Latitude Festival 2023: everything you need to know
Thousands are expected to attend this weekend
Last updated 17th Jun 2024
Thousands of people are expected to start arriving at Latitude Festival today, as it returns to Henham Park for another year.
It's on in Suffolk until Sunday with around 40,000 people expected to attend.
As well as musicians from a multitude of genres, the festival also includes theatre, art, comedy, cabaret, poetry, politics, dance and literature.
Getting there
Latitude Festival is opening its campsite early this year, due to fears train strikes could leave ticketholders unable to get to the event in good time.
Members of the RMT are walking out on Thursday July 20, the first day of the festival until Saturday July 22, the third day of the event.
It will mean a severely reduced service on Greater Anglia.
Latitude say general and family ticketholders will be able to get onto the site from Wednesday (July 19).
They've also put on extra shuttlebuses and coaches.
The festival village will remain closed until the event officially starts on Thursday.
Anyone wishing to travel by rail should get off at Halesworth, before catching a shuttle bus service.
James Reeve, Area Customer Services Manager, Greater Anglia said:
“Strike action means we are running a reduced timetable this year and customers are urged to plan their journeys in advance. Trains will still run, but customers should check before they travel and allow more time for their journeys.
“Travelling by train is one of the most sustainable forms of transport and we’re very pleased to help festival-goers attend Latitude again this year.”
The line-up
Pulp, Paolo Nutini and George Ezra are headlining this year's event.
The four-day event will also host The Kooks, Metronomy, Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, Black Midi and The Lightning Seeds as part of its music line-up.
Latitude 2023 will see the return of The Guest Chef restaurant, featuring a menu curated by a different famous face each day, and the Mind, Body & Zen area for meditation, yoga and workshops.
Sheffield band Pulp will headline the Friday night after announcing a comeback tour marking the 25th anniversary of their album This Is Hardcore.
Saturday night will see Scottish singer-songwriter Nutini take to the main stage after his recent album Last Night In The Bittersweet gave him his third consecutive UK number one.
After a number of performances at Latitude over the years, Brit Award-winning singer Ezra returns to close the event on the Sunday.
Also featured in the line-up are Siouxsie, The Proclaimers, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Young Fathers, The Beths, The Big Moon and The Dinner Party.
Ed Gamble, Romesh Ranganathan, Sara Pascoe, and Bridget Christie headline the comedy stage - with poetry, literature, food and dance also featuring on the packed line-up.
Aardman animations will offer model-making sessions run by experts who have worked on some of the company's best loved films, including Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run and Shaun The Sheep.
Before you arrive
You may be body and/or bag searched at the entrances. Make sure to check what you can and cannot bring here.
Ensure you have a card - Latitude is a cashless festival.
All food, drinks/beverages and merchandise will be cashless and cash machines will not be available at this year’s festival.
Campsite opening times
Campsite opening times are as follows:
Campervans (General & Family): 10am Wednesday 19th July
Camping (General & Family): 2pm Wednesday 19th July
The campsite closes at 13:00 on Monday 24th July 2023 and is staffed 24 hours a day.
You can arrive at any time during this period.