Nada Surf, Murder By Death, Guillemots/Eraserhead for Latitude

plus more burlesque, cabaret, movies and original collaborations

By Scott Williams | Published: Fri 23rd May 2008

Latitude 2008 - unknown band on the 'In The Woods Stage'
Photo credit: Tommy Jackson

Latitude 2008

Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th July 2008
Henham Park Estate, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 8AN, England MAP
adult weekend ticket £130 - SOLD OUT

Latitude Festival held at Henham Park Estate in Suffolk and happening from Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th July has announced more entertainment across the arenas.

The latest additions include Nada Surf, and Murder By Death on the Obelisk Arena. The Uncut Arena has added The House Of Love, Gravenhurst, and Heloise & The Savoir Faire. Lastly the Sunrise Arena will see performances from Broken Records, Anya Maria, Billy The Kid And The Brothers Barbaylios, Beggars, Thomas Tantrum, and Hold Fire.

The Music and Film Arena at this year's Latitude will feature some never before seen collaborations between film and music. Future Cinema Live present Guillemots (already confirmed for the Uncut Arena) will play a set around David Lynch's classic surreal horror movie Eraserhead. Independent filmmaker Chris Waitt attempts to interview his ex-girlfriends to find out why they dumped him in A Complete History Of My Sexual Failures.

Bishi, Hey Negrita, and Johnny Flynn will also be making appearances at the Music and Film Arena. Pivot who comprise of Laurence and Richard Pike, plus Perth electronic manipulator Dave Miller will combine their set alongside a specially commissioned visual extravaganza.

The Exploits Of Elainewill accompany Sarah Wood's film The Book Of Love. The Smoking Cabinet presents a selection of films, which aim to exhibit and explore the early moving image and its relationship with other forms of live entertainment popular before 1933, and a panel discussion with two talents of the cabaret & burlesque scenes, Amy Lame, and Marisa Carnesky.

Director of the video for Orbital's The Box Jes Benstock will be on stage to introduce his two personal documentaries. Latitude also welcomes Patti Plinko and Her Boy to the Music & Film Arena.

The Cabaret Arena also has new additions added to the bill, The Gawkagogo Freakshow's freakazoid comedy, art, theatre and cabaret show with characters that include Elephant Man Elvis, Norma Guntz (and her Tom Jones Celebrity Tumour), Dennis Hopperfield and Master of Mentalism. The show features quick-change cartoon-style costumes, weird puppetry, stage illusion and audience interaction.

Burlesque cabaret troupe Burly Q bring a 50's Hollywood type of teasing show. Avant-garde showgirl Marisa Carnesky will showcase her Magic War Show in the Cabaret Arena on Sunday. The Launderettas will be performing an alternative version of 'Grease'.The Voguettes will perform aDJ set over at the Cabaret Arena. Glitterbanditz will also strutting their stuff at Henham Park.

They are the latest additions to an extensive bill of acts headlined by Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Ros, and Interpol with other acts like Julian Cope, Martha wainwright, British Sea Power, Blondie, Death Cab For Cutie, Seasick Steve, Crystal Castles, Elbow, The Breeders, Amadou And Mariam, and M.I.A. For the line-up details as available please click here.

But of course, Latitude is so much more than a music festival. This year's Latitude has the involvement of BAFTA in the Film and Music Arena; a comedy line-up including Omid Djalili, Ross Noble, Frankie Boyle, Rich Hall and Simon Amstell in the Comedy Arena.

The Literary Arena is packed full of top authors including Simon Armitage, Hanif Kureishi and Iain Banks as well as Latitude favourites Vox ‘N’ Roll, WordTheatre and Marcus Brigstocke's The Early Edition.

A weekend ticket is priced at £130 and children under thirteen are free, but need tickets. Friday, Saturday or Sunday day tickets are available priced at £55. Lockers are available for £15 with built in mobile charging facilities using car cigarette lighter fittings. A standard campervan pass is £10 (Standard Green campsite) purchasers must have 'Standard' weekend camping tickets. A family campervan Pass costs £10 - (Family Purple Campsite) and the buyer must have 'Family' weekend camping tickets.

To buy tickets click here.

This year there will be a dedicated family campsite, for families with children under 13 (who can attend for FREE) within the public camping area and also a family campervan area within family camping.

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