Recommended Latitude 2011 Music
Sorry, this content is no longer available. Visit our
Video to see free clips that you can watch and listen to right now.
Recommended Latitude 2011 Interviews
Festival information
Latitude Festival returned for a 6th year at Henham Park, Southwold, Sunrise Coast, Suffolk in 2011. Set in the beautiful countryside of Suffolk's Sunrise Coast, Latitude continues to lead the way as a bold and pioneering festival featuring the very best from the worlds of music, theatre, comedy, literature, film, poetry, dance, art, fashion and cabaret and bringing them together for one glorious weekend.
A place to explore, discover and enjoy; Latitude encourages you to indulge yourself and open your mind to a world of wonders, thrills and delights which awaits your arrival. Latitude is unrivalled in the breadth and quality of its programme.
Line-up
Music
Spread over four bespoke arenas dedicated to music, Latitude offers an incredible array of musical talent, hand-picked and carefully selected to create the perfect soundtrack to the perfect weekend. Whether it's the hottest new band or the once in a life-time chance to see a legend perform; if it's rock or pop, folk or blues, electro or dance, Latitude's music arenas have it all.
2011 will see the festival headlined by
The National,
Paolo Nutini,
Suede on the Obelisk Arena and
Bombay Bicycle Club,
Foals and
Eels in the Word Arena.
The Obelisk Arena
Friday will see The National headline, along with Paloma Faith, Bright Eyes and KT Tunstall.
On Saturday, Paolo Nutini headlines, with My Morning Jacket, The Cribs, Seasick Steve, Rumer, They Might Be Giants and Ed Sheeran. Sunday will see Suede as the headline act, along with Hurts, Glasvegas, Iron & Wine and The Waterboys. The prestigious Sunday midday performance this year will be by Scala & Kolacny Brothers.
The Word Arena
Friday will feature Bombay Bicycle Club headlining, along with The Vaccines, Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Group and Caribou. Saturday will see Foals headline, with Echo and The Bunnymen and I Am Kloot.
Sunday will close with the headliners Eels, along with Lykke Li, OMD, Os Mutantes and Carl Barat.
Playing across all the music arenas over the course of festival, are on the Friday, Cloud Control, Grouplove, Avi Buffalo, Crocodiles, Glasser, Jenny and Johnny. Saturday will see Adam Ant, The Walkmen, Bellowhead and Villagers perform and Sunday will feature Anna Calvi, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Foster The People, Gold Panda, Kele, The Leisure Society, Marques Toliver and The Naked and Famous.
Also appearing at Latitude are Fools Gold, The Head and the Heart, Oh Land, James Vincent McMorrow, The Bees, British Sea Power, Caitlin Rose, Chapel Club, Crystal Fighters, C.W. Stoneking, Deerhunter, Dog Is Dead, The Duke And The King, Edwyn Collins, Esben and the Witch, Everything Everything, Fight Like Apes, Graffiti 6, Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan, The Lloyd Cole Small Ensemble, Phildel, The Raghu Dixit Project, Thea Gilmore, Tripwires, Trophy Wife, Violens, Wanda Jackson and Yann Tiersen.
The Lake Stage
Huw Stephens presents The Lake Stage this year, which will feature Dutch Uncles, CocknBullKid, Dry The River, Admiral Fallow, The B. Goodes, Brown Brogues, Cerebral Ballzy, Dels, Fiction, Fixers, Friends Electric, Ghostpoet, Gwilym Gold, James Spankie, Jonny, Mazes, Still Corners, The Gentle Good, These Are End Times, Tribes, Various Cruelties, Y Niwl, Gary Nock and Gabriella Noble .
Sunrise Arena
Follow the winding path through the enchanting woodland and you will stumble upon a haven for the best in up-and-coming music. An intimate arena that bears witness to the exciting performances the new crop of talent has to offer - the Sunrise Arena has hosted some incredible, career-defining shows over the past five years and will feature DJ Annie Nightingale, Steve Mason, Submotion Orchestra, Cats Eyes and When Saints Go Machine.
Comedy
Over the past five years, Latitude's Comedy Arena has become a comedy festival in its own right. Bursting at the seams with the best comedic talent in the land crowds gather all day weekend to witness a variety of hilarious turns from an unrivalled line-up.
This year will provide chuckles from
Alan Carr, Robin Ince, Joe Bor, Shappi Khorsandi, Adam Buxton, Lucy Porter, Simon Munnery, Holly Walsh, Abandonoman, The Boy With Tape On His Face, Diane Spencer, Joe Wells, Joe Lycett, Eric Lampaert, Danny McLaughlin, Steve Hughes, Nathan Caton, Carl Donnelly, Shaun Keavent, Carly Smallman, Toby, Rob Beckett, Tom Deacon, Isy Suttie, Elis James, SPANK!, Omid Djalili, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Jason Byrne, Angelos Epithemiou, Phill Jupitus, Jon Richardson, Brendon Burns, Greg Davies, David O'Doherty, Mark Watson, Danny Bhoy, Richard Herring, Phil Nichol, Charlie Baker, Tom Wrigglesworth, Rob Rouse, Seann Walsh, John Shuttleworth, David Schneider and Friends, Roisin Conaty, Chris Ramsey, Doc Brown, Josh Widdicombe, Nick Helm, Frisky & Mannish, Jonny Sweet, Idiots Of Ants, Popcorn Comedy, Cardinal Burns, Lady Garden, Colin Hoult, Sara Pascoe, Katherine Ryan, Shirley and Shirley, Tiffany Stevenson, The Unexpected Items, The Feral Pigeons, Max and Ivan.
Theatre
With the nations leading theatre companies all bringing exciting productions to the festival each year, Latitude's Theatre Arena has developed into a top performing arts festival.
This year will feature David Luff and Network Solutions, supported by Old Vic New Voices, National Theatre of Scotland, The Opera Group, 1927, Mouth To Mouth, Luci Briginshaw, Curious Directive, Stargazing Workshops, Black Roses, John Tiffany, The Gate, Hammersmith Lyric in association with Spymonkey & Peepolykus, The Bush, Battersea Arts Centre, Fuel, Paines Plough, Trigger and NTS, Clean Break, HighTide, Theatre 503, Tim Crouch, Shlomo, Theatre Delicatessen, Forward Theatre, Ella Hickson, nabokov, Theatre Uncut, The Lab Collective, Whippet Productions, Company Of Angels in association with Bristol Old Vic, Out Of Chaos, Pentabus, NSDF, Northern Stage, Non Zero One, Il Pixel Rosso, Forest Fringe, Red Shift and The Pleasance.
Literary Arena
Latitude celebrates the written word in all its glorious facets with its very own renowned library of literary excellence. Bringing together today’s most illustrious wordsmiths; the Literary Arena is a hub of storytelling, book discussions, lively debates and in-depth interviews.
This year will feature Instigate Debate with panel members: Rt Hon David Davis MP, Danni, Liz Jones, Jon Cruddas MP, Peter Tatchell, Gail Porter and Don Foster MP. Along with Mark Steel, Louise Rennison, Literary Death Match & Fiction Uncovered, Leo Benedictus, Gavin Knight, Darryl Cunningham, Yarn presents Ten Stories about Smoking,
Lindsey Kelk, Neil and Ivan McCormick, Julia Myerson, Diana Athill, Robin Ince presents Double Science, Arianne Cohen, Miles Irving, The School Of Life, Alan Hollinghurst, WordTheatre, Marcus Brigstocke & Andre Vincent's Early Edition, Mark Billingham in conversation with David Morrissey, Sarah Dunant, Mark Thomas, Alexei Sayle, Brendon Burns, Rory McGrath, John Burnside, Esther Freud, Andrew Smith, Danny Dorling, Louise Wener, Rupert Thomson, Andrew Miller, Kim Newman, Stuart Maconie, Louis de Bernieres, Henry Worsley, Tom Clempson, Emma Kennedy, Mike Carter, Simone Felice, Bryan Talbot, William Goldsmith, Julian Hanshaw, Nick Hayes, Pappy's, Guy Pratt, Lucy Edge & Jeff Phenix, Josie Curran, WordTheatre with Very Special Guests, Deborah Kay Davies, Patrick Barkham, Jay Rayner, The Humble Quest for Universal Genius Quiz, Self made hero presents Johnny Cash and Hellraisers.
The Literary Salon will feature Andy Puddicombe, Joel Stickley's How To Write Badly Well and Kate Spicer.
Film and Music Arena
~ BAFTA: Q&A with Ralph Fiennes &
screening of Senna plus Q&A with Asif Kapadia, and Richard Curtis interviews The Trip's Steve Coogan & Rob Brydon, Alabama 3, Future Cinema: The Guillemots live scoring Dreams, Arcade Fire's Scenes From The Suburbs, Beastie Boys' Fight For Your Right Revisited, Jay Rayner, Just Do It, Powder, Tiny Furniture, Seamonsters, Killing Bono, Chris Shepherd presents Dog Judo, Get Well Soon & Bad Night For The Blues, Automate, Disco, PJ Harvey short films, Tiny Elephants, Confessions, BAFTA presents: The Misfits, Birds Eye View presents Imogen Heap & Holst Choir, Micachu, Tara Busch, Seaming and Temper Temper, Ryoji Ikeda, Noise Of Art's Attack The Block-Party, Camille O'Sullivan, London Contemporary Orchestra, Gabriel Prokofiev, Peter Gregson, Rocco Deluca, The Garden Of Living Cinema, Tate Britain and Shunt, Alexander, The Cats Meet Show, BAFTA Presents: The Trip Q&A with Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon and select members of the creative team, Mark Lamarr's God's Jukebox featuring: Ska Cubano, Barrence Whitfield, Kalakuta Millionaires, The Zizaniques, Johnny Flynn and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. The Film and Music Arena will also feature Reverend Billy & The Stop Shopping Gospel Choir.
Poetry Arena
Satirical slams, poetic pros and comic verse are all celebrated at Latitude's famous Poetry Arena.
This year will feature Julian Sands, Wayne Holloway-Smith, Mark Grist, Mab Jones, Harry Baker, Nikky Norton, Rob Auton, Trio Thaddeus, Gavin Osborn, Rob Auton, Trio Thaddeus, Jack Dean, Mark Niel, Serafina Streer, Simon Barraclough, Alex Gwyther, Tom Warner, Thick Richard, Hollie McNish, Caroline Bird, Ventriloquist, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Jo Shapcott, Tim Key, Simon Armitage, Saul Williams, Sophie Hannah John Burnside, Luke Wright, Kate Tempest, Dizraeli and The Small Gods, Kate Fox News, The Gentleman Rhymer, Tim Clare, Joel Stickley, Luke Kennard, Yanny Mac, Clare Pollard, Mark Grist, Tim Turnbull, Rachel Pantechnicon, The Captain's Tower, Chris Redmond, Hannah Silva, Elvis McGonagall, Salena Godden, Nathan Penlington, Michelle Madsen, Adam O'Riordan, Sam Riviere, Hannah Jane Walker, John Berkavitch, John Osborne, Simon Mole, Brigitte Aphrodite, Sabrina Mahfouz, Siddhartha Bose, Intensi T & Soldier-A and English Touring Theatre.
Caberet Arena
A veritable feast of vaudeville fun and mischief, Latitude's Cabaret Arena is a carnival of top comedy and theatre. 2011 will feature Spymonkey, Ronnie King, Diane Spencer, Sue Maclaine, Jacksons Lane presents Slingshot Theatre, A Night In Berlin, Fat Content, Duckie, The Razzle, Tina C, Ida Barr, Rubberbandits, Showstopper: The Improvised Musical, Ovid's Metamorphoses, The Big Bingo Show, Will Adamsdale, Bourgeois and Maurice, Late Night Gimp Fight, Doctor Brown Because, Richard Dedomenici and Bryony Kimmings.
The Waterfront Stage
Floating on the surface of Latitude's central lake is the stunning Waterfront Stage, which this year will play host to Sadler's Wells, the English National Ballet, Flawless, Lost Dog, Alleviate, Fuel presents the visually stunning Electric Hotel and Sadler's Wells present: Zoo Nation.
The Faraway Forest
Unveiled for the first time last year, Latitude's fairytale Faraway Forest is a secret haven of dark desires, mysterious mayhem and salacious sin-filled pleasure. A very special addition to the programme in The Faraway Forest for this year will be The Winter's Ball which will take place on the Saturday night at the festival. Organisers will create a beautiful bespoke area modelled around a Narnia-esque scene; our own unique imagined magical land.
2011 will feature The Night Circus, Les Enfants Terribles, Badaude, The Paper House, Gwendolen Chatfield, Rachel Rose Reid & The Roundhouse Experimental Choir, Native Faces and City Shanty Band.
In The Woods
Exploring the many pathways snaking through the enchanting woodland little pockets of treats and surprises are just waiting to be discovered. By day or night, The Woods are an intriguing and beguiling place to spend your time. This year will feature Eddy Temple-Morris, Feeling Gloomy, Beef Warehouse and Goldierocks.
Pandora's Playground
This year Pandora's Playground will feature RSPLB, The Cave, Videotopia, Ordinary Adventures, Ironbark, Modern Toss Activity Centre, Fuel Sheds, Dance East, Disco Shed, Jenny Edbrooke, Made In China, String Theatre, Circus Space, Flabbergast and The Beaux Belles.
Latitude Contemporary Art Award and Exhibition
This year will feature Alice Anderson, Graham Dolphin, Andy Harper, Delaine Le Bas, Maslen & Mehra and Graeme Miller.