The most varied and intriguing festival of the summer returns next weekend, as Latitude once again sets up camp in Suffolk.
The popularity of this event has grown to a point where this year it has long since sold out, and Room Thirteen will once again be heading East to bring you coverage from the event.
Click here for 2007 coverage.
This preview has stage details for the four main arenas, plus a collection of previous R13 reviews for some of those on the line up.
Alongside the music, Latitude has the following:
Cabaret Arena: Titillation and torment from the cream of Europe's cabaret acts, plus Pandora’s Playground for hands-on uninhibited fun.
Literary Arena: Packed full of top authors including Simon Armitage, Hanif Kureishi, Irvine Welsh and Iain Banks as well as Latitude favourites; Vox ‘N’ Roll, Word Theatre and The Early Edition with Marcus Brigstocke. Robin Ince returns to host book readings from fellow comics, writers and performers.
Theatre Arena: From West End to new writing, to Latitude bespoke shows and not to mention Edinburgh Fringe warm ups.
Comedy Arena: By day featuring Ross Noble, Russell Howard, Lucy Porter, Bill Bailey and Rich Hall, nd by night Sean Rowley's ‘Guilty Pleasures’.
Music & Film Arena: Award winning short films, silent films, art, and visuals, stylishly accompanied by live music, dancers and DJs.
Poetry Arena: Poetry and comedy alongside Hip Hop, slam poets, bizarre raconteurs, spoken word, lyricism, storytelling, rappers, and much much more.
In The Woods: As night falls the woods become a whole new world - following the sounds and cheers you'll find hidden late night parties.
…And we haven’t even mentioned the multi-coloured sheep yet!
The Latitude line up is previewed below:
The action gets underway on Thursday night with the Huw Stevens curated Lake Stage, showcasing up and coming acts including Thursday 17 July
Errors, former R13 artist of the week James Yuill, Johnny Foreigner, Kyte and Matthew Sawyer And The Ghosts.
Friday July 18
Obelisk Arena
Franz Ferdinand
Death Cab For Cutie
The Go! Team
British Sea Power
Beth Orton
The Aliens
Grammatics
Murder By Death
Uncut Arena
Amadou & Mariam
Martha Wainwright
Julian Cope
Howling Bells
Black Kids
Beth Rowley
Heloise & the Savoir Faire
Micah P. Hinson
Nizlopi
The Bookhouse Boys
Tom Baxter
Sunrise Arena
Crystal Castles
Rosie & the Goldbug
The Joy Formidable
Godwits
Animal Kingdom
Emmy the Great
Gary Go
Natty
Slow Club
The Do
The Virgins
The Lake Stage
Cheeky Cheeky And The Nosebleeds
Sky Larkin
This City
The Voluntary Butler Scheme
The Kabeedies
Swanton Bombs
Kate Goes
Rod Thomas
The Beep Seals
Saturday 19 July
Obelisk Arena
Sigur Rós
Elbow
Seasick Steve
dEUS
I Am Kloot
Team Waterpolo
Ida Maria
White Lies
Uncut Arena
The Mars Volta
Guillemots
Magistrates
Captain
Golden Silvers
Satin Peaches
Sebastien Tellier
The House Of Love
Wild Beasts
Sunrise Arena
Metronomy
Wallis Bird
Nic Dawson Kelly
Billy The Kid And The Brothers Barbaylios
Johnny Flynn
Malcolm Middleton
Punch Brothers
The Little Ones
The Maybes?
Thomas Tantrum
Yacht
The Lake Stage
The Wave Pictures
Thecocknbullkid
Lovvers
Bearsuit
Elle S'appelle
Island Line
Luke Leighfield
The School
Tim and Sam's Tim and the Sam Band with Tim and Sam
Wave Machines
Sunday 20 July
Obelisk Arena
Interpol
Grinderman
The Breeders
Foals
Fields
These New Puritans
Joanna Newsom
Nada Surf
Uncut Arena
Tindersticks
Blondie
Sam Isaac
Noah and the Whale
Okkervil River
Patrick Watson
Those Dancing Days
Sunrise Arena
Tallulah Rendall
Beggars
Jeremy Warmsley
Lykke Li
Midnight Juggernauts
Polly Scattergood
The Shortwave Set
R13 Coverage
As is our want when we do these things, having given you who’s on, now here’s a collection of links for some of the above when previously covered by our very selves.
Tom Baxter, CD reviews
Bearsuit, CD reviews
Black Kids at Wireless 2008
Blondie at Guilfest 2008
British Sea Power at Guilfest 2008
Crystal Castles - ‘Crystal Castles’
Death Cab For Cutie at Oxegen 2006
dEUS - ‘Vanishing Point’
Fields, April 2007
Johnny Flynn - 'A Larum'
Foals, CD reviews
Franz Ferdinand, June 2007
The Go! Team, NME Freshers Tour 2007
Guillemots - ‘Red’
Ida Maria, CD reviews
Interpol at T on the Fringe 2007
Little Ones, CD reviews
Mars Volta at ATP 2006
The Maybes? CD reviews
Midnight Juggernauts, CD reviews
Malcolm Middleton - ‘Sleight of Heart’
Nada Surf, CD reviews
Noah and the Whale, CD reviews
Seasick Steve at T on the Fringe 2007
Shortwave Set, CD reviews
Sigur Ros at T in the Park 2006
This City at Camden Crawl 2008
Those Dancing Days, CD reviews
Tindersticks - ‘The Hungry Saw’
Martha Wainwright at V 2007
Patrick Watson - ‘Close To Paradise’
The Wave Pictures, April 2008
Wild Beasts - ‘Limbo, Panto’