Heading to Longitude? Here are the 7 things you have to see

Let the countdown begin to the festival.

Laura Holland

Heading to Longitude? Here are the 7 things you have to see

Longitude is one of the best festivals the country has to offer.

It’s so well organised and has some great stages and areas for festival goers to explore. Based in Dublin’s Marlay Park, it’s the perfect weekend for those who love music, food and drink, comedy and all round fun.

If you’ve been before you’ll know that the area itself is really well laid out and everything is in walking distance of the Main Stage, which allows you to explore in between each act to sample all that the festival has to offer.

Here is the full site map:

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A lot of the areas, which were there last year, are returning with some exciting changes or additions. Here are our top suggestions for things to do/see at Longitude.

Main Stage

Of course, this is a music festival so the main stage is usually the main attraction with Kendrick Lamar, Major Lazer and The National as the festival’s headliners.

The full line-up has been revealed and broken down by each day, so make note of when your favourite acts are playing and get to the other attractions in between them. Note also that some of the acts will be performing at the other stages at the festival such as Whelan’s Stage and the Heineken Stage.

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Whelan’s Live Stage

Whelan’s Live stage is back at Longitude again this year and will showcase some of the finest up and coming bands and artists.

Performing across the weekend are a mixture of international and homegrown acts such as Brooklyn indie pop group Lucius, alt-folk duo Bear’s Den, British singer-songwriter Izzy Bizzu, plus Irish acts such as Daithí, We Cut Corners, our friends Saint Sister, and Pleasure Beach.

Heineken Sound Stage

Each year the Heineken Sound Stage have a brilliant theme, with previous years bringing Irish music fans a taste of Tokyo, Berlin and Brooklyn, and this year they are pulling out all the stops and going Parisian.

Sound Atlas

This year’s Sound Atlas Paris area sounds great. Throughout the weekend, Sound Atlas will host an array of DJ talent, bringing with them the unique sounds of the French capital. In true Sound Atlas style, festival-goers will also be able to skate around a custom-built roller disco and refuel on donuts.

3Live

The 3Live area will be a hub of entertainment, with DJ sets from Claire Beck and Marcus O’Laoire, 3 Beat Bingo and 3Jukebox. As well as customisable festival experience with personalised phone covers and not to mention the all-important charging station. As well as this, they’ll also have makeup artists ensuring everyone is festival glam.

Casa Bacardi

Bacardi is back again for Longitude this year and with it comes the Casa Bacardi – an area with epic music and great drinks.

As it was last year, it’s bound to be the ultimate party spot throughout the weekend, offering festival goers the perfect location to soak up the atmosphere over some of Ireland’s favourite cocktails, Bacardi Mojito and Bacardi Cuba Libre, in between the acts on the main stage.

Desperado House Party

Desperados is taking its famous house party to Longitude. It promises that music fans will experience an epic house party like no other.

The House Party will open its doors to eager guests and includes the No Chance of Sitting Room, a Boombox Living Room, a Karaoke Kitchen and of course, a garden where make-up artists will be dishing out the latest festival looks and all the while serving refreshing Desperados for the party guests.

Repeal

And finally, the highly coveted ‘Repeal’ jumpers from The Repeal Project, which sold out initially in three hours, will be available to purchase from the designated merchandise stand, so you can look stylish while doing your part for women’s rights.