Friday at Latitude was jam packed for the Feats. Team, with a genre spanning line up, we had a bit of everything. The day started with the orchestral melodies of Matt Carmichel at the BBC Introducing stage whilst we got our morning coffee, from Presuming Eds (Brighton represent!).

Next up we split up, we saw Matt Bragg opening the Comedy Arena, bringing an entertaining set to the crowd, covering everything from the Footy to ‘See it say it sort it’! At the same time we saw Ellie O’Neill up on the Sunrise Stage, bringing a lovely lilt voice, soothing the packed out audience, people sat and genuinely just relaxing to her set.

AdultDVD brought the energy back to the Sunrise stage, with their tight synths and clean bass, an almost raucous post-punk energy electrifying the crowd.

Following AdultDVD’s set we had Bleech 9:3 on the same stage, really ramping up the energy, within the first song the lead singer (Barry Quinlan) jumping into the crowd; setting the tone for the rest of the set. Cigarettes in mouths, the band play a rowdy set, building to the highlight for us "Ceiling", a shoegazy explosion.

We again split up, this time to cover Florence Road playing The Second Stage, having been doing the full gig circuit this year, rounding it out with Latitude, Truck & Tramlines. Equipped with the happiest drummer, the band soaked up their obvious success. Adored with stars, the stars know exactly who they are. Roping in some audience participation, with a call and response of “la la la’s” across the tent. The Indie rock sound really shines in their songs “hanging out to dry”, and “goodnight” which they played back to back.

At the same time we saw Dry Cleaning hitting the main stage, bringing their unique blend of melodic melodies and spoken word vocals. The South London based band are also hitting the festival circuit pretty hard this year, following their performance here at Latitude they’ll be doing a world tour, hitting everywhere from Italy to Argentina.

Later in the day we caught Must Be John playing the Alcove, hitting us with his post punk nostalgic style, the crowd dancing to every beat, reminiscing on their days of being young and dumb.

Following that, The Last dinner party provided the prelude to David Byrne headlining the Obselik Arena Friday Night. Always a joy to watch, the band playfully bringing their mix of music, theatre and choral influences. Starting off strong with classic openers such as “Count the ways” and “The feminine urge”, the last dinner party also included their song from their latest album “The Pyre”, with “Rifle”- a song that's not always included in their setlists, particularly for their festival sets. Our Feats. Contributor Yonks has spoke about this rebel rousing song, previously when covering their show at aviva studios last year. It seems the theatrics of the band were slightly lost on the crowd, with murmurs of movement, I found myself desperately wanting to be at the front with the die-hards.

Native James completely flipped the script for Latitude Festival, turning up the energy to 11, getting walls of death, and heavy moshing, this set felt more like a set we’d see at download or 2000Trees festival. He’s definitely someone we think you should keep an eye out on soon, he’ll be headlining before you know it! Absolutely the highlight of the festival so far, even bringing out a special guest, Professor Green. Performing a rock cover of Green’s track “Jungle”. We even managed to grab an interview with James after his set, so keep an eye out for that!

Next up we had Tom Grennan headlining Second Stage, an artist that never disappoints, playing with a full backing band, excellent lyrics and a general positive vibes throughout the whole tent. Tom is the kind of artist that absolutely deserves to headline a main stage, and his genre of music is a perfect fit for a festival like Latitude. The highlight for us was his hit record "All These Nights”, the whole crowd singing the lyrics throughout.

Feats favourites VLURE we’re closing out the Sunrise Stage, the Scottish band brought the Atmosphere back to an exhausted crowd, but with some hardcore fans at the barrier and the naturally ‘bouncy’ music, the group quickly got going. Since we last caught up with them, they’ve moved around their members a little, with Alex, their pianist/synth player leaving the group earlier this year.

Overall Friday at Latitude was a wide ranging genre blending day with a lot of standouts worth checking out. We ended the night dusty, a little broken, but excited for the coming days! Keep an eye out for our recap for Saturday!

Latitude 2026 Friday Recap

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