Classical superstars, global sensations, and more unmissable names added to the Latitude line up!

KATHERINE JENKINS OBE | LEON BRIDGES THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN | MYSTERY JETS | THE CORAL A BLAZE OF FEATHER | ALEX VARGAS | BETH ORTON | CATHERINE MCGRATH CHILDHOOD | FLYTE | JADE BIRD | MINKE | MULLALLY | SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO (DJ SET) TENDER | TREVOR NELSON | WHILE THE WORLD SLEEPS JAGUAR SKILLS | DJ YODA REEPS ONE & THE VOICES | BLACK PEACHES

PREVIOUS FESTIVAL HEADLINER TO BE ANNOUNCED AS SPECIAL GUEST, FRIDAY 28 APRIL @ 10AM

Latitude 2017 brings another star-studded list of acts to this year’s ultimate edition. Global superstar, Katherine Jenkins OBE and an unannounced special guest will join headliners; The 1975, Mumford and Sons, and Fleet Foxes - as well as headliners within their own rights, Placebo and Fatboy Slim, for momentous performances across the weekend.

40,000 people will witness Brit Award winners The 1975 perform tracks from I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It for the last time in 2017, as well as a Fleet Foxes returning to British soil in a UK Exclusive after a five year hiatus, backed with the recently announced album Crack-Up, and Saturday night headliners Mumford & Sons who bring with them their Gentlemen Of The Road takeover to curate the day’s line up.

They’re joined by a line up brimming with huge names and exclusives across all stages, combined over 40 Top Ten albums, from the legendary Placebo in a UK Festival Exclusive to returning indie rockers The Horrors; from Scandi indie-pop darlings The Radio Dept. (another UK festival exclusive) to the inimitable former Velvet Underground stalwart John Cale; from the iconic Mavis Staples to the all-out party that will be Fatboy Slim on the BBC Music Stage.

The biggest classical crossover star and mezzo soprano Katherine Jenkins OBE will be joining a star studded line up alongside this years’ headliners, to perform a special Latitude Festival debut on the Waterfront Stage which promises to be a sensational highlight for the weekend.

Torchbearer for his genre, Leon Bridges will grace the Obelisk Arena on Saturday as part of Mumford & Son’s Gentlemen of the Road Latitude takeover, bringing his gospel and soul hits to what will no doubt be a mammoth crowd.

Also joining the stellar Obelisk Arena bill are Scouse indie hit makers The Coral who’ll be bringing their psychedelic sounds to Henham Park for another trailblazing set, and Festival favourites Mystery Jets will take to the stage for an effortlessly energetic performance full of old hits and songs from Ivor Novello-nominated album Curve of the Earth.

The BBC Music Stage will once again play host to some huge acts this summer, including the previously announced Placebo, Fatboy Slim, Jack Garratt, Loyle Carner and many more. Ben Howard’s record label ‘Hell Up Records’ latest mysterious signing, A Blaze of Feather sees a multi-talented band debut in a special performance for the Latitude audience, rumoured to be Ben’s long term guitarist Mickey Smith backed by Ben and his band. Another stunning set will also come from pioneering folk artist Beth Orton, who’ll be bringing an acoustic performance built especially for the Latitude stage that can’t be seen anywhere else, and The Jesus and Mary Chain are set to make their Latitude Festival debut armed with the hugely influential album Psychocandy and the recently released Damage and Joy.

Latitude Festival’s ultimate destination for the hottest new music talent, DIY Presents The Alcove Stage will be playing host to Scandinavian wonder Alex Vargas, indie pop optimists Childhood, Hackney’s Flyte and the sultry duo Tender who have recently been wowing crowds across London with a string of acclaimed shows. The beautifully soulful Jade Bird, country pop rising star Catherine McGrath and soul-infused pop starlet Minke join the bill, alongside local acts Mullally and Jesse Quinn of Keane and Mt Desolation fame’s solo project While The World Sleeps.

Bringing the evenings to a close on the Sunrise Arena, and rounding off the day’s proceedings will be radio legend Trevor Nelson and a storming DJ set delivered by electronic icons Simian Mobile Disco.

Anonymous masked DJ heavyweight Jaguar Skills will delight the Music & Film Arena with his encyclopaedic knowledge of drum and bass, hip-hop and everything in between. Multi award winning hip-hop DJ and producer DJ Yoda will be reinvigorating his craft in the Music & Film Arena, delivering a unique performance full of humorous intent to the Latitude audience with his History of Gaming / Stranger Things show. Joining him will be beatboxing artist Reeps One & The Voices who is set to bring his fast routines and dubstep sounds along with some very special guests. The solo project of Hot Chip’s Rob Smoughton, Black Peaches will fill the Music & Film Arena with psychotropic country, spiritual jazz and funk sounds.

Created from BFI National Archive footage dating back to 1919 and sound tracked by John Grant, Hercules & Love Affair and Goldfrapp, Queerama is a documentary that marks and celebrates the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK. In the Music & Film Arena, the film screening will followed by a Q&A with Director Daisy Asquith.