Damon Albarn to headline Latitude 2014

Albarn will be joined by Röyksopp and Robyn at the festival this summer

Damon Albarn will headline Latitude 2014, the festival has confirmed.

The Blur frontman will make an exclusive appearance at the festival in Suffolk, following the release of his new solo album in April.

He will be joined by Two Door Cinema Club, Norwegian electronic duo Röyksopp and Swedish indie-pop star Robyn.

Other acts confirmed for the festival line-up include Haim, Booker T Jones, Phosphorescent, Billy Bragg, Nils Frahm and Anna Calvi.

Albarn announced on Sunday he would be releasing his first solo album, Everyday Robots, in the spring.

The 45-year-old teased the news in December with a 20-second black and white clip on YouTube, showing him sitting at a piano and singing with the caption “Damon Albarn, first solo album, coming 2014”.

Confirming the news on Twitter on Sunday, he posted a cover of the album artwork and wrote: “New @DamonAlbarn album #EverydayRobots out 28 April. Title track Everyday Robots premieres tomorrow.”

He debuted five ballads from Everyday Robots at the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday night, accompanied by a string quartet. New tracks included “Everyday Robots” and “You and Me”, but he concluded with a rendition of Blur’s “To the End”.

Latitude will return to Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk from 17-20 July; latitudefestival.com