GENERAL INFO

Please note

This is the information for 2009 and although the majority will remain the same, the new website (launching soon) will host the most up-to-date information.

Thanks for your patience.

Festival Site Map

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Opening Times

Campsite:
Opens: 2pm Thursday 16th July 2009
Closes: 12pm Monday 20th July 2009.

Arena:
Thursday - approx 5pm
Friday - approx 10am
Saturday - approx 10am
Sunday - approx 10am

INFORMATION LINE 020 7009 3001

Please note that opening times are subject to health and safety inspections and can therefore sometimes be delayed. Please rest assured that we are doing all that we can to open on time and please bear with us

Age restrictions

0-5 will not need wristbanding, please be aware the festival takes place on farmland and may be unsuitable for young children.
5 to 12 years must be registered to receive a FREE Children’s ticket. 
All persons 13-17 years old must have a valid standard ticket . 
All under 16's must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who is over 18 years old.

Those wishing to stay in the 'Family Campsite' must be accompanied by children 16 years or younger.

Drivers license, Passport, plus the following cards [part of the PASS Scheme www.pass-scheme.org.uk]  CitizenCard, VALIDATE UK, Connexions Card,  Young Scot are all valid forms of ID.

Latitude Festival will contain acts unsuitable for children. Where it is possible to classify a scripted performance or film by age, this will be noted on signage outside the tent. The Cabaret Arena will contain nudity. The Comedy Arena will contain swearing. Other stages may feature material not suitable for children that we are unable to predict and classify due to the nature of live performance.

Onsite Facilities

Bars, Cash Points, First Aid and Paramedics, Food and Non Food stalls, Information Tent*, Left Luggage*, Lockers including phone recharging facilities*, Merchandise, Showers*, Welfare Tent,  Firewood stall*, Wheelbarrows for hire.

*not available to day ticket holders.

Banks & Cashpoints

There will be 8 cash points in the campsite, and 4 in the arena.
Surcharge £tbc per transaction but likely to be around £2. The Arena cashpoints are open when the arena is open.

The Village cashpoints are open 24 hours. Please carry as little money on you as you can. The onsite supermarket in the Village will accept credit and debit cards and also has a cashback facility, a surcharge will apply. The bars onsite should be able to accept credit and debit cards.

Programmes

Programmes are available from programme sellers situated throughout the site.

Water

There are free drinking water points throughout the campsites and arena in most cases, next to the toilet blocks. They are all signed as suitable for drinking and the supply is tested daily. Any broken taps or flooding should be reported to the nearest steward.

Toilets & Showers

There are toilet blocks throughout the campsites and arena. We are working hard to improve the standards of the toilets this year. At most toilet blocks, there will be a toilet service attendant based there permanently. If you notice any toilets that need servicing, please tell the nearest CAT teams in the campsites or the HAT teams in the arena. All toilet paper supplied is made from recycled toilet paper. Any additives used in the toilets are biological and are not harmful to the environment.

Disabled toilets are available at throughout the site at key locations.

The shower tent is situated in the Village and will be open from 6am to 1pm and from 7pm to 12.30am each day.


Compost Toilets

You may have stumbled across some of the compost toilets last year In The Woods. As they were highly successful and very popular in 2008, we will be expanding the numbers and this year there will be 80 of these eco loos onsite. They are waterless and odourless, and at the end of the composting cycle produce valuable fertile compost.

Seating

Latitude is an open air non seated event - some seating is available in the Obelisk Arena and there are picnic benches in the arena and deckchairs by the lake.

Wristbands

Customers must exchange their ticket for a wristband as they arrive onsite and enter via the campsite gates. Please note that this is a change to previous years. 

We have relocated the wristbanding tents to just inside each campsite gate to increase security, but please note that this does mean that some form of queue as you first come in, if you arrive at the start of the festival, or arrive at a peak time is likely. We will be doing our best to wristband everyone as quickly as we can.

Wristband exchanges will be located inside each campsite gate.

The wristband exchange for day ticket holders is situated by the day ticket entrance.

Re-admittance to the site is only possible once you have been wristbanded. Entrance to the arena is only possible with a valid wristband, tickets will not be allowed through at this point.

Wristbands removed from the wrist or tampered with will be rendered invalid and will not be replaced.

To avoid any disappointment we advise all ticket holders to leave plenty of time to get their wristband and allow time to walk between the campsites and the stages to avoid missing any of your chosen acts.

We advise all day ticket purchasers to arrive early to avoid missing any of their chosen acts and to leave ample time to get from the entrances to the stages.

Click here for tips on how to look after your wristband

Refunds/ Complaints/ Compliments

There are no refunds other than for cancellation or significant alteration of the festival. Any complaints or compliments should be sent in writing to Melvin Benn, Director of Festivals, Festival Republic, 35 Bow Street, London WC2E 7AU.

There is also a facility for making complaints using feedback forms onsite at  the Information Tent or let your nearest CAT (Campsite Assistance Teams) or HAT (Helpful Assistance Teams) know of any problems.

Check List

Key Ingredients of a good festival; mix in a large field for three days, stir occasionally and bring to the boil, season to taste.

Remember when packing that glass is not allowed onsite for safety reasons

  • Entry Ticket
  • Money / Cash Card
  • Clothing for all seasons
  • Sleeping Bag / Blanket
  • Tent
  • Travel Ticket Home
  • Camera (for personal use. Cameras with telephoto lenses are not allowed)
  • Mobile Phone
  • Sun Cream & a Hat
  • Tin Opener & Bottle Opener
  • Tissues
  • Toiletries and Towel
  • Torch
  • Wet Wipes
  • Dry Clean socks
  • Strong shoes
  • Insect Repellant
  • Any medications that you need 
  • Only bring what you can afford to lose. There is no way you can make a tent secure.

    We would encourage you not to bring anything that would cause unnecessary rubbish.

    Clean up after yourself and have brilliant weekend.

Things you can't bring

The following items may not be brought into the site through the campsite gates -

o Glass – no glass is allowed onsite for safety reasons
o Illegal substances
o Portable Laser Equipment and Pens
o Unauthorised Professional Film or Video Equipment
o Audio Recorders
o Air Horns
o Spray Cans
o Fireworks
o Flares
o Any item which may reasonably be considered for use as a weapon (pen knives etc)
o Animals (other than registered guide or hearing dogs)

In addition to the items, above, the following may not be brought into the arena:-

o Cans, alcohol, opened plastic bottles, drinks bottles.

Only sealed plastic bottles of water under 500ml size will be permitted into the arena.

All the above items will be confiscated.

You may be body searched at the entrance.
Persons suspected of carrying items that may be used in an offensive or dangerous manner, or carrying out illegal activities onsite may be searched.
Excessive amounts of food, cigarettes and alcohol may be refused entry to the site. Please only bring enough for personal consumption.

Cameras are normally permitted for personal use. Cameras with telephoto lenses will not be allowed through the three arena entrances. Professional cameras and video/audio equipment are strictly prohibited. Live video/audio recordings made without the permission of the artiste/promoter are prohibited.

No glass is permitted anywhere onsite for safety reasons.

Running Order Changes

Any changes to the running order are passed on to the Information Tent and should also be posted on the large information boards situated throughout the site. HATs will also be able to update you.

Weather Policy

There is no refund or exchange available, the event will go ahead regardless of rain etc. Please dress for the prevailing weather conditions. Bring sunscreen.

Smoking Ban

All public and working enclosed spaces onsite are no smoking, including all stages other than outdoor stages (Obelisk, Lake, In the Woods), all tents and marquees onsite in the village (supermarket, campsite bar, welfare tent, information tent etc)

If you do smoke, please use the butt bins to dispose of your cigarette ends.

Animals

No animals are allowed onsite at all, with the exception of registered guide or hearing dogs.

Terms and Conditions

Click below to read Festival Republic's Festivals & Events T&Cs:

 - Conditions of entry
 - Conditions of sale