Yesterday (14 June) UK PM Boris Johnson made the announcement that the final lockdown restrictions will not be eased for another four weeks, pushing back from the original date of 21 June until 19 July.

Following the announcement, Latitude's Melvin Benn uploaded a statement to the festival's socials responding to the news.

Latitude 2021 is due to take place from 22-25 July, with headline sets from Wolf Alice, The Chemical Brothers, Bastille and Bombay Bicycle Club, and Benn's statement confirmed that they "haven't given up hope just yet".

Benn wrote in the statement, "If you'll allow us just a little more time, we're going to spend the next few days looking at the information and speaking to the relevant government departments to work out what it means for the festival. Rest assured, as soon as we know for definite if we can or can't go ahead, we will tell you. We expect that will be by the end of this week."

The statement also added that if this year's Latitude can't go ahead, "all ticketholders will be able to roll over their tickets to 2022 or be able to claim a refund."

A @cinchuk presents Latitude 2021 update from Melvin...#Latitude2021 pic.twitter.com/hUudZylzyB

— Latitude Festival (@LatitudeFest) June 14, 2021