Latitude headliners Two Door Cinema Club are forced to cancel

Latitude 2014

Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th July 2014
Henham Park Estate, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 8AN, England MAP
£187.50 weekend adult ticket, plus booking fees

Daily capacity: 35,000

Two Door Cinema Club have been forced to pull out of their first UK headline slot at Latitude Festival due to illness.

Frontman Alex Trimble collapsed at Seattle airport on the way to London and is now in hospital with a chronic stomach complaint. The band have issued the below statement:

"It is with a heavy heart that we are going to need to cancel our upcoming shows at Latitude and Bournemouth Academy. Alex collapsed at Seattle airport on the way to London and has been hospitalised with a chronic stomach complaint. We are devastated to have to cancel shows that we were so looking forward to. We can only apologise and hope for your understanding at this time. Love TDCC x."

The trio were also due to play Bournemouth Academy tomorrow night but have cancelled that show as well.

Latitude organisers, Festival Republic, have confirmed Lily Allen will now fill the top spot on Friday night.

Managing Director of Festival Republic Melvin Benn said, “It is with deep sadness that our longstanding supporters and Friday night headliner Two Door Cinema Club have had to cancel their performance under advice of doctors. We wish Alex all the best and a speedy recovery.

"We are honoured that Lily Allen is able to step in at the last minute and would like to thank her for filling the headline slot. After her show stopping performance at Glastonbury Lily was a natural choice, the Latitude audience are in for something really spectacular.”

Lily Allen added, "So sorry to hear about Alex from Two Door Cinema Club. However I am more than happy to step in. I've never been to Latitude but I hear it's fabulous and I can't wait to get my heels on for some serious dancing action on Friday evening - so, so excited"

The festival held over the weekend of Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th July 2014 at Henham Park Estate, in Suffolk is headlined by The Black Keys, and Damon Albarn (solo), plus Royksopp and Robyn (Latitude exclusive), Bombay Bicycle Club, Editors, The Afghan Whigs, First Aid Kit, Tame Impala, Slowdive, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Billy Bragg, HAIM, Booker T. Jones, James, Crystal Fighters, Kelis, Tinariwen, Mogwai, Lykke Li, James Vincent McMorrow, Clean Bandit, Phosphorescent, Anna Calvi, Goat, Cass McCombs, Marika Hackman, Nils Frahm, Willis Earl Beal, Agnes Obel, East India Youth, Koreless, Eagulls, Fat White Family, The War on Drugs, SOHN, Temples, Hozier, Parquet Courts, Chrissie Hynde, Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott, The Jayhawks, Asgeir Trausti, Augustines, James Holden, Young Fathers, Tycho, Mnek, Future Islands, Rhodes, Syd Arthur, Vaults, Childhood, D.D Dumbo, Solomon Grey, Glass Animals, Emilie Nicholas, Years And Years, Elliphant, Danni Nicholls, Ady Suleiman, Milky Chance, Tiempo Libre, Mark Lamarr's God’s Jukebox, Hollie Cook, Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys, Natty Bo and the Top Cats, Derriere, Keith Allen, Summer Camp, Teeth Of The Sea, Suns of the Tundra, Gavin Osborn, George Ezra, Conor Oberst, Tom Vek, and more.

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An adult weekend ticket is priced at £187.50 (+ booking fee) with a Family Camping option also available, a teen weekend ticket is priced at £132.50 (+ booking fee), with a weekend ticket for all children aged 5 -12 years priced at £5 (no booking fee). Campervan permits are priced at £40/£60/£80 (depending on size).

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