Latitude_Festival

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Latitude Festival Latitude Festival Latitude festival Location Years active Date(s) Website Suffolk, England 2006 - onwards 16-19 July 2009 www.latitudefestival.co.uk Snow Patrol Headlining the Latitude festival 2006 Sunday 16 July • Paolo Nutini • Archie Bronson Outfit • Mogwai The Latitude Festival is a recently created annual music festival that takes place in Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk, England. The first Latitude Festival took place on the 14-16 July 2006. The 2007 festival was held on 12-15 July, and Latitude 2008 was on 17-20 July. The 2009 Festival will be on 16-19 July, and a limited number of pre-sale tickets were available in July 2008, despite there being no confirmed acts. Latitude is said to be more similar to continental European festivals; as well as a comprehensive bill of musicians, bands and artists across four stages - The Obelisk Arena, The Uncut Arena, The Sunrise Arena, and the Huw Stephens curated Lake Stage the festival comprises elements of theatre, art, comedy, cabaret, poetry, politics and literature. The festival is run by Festival Republic (formerly the Mean Fiddler Group), which also run the Reading and Leeds festivals. List of major acts 2007 Other acts appearing over the three days included the following • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Au Revoir Simone Bill Bailey Bat for Lashes Lenny Beige Camera Obscura Alan Carr Cold War Kids Fancy Spaniels Halloween Film Society Russell Howard Phill Jupitus The Light Surgeons Lee Mack Scott Matthews Dylan Moran Carol Morley Kate Nash Seasick Steve Chris Shepherd Two Gallants The Book Club (with Robin Ince) List of major acts 2006 Friday 14 July • Snow Patrol • The Zutons • The Lemonheads Saturday 15 July • Antony and the Johnsons • Patti Smith • Larrikin Love • Soft Hearted Scientists • Field Music 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Day/Arena Friday 13 July Obelisk Arena • • • • Uncut Arena Latitude Festival Sunrise Arena The Lake Stage • New Young Pony Club • Bonde do Rolê • Les Rita Mitsouko • I’m From Barcelona • The Rumble Strips • Simple Kid • I Was a Cub Scout • The All New Adventures of Us • Metronomy • Brigadier Ambrose • Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip • Friendly Fires • Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong Damien Rice • Patrick Cake Wolf Wilco • Air Traffic The Magic Numbers • Albert Hammond Jr. • Rodrigo Y Gabriela • Turin Brakes • Rickie Lee Jones • Gotan Project • Soulsavers • Gruff Rhys Saturday 14 July • The Good, the Bad and the Queen • CSS • Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Sunday 15 • Arcade Fire • Jarvis Cocker July • The Rapture • Howling • Blood Red Shoes Bells • The Hot Puppies • Final • Breaking the Fantasy Illusion • Euros Childs Security at Latitude 2007 Latitude 2007 was marred by a spate of thefts, in particular on the night of 12 July. Burglaries from more than 40 tents were subsequently reported to Suffolk Police. Inadequate security, including a decision by festival organisers, Mean Fiddler Music Group, not to engage a police presence on site for the duration of the festival has attracted a degree of criticism.[1] In a statement published on Wikipedia, a Mean Fiddler spokesperson said that the incidence of crime at Latitude 2007 represented a reduction pro rata from the previous year’s festival. They also stated that the number of security personnel in the campsites would be increased in 2008, and that they will "look further at expanding the CCTV operation". They also intend to "work with Suffolk Constabulary on a more wide reaching crime prevention campaign and to use decoy tents more widely". On the Friday night, security personnel visited campers to ensure they had no valuable property in their tents after 86 thefts on the night before - 21 of these were violent. on the Friday, Sigur Rós on the Saturday, and Interpol on the Sunday. Other music acts due to appear • The Exploits of Elaine (soundtracking Sarah Wood’s film ’Book of Love’) • M.I.A. was scheduled to headline the Sunrise Arena on the Sunday but pulled out due to ill health. • Ida Maria (artist) was scheduled to play on the main stage on Sunday but withdrew due to ill health. Other Artists Comedy Arena acts included:Friday - Andy Robinson, Robin Ince, Adam Bloom, Simon Day, Ben Norris, Marcus Brigstock (standing in for Dave Fulton), Russell Howard, Daniel Rigby, Arnab Chanda, Ross Noble, Simon Evans, Lucy Porter, Phil Kay & Guilty Pleasures Saturday - Stephen Grant, Dan Atkinson, Carey Marx, Tim Minchin, Scott Capurro, Jon Richardson, Bill Bailey, Jason Wood, Michael Fabbri, Jeremy Hardy, Miles Jupp, Rich Hall & Guilty Pleasures Sunday - Rufus Hound, Russell Kane, Phill Jupitus, Steve Weiner, Andrew Lawrence, Frankie Boyle, Milton Jones, Lee Mack, Otis Lee Crenshaw, Stewart Lee, Hans Teeuwen, Omid Djalili & Swap-a-Rama Film Arena appearances included:Barry Adamson, George Pringle, Halloween Film Festival Chris Shepherd Their List of major music acts 2008 The 2008 line up was announced on 19 March 2008 with Franz Ferdinand headlining 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Day/Arena Friday 18 July Obelisk Arena • • Death Cab for Cutie • The Go! Team • British Sea Power • Beth Orton • The Aliens • Murder By Death • Grammatics • • Elbow • Seasick Steve • dEUS • I Am Kloot • Ida Maria • Team Waterpolo • White Lies Uncut Arena • • Martha Wainwright • Julian Cope • Howling Bells • Black Kids • Gravenhurst • Heloise & The Savoir Faire Sunrise Arena • • Rosie and the Goldbug • Clinic • Animal Kingdom • Slow Club • Broken Records • The Joy Formidable • Godwits • • JOHNNY FLYNN • Anya Marina • Billy the Kid • Wallis Bird • Nic Dawson Kelly Latitude Festival The Lake Stage • • • • • • • • • James Yuill Johnny Foreigner Gideon Conn Jonquil a.P.A.t.T Bearsuit Derwyddon Dr Gonzo Matthew Sawyer & The Ghosts • Kyte • • Sky Larkin • This City • The Voluntary Butler Scheme • The Kabeedies • Swanton Bombs • KateGoes • Truckers of Husk • The Beep Seals • • • • • • thecocknbullkid Lovvers Elle S’appelle Rod Thomas Tim and Sam’s Tim and Sam Band • Island Line • A Line • The School (UK) Saturday 19 July • • Guillemots • House Of Love • The Coral (Acoustic Set) • Wild Beasts • Magistrates • Captain • Sunday 20 • • Grinderman • July • The • Breeders • • Foals • • Nada Surf • • Fields • • Joanna Newsom • Blondie Okkervil River Glasvegas Patrick Watson Paul Heaton Noah and the Whale Those Dancing Days • The Satin Peaches • Sam Isaac Black Lips Lykke Li Beggars Thomas Tantrum • Hold Fire • Tallulah Rendall • • • • Hearts Were Full Of Spring and ’Grind A GoGo from ’Oh My God! I Miss You...’. Latitude Festival 2009 The fourth edition will take place on the 16th, 17th, 18 & 19 July 2009. So far confirmed are Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Grace Jones and Pet Shop Boys as the main headliners, alongside Editors, Doves, and Bat For Lashes. The headliners, and tickets, were released on the Latitude Festival official site on 23 March 2009, at 7pm. More acts were confirmed at around 12:00 pm on the following day. These acts had already been previously reported on BBC Radio 1, but denied by festival organisers. Also announced in the press were The Gossip, who have been officially confirmed. On 3 April 2009 the official Latitude website confirmed Magazine, Spiritualized and Newton Faulkner to be playing. Following the success of last year’s programming, ITV are again expected to cover the 4 day event. Chas and Dave, Smoove and Sean Brosnan have all confirmed they are playing at Latitude on their respective websites. However, they have not been confirmed by the Latitude festival as of yet. 3 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Day/Arena Obelisk Arena Uncut Arena • • Squeeze • Ladyhawke • Teitur Sunrise Arena • • Jonathan Jeremiah Latitude Festival The Lake Stage • • We Have Band • Pulled Apart By Horses • Dag For Dag • The Late Greats • The XX • Joe Gideon & The Shark • 2 Hot 2 Sweat Friday 17 July • • Regina Spektor • The Pretenders • Flashguns Saturday 18 July • • • Doves • Newton • White Lies Faulkner • The Chakras • Music Go Music • Band of Skulls • • Editors • Sound of Guns • • Magazine • Mew • Hjaltalin • • • • • • • • • • • Yes, Giantess • Dear Reader • Alan Pownall Sunday 19 July • • • Sugar Crisis • Catherine A.D. • First Aid Kit Henham Park official site Mean Fiddler official site eFestivals festival coverage Warnfestival Latitude site Review and video collection of the 2007 festival Niges Personal Review and Photos of Latitude 2007 Review and photographs of Latitude 2007 by Rob Townsend Shane Meadows and Mark Herbert at Latitude 2007, BAFTA Webcast Richard Curtis at Latitude 2007, BAFTA Webcast See also • List of music festivals in the United Kingdom References [1] Thieves in the night External links • Interviews with stars at Latitude Festival 2008 including Bill Bailey and Franz Ferdinand on ITV Local Anglia • Latitude festival official site Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latitude_Festival" Categories: Music festivals in England, Rock festivals This page was last modified on 16 May 2009, at 11:46 (UTC). 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