it won’t be a asurprise to those paying attention to the easing of restrictions and the lack of a roadmap for live events but for those of a younger persuasion who had pinned their hopes on heading to Marley Park in July, their hopes have been dashed.
Longitude Festival has announced its cancellation with refunds available at the point of purchase or automatically depending on the method of payment.
⚡️ 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 ⚡️
— Longitude Festival (@longitudefest) May 10, 2021
♻️ Refund from point of sale
🎟 Online/phone purchase via Ticketmaster refunded automatically
🔆 #Longitude2022 ⏩ 1-3 July 2022 pic.twitter.com/icdWHQzgb9
The lineup was announced back in November and featured Kendrick Lamar, ASAP Rocky, Tyler, The Creator and many more.
It’s safe to assume that Longitude will return in July 2022.
Last week, Forbidden Fruit cancelled its plans for this year.
It’s also safe to assume that no festivals will take place in Ireland until at least August, and if anything happens then it won’t be large gatherings or multi-day camping festivals, but restricted small events, unless the touted pilot one-day events take place.
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.
