more new confirmations for Latitude

More new additions have been announced for the bill a this summer's Latitude Festivalwhich takes place at Henham Park Estate, Suffolk.

Acts confirmed for the Literary Arena are Robin Ince's Book Club with Kevin Eldon, Jo Neary, Robyn Hitchcock, Josie Long and Gavin Osborn. Plus Mark Thomas will be bringing his Community Pub Quiz, and there's appearances from Kristin Hersh, Jim Bob, and 5x15: with Zoe Margolis and Tristram Stuart.

Also just announced across the weekend are more comic acts including Phill Jupitus & Friends Improv Show, Jeremy Hardy, Micky Flanagan, Craig Campbell, Andi Osho, and Marlon Davis.

Whilst newly announced for the Cabaret Arena are The Razzle presented by Christopher Green, Frisky & Mannish, Sounds Familiar Music Quiz, and Musical Bingo.

The Theatre Arena will see performances from Cartoon De Salvo presents Pub Rock, Tangled Feet, and Bad Physics.

Eddie Argos has been added to the Poetry Arena bill, the Literary Salon offers festival goers a chance to Write To Play with Polly Stenham, and completing the line-up additions are DJs Swaparama.

The music stages which will play host to more than 100 acts include Obelisk, The Word Arena, Sunrise Arena and The Lake Stage have line-up that includes Florence and The Machine, Belle and Sebastian, and Vampire Weekend headlining, as well as performances by Empire Of The Sun, The National, The xx, Grizzly Bear, The Maccabees, Rodrigo y Gabriela, James, Richard Hawley, The Horrors, Jonsi, Laura Marling, Hockey, Mumford & Sons, Corinne Bailey Rae, with many more acts still to be announced. For fuller music (and more) line-up details click here.

Across seven separate arenas, as well as making use of the woods and lake, the festival will showcase comics, filmmakers, visual artists, poets, authors, actors, directors and dancers in the Arts Arenas - The Comedy, Poetry, Literacy, Theatre, Music & Film, Dance and Cabaret Arena.

Weekend tickets are on sale now priced at £155, day tickets are priced at £65, and a campervan Pass is priced at £15, family campervan pass £20. Children aged 12 or under will be eligible for free tickets for Latitude Festival 2010 when accompanied by a ticket holding adult.

To buy tickets, click here.

Latitude is confirmed as taking place from Friday 16th to Sunday 18th July 2010, with the festival opening it's gates on Thursday 15th July for some limited non-musical entertainment.

Coach travel can be purchased online, with or without combined festival tickets. To buy coach tickets, click here.

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