Still nursing your post-Glastonbury blues (or been watching on telly) and craving some more live music? We've got just the thing for you. Lytham Festival started this week — a glorious five-day event in the pretty seaside town of Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. And this year's line-up is bigger than ever.
Over the years Lytham Festival has grown from a one-day event to a musical extravaganza lasting a whole five days, with a capacity of 20,000. So far this year, there have been headline sets from icons Hozier and Shania Twain, with performances from Courteeners, Madness and James still to come.
Heading to Lytham over the next few days? Here’s everything you need to know, from ticket availability to set times.
When is Lytham Festival this year?
This year’s fest takes place from July 3-7.
What time does the festival open and close?
It depends, but every day general admission, the Garden, VIP Park Lounge and accessible gates will open at 5pm.
For Madness (July 6) gates will open at 3pm, while for James (July 7) gates will open at 4pm.
Gates are opening early for Madness so that punters can get in and watch England’s next Euros match on the big screen. England v Switzerland kicks off at 5pm.
Entertainment on all nights is expected to finish by 11pm.
What’s the Lytham Festival 2024 lineup and who’s headlining?
The headliners are Hozier, Shania Twain, Courteeners, Madness and James (doing a special orchestral set). Here are the daily line-ups.
Wednesday July 3
Hozier, Brittany Howard, Lord Huron, Ye Vagabonds
Thursday July 4
Shania Twain, Rag ‘n’ Bone Man
Friday July 5
Courteeners, The Kooks, Nieve Ella
Saturday July 6
Madness, Rick Astley, Lightning Seeds, Kid Kapichi
Sunday July 7
James (orchestral performance), Johnny Marr, Inspiral Carpets, The Magic Numbers, The Kairos
Key stage splits and set times
Here are the set times for Lytham’s main stage.
Wednesday July 3
- 5pm Ye Vagabonds
- 5.45pm Lord Huron
- 7pm Brittany Howard
- 8.30pm Hozier
Thursday July 4
- 5.45pm Delta Goodrem
- 7pm Rag ‘n’ Bone Man
- 8.45pm Shania Twain
Friday July 5
- 6pm Nieve Ella
- 7pm The Kooks
- 9pm Courteeners
Saturday July 6
- 3.15pm Kid Kapichi
- 4pm Lightning Seeds
- 7pm Rick Astley
- 8.30pm Madness
Sunday July 7
- 4.05pm The Kairos
- 4.30pm The Magic Numbers
- 5.15pm Inspiral Carpets
- 6.30pm Johnny Marr
- 8.30pm James (orchestral performance)
Are there any tickets left?
For general admission, Courteeners is sold out (though you can still buy VIP packages), while tickets start from £61 for Hozier, £107 for Shania Twain, £84 for Madness and £73 for James.
Two-day ticket packages are available, too. Check availability on Ticketmaster here.
What’s the weather forecast looking like?
The Met Office is predicting sunny skies for Friday. There's rain forecast for Saturday morning, with some sunny intervals through the afternoon and evening, while Sunday is set to get rain during the day before it clearing up at around 7pm.
Can you sit down at Lytham Festival?
Festival goers aren't allowed to bring chairs to sit on, but you're free to bring a picnic blanket to sit on the ground.
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