Latitude Festival 2009 - Lineup!

Taking place on 16th – 19th July, near Suffolk’s stunning seaside town of Southwold, organisers Festival Republic are promising Latitude will be the perfect British summer destination.   
Now in its fourth edition Latitude continues to inspire and innovate offering the very best from the worlds of music, film, comedy, theatre, cabaret, dance, poetry, literature and art. With stunning individual performance spaces dedicated to each of the arts; the arenas are treasure troves of talent, with open doors and inviting atmospheres. Sit back and be entertained by more than 700 performers or participate and learn a new skill in the many workshops on offer, there are new experiences round every corner. Latitude encourages you to open your mind, embrace the unknown and try everything; a fun-filled, cultural adventure - the ideal weekend away. 

It is this ethos that has set Latitude apart from its contemporaries and helped win many awards over the past three years. In October last year, Latitude Festival was delighted to win The Stage Award for Special Achievement in Regional Theatre at the coveted TMA Awards (Theatrical Management Association). The Stage Newspaper, main sponsor of the ceremony and of the award Latitude won, praised the festival's efforts to take theatre to new audiences. This is a massive achievement that places the theatre programme at Latitude, up there with the great and the good of the performing arts world.

This year’s line-up is already boasting a wealth of exciting acts across all arenas. This year’s event will no doubt shape up to be yet another glorious slice of cultural heaven. So why not book the time off now and rest assured that you’ll have the time of your life, being entertained on the Sunrise Coast at Latitude Festival 2009. 

Latitude Festival boasts four principle music arenas all dedicated to the very best from the music world catering for all tastes and moods. Throughout the whole weekend the Obelisk, Uncut, and Sunrise Arenas and The Lake Stage will showcase eclectic line-ups consisting of some of the nation’s most cherished performers alongside the cream of emerging new acts. Enjoy musical styles ranging from electro to rock, dance to indie, classical to reggae, and from world to jazz; witness breathtaking headlining appearances and all in picture-perfect surroundings. 


OBELISK ARENA

~ Pet Shop Boys ~ Grace Jones ~ Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ~

~ Doves ~ Editors ~ Regina Spektor ~ White Lies ~ Pretenders ~

~ Phoenix ~ The Gaslight Anthem ~ The Rumble Strips ~

~ Patrick Wolf ~ Of Montreal ~ The Airborne Toxic Event ~

~ Lisa Hannigan ~ Amazing Baby ~ Datarock ~

~ Wild Beasts ~ Flashguns ~ The Chakras ~ Sound Of Guns ~ 

~ Plus Special Guest – Thom Yorke ~  


UNCUT ARENA

~ Bat For Lashes ~ Spiritualized ~ Gossip ~

~ Magazine ~ Squeeze ~ Saint Etienne ~ Newton Faulkner ~ Mew ~ Ladyhawke ~

~ Mika (acoustic) ~ Scott Matthews ~ The Duckworth Lewis Method ~ Emmy The Great ~

~ Maps ~ Lykke Li ~ Fever Ray ~ Paloma Faith ~

~ The Temper Trap ~ Chairlift ~ Marnie Stern ~ iLiKETRAiNS ~

~ The Mummers ~ White Belt Yellow Tag ~ The Invisible ~

~ Teitur ~ Hjaltalin ~ Wildbirds and Peacedrums ~


SUNRISE ARENA

~ Little Boots ~ Passion Pit ~ !!! ~

~ 65 Days Of Static ~ Kap Bambino ~ Charlotte Hatherley ~

~ Skint And Demoralised ~ 1990s ~ Animal Kingdom ~

~ Asaf Avidan and The Mojos ~ Black Joe Lewis ~ Band Of Skulls ~ Fight Like Apes ~

~ Kurran and the Wolfnotes ~ Yes, Giantess ~ Sugar Crisis ~  Juliette Commagere ~ Dear Reader ~

~ Catherine AD ~ Jonathan Jeremiah ~ Alan Pownall ~ First Aid Kit ~

~ Local Natives ~ Mirrors ~ Sky Larkin ~ Villagers ~

~ Goldheart Assembly ~ 

 

THE LAKE STAGE PRESENTS

curated by Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens

~ Golden Silvers ~ Bombay Bicycle Club ~ Slow Club ~ We Have Band ~ Little Comets ~ Casiokids ~

~ Post War Years ~ The XX ~ Marina and the Diamonds ~ Speech Debelle ~

~ Pulled Apart By Horses ~ Chew Lips ~  Django Django ~ Bishi ~ Joe Gideon & The Shark ~

~ Dag För Dag ~ The Agitator ~ 2 Hot 2 Sweat ~  The Late Greats ~ The Cheek ~ Not Squares ~

~ Colorama ~ Alfonzo ~   

Tickets are still available from; www.latitudefestival.com/home/