Merry Christmas from Latitude HQ! x
Latitude Festival
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IT’S CHRISTMAAAAS! Get your hands on some fantastic prizes with our advent calendar…
Throughout December we’re running daily competitions, giveaways and other fun festive treats in our very special Facebook advent calendar - so grab the chance to treat yourself or a loved one to a Latitude pressie!
Don’t forget - tickets are on sale at 2012 prices until December 31st. Click here to get yours now!
Latitude wins Best Family Festival! PLUS massive December giveaway
We were delighted to win Best Family Festival at the UK Festival Awards on Monday night - a massive thank you to everyone who voted for us!
Don’t forget - tickets to Latitude 2013 go on sale next Monday, 10th December. Get yours in the presale and it’ll cost the same as it did in 2012.
Now, to get you all in the festive spirit, and because we’re nice, we’ve set up a snazzy advent calendar on our Facebook page. Each day a window will open to reveal a giveaway, competition, or something else REALLY exciting. Have a look at today’s here.
LATITUDE 2013 TICKETS GO ON SALE IN 10 DAYS…
…Can you tell we’re just a little excited??
PLUS this is our presale, which means there’s the added bonus of tickets costing 2012 prices. Secure your place at THE cultural event of the summer!
It’s MOVEMBER!
We LOVE Movember. Last year our most handsome pink sheep Julian grew a moustache for the occassion (if you missed our Facebook profile photo updates where were you?!); this year we’re keeping it more low-key. We realised Latitude 2012 artists were way ahead of the game on the mo front and have put a selection together below… Question is, can you name the famous faces behind them?
UK Festival Award nominations
Latitude has been shortlisted for Best Medium-Sized Festival, Best Family Festival AND Best Toilets awards in the UK Festival Awards… If you voted, THANK YOU!
Countdown to Latitude 2013 in style with our desktop calendar…
“What an excellent day for an exorcism”
Surrounded by decorations and listening to spooky sounds, it’s fair to say Latitude HQ LOVES Halloween. Get in the spirit with our playlist…COOOOME, JOIN US MWAHAHAAAAA!
Move over X Factor, it's Sheep Idol →
No sob stories or Simon Cowell. THIS is our kind of talent competition.
VOTE LATITUDE!
We’ve been nominated for FIVE UK Festival Awards, so show us some love, click here and select us for categories ‘Best Medium-Sized Festival’ right through to ‘Best Toilets’. Please and thank you. Love Latitude xxx
The countdown to Latitude 2013 begins! 18th - 21st July
The next edition of Latitude might feel a long way off, but we’re sure time will fly, and what better way to count down the days than with this beautiful desktop calendar.
All you need to do is click on the link above, wait for the calendar image to load, then right-click and ‘Set as desktop background’. Simple.
Enjoy! See you in Henham Park next July!
Exciting developments in the world of the LCA…
The Latitude Contemporary Art Award, hosted within the festival’s Iris Gallery, showcases five new artist commissions created especially for the unique space. This year Lancashire-based Linder Sterling won with piece ‘Stringed Figure (Octobass for the 21st Century) (Version I) 2012’.
Linder will discuss surrealism, eroticism and feminism at London’s Whitechapel Gallery this weekend. Alice Anderson, commissioned last year, will also be at the gallery this weekend performing live as part of installation ‘Library’.
See exciting new projects from last year’s winner Andy Harper at the James Freeman Gallery too!
Mercury Prize 2012
Congratulations to Alt-J, Django Django, Richard Hawley, Ben Howard, Michael Kiwanuka and Lianne La Havas on their Mercury Prize 2012 nominations - stunning performances all round at Latitude this year and all very worthy winners!
We miss you Latitude! Join us in counting down the days to next year’s festival with our superb Latitude-themed September desktop calendar. Download here now and let the 2013 countdown commence!
The Horrors, Metronomy, King Charles and Los Campesinos! discuss all things Latitude - including favourite memories, why Latitude is so special and why it makes them want to have children!
