Latitude in Suffolk will go ahead at full capacity next month
The Suffolk festival is part of the Government's trial events scheme.
Last updated 25th Jun 2021
Thousands of people will flock to Suffolk next month for Latitude Festival, which has confirmed it will be going ahead at full capacity.
Organisers say the event is featuring in the latest phase of the Government's Event Research Programme (ERP).
Headliners for this year's festival at Henham Park between the 22nd and 25th July include: Wolf Alice, The Chemical Brothers, Bastille, Bombay Bicycle Club, Bill Bailey, Katherine Ryan, Jo Brand, Reginald D. Hunter, and Simon Amstell.
This news comes after the festival announced last week that it would be the first major festival to take place in 2021.
Festival Republic who operate the event, say they'll work closely with experts, scientists and in particular the director of Public Health in Suffolk on the specific conditions of entry that will enable the event to be safe.
Melvin Benn, Festival Director of Latitude, commented: " We have been working extremely hard to make sure that Latitude Festival can go ahead safely at full capacity. Becoming an ERP event gives us the security of going ahead. Crucially the additional research collected at Latitude will benefit all festivals and live events moving forward.
"Everyone will be welcome to attend as long as they have a negative lateral flow test or proof of two vaccinations.
"After many months without live music and arts, we are ecstatic to return with a full capacity festival. Restarting festivals is crucially important to the wellbeing of everyone in society and we hope that Latitude will be the first of many festivals to take place this summer!"
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said: "We are working flat out to find a way to get festivals back up and running safely, so it is brilliant that Latitude will go ahead as part of the Events Research Programme and build on the success of our pilots at Download and Sefton Park."
Latitude Festival say they will be in touch with all existing ticket holders with further details about how the festival will operate as a pilot event.
Ticket holders will be asked for either proof of a negative lateral flow test taken within 48 hours of arrival at the festival, or proof of full vaccination, the second dose having been received at least 14 days prior to the first day of attending the festival.