While Mumford & Sons wouldn’t be my favourite band by ANY stretch of the imagination, they have been using their status wisely with Ben Lovett having recently opened the Omeara venue in London, their involvement in Communion Music label and collaborations with artists like Baaba Maal.
That status advantage is going one further now with Mumford & Sons announced that not will they play Longitude and Latitude Festival this summer but they are curating a stage which will feature Baaba Maal, Jack Garratt, Glass Animals, Lucy Rose and more.
It may also feature Maggie Rogers, Sohn, Lemon Twigs and Declan McKenna as this video suggests but we’ll know very soon, as more Longitude news expected later today, as Latitude was announced in full with The 1975, Fleet Foxes, Goldfrapp, Placebo and more.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
