Latitude 2010
15-18 July 2010Henham Park, Suffolk UK
18 March 2010
Laura Marling for Glastonbury and Latitude
Back with a new album, ‘I Speak Because I Can’, the young troubadour told Jo Good on BBC 6Music her plans for the coming months.Asked about what festivals fans can expect to see her perform at, Marling said: “As far as I’m aware, so far Glastonbury and Latitude.
“I’m not a huge fan of festivals, but Latitude sounds like my kind of place,” she added.
Glastonbury Festival has also announced that the popular Leftfield Stage will be back at this year’s event after a two-year break.
Dubbed as the “pop and politics tent”, the stage very much serves as the focal point of activism at the festival with its rich combination of music and political debate.
Once again, the stage will be curated by Essex’s finest political songwriter, Billy Bragg.
Proceedings will get under way at midday with debates running until 3pm, followed by artists collaborating with Bragg from 4pm, then culminating in band performances from 6pm.
In an interview with the official Glastonbury website, Bragg said: “Glastonbury is the original activist festival. It has always had that political edge since it’s rebirth in the 1980s as a gathering for dissidents and dancers.
“Leftfield’s mixture of red and green politics aims to reflect the way activism plays an important part in the festival as a whole.”
Glastonbury Festival 2010 takes place at Worthy Farm, Somerset from 23-27 June, while Latitude 2010 will take place at Henham Park, Southwold from 15-18 July.
18 March 2010
The Ticket Trout: I've reeled in some more deals
First up, Camden Crawl, you heard of it? You’ve been! Even better, great crack innit. Loads of bands playing in loads of pubs and it’s all in London, so getting home won’t be a problem after a few jars. Just the one ticket, are you sure? It ain’t just that John Peel indie anymore, take one for your sister too they’ve got Sugababes doing a show up there. You got a teenage cousin you want to Kipper out of trouble or anything? Lucky Lost Prophets will be playing as well then and there’s plenty of new music too. How much? £57 for the weekend or £35.50 per day, I’m feeling generous. Nice one.Click here to buy Camden Crawl tickets.
Alright guv, how’s the tadpoles? Growing up fast I bet, they do at that age. Tell you what though, I took the missus to Latitude last year with the nippers and they loved it. I mean, she ain’t no Skate Moss anymore but it ain’t a showy festival, it’s more for the family: kid’s area, theatre, poetry, comedy and plenty of good music as well. Vampire Weekend, Belle And Sebastian and that Florence And The Machine are going to be playing, the type of music the wife loves right? £155 for the weekend, a snip really, or I’ve got some day tickets I can do for you for £65 each.
Click here to buy Latitude Festival tickets.
This one’s near enough a holiday and a festival in one. It’s called Rock Ness and it’s right on the shores of the Loch Ness in Scotland. Yeah, with that Nessie monster swimming around in the lake. But it ain’t all about the scenery, the need the sounds as well don’t ya? That’s why you’ll love it – Fatboy Slim, The Strokes and even Leftfield – you don’t get line-ups as good as that these days do you? £149 for all of it, including the camping, yeah, and I’ve got day and VIP tickets too. If I give it to you any cheaper I’ve completely haddock with the ol’ trout, you know what I’m saying? Snap them up for that mate, I'm losing out for that.
Click here to buy Rock Ness tickets.
Have I got anything else in Scotland? Yeah, course. I’ve got this little festival in Glasgow mate; it will stretch to almost any budget. It’s called Hinterland and just like the Camden Crawl you scale the tiles of the town watching Mystery Jets, British Sea Power, bands like that, you know. £15 for the whole day. Nah course I’m not spinning you a line! Take them now mate.
Click here to buy Hinterland tickets.
Right, I can hook you up on some Paul McCartney tickets as well. I’ve got them for Hard Park Calling in London or passes for Dublin, Cardiff or Glasgow. Up to you mate. You have to mussel in there before they all go mind. £62.50 for London mate but I can get ‘em cheaper for the other gigs.
Click here to buy Paul McCartney tickets.
Not fancy any of them? He’s at the Isle of Wight Festival as well, right at the foot of the country, makes it feel like a proper trip if you go there. They’ve got Jay-Z and The Strokes as well some oldies too. Cast your mind back to Orbital and Blondie, unbeatable right? £150 for the weekend with camping there too. I’ve got festival-only passes as well for that, up to you.
Click here to buy Isle of Wight Festival tickets.
That’s all I’ve got on me at the moment. My mate over there’s got a load more, gigs and all. Check out his plaice for some more tickets, else I’ll be back soon with some more deals for you. Take it easy.
9 March 2010
Vampire Weekend to headline Latitude 2010
Other names confirmed today (Tuesday) include The National, Empire Of The Sun, The XX, The Maccabees, Grizzly Bear, Charlotte Gainsbourg, The Horrors and Rodrigo Y Gabriela.
Speaking at the launch tonight, organiser Melvin Benn, seemed pleased with the line-up after securing a number of long-term targets.
Talking about Belle And Sebastian, Benn said: "it's taken five years to them and it's a treat for us to have them."
The festival chief will give Florence And The Machine their first ever headline show, while he assured fans that bill toppers Vampire Weekend's latest album 'Contra' will "sit perfectly with thier performance."
Elsewhere Huw Stephens will curate the Lake Stage again, while Goldierocks, Club de Fromage and Beef Warehouse are also set to perform at the In The Woods arena.
New for 2010 will be The Faraway Forest, which will include a Masked Ball and Bacchanalian Party hosted by Johnny Blue Eyes.
For the culture vultures, Wendy Cope, Blake Morrison, Luke Wright and the Bard Of Salford John Cooper Clarke are set to appear in the Poetry Arena with Emo Philips, Rich Hall, Russell Kane, Holly Walsh and many more confirmed for the Comedy Arena.
There will also be plenty of theatre, literature and even a rendition of Hair The Musical on The Waterfront Stage.
Tickets are on sale now priced at £155 for a weekend camping pass or £65 for day tickets. Other prices are also available.
Click here to buy Latitude Festival tickets.
Latitude Festival 2010 will take place a Henham Park, Suffolk from 15-18 July.
After four triumphant events Latitude returns to the idyllic surroundings of Henham Park in Suffolk for four more days of creative immersion with music, art, comedy, literature, theatre, film and poetry ready to take your breath away.
The festival boasts around fifteen arenas that will enlighten, question, amuse and bemuse the most cultured festival-goer. Latitude even has a children's arena that is as diverse as anything for adults. It's a weekend away where fans can rediscover themselves.
With a green conscience the festival has composting toilets, solar showers and teamed up with Ecover who will be providing eco-friendly shower gel. There are also plenty of bars and eateries to keep you full over the weekend as well as bespoke camping available to hire.
2 October 2009
Win a VIP trip to the UK Festival Awards
For the last five years it has been the fans shaping the Award winners and this time around they have the chance to pick up a gong themselves by retelling their festival highlights of 2009 on video or uploading that special moment directly to the site.So whether it’s footage of Grace Jones hoola-hooping at Latitude or The Saw Doctors blowing you away at Bearded Theory, we want to see it. And if you haven’t got it captured on camera, then regale the tale onto video and upload it to Muzu that way.
To submit your video:
1. Register at MUZU.TV and upload a profile picture
2. Upload your video at the UK Festival Awards Channel (www.muzu.tv/ukfestivalawards)
3. Email competitions@muzu.tv to confirm your entry with your name and address
A panel of experts will then deliberate over your entries and the winning video will be shown at the Awards with the handy cameraman given the red carpet treatment at the gala ceremony at indigO2 in London on 19 November with £200 spending money thrown in as well.
Click here to go to Muzu.tv’s homepage and submit your entry now.
17 September 2009
UK Festival Awards: voting opens Wednesday
The ballots will open again for you to decide the best festivals, bands and songs of the summer.This year there will be 21 categories in total spanning everything from 'Best Headline Performance', 'Anthem Of The Summer' and 'Virtual Festival’s Critic’s Choice Award'.
Plus, there are a plethora of gongs for the people who make the UK festival industry tick, such as 'A Greener Festival', ‘Promoter Of The Year’ and even 'Best Toilets'.
But the ones everyone wants are the big four: 'Best Major Festival', 'Best Medium Sized Festival', 'Best Small Festival' and 'Best Overseas Festival'.
You can vote in as many categories as you want, depending how many you've been to and which ones are relevant to you.
And by entering, you can enter our competition to win two tickets to every award winning festival in 2009 - that could total more than 10!
So head to www.festivalawards.com on Wednesday 23 September to start making a difference.
