Latitude’s ‘shady lady’, Trailer Park, is a surreal temporary hamlet in the woods at Henham Park, made up of a baker’s dozen of creations stuffed into various caravans, horseboxes, mobile homes, and repurposed vehicles. With a weakness for the ridiculous, this playground for artists and makers to present large-scale acts of provocation is anchored by the infamous Trailer Park Stage, in which the whole side of a mobile-home has been removed to reveal the kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and lounge area: a home for bands with a keen sense of mischief and for punters with a longing for an uninhibited dance in the cool of the trees.
The Music
This year, the Trailer Park Stage returns with one of its most thrilling and unpredictable musical line ups to date. From punk pioneers to global grooves and emerging underground names, the stage will be alive from Thursday through Sunday with performances designed to surprise, entertain, and get audiences dancing.
HotWax bring a raw, riff-heavy energy that blends grunge and garage rock. Wreckless Eric brings decades of punk heritage and biting songwriting to the woods. Dublin’s Bricknasty will blow open expectations with their genre-defying blend of neo-soul, hip-hop, and jazz, while The Dodge Brothers, featuring BBC film critic Mark Kermode, deliver foot-stomping Americana and skiffle with a silver screen twist.
The Pill offer electrifying, theatrical sets that fuse performance art with wild sonic experimentation. Ghanaian percussionist Afla Sackey joins forces with DJ Raz to create Raz and Afla, with a hypnotic mix of African rhythms and modern electronic beats. The Foreign Locals return with their joyful, brass-filled fusion of world music and street party chaos, while My Bad Sister — the identical twin rave duo — promise tight choreography, fierce rhymes, and a punk cabaret edge.
New additions also include The Mighty Flux, an electrifying collision of psych rock, brass, and theatrical flair that promises to melt minds. Fat Vince returns with his unmatched ability to whip a crowd into chaos with wild funk edits, disco chaos and heavy crowd participation. And to cap off the funk-fuelled madness, Daft Funk deliver a dazzling tribute to Daft Punk — complete with helmets, lasers, and floor-filling bangers.
Hailing from Zimbabwe, Gonora Sounds blend electric guitar, dance rhythms and soulful vocals in a powerful expression of uplifting and infectious sungura music. The 45s inject vintage soul and rhythm & blues into the mix, delivering a classic sound with youthful fire. Clara Tracey adds noir-tinged piano pop and sharp, theatrical storytelling to the weekend, while Grooveline offer dancefloor-ready funk, soul and disco grooves guaranteed to get the crowd moving.
The High Points live up to their name with a brassy, high-octane instrumental funk set inspired by the likes of James Brown and Fela Kuti. Cheap Dirty Horse brings chaotic beauty, blending glam rock, glitter, and unfiltered energy into a live experience you won’t soon forget. Jiny Metro, one of the UK’s most exciting new names in underground hip-hop, rounds off the line up with swagger, substance and sharp lyricism.
Capping it all is a theatrical, full-band performance of ‘Stop Making Sense’ by The Sonic Furs, a loving and playful tribute to the iconic Talking Heads concert film. Expect costume changes, choreography, and full audience immersion.
As always, there will also be three unannounced secret gigs from major artists appearing elsewhere on the main stages, delivering the sort of once-in-a-lifetime moments that make Trailer Park legend.
The Caravans
Latitude veterans will know that in Trailer Park, a gaggle of miniature venues inhabit the glen: The Ryanair Customer Service Desk is where you experience the very best in aviation care; CaraVandal, where graffiti is the go; The Lil’ Trailer of Horrors where a dreadful story unfolds in the smallest theatre on site, PianoVan in which a set of ivories is built into a steampunk trailer; The Quickie Chapel for all your Vegas needs; and The Confess-a-Van for the absolving of last nights horrors. And the return of eight favourites: Calvin Decline – a cutbacks-tastic catwalk where it’s all gone a bit glittery-jacket, and his nemesis Diamante Bling who has tracked him down; The Totally Top Secret and Entirely Unsuspicious Undercover Caravan, a HQ for warmongering Fairies; Wildflower Fortunes, where flora and tarot meet; Fire Garden Birdbox, a jurassic-scale skeleton-bird that travels the land breathing fire at all who come close to her metal nest; Suffolk’s Saucy Seaside featuring a Southwold-inspired beach party; Dark Horse where festivaleers can take and develop group photographs using coffee grounds and soda crystals; and the one and only APRES SKI, a real-life alpine snow scene where it is always 4pm.
Kicking off on Thursday with an almighty Irish welcome, Trailer Park is where the ‘unusuals’ convene, where the secret gigs happen, and where the lost come to be found. Don’t miss out…
