Latitude Festival

IZZARD GETS OUR VOTE!

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:46:00 -0400

Eddie Izzard for Mayor of London? YES PLEASE.

To celebrate the fact this legend will be joining Latitude’s fantastic Comedy bill we thought we’d indulge with some classic stand-up from the man himself…

The legendary Bobby Womack, star stand-up Eddie Izzard & lots more just announced!

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:12:00 -0400

We’re delighted to announce that Bobby Womack will take to the Obelisk Arena this year as the highly anticipated Sunday lunchtime music performance! Special guest Eddie Izzard also joins our incredible comedy bill, and if they aren’t enough click here to have a look through all the latest additions!

10 weeks until Latitude!

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:54:44 -0400

And that’s not all we’re celebrating on this fine Friday afternoon - we’re also delighted to confirm we’ll be announcing a whole host of quality new music and arts acts next Tuesday INCLUDING the highly anticipated Sunday afternoon music slot AND a BIG comedy name!

Masters of electropop Kraftwerk hit Latitude’s Obelisk...

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:23:30 -0400

Masters of electropop Kraftwerk hit Latitude’s Obelisk Arena in just 73 DAYS! Not that we’re counting or anything. Or listening to this. On. A. Loop.

Close-Up: Goldierocks, Drenge and The Noise Next Door

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:07:00 -0400

We always do our bit to bring you that little bit closer to your favourite acts! And today is no exception as we catch up with DJ extraordinaire, Goldierocks, who will be bringing her unique blend of eclectic house to the woods after dark. Check out why she loves Stevie Nicks so much (who doesn’t!) and which tracks made it on to her Latitude playlist, plus have a nosey at our other exclusive interviews with Drenge and The Noise Next Door!

Sum up what you do in one sentence for anyone who might not know…Help people celebrate the glory that is life and music and generally whip them up into an over-excited, passionate, sweaty, hedonistic frenzy annnnnnd make a radio show, do telly bits, make documentaries and peform live.

Latitude Festival can expect…Glitter, dancers, visuals, theatrics, stage set, crowd surfing, heavy beats, balkan shake downs and lots and lots of dancing

If I could be one other person for the day it would be…Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac. Such an iconic, feisty rock’n’roll legend. I love her style and her stage presence was electric.

Read our full interview with Goldierocks here now and check out her Latitude playlist below…

Something For The Weekend...

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:49:00 -0400

It looks set to be a scorcher this weekend! And the only thing better than lying in the sun? Lying in the sun with the music on a little too loud. So, join us in indulging in some of Latitude’s gorgeous new offerings…whether it’s pyschedelic magic in the form of the new CocoRosie video; Daughter’s atmospheric acoustic cover of Daft Punk’s number 1 single, ‘Get Lucky’; electronic duo Young Wonder’s latest banger ‘Electrified’ or Stornoway’s folk-pop sounds in ‘The Bigger Picture’ we wish you all a very happy Bank Holiday!

With the ultimate ‘ladies-doing-it-for-themselves’ diva Miss Beyoncé Knowles rolling...

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:11:00 -0400

With the ultimate ‘ladies-doing-it-for-themselves’ diva Miss Beyoncé Knowles rolling into London town this week, it got us thinking about just how many AMAZING women we have on the Latitude bill this year. Just check out our Sunday line-up on the BBC Radio 6 Music Stage; Beach House, CocoRosie, iamamiwhoami, Austra, Mùm and Laura Mvula will be injecting a serious dose of lady magic to proceedings, and that’s not even including Jessie Ware, Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Cat Power, Beth Orton, Rachel Zeffira and Serafina Steer, as well as inspirational poets Carol Ann Duffy and Liz Lochead, comics Katherine Ryan and Sara Pascoe; the amazing Rocío Molina presented by Sadler’s Wells and literary legend Germaine Greer.

It’s time to show some serious love to our Latitude ladies…and what better way than with a clip of the incredible Karen O on Jools Holland earlier this week. The lady rocks is all we can say. Roll on July…

A Pocket Full Of Seeds x Latitude Festival 2013 The lovely...

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:31:00 -0400

A Pocket Full Of Seeds x Latitude Festival 2013

The lovely bloggers at A Pocket Full Of Seeds have kindly put together this little playlist for your aural pleasure. Enjoy! x

Longitude is back! Monday 13th May

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:24:00 -0400

Save the date! Longitude returns on Monday 13th May at the Hospital Club, Soho.

And it’s a bit of a cracker, as we welcome to the stage, Nick Mulvey, founding member of the ‘Mercury Music Prize’ award-winning Portico Quartet; comedy actress and writer, Lucy Beaumont; Britain’s best live sketch team, Pappy’s and poet, Latitude Spoken Word Arena co-curator, and our Longitude compere for the night, Luke Wright!

Our Longitude events have continued to go from strength to strength, with the monthly nights offering a little slice of Latitude on the road to the festival. The events are open to anyone who would like to come and are totally FREE. Just head over to our official Facebook and sign up via the Longitude tab - we’ll pop you and a friend down on the guest list.

First come, first served so hop to it! Doors open from 7pm on the night.

Latitude Likes To Laugh...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:29:00 -0400

A lot. So, we’re pretty chuffed, that on our last count we’d already notched up over SIXTY names on the comedy bill. Crikey. And as you know, we don’t do anything by halves; we’ve got comic legends, bright new stars, offbeat sketch shows, must-see word smiths, the weird, the wonderful and a whole lot more in between. Can we watch it all please?!

With so many acts across the bill, just some of the highlights include Sean Lock and his unmissable brand of sharp, surreal observational comedy; the ever-brilliant Dylan Moran; storytelling genius, Daniel Kitson, in his Latitude debut; the comedic and literary talents of the extraordinary, Tim Key; the irrepressible Lee Nelson and the quick wit of Brighton’s finest, Seann Walsh.

Here’s a little clip of Seann to help July come along just that bit quicker…

Is that summer we spy?

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:05:00 -0400

We can officially confirm summer is on its way! The sun was out in a big way all weekend and we joined the rest of the UK in embracing the great outdoors and getting just that little bit excited about the summer festival season.

To celebrate, we’ve had a day of summer tracks to fully get us into the Latitude-festi-spirit. Join us NOW in a spot of ‘You & Me’, the just-released single from dance duo Disclosure; Anton Newcombe’s gorgeously atmospheric remix of Tim Burgess’ ‘The Doors of Then, I am Yours I am You’; Half Moon Run’s beautiful recently-released single, ‘Full Circle’, and of course, ‘Waiting All Night’, the second UK Number 1 for Rudimental. Congrats guys! What’s made it on to your summer playlist?!

Latitude artists celebrate Record Store Day!

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:58:00 -0400

This weekend we welcome the return of Record Store Day; now in it’s sixth year, the annual event celebrates local record stores all around the world! It might have started off in the US, but the UK is now firmly a part of the mix with loads of exclusive artist releases and events in record stores up and down the country. Have a look at what is going on near you now and help support your nearest store!

Best of all, there are LOTS of Latitude artists getting involved, including limited releases from Foals, Grizzly Bear, Moon Duo, Dark Dark Dark, Calexico, Disclosure, Everything Everything, I Am Kloot, James Blake, King Creosote, Mark Lanegan, Rhye, Serafina Steer, Sweet Baboo, Tim Burgess and Willy Mason to name a few! Wowzer. We’ll see you in a store near you…

Grizzly Bear, Richard Thompson, Rudimental, Sean Lock, Russell Kane and Andrew Maxwell plus LOTS more just added to the Latitude line-up!

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:20:17 -0400

Check out the full story here!

Who would you like to play the prestigious Sunday lunchtime slot?

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:48:54 -0400

Thom Yorke, Rufus Wainwright, Joanna Newsom and Tom Jones are amongst the spectacular artists to have played it before, each one bringing a completely unique quality to the festival.

Question is, who do you think could do the same for 2013?

This week’s NME is like a Latitude-filled dream! With...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:55:46 -0400

This week’s NME is like a Latitude-filled dream! With interviews and reviews featuring Foals, Alt-J and Yeah Yeah Yeahs it’s got us SO excited about passing the 100 day mark and getting that bit closer to THE BEST weekend of each year!

100 DAYS UNTIL LATITUDE! We told you it would come around...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:36:07 -0400

100 DAYS UNTIL LATITUDE! We told you it would come around fast!

Be a part of THE weekend of 2013 - tickets on sale now

Fancy seeing Ed Harcourt, Marcel Lucont, Vikki Stone and Sam...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:34:00 -0400

Fancy seeing Ed Harcourt, Marcel Lucont, Vikki Stone and Sam Fletcher live next Monday?

Our Longitude events provide an oh-so-tantalising glimpse into what’s in store for you at Latitude this year. With a cherry-picked selection of the best music and arts acts from the festival line-up taking to the Longitude stage each month, each evening celebrates the diversity of the festival. It’s our way of giving something back to all our fantastically loyal Latitude lovers.

If you’d like to come, all you need to do is register here. Longitude takes place in London’s Hospital Club, from 7pm.

We’ll let you know if you’re one of the lucky ones later this week.

Ever dreamed of a wedding party at Latitude. Festival Brides may...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:56:00 -0400

Ever dreamed of a wedding party at Latitude. Festival Brides may have the competition for you. http://festivalbrides.co.uk/latitudewedding

Absolutely stunning. From the moment we read this we knew it...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:32:00 -0400

Absolutely stunning. From the moment we read this we knew it would be a lifelong favourite. Another reason we CAN’T WAIT until Latitude - British Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy will be there!

The next Nina Simone? You decide! We got so excited about...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:07:44 -0400

The next Nina Simone? You decide!

We got so excited about turning the page to see the gorgeous Laura Mvula in today’s Stylist Magazine we thought we’d share. We REALLY recommend seeing her live - on the BBC Radio 6 Music Stage at Latitude specifically :-)