy.

The first festival took place on Friday 19 July to Sunday 21 July 2013. Some of the acts on the line-up were:

Phoenix (band) (Friday Headliner), Vampire Weekend (Saturday Headliner), Kraftwerk (Sunday Headliner), Foals, Jake Bugg, Kodaline, The Maccabees, Hot Chip, MØ.

2014

The 2014 Longitude Festival was held from Friday 18 July to Sunday 20 July 2014. Some of the acts on the line-up were:

Ben Howard (Friday Headliner), Disclosure (Saturday Headliner), Massive Attack (Sunday Headliner), Bastille, Bombay Bicycle Club, The 1975, Hozier, Rudimental, Sam Smith

2015

The 2015 Longitude Festival was held from Friday 17 July to Sunday 19 July 2015. Some of the acts on the line-up were (headline acts in bold):

Hozier (Friday Headliner), Alt-J (Saturday headliner), The Chemical Brothers (Sunday Headliner), The Vaccines, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Wolf Alice, Years and Years, James Blake, Pusha T

2016

Kendrick Lamar performing on the Main Stage at Longitude Festival 2016

The 2016 Longitude Festival was held from Friday 15 July to Sunday 17 July 2016. Some of the artists that played at the 2016 festival include:

Kendrick Lamar (Friday headliner), Major Lazer (Saturday headliner), The National (Sunday headliner), The Lumineers, The Coronas, Father John Misty, Jamie xx, Chvrches, Diplo

2017

Stormzy performing at Longitude Festival 2017

The 2017 Longitude Festival was held from Friday 14 July to Sunday 16 July 2017 with an attendance of 35,000 people.[10] Some of the artists that played at the 2017 festival include:

Stormzy (Friday headliner), The Weeknd (Saturday headliner), Mumford & Sons (Sunday headliner), Picture This, G-Eazy, Skepta, Leon Bridge, Mac Miller, Brave Giant

Line-up

Line-up: (headliners in bold):[11]

Main Stage
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Stormzy 9:30pm – 10:45pm Picture This 7:45pm – 8:45pm G-Eazy 6:15pm – 7:15pm Dua Lipa 5pm - 5:45pm Dave (rapper) 3:30pm – 4:15pm Barq 2:30pm - 3pm	The Weeknd 9:30pm – 10:45pm Skepta 8pm - 9pm Kaytranada 6:15pm – 7:30pm Mac Miller 4:35pm – 5:45pm Kaleo 3:15pm - 4pm Ray BLK 2pm - 2:45pm	Mumford & Sons 9pm - 10:30pm Leon Bridges 7:15pm – 8:15pm Glass Animals 5:45pm – 6:45pm Milky Chance 4:30pm – 5:15pm The Very Best 3pm - 4pm Áine Cahill 2pm - 2:30pm

Heineken Stage
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
The Martinez Brothers Young Thug Gucci Mane Wiley Loyle Carner Raye Brave Giant	Catfish and the Bottlemen All Tvvins Mick Jenkins Tom Misch Pusha T Jessie Reyez Columbia Mills	Jack Garratt Villagers HVOB Jorja Smith Gill Landry Catherine McGrath

2018

Travis Scott performing on the Main Stage at Longitude Festival 2018

Desperados Sound Stage at Longitude Festival 2018

The 2018 Longitude Festival was held from Friday 13 July to Sunday 15 July 2018 with an attendance of 40,000 people.[12] Longitude Festival 2018 had seven stages: the Longitude Main Stage, Heineken Stage, Heineken Live Your Music Stage, Red Bull Music, Life Style Sports Stage, Three Made By Music, and the Desperados Sound Stage.

Performer Cancellations

Blackbear was supposed to perform at the festival but cancelled due to health issues.[13] Cardi B was also to perform at the 2018 festival but cancelled weeks prior as she was pregnant at the time.[14]

Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor was spotted on the first day of the festival during J. Cole's performance.[15]

Line-up

Line-up: (headliners in bold):[16]

Main Stage
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
J. Cole 9:45pm – 10:45pm Migos 7:45pm – 8:45pm Post Malone 6:15pm – 7:15pm Alma 5pm - 4:45pm A Boogie wit da Hoodie 3:45pm – 4:30pm Jafaris 2:45pm – 3:15pm	Travis Scott 9:30pm – 10:45pm Diplo 8pm - 9pm Tyler, the Creator 6:30pm – 7:30pm Giggs 5:15pm – 5:55pm Sigrid 4pm - 4:45pm Playboi Carti 2:45pm – 3:30pm Big Shaq 2pm - 2:30pm	Solange 9pm - 10:30pm SZA 7:30pm – 8:30pm Anderson Paak 6pm - 7pm The Internet 4:45pm – 5:30pm Kali Uchis 3:30pm – 4:15pm Sorcha Richardson 2:30pm - 3pm

Heineken Stage
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Blackbear (cancelled) Khalid 9:30pm – 10:30pm Joey Badass 8pm - 9pm Versatile 6:30pm – 7:15pm 6lack 5:15pm - 6pm Princess Nokia 4pm - 4:45pm Flynn 2:45pm – 3:15pm	Chasing Abbey 9:30pm – 10:30pm Rejjie Snow 8pm - 9pm Lil Pump 6:45pm – 7:30pm Kojaque 5:30pm – 6:15pm Mabel 4:15pm 4:45pm Mango x Mathman 3pm - 3:45pm Sequence 2pm - 2:30pm	Cardi B (cancelled) The Story of Hip Hop by RTÉ 9:30pm – 10:30pm J Hus 8pm - 8:45pm Sampha 6:30pm – 7:30pm Ibeyi 5:15pm - 6pm IAMDDB 4pm - 4:45pm Lilly Vargen 2:30pm – 3:15pm

Lifestyle Sports Stage
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Day_S Tebi Rex Laoise Bas JyellowL Padraig McMahon	Soulé Erica Cody Jesse James Solomon Emily Burns TED Opal Lights	Belly Le Boom Jacob Banks Naaz (singer) Durand Jones Radical Centrists

Red Bull Music Stage
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Stevie G Krystal Klear Eve Cailin Sarah Mooney	DJ Deece Boots and Kats Jack Thomson Long Island Sound Staxx Lyrical	Ghostboy Solardo Kettama Ciara Brady Justyna Koss

2019

Ski Mask The Slump God performing on Friday night at Longitude Festival 2019

Rae Sremmurd performing on the Main Stage at Longitude Festival 2019

Brockhampton performing on the Main Stage at Longitude Festival 2019

The 2019 Longitude Festival was held from Friday 5 July to Sunday 7 July 2019 with an attendance of 40,000 people.[12]

Longitude Festival 2019 had six stages: The Longitude Main Stage, Heineken Stage, Heineken Live Your Music Stage, Spin House Party, Elevation Stage, and Three Made By Music.

A$AP Rocky Controversy And Other Cancellations

A$AP Rocky was supposed to headline on Friday night, but during July he was arrested in Sweden after an altercation on the street in Stockholm.[17] He was replaced by Ski Mask the Slump God.[18]

Chance the Rapper and Lil Uzi Vert were also scheduled to perform at the festival but both pulled out weeks prior.[19][20]

Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor was spotted for the second year in a row at the festival during Cardi B's performance.[21]

US Embassy

The US Embassy in Ireland issued a security alert to notify US citizens that they should avoid going to the 2019 festival as there is a risk of violence. The festival promoters response to the US Embassies warning was that it is "beyond ridiculous".[22][23]

Line-up

Line-up (with headliners in bold):[16]

Main Stage
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
A$AP Rocky (cancelled) Ski Mask the Slump God 9:45pm – 10:45pm Rae Sremmurd 8:15pm – 9:15pm Versatile 6:45pm – 7:30pm Gunna 5:30pm – 6:15pm Trippie Redd 4:15pm – 5pm Pusha-T 3pm – 3:45pm	Chance the Rapper (cancelled) Stormzy 9:30pm – 10:45pm Anne-Marie 8pm – 9pm Dave 6:45pm – 7:30pm Lil Baby 5:30pm – 6:15pm Bugzy Malone 4:10pm – 4:50pm Headie One 3pm – 3:45pm	Cardi B 9:30pm – 10:30pm Future 8pm – 9pm Brockhampton 6:30pm – 7:30pm Joyner Lucas 5:15pm – 6pm Sheck Wes 3:55pm – 4:30pm Why-Axis 2:45pm – 3:25pm

Heineken Stage
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Chasing Abbey 9:45pm – 10:30pm Flatbush Zombies 8:30pm – 9:15pm Kojaque 7:15pm – 8pm J.I.D 6pm – 6:45pm Not3s 4:45pm – 5:30pm Kneecap 3:30pm – 4:15pm Grace Carter 2:30pm – 3pm	Lil Uzi Vert (cancelled) Wild Youth 9:45pm – 10:30pm Aminé 8:30pm – 9:15pm $uicideboy$ 7:15pm – 8pm Denzel Curry 5:45pm – 6:30pm AJ Tracey 4:30pm – 5:15pm Fredo 3:15pm – 4pm Nealo 2:15pm – 2:45pm	Juice WRLD 9:15pm – 10:15pm Vince Staples 8:15pm – 9pm Hannah Wants 7pm – 7:45pm Little Simz 5:45pm – 6:30pm Slowthai 4:30pm – 5:15pm YBN Cordae 3:30pm – 4pm

Elevation Stage
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Happyalone 8:30pm – 9:10pm Jimothy 7:15pm – 8pm Flohio 6:10pm – 6:50pm Adekunle Gold 5pm – 5:40pm JyellowL 4pm – 4:30pm	JPEGMAFIA 6:30pm – 7:15pm Joey Purp 5:15pm – 6pm LAOISE 4:15pm – 4:45pm Mallrat 3pm – 3:30pm	Biig Piig 8pm – 8:45pm Amber Mark 6:45pm – 7:30pm Saweetie 5:30pm – 6:15pm Buddy 4:15pm – 5pm Barny Fletcher 3pm – 3:30pm

2020

The 2020 Longitude Festival was due to be held from Friday 3 July to Sunday 5 July 2020.

COVID-19 Festival Cancellation

On 21 April 2020, the Irish Government announced that outdoor public gatherings of more than 5,000 people are banned until 31 August 2020 at the earliest due to COVID-19 concerns.[24] On 22 April 2020, Longitude Festival posted to their website and all of their social media accounts that the festival had been cancelled and will return in 2021.[25] This is the first time in the festival's history that it had to be cancelled.

KSI Self Announcement

On 12 February 2020 at the NME Awards in London, rapper and YouTube personality, KSI announced that he would be performing at multiple festivals that year including Longitude Festival.[26]

Performer Cancellations

J Hus was supposed to perform on Friday but cancelled in early February.[27] Pop Smoke was also supposed to perform on Saturday but died on 19 February 2020, after being fatally shot during an invasion of his home in Hollywood Hills, California.[28]

Cancelled Line-up

The line up that was planned for the festival (with headliners in bold):[27]

Main Stage
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Kendrick Lamar	Tyler, the Creator	A$AP Rocky

Stages Never Assigned
Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Unknown Day
J Hus (cancelled) Mabel Aitch EarthGang Jay1 Tyla Yaweh Baby Rose	AJ Tracey Rex Orange County Meek Mill Playboi Carti Lil Tecca Pop Smoke (cancelled) Polo G	Young Thug DaBaby Roddy Ricch Charli XCX Doja Cat Clairo Girl In Red Rico Nasty Joy Crookes IDK Santi	KSI

2021

Longitude Festival 2021 will take place during 2–4 July 2021.[29]

Attendance

Year	Attendance	Location
2013	9,500[30]	Marlay Park, Dublin
2014	21,000[30]
2015	21,000[31]
2016	30,000[31]
2017	35,000[31]
2018	40,000
2019	40,000
2020	Cancelled[32][33]
2021	Not confirmed

Attendance figures depict total attendance during each day of the festival.

40,000 is Marlay Parks maximum capacity therefore the festival attendance may not increase in the future.

See also

• List of hip hop music festivals
• Electric Picnic
• Life Festival
• Forbidden Fruit Festival
• Oxegen

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