# 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.
When the festival first started in its early years the line up was mostly bands and singer songwriters such as Phoenix, Kodaline, and Sam Smith. 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.
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. There is also the Longitude Lounge which is sponsored by Coca-Cola and is accessible by VIP ticket holders.
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. The festivals age restrictions require under 16's to be accompanied by an adult. Longitude Festival has a sister festival in the United Kingdom called Latitude Festival.

## 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 (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

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

The 2017 Longitude Festival was held from Friday 14 July to Sunday 16 July 2017 with an attendance of 35,000 people. 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):
Main Stage :
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Stormzy 9:30 pm – 10:45 pm Picture This 7:45 pm – 8:45 pm G-Eazy 6:15 pm – 7:15 pm Dua Lipa 5 pm – 5:45 pm Dave 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm Barq 2:30 pm – 3 pm | The Weeknd 9:30 pm – 10:45 pm Skepta 8 pm – 9 pm Kaytranada 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm Mac Miller 4:35 pm – 5:45 pm Kaleo 3:15 pm – 4 pm Ray BLK 2 pm – 2:45 pm | Mumford & Sons 9 pm – 10:30 pm Leon Bridges 7:15 pm – 8:15 pm Glass Animals 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm Milky Chance 4:30 pm – 5:15 pm The Very Best 3 pm – 4 pm Áine Cahill 2 pm – 2:30 pm |
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

The 2018 Longitude Festival was held from Friday 13 July to Sunday 15 July 2018 with an attendance of 40,000 people.
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. Cardi B was also to perform at the 2018 festival but cancelled weeks prior as she was pregnant at the time.

### Conor McGregor

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

### Line-up

Line-up: (headliners in bold):
Main Stage :
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| J. Cole 9:45 pm – 10:45 pm Migos 7:45 pm – 8:45 pm Post Malone 6:15 pm – 7:15 pm Alma 5 pm – 4:45 pm A Boogie wit da Hoodie 3:45 pm – 4:30 pm Jafaris 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm | Travis Scott 9:30 pm – 10:45 pm Diplo 8 pm – 9 pm Tyler, the Creator 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Giggs 5:15 pm – 5:55 pm Sigrid 4 pm – 4:45 pm Playboi Carti 2:45 pm – 3:30 pm Big Shaq 2 pm – 2:30 pm | Solange 9 pm – 10:30 pm SZA 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Anderson Paak 6 pm – 7 pm The Internet 4:45 pm – 5:30 pm Kali Uchis 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm Sorcha Richardson 2:30 pm – 3 pm |
Heineken Stage :
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Blackbear (cancelled) Khalid 9:30 pm – 10:30 pm Joey Badass 8 pm – 9 pm Versatile 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm 6lack 5:15 pm – 6 pm Princess Nokia 4 pm – 4:45 pm Flynn 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm | Chasing Abbey 9:30 pm – 10:30 pm Rejjie Snow 8 pm – 9 pm Lil Pump 6:45 pm – 7:30 pm Kojaque 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm Mabel 4:15 pm 4:45 pm Mango x Mathman 3 pm – 3:45 pm Sequence 2 pm – 2:30 pm | Cardi B (cancelled) The Story of Hip Hop by RTÉ 9:30 pm – 10:30 pm J Hus 8 pm – 8:45 pm Sampha 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Ibeyi 5:15 pm – 6 pm IAMDDB 4 pm – 4:45 pm Lilly Vargen 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm |
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 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

The 2019 Longitude Festival was held from Friday 5 July to Sunday 7 July 2019 with an attendance of 40,000 people.
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. He was replaced by Ski Mask the Slump God.
Chance the Rapper and Lil Uzi Vert were also scheduled to perform at the festival but both pulled out weeks prior.

### Conor McGregor

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

### 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".

### Line-up

Line-up (with headliners in bold):
Main Stage :
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| A$AP Rocky (cancelled) Ski Mask the Slump God 9:45 pm – 10:45 pm Rae Sremmurd 8:15 pm – 9:15 pm Versatile 6:45 pm – 7:30 pm Gunna 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm Trippie Redd 4:15 pm – 5 pm Pusha T 3 pm – 3:45 pm | Chance the Rapper (cancelled) Stormzy 9:30 pm – 10:45 pm Anne-Marie 8 pm – 9 pm Dave 6:45 pm – 7:30 pm Lil Baby 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm Bugzy Malone 4:10 pm – 4:50 pm Headie One 3 pm – 3:45 pm | Cardi B 9:30 pm – 10:30 pm Future 8 pm – 9 pm Brockhampton 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Joyner Lucas 5:15 pm – 6 pm Sheck Wes 3:55 pm – 4:30 pm Why-Axis 2:45 pm – 3:25 pm |
Heineken Stage :
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Chasing Abbey 9:45 pm – 10:30 pm Flatbush Zombies 8:30 pm – 9:15 pm Kojaque 7:15 pm – 8 pm J.I.D 6 pm – 6:45 pm Not3s 4:45 pm – 5:30 pm Kneecap 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm Grace Carter 2:30 pm – 3 pm | Lil Uzi Vert (cancelled) Wild Youth 9:45 pm – 10:30 pm Aminé 8:30 pm – 9:15 pm $uicideboy$ 7:15 pm – 8 pm Denzel Curry 5:45 pm – 6:30 pm AJ Tracey 4:30 pm – 5:15 pm Fredo 3:15 pm – 4 pm Nealo 2:15 pm – 2:45 pm | Juice WRLD 9:15 pm – 10:15 pm Vince Staples 8:15 pm – 9 pm Hannah Wants 7 pm – 7:45 pm Little Simz 5:45 pm – 6:30 pm Slowthai 4:30 pm – 5:15 pm YBN Cordae 3:30 pm – 4 pm |
Elevation Stage :
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Happyalone 8:30 pm – 9:10 pm Jimothy 7:15 pm – 8 pm Flohio 6:10 pm – 6:50 pm Adekunle Gold 5 pm – 5:40 pm JyellowL 4 pm – 4:30 pm | JPEGMAFIA 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm Joey Purp 5:15 pm – 6 pm LAOISE 4:15 pm – 4:45 pm Mallrat 3 pm – 3:30 pm | Biig Piig 8 pm – 8:45 pm Amber Mark 6:45 pm – 7:30 pm Saweetie 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm Buddy 4:15 pm – 5 pm Barny Fletcher 3 pm – 3:30 pm |

## 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 Government of Ireland announced that outdoor public gatherings of more than 5,000 people would be banned until 31 August 2020 at the earliest due to COVID-19 concerns. On 22 April 2020, Longitude Festival posted to their website and all of their social media accounts that the festival had been cancelled and would return in 2021. 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.

### Performer cancellations

J Hus was supposed to perform on Friday but cancelled in early February. 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.

### Cancelled line-up

The line up that was planned for the festival (with headliners in bold):
Main Stage :
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Kendrick Lamar | Tyler, the Creator | A$AP Rocky |
Stage Never Assigned :
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Day Never Assigned |
| 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 was due to take place during 2–4 July 2021.

### COVID-19 festival cancellation

On 10 May 2021, Longitude Festival was cancelled for the second year in a row due to COVID-19 concerns.

### Cancelled line-up

Line-up (with headliners in bold):
Main Stage :
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Kendrick Lamar | Tyler, The Creator | A$AP Rocky |
* Stage Never Assigned
* Day Never Assigned
* Aitch
* AJ Tracey
* DaBaby
* Doja Cat
* Lil Uzi Vert
* Mabel
* Megan Thee Stallion
* Playboi Carti
* Ski Mask the Slump God
* Trippie Redd
* Iann Dior
* Jack Harlow
* Jay1
* KSI
* Lil Tjay
* NLE Choppa
* Polo G
* Rod Wave
* Ivorian Doll
* Offica

## 2022

Longitude Festival 2022 was held from Friday 1 July to Sunday 3 July 2022.

### Line-up

Line-up: (headliners in bold):
Main Stage :
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Dave 9:45pm - 10:45pm Aitch 8:15pm - 9pm Baby Keem 7pm - 7:45pm Mabel 5:45pm - 6:30pm Headie One 4:30pm - 5:15pm Aby Coulibaly 3:30pm - 4pm Plantain Papi 2:30pm - 3pm Doja Cat (cancelled) | Tyler, the Creator 9:30pm - 10:45pm Megan Thee Stallion 8pm - 8:45pm Polo G 6:45pm - 7:30pm D-Block Europe 5:30pm - 6:15pm Ski Mask the Slump God (Cancelled) 4:15 - 5pm Denise Chaila 3pm - 3:45pm Monjola 2pm - 2:30pm | A$AP Rocky 9:30pm - 10:30pm The Kid Laroi 8:15pm - 9pm Playboi Carti 7pm - 7:45pm Jack Harlow 5:45pm - 6:30pm Central Cee 4:30pm - 5:15pm Offica 3:30pm - 4pm Sello 2:30pm - 3pm |
Heineken Stage :
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Obskür 9:30pm - 10:30pm 49th & Main 8:15pm - 9pm Digga D 7pm - 7:45pm Arrdee 5:45pm - 6:30pm Knucks 4:30pm - 5:15pm Enny 3:30pm - 4pm Khakikid 2:30pm - 3pm | Jax Jones 9:45pm - 10:30pm Belters Only 8:30pm - 9:15pm Rejjie Snow 7:15pm - 8pm Tion Wayne 6pm - 6:45pm Unknown T 4:45pm - 5:30pm EFÉ 3:45pm - 4:15pm Bailey333 2:45pm - 3:15pm | Becky Hill 9:30pm - 10:15pm slowthai 8:20pm - 9pm Kojaque 7:20pm - 8pm M Huncho 6:20pm - 7pm Coi Leray 5:20pm - 6pm Lancey Foux 4:20pm - 5pm Kneecap 3:20pm - 4pm Ivorian Doll 2:30pm - 3pm |
SPIN House Party Stage :
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| SPIN House Party 1:30pm - 9pm | SPIN House Party 1:30pm - 9pm | SPIN House Party 1:30pm - 9pm |

## 2023

Longitude Festival 2023 was held from Saturday 1 July to Sunday 2 July 2023.

### Line-up

Line-up: (headliners in bold):
Main Stage :
| Saturday | Sunday |
| Calvin Harris 8:45pm - 10:45pm MK 7:15pm - 8:15pm Anne-Marie 6:15pm - 7pm Belters Only 5pm - 5:45pm Raye 4pm - 4:45pm Ice Spice 3pm - 3:30pm Jen Payne 2pm - 2:30pm | Travis Scott 9:15pm - 10:30pm Lil Uzi Vert 8pm - 8:45pm Metro Boomin 6:45pm - 7:30pm Lil Tjay 5:30pm - 6:15pm Flo 4:15pm - 5pm Glorilla - 3pm - 3:45pm Venbee - 2pm - 2:30pm |
Heineken Stage :
| Saturday | Sunday |
| BLK. 9:15pm - 10:30pm Multunes 7:45pm - 9pm Fionn Curran 6:15pm - 7:30pm Hannah Laing 4:30pm - 6pm Jazzy 3:30pm - 4pm Chantel Kavanagh 2:15pm - 3:15pm | Joel Corry 9:15pm - 10:15pm Joey Bada$$ 8pm - 8:45pm Clavish 6:45pm - 7:30pm Meekz 5:30pm - 6:15pm Ken Carson 4:15pm - 5pm Songer 3pm - 3:45pm TraviS x Elzz 2pm - 2:30pm |
SPIN House Party Stage :
| Saturday | Sunday |
| SPIN House Party 1:30pm - 9pm | SPIN House Party 1:30pm - 9pm |

## Attendance

| Year | Attendance | Location |
| 2013 | 9,500 | Marlay Park, Dublin |
| 2014 | 21,000 | Marlay Park, Dublin |
| 2015 | 21,000 | Marlay Park, Dublin |
| 2016 | 30,000 | Marlay Park, Dublin |
| 2017 | 35,000 | Marlay Park, Dublin |
| 2018 | 40,000 | Marlay Park, Dublin |
| 2019 | 40,000 | Marlay Park, Dublin |
| 2022 | 40,000 | Marlay Park, Dublin |
Attendance figures depict total attendance during each day of the festival.
40,000 is Marlay Park's maximum capacity; therefore, the festival attendance may not increase in the future.
The 2020 and 2021 festivals were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.