Latitude confirm The Broken Family Band

The Broken Family Band lead the raft of more acts announced for this summer's Latitude Festival.

Organiser have confirmed that The Broken Family Band will be playing the Obelisk Arena on the Friday of the festival with Broken Records also confirmed for that stage.

The Uncut Arena will be home to Pontus Winnberg, Kristian Carlsson and Andrew Wyatt better known as Miike Snow, Indigenous Australian Gurrumul, as well as The Vaselines, Americans Manchester Orchestra, Alela Diane, and Red Light Company.

The latest acts announced are completed with news that on the Friday of Latitude the Sunrise Arena will see The Phenomenal Handclap Band.

These latest additions join a line-up that is headlined by Pet Shop Boys on Friday, Grace Jones on Saturday, and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds on Sunday. Other acts playing over the weekend include White Lies, The Pretenders, Thom Yorke, Squeeze, Mew, Ladyhawke, Teitur, Bat For Lashes, Spiritualized, Magazine, Newton Faulkner, Doves, Editors, Gossip, Turin Brakes (acoustic), Belle & Sebastian (DJ set), Music Go Music, Hjaltalin, Little Boots, Band Of Skulls, Yes Giantess, Sugar Crisis, Dear Reader, Catherine A.D., Jonathan Jeremiah, Alan Pownall, First Aid Kit, Sound Of Guns, Golden Silvers, Slow Club, Post War Years, The XX, Pulled Apart By Horses, Joe Gideon & The Shark, Dag For Dag, 2 Hot 2 Sweat, The Late Greats, and The Chakras. For the line-up details as available please click here.

Latitude takes place from Friday 17th to Sunday 19th July 2009 at Henham Park Estate, Beccles, in Suffolk with the festival opening it's gates on Thursday 16th July for some limited non-musical entertainment. Latitude festival goers can expect music, art, comedy, film, literature, theatre, performance art, dance, sculpture, workshops, restaurants and waiter service bars.

Weekend tickets are on sale and are priced at £150, day tickets are priced at £60, and a campervan Pass is priced at £10. Children aged 12 or under will be eligible for free tickets for Latitude Festival 2009 when accompanied by a ticket holding adult.

To buy tickets, click here.

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