Last weekend I hopped on a plane to Dublin to go to Longitude festival, which is essentially Latitude's smaller, younger, Irish sister. Being completely honest, I wasn't even aware it was on when it debuted last year and I wouldn't be surprised if it passed by again this year with a lot of people not realising it existed. I saw a lot of coverage relating to Latitude in the lead up to the weekend, but very little about Longitude, so I've taken it upon myself to sing its praises!
The only festival I've been to previously was Leeds years ago, so I was extremely excited to get back into the festival spirit. Live music is one of my favourite things in the world and as far as the line up went, it basically consisted of everyone I love at the moment. There's also the other small factor that it is a no camping festival, I assume due to its smaller size. I've done the whole camping/gross toilets thing at Leeds and whilst it is good fun and I definitely think it's part of the experience at some festivals, I can't tell you how nice it was to have a comfy bed at the end of the day and more importantly, the luxury of a shower! I didn't even need to take dry shampoo. Crazy.
We were staying in a hotel (Bewley's Hotel Leopordstown, FYI) which did the job of acting as a base perfectly and even ran their own little bus service to the festival site every day which was really useful. The festival was held in Marlay Park with the biggest stage in the main part of the site and then bridges off to other areas. The feel of the place was so relaxed and there was such a happy atmosphere, it warmed my little heart! Food-wise, a special shout out goes to Dave's Wood-Fired Pizza Company for the best sweet potato fries I've EVER HAD. Oh, and to the ice cream man we single-handedly kept in business (sometimes all you need in life is sunshine and a 99.)
Now onto the important bit, the music. I won't list everything we saw because that would just be boring for you, but I'll try to pick out a few highlights. I have to give a special mention to George Ezra, HAIM and James Vincent McMorrow who were absolutely incredible, as expected, and also to Bastille and Rudimental for putting on a corker of a show! Sam Smith and Disclosure were two acts who really surprised me in terms of just how much I loved their sets and I am also now Hozier's new biggest fan - definitely check him out if you haven't already, he really caught my...erm...ear?
So, without further ado, here are a few snaps from the weekend...
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