Latitude Festival 2018

Every year, more and more revellers flock to the green pastures of Southwold’s Henham Park. Set around a pine-wreathed lake and graced with flocks of sheep (dyed bright pink for the occasion), Latitude is magically pretty. It also packs a greater punch than most music festivals: the programme is overflowing with theatre, art, comedy, poetry, literature, politics and dance.

Now in its 13th year, it continues to attract some of the most innovative artists and thinkers around in their droves.

This year's line-up looks as stellar as ever. The headliners are reliably impressive, with a big focus on the kind of moving indie pop which manages to break hearts and storm the charts in one go. Stand out performers include folk-rock misfits alt-J, chamber pop connoisseurs Belle and Sebastian and desert-dwelling rock revivalists, The Killers. For R&B fanatics, Solange will be bringing her effortlessly breathy, soulful melodies to the Obelisk Arena on the Friday.

Aside from the music, there's an stunning selection of dance on offer, including mesmerising performances from Sadler's Wells and cutting-edge physical theatre from Recirquel Contemporary Circus. If you prefer a more laidback experience packed with plenty of laughs, Alan Davies, Bridget Christie and Harry Hill will be spearheading a world class collection of comedic acts.

There's even a tent called 'The Speakeasy', which hosts talks, panels, podcasts and poetry, uniting the likes of Ed Miliband, Sandi Toksvig and Stacey Dooley under one roof of intellectual entertainment.

With so much squeezed into just four days of festival, Latitude 2018 is your one stop shop for all things cultural this summer.

Tickets are now available here.