Latitude which celebrates its 10th birthday in 2015 has revealed its first wave of more than 100 artists for this years event including headliners Alt-J, Portishead and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, the festival takes place from Thursday 16th to Sunday  19th July 2015 in the stunning grounds of Henham Park, Suffolk.

This year sees two new areas; swimming in the lake for the first time in the festival’s history, and hot tubs.

 Melvin Benn, Founder and Creator of Latitude comments: “I'm delighted to reveal the first acts for Latitude 2015, with Alt-J, Portishead, Noel Gallagher, Alan Davies, Jon Richardson and Jason Manford heading up a music and arts bill that is as strong as it is broad.

“This year is the 10th Edition of the festival and we're celebrating with an event which, although it has evolved significantly from the intimate 4,000 attendees we started out with, I really feel has kept the special atmosphere and unique quality which sets it apart.

“Every year I challenge myself to build on previous summers and make each festival even better than the one before. With the start of a new decade for Latitude, I wanted to bring something really fresh and new to Henham and I think we’ve done just that. We’ve added a whole new spa area, Solas, offering massages and treatments alongside hot tubs and installations, which will all turn into a late night party area for festival-goers to discover after sunset. In addition – the extraordinary Other Voices will make the journey from the west coast of Ireland to the east coast of England to create their incredibly intimate music environment. And we’re also bringing swimming to the lake for the first time, which will absolutely be the icing on the cake for Latitude 2015! I'm looking forward to welcoming back all our regular festival-goers, and seeing some new faces there this July.”

Latitude First Announcement


In addition to Obelisk Arena headliners  Alt-J, Portishead, and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds the following artists will be appearing: Manic Street Preachers, Caribou, James Blake, Laura Marling, Wild Beasts, Lianne La Havas, Seasick Steve, José González, Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens, Benjamin Booker, JP Cooper

Alt-J said: "We are hugely excited to return to Latitude for the third time. Playing there has always been so memorable. Latitude has always supported us, and to go from playing the smaller stages to this means it will be a night of celebration."

The BBC Radio 6 Music Stage will play host to Jon Hopkins, The Vaccines, SBTRKT, Django Django, Catfish And The Bottlemen, Public Service Broadcasting, La Roux, Years & Years, Savages, Toro Y Moi, Wolf Alice, Young Fathers, Kwabs, Sun Kil Moon, King Creosote, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, The Thurston Moore Band, Drenge, The Districts, Soak

The I Arena include one of electronic music’s most renowned talents, Warp Records cult artist Clark who headlines Saturday plus: The 2 Bears, Adult Jazz, Kiasmos, Jack Garrat, Shura, Genghar, Ibeyi, Susanne Sundfør, Dm Stith, Duke Garwood, Leon Bridges, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizzard, The Twilight Sad, Curtis Harding, Marika Hackman, Nadine Shah, Dolores Haze, Late Night Djs: Ben Ufo, Dj Ez, Monki, Alexander Nut, The Four Owls, The Busy Twist, Werkha (Live)

As usual Latitude plays host to some of the best comedians in the country (plus some from further a field), this year sees: Alan Davies, Jon Richardson,Jason Manford, Jack Dee’s Help Desk, Rob Delaney, Adam Hills, David O’Doherty, Josh Widdicombe, Katherine Ryan, Nina Conti, Robin Ince & Josie Long’s Festival Shambles, Tim Key, Funz And Gamez, Shappi Khorsandi, Sara Pascoe, Nick Helm, Daniel Sloss, Holly Walsh, Marcus Brigstocke, Abandoman, Carl Donnelly, Rob Beckett, Pappy’s, Tiffany Stevenson, James Acaster, Sarah Kendall, Joe Lycett, Romesh Ranganathan, Max And Ivan, Luisa Omielan, Sunday Assembly, Liam Williams, Charlie Baker, Zoe Lyons, Elis James, Nish Kumar, Matt Richardson, Matt Forde, John Robins, Eric Lampaert’s Comedy Cinema Club, Pippa Evans, Alex Edelman, Danielle Ward, Angela Barnes, Ivo Graham, Stuart Goldsmith, Adam Hess, Jarlath Regan, Phil Wang, Gein’s Family Giftshop, Guilt And Shame, Rhys James, Dane Baptiste, Rachel Parris, David Elms, David Morgan, Pat Cahill, Suzi Ruffell, Tom Allen, Harriet Kemsley, Lazy Susan, Massive Dad, Kai Humphries, Sofie Hagen, Pierre Novellie, Anna Morris, Phil Jerrod, Aunty Donna, Sarah Callaghan, Ellie White, Natasia Demetriou, Jenny Collier, Lolly Adefope, Johnny And Inel, Twayna Mayne, Yve Blake, Lloyd Griffiths, Chris Kent, Amir Khoshsokhan, Chortle Student Comedy Awards Show

In addition to the above there were a number of special guests announced today including: Chilly Gonzales & Kaiser Quartett, Gareth Malone, Sadler’s Wells, Simon Armitage, Doctor John Cooper Clarke, Michael Rosen, George The Poet

If that wasn't enough Gareth Malone will this year be putting together a unique choir of Latitude festival goers. Ticket holders will have the opportunity to apply to be part of this 100-strong group who will rehearse at several points over the weekend, culminating in a Main Stage lunchtime performance on Sunday 19th July. In addition, Gareth and his Voices choir will be performing on the Waterfront Stage on Saturday 18th July.’