aaamusic | On 27, Apr 2011

LATITUDE FESTIVAL
14th – 17th July 2011, Henham Park Estate, Southwold, Suffolk.

SUNRISE ARENA
Annie Nightingale: Decades Show

Follow the winding path through the enchanting woodland and you will stumble upon a haven for the best in up-and-coming music. An intimate arena that bears witness to the exciting performances the new crop of talent has to offer – the Sunrise Arena has hosted some incredible, career-defining shows over the past five years that has helped bands springboard to further successes. Be the first to see tomorrow’s stars today deep within the woods at Latitude’s all important Sunrise Arena. The first act to be announced for the Sunrise is:

To say Annie Nightingale’s career as a radio DJ has been highly successful would be an understatement! She is probably best known for being Britain’s first female DJ on Radio 1 and is now the station’s longest serving presenter. Her talents have even been recognised by The Queen who honoured her with an MBE in 2002, making Nightingale the only female DJ in the world to be honoured with this award. Although she began a long career in broadcasting choosing her own music and championing dozens of artists who went onto achieve world wide successes, she also worked as solo presenter on BBC TV’s legendary series ‘The Old Grey Whistle Test’, which featured in the ‘100 Greatest British Television Programmes’ drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000.

Last year Annie celebrated four decades of music broadcasting with an exhibition of her photos at the O2 in London as well as the BBC’s incredible celebrations of Annie’s four Decades at Radio 1. Annie Nightingale: Decades Show will roll across the UK and Europe throughout this year and will be crashing through the gates of Henham Park for this year’s Latitude festival. Catch Annie on the Sunrise Arena on Friday!

With four bespoke arenas dedicated to music, Latitude offers an enormous selection of the finest hand-picked bands and artists to create the perfect soundtrack to a resoundingly superb weekend. From reformed must-sees, to the newest essential hot tips from a variety of genres, Latitude’s music arenas have it all. With The National, Paolo Nutini and Suede headlining the Obelisk Arena; Bombay Bicycle Club, Foals and Eels headlining The Word Arena and a whole wealth of musical talent playing across the weekend, Latitude once again boasts an exhilarating and unique line-up.

Meanwhile, Latitude’s unrivalled arts programme features the very best from the worlds of theatre, poetry, literary, comedy, cabaret, dance, art, fashion and film. All of these performances come together to create one spectacular summer break. Eye-opening and awe-inspiring – Latitude Festival just gets better and better.

Elsewhere throughout the weekend, festival goers can enjoy readings from leading poets and authors including Linton Kwesi Johnson, Louise Wener, Tim Key, Simon Armitage, Rory McGrath, Dave Gorman and Alexei Sayle; top comics Alan Carr, Omid Djalili, Greg Davies and a festival debut of Never Mind The Buzzcocks; exciting theatre and dance productions presented by The Gate, Bush Theatre, Sadler’s Wells and English National Ballet to name but a few, cabaret performances from David Schneider & Friends, Will Adamsdale, Idiots of Ants; and BAFTA return to the Film & Music Arena with a fantastic programme of Q&As, discussions and workshops including comedy stars Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon discussing their hilarious work on Michael Winterbottom’s ‘The Trip’.

With DJs, The Winter’s Ball and late night parties found throughout the site, it is a unique and special weekend of fun, culture and entertainment. An intimate world away from reality waiting to be explored and enjoyed.

Latitude’s music arena line-up to date:

OBELISK ARENA

FRIDAY
~ The National ~
~ Paloma Faith ~ Bright Eyes ~ KT Tunstall ~

SATURDAY
~ Paolo Nutini ~
~ My Morning Jacket ~ The Cribs ~ Seasick Steve ~ Rumer ~
~ They Might Be Giants ~ Ed Sheeran ~

SUNDAY
~ Suede ~
~ Hurts ~ Glasvegas ~ Iron & Wine ~ The Waterboys ~

THE WORD ARENA

FRIDAY
~ Bombay Bicycle Club ~
~ The Vaccines ~ Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Group ~
~ Caribou ~

SATURDAY
~ Foals ~
~ Echo and The Bunnymen ~ I Am Kloot ~

SUNDAY
~ Eels ~
~ Lykke Li ~ OMD ~ Os Mutantes ~

Playing across all the music arenas over the course of the weekend are:

FRIDAY
~ Avi Buffalo ~ Crocodiles ~
~ Glasser ~ Jenny and Johnny ~

SATURDAY
~ Bellowhead ~ Villagers ~

SUNDAY
~ Anna Calvi ~ Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros ~
~ Foster The People ~ Gold Panda ~ Kele ~ The Leisure Society ~
~ Marques Toliver ~ The Naked and Famous ~

Also appearing
~ The Bees ~ British Sea Power ~ Caitlin Rose ~ Chapel Club ~
~ Crystal Fighters ~ C.W. Stoneking ~ Deerhunter ~
~ Dog Is Dead ~ The Duke And The King ~
~ Edwyn Collins ~ Esben and the Witch ~
~ Everything Everything ~ Fight Like Apes ~ Graffiti 6 ~
~ Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan ~
~ The Lloyd Cole Small Ensemble ~ Phildel ~
~ The Raghu Dixit Project ~ Thea Gilmore ~ Tripwires ~
~ Trophy Wife ~ Violens ~ Wanda Jackson ~ Yann Tiersen ~

TICKET INFORMATION
Weekend tickets £170.00 including VAT, subject to booking fee
Day tickets Fri, Sat, Sun £70.00 including VAT, subject to booking fee
Child ticket (5-12 years) £5.00 including VAT, subject to booking fee
Campervan Permit £30.00
Weekend tickets prices include car parking and camping
Day tickets include car parking only

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For a full list of national and regional outlets please visit www.latitudefestival.co.uk