Citadel festival: Line-up, tickets, stage times and more

Top of the bill: Catfish and the Bottlemen will headline the festival
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Jochan Embley11 July 2019

Citadel returns this weekend, cementing its place as one of the heftiest one-day festivals in London.

Seven stages of music will squeeze into Gunnersbury Park on Sunday, hosting some of the UK’s favourite rock bands alongside an array of newcomers.

Plenty of mouth-watering street food will be served up by some of the city’s main players on the culinary scene, while comedy, talks, wellness workshops and kids’ activities have also worked their way onto the line-up.

This is everything you need to know.

When is Citadel?

The one-day event will take place on Sunday July 14.

Where is Citadel?

It will all go down within the leafy confines of South Acton’s Gunnersbury Park, the grounds surrounding a 17th century mansion.

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Who’s on the line-up for Citadel? And what are the stage times?

Main Stage

  • Catfish and the Bottlemen — 8.20-9.50pm
  • Bastille — 6.40-7.40pm
  • Friendly Fires — 5.25-6.10pm
  • DMA’s — 4.15-5pm
  • Dream Wife — 3.20-3.50pm
  • The Coronas — 2.25-2.55pm
  • Balcony — 1.30-2pm
  • Inhaler — 12.35-1.05pm

Communion

  • Bear’s Den — 7.20-8.20pm
  • Matt Corby — 6.05-6.50pm
  • Honeyblood — 5.05-5.35pm
  • Matthew and the Atlas — 4.05-4.35pm
  • The Teksey Brothers — 3.05-3.35pm
  • Cleopatrick — 2.10-2.40pm
  • Banfi — 1.20-1.45pm
  • MarthaGunn — 12.30-12.55pm

DIY

  • Tinariwen — 7.15-8.15pm
  • Hyukoh — 6-6.45pm
  • Fontaines DC — 5-5.30pm
  • Talos — 4-4.30pm
  • The Murder Capital — 3.05-3.35pm
  • Bill Jefferson — 1.20-1.45pm
  • Cosmic Strip — 12.30-12.55pm

The Blu Stage

  • Irvine Welsh (DJ set) — 6.15-8.15pm
  • Lulu Levan (DJ set) — 4.15-6.15pm
  • Fred Macpherson and Cavan McCarthy — 2.15-4.15pm

Smirnoff Waterfall

  • Bittersweet — 6.45-8.15pm
  • French Braids — 5.15-6.45pm
  • Kousto — 3.45-5.15pm
  • Scarlett Lapidus — 2.30-3.45pm
  • Carly Wilford — 1.15-2.30pm
  • Boyoca — 12-1.15pm

The Tropical Jungle

  • Rhythm Method (DJ set) — 7.15-8.15pm
  • Talk Show (DJ set) — 6.15-7.15pm
  • Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard (DJ set) — 5.15-6.15pm
  • Ross Jones (So Young) — 4.15-5.15pm
  • Italia 90 (DJ set) — 3.15-4.15pm
  • Ugly (DJ set) — 2.15-3.15pm
  • Lacuna Common (DJ set) — 1.15-2.15pm

The Sweet Spot

  • DJ Chris Tofu - Vintage Remix Takeover — 6.15-9pm
  • Das Brass — 5.15-6.15pm
  • Vibe Roulette — 3.15-4.45pm
  • London City Voices — 2-2.30pm
  • DJ Count Bassy — 1-1.30pm

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What else is on the line-up?

There’s much more than just music to keep you occupied at Citadel. Phil Wang, Bridget Christie and Fern Brady are among the comedians who will be tackling the biggest issues of the day in Sunday Papers Live, with various other speakers set to take to the stage throughout the day, including Andrew Kuh from the UK Space Agency.

Elsewhere, there will be yoga classes, disco workouts, hula hoop sessions and plenty more providing a healthy dose of wellness in amongst all the festival excess.

For those attending with small children, there are kid-centric jazz workshops, drag queen story times, circus workshops and even the chance to meet none other than Peppa Pig.

Which street food vendors will be at Citadel?

Hungry from all that dancing? Some of London’s biggest foodie names will be in attendance, cooking up all manner of culinary delights — from Patty and Bun’s burgers to the Caribbean flavours of Only Jerkin’ and Lahore-inspired dishes courtesy of Zouk.

The full list of street food traders is below:

  • Patty and Bun
  • Other Side Fried
  • Cheeky Burger
  • Anna Mae’s
  • Only Jerkin’
  • Tiger Bites
  • Guasacaca
  • Yorkshire Burrito
  • Buddha Bowls
  • Zouk

How to get tickets for Citadel 2019

General admission tickets are still available. Adult passes are priced at £39.50, teens aged between 13-17 years can get in for £25 while kids aged 12 and under go free with a ticket-holding adult.

How to get to Gunnersbury Park for Citadel

Tube: Acton Town (Piccadilly and District lines) is the designated station for the event, around 30 minutes outside of central London on the Underground. Ealing Broadway (District and Central lines) is also nearby, and will take around 25 minutes on foot from there to the festival.

Car: There won’t be any parking on the festival site, nor the surrounding roads, so travelling by car isn't advised.

Taxi: There will be a taxi rank within Gunnersbury Park for both pre-booked cars and Ubers.

Bus: Normal bus routes will either be cancelled or disrupted, so it’s best to avoid them

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