Latitude
Latitude in Suffolk - 17th-20th July
Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Ros, and Interpol are the first act confirmed as
headliners with Death Cab For Cutie, The Go! Team, Seasick Steve,
Grinderman, Elbow, The Breeders, Amadou And Mariam, and M.I.A. With
Saturday on the second Stage headlined by Mars Volta and closing that
stage on the Sunday are Tindersticks.
Latitude isn't just about music, but has a full spectrum of art with
individual arenas dedicated to film, theatre, poetry, literature,
cabaret, and comedy.
Laughs will be provided at the Pimm's Comedy Arena which is housed in a
larger tent and screens outside, headlined by comedians Bill Bailey,
Ross Noble, and Rich Hall. At night, the Comedy Arena hands over to
Guilty Pleasures and also Swap-A-Rama makes it's debut on Saturday
night when every time the DJs ring the klaxon you must swap an item of
clothing with someone next to you.
The Music and Film Arena mixes the alternative world of film and
documentaries with live performances and visuals. Mark Lamarr will
present a live selection of soul, ska, reggae, country, gospel and rap.
Artists confirmed to play live are Buzzcocks, Eli 'Paperboy' Reed and
the True Loves and The Heavy. The arena will have many more live acts
still to be confirmed.
The Literary Arena will have book readings, stories, discussions and
laughter hosted by Vox 'N' Roll, Wordtheatre, Marcus Brigstocke: The
Early Edition with book readings and a literary crop including Iain
Banks reading from 'The Steep Approach to Garberdale', Mark Thomas, and
Dave Gorman with many more to be announced over the coming months.
This year's Theatre Arena will be the world's first green stage fuel
cell powered carbon neutral festival stage. Arcola will be providing
state of the art low energy LED lighting and a Hydrogen Fuel Cell to
power the stage. The Royal Court, the Bush Theatre, nabokov, and Paines
Plough, The Miniaturists are all confirmed to entertain.
The Cabaret Arena will hold stage shows which will include
Nathaniel-de-Ville's VauxhallVille Cabaret. Also at the festival for
the first time is Sadler's Wells Theatre who will be presenting works
on a specially designed stage at sunset on the lake at Latitude. Plus
Lavish artists who brought the multi-coloured sheep one year will be
adding their madcap art to the site and there will be Intimate Voices
in the woods!
Radio 4 will this year be in the arena with Loose Ends and Just A
Minute with Nicholas Parsons. There will be Aspall's cyder at Latitude
and Penguin books will be bringing the Penguin Classics library, plus
the Pimms Bus will be at Latitude but there will also be a 'Henham Park
Island Paradise' which you can row out to and enjoy a glass of the
summer drink.
Line-Up:
Entry prices
Entry price (public): £130 weekend
Entry price (members/NUS): £130 weekend
Doors open: 17:00 til 23:00
Music genres
Accoustic, Alternative, Hip Hop, Indie
Contact Henham Park in Beccles
Please note: The event information above has been added by the organiser. Whilst we try to ensure all details are up-to-date we do not make any warranty or representation as to the accuracy or completeness of the information shown.
