More good news on the festival front. Longitude Festival have announced the first acts who will be gracing their Marley Park stages in July.

The biggest surprise is Kendrick Lamar on Friday night, who’s album ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’  was easily my favourite hip-hop release of last year. The National and Major Lazer will headline the Saturday and Sunday nights respectively

Jamie XX, Father John Misty, Chvrches, Róisín Murphy, Tyler The Creator, Action Bronson, Courtney Barnett, A$AP Ferg, MØ, All Tvvins, Rejjie Snow, Otherkin, Pleasure Beach and Saint Sister make up the rest of the acts in this  first announcement.

Tickets go on sale at 9am next Friday the 29th. Weekend tickets are €159.50 and Day tickets €64.50