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ONE MONTH TO GO!
OVER 750 ACTS ACROSS 15 STAGES
ANNOUNCED FOR LATITUDE FESTIVAL 2017
FINAL NAMES ANNOUNCED ACROSS BBC MUSIC INTRODUCING STAGE,
MUSIC AND FILM ARENA, THE SPEAKEASY, SOLAS AND MORE
www.latitudefestival.com
With only a month to go, the 12th edition of Latitude Festival once again sets the bar high for summer festivals, with
a host of names announced across the stages including the BBC Music Introducing Stage, The SpeakEasy, Music and
Film, Solas and many more. Latitude Festival takes place on 13th - 16th July in the stunning grounds of Henham Park,
Suffolk. Tickets are available here.
40,000 people will witness Brit Award winners The 1975 perform tracks from I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So
Beautiful yet So Unaware of It for the last time, as well as a Fleet Foxes returning in a UK Exclusive after a five year
hiatus, backed with the recently announced album Crack-Up, and Saturday night headliners Mumford & Sons who
bring with them their Gentlemen Of The Road takeover to curate the day’s line up.
They’re joined by a line up brimming with huge names and exclusives across all stages, combined over 40 Top Ten
albums, from the legendary Placebo in a UK Festival Exclusive to returning indie rockers The Horrors; from Scandi
indie-pop darlings The Radio Dept. (another UK festival exclusive) to the inimitable former Velvet Underground
stalwart John Cale; from the iconic Mavis Staples to the all-out party that will be Fatboy Slim on the BBC Music Stage.
Hot off the back of their acclaimed debut album The Witch, London’s own Pumarosa will be bringing their captivating
live show straight from our nation’s capital to the Obelisk Arena on the Friday and the profoundly arresting Swedish
singer-songwriter Albin Lee Meldau who will take to the Lake Stage.
Fresh talent joining Saturday’s already brimming bill include Scandinavian troubadour Skott who opens the BBC Music
Stage, and another addition to the Sunrise Arena as part of the Gentlemen of the Road takeover: renowned folkster
Beans on Toast. Sunday sees exciting from hook-heavy Humberside heroes Life on the Alcove Stage and former Let’s
Wrestle frontman Wesley Gonzalez on the Lake Stage.
Returning to Latitude for its second year, the BBC Music Introducing Stage once again welcomes an eclectic array of
talent specifically chosen for Latitude, submitted via a plethora of local BBC Introducing shows. Over the years, BBC
Music Introducing has played a pivotal part in nurturing the careers of some of the biggest acts to have graced Latitude
including Ed Sheeran and Florence and the Machine. This year’s stage comes presented by BBC Radio 3 mainstays Max
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Reinhardt (the Late Junction) and Suzy Klein (In Tune), and BBC 6 Music’s “modern day musical anti-hero”, Tom
Ravenscroft.
Friday’s festivities are kicked off by a stellar bill that features jazz/R&B collective Solomon’s Garden, Conwy sensation
Omaloma, Essex’s Sound of 2017 star Lisa Wright, alt-folk instrumental troupe Fishclaw, Scotland-via-Transylvania
singer-songwriter Lizabett Russo, spoken word performer Banwo the Poet and denizens of doo-wop Be Good.
Flying the flag for BBC Music Introducing on the Saturday of this year’s festival are Edinburgh genre-benders Sink,
ascendant hush-popper Tender Central, acclaimed Mande master Sefo Kanuteh, hotly-tipped jazz quartet Flying
Machines, Glaswegian producer and composer Iona Fortune, rapidly rising hip-hop talent Piers James, and blues
classicists Amanda Brown & The Common Ears.
Sunday is rounded off by another eclectic array of talent that includes the spellbinding Tinderbox Orchestra, the
elusive House of Hippies, Welsh post-folkers Adwaith, enrapturing classical guitarist Valerie Hartzell, Sheffield
mainstays Black Thorn, West Midlands multi-instrumentalist Lumi HD and composer extraordinaire Neil March.
Highlights from all the sets on the BBC Music Introducing stage will be available across the network of Local Radio
Introducing shows, BBC Radio 3 and BBC 6Music. To find out more information go to www.bbc.co.uk/introducing.
SOLAS returns to Henham Park, bringing its signature mix of transcendental experience for the Latitude audience.
Whether it’s rejuvenating treatments, yoga, moments of relaxation or artistic inspiration, SOLAS has carved out an
enclave of creativity, openness and excitement at Latitude. Treatments start at £30 and are available to book at
www.solas.appointy.com.
In tandem with art and healing, the Solas Stage is an intimate venue which plays host to some of the best emerging
UK and Irish talent from across the musical spectrum; from folk-tinged acoustic troubadours to ambient electro, from
dark pop to the spacier end of electronic music.
This year sees a line-up on the Solas Stage that includes genre-straddling MC Afrikan Boy, funk-pop beach bums
Parcels, folk storyteller Westerman, production wizards Blue Lab Beats, Dublin singer-songwriter Ailbhe Reddy,
poptronic amalgam Talos, psych-dub maelstrom Pangani, Irish troubadour David Keenan, indie-house duo Le Boom
and acoustic dreamers Into the Ark. Nile Rodgers’ favourite Brian Deady, renowned producer and songwriter Willy
Mason, multi-instrumentalist wunderkind Leo Stannard, the critically revered Seamus Fogarty, experimental pop trio
White Kite and Irish sensualists Ships also join the Solas bill.
Dutch indie-pop dreamers Klangstof, hotly-tipped 4AD signing Aldous Harding, the bright and brilliant Rosie Carney,
Scandi-pop five-piece Broen, Sweden’s shimmering Geowulf, dancefloor stomper Andrew Kearney, restlessly
inventive Danish quintet Lowly, the fingerstyle acoustica of John Smith, Australian singer songwriter Hein Cooper and
the sprawling 9-piece funk-soul of TooFools round off the line up of up and coming acts on the Solas Stage.
This year’s we are bringing all our debate, discussion, literary & poetry events under one roof, in The SpeakEasy. From
established wordsmiths to emergent talents, literary legends to radical insurgents, The SpeakEasy will host author
sessions with award-winning writers, poetry performance from the brightest voices, and lively discussion until late
into the night.
Booker-nominated author of Brooklyn and The Testament of Mary, Colm Tóibín will come to Henham Park to discuss
his latest novel, House of Names, a reimagining of the Greek classic tale of Clytemnestra's family tragedy. Also visiting
The SpeakEasy for the first time, Geoff Dyer will discuss White Sands; his creative exploration of why we travel which
was recently shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year 2017. Both Colm and Geoff will be
interviewed by Guardian journalist, Alex Clark.
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Sarah Winman, author of the international bestseller When God was a Rabbit and the Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller
A Year of Marvellous Ways will be at The SpeakEasy to preview her highly anticipated new novel Tin Man, in
conversation with The Bookseller’s Sarah Shaffi.
The Women’s Prize for Fiction, Standard Issue and Wellcome Book Prize will all return to Latitude for one-off panels
with leading literary women. Chaired by Sam Baker of The Pool, Women’s Prize for Fiction will present Stories for
Revolutionary Girls with Naomi Alderman, whose novel The Power recently won the Bailey’s Women’s Prize for
Fiction, author and academic Elif Shafak and co-founder of the Women’s Equality Party Catherine Mayer. Standard
Issue will present a lively panel with Hannah Dunleavy, Mickey Noonan, Jen Offord, Deborah Frances-White, Susie
Wokoma and a special guest. The Wellcome Book Prize bring the Latitude audience their Reading Cures with Joanna
Cannon, Bryony Gordon, Dr Pippa Kennedy and Di Speirs.
Andy Parsons will return to Latitude with his Slacktivist Action Group. Joining Andy to discuss current affairs and agree
one direct action will be The Sunday Times columnist India Knight, Sophie Walker, leader of the Women’s Equality
Party and Reprieve Director Maya Foa. Carole Cadwalladr (Observer), Nick Hopkins (Guardian) and Carl Miller
(Demos) will be discussing the Fake News phenomenon, chaired by Dr Daniel Glaser. James Brown (Above Head
Height) and Alexandra Heminsley (Leap In) will be in discussion on amateur sports.
Latitude-goers of all ages will enjoy Choose Your Own Jolly Adventure with Bruno Vincent, the author of the hugely
successful ‘Enid Blyton for Grown Ups’ series, with Five Lose Dad In The Garden Centre currently top of the charts.
Also joining The SpeakEasy line up will be Global Pillage; the brand new comedy panel show podcast all about idiom,
culture, customs and norms. The panel, led by Deborah Frances-White, will include Susan Wokoma, Sarah Bennetto,
Bisha K Ali and Athena Kugblenu. BBC 6Music’s Shaun Keavney will also produce a special episode of his Middle Aged
Night Out from The SpeakEasy with special guest Dane Baptiste, whilst Robin Ince’s Festival Shambles guests are Katy
Brand, John-Luke Roberts, Joanna Neary, Barry Crimmins and George Egg.
Exploring their recollections of pop culture through memoir will be Lol Tolhurst and Cosey Fanni Tutti, each
interviewed by celebrated music journalist Pete Paphides. Lol Tolhurst will be discussing his poignant memoir Cured:
The Tale of Two Imaginary Boys, a passionate and evocative account of his time in one of the defining bands of the
70s and 80s, The Cure, and a frank and moving look at his personal addictions and his road to recovery. Cosey Fanni
Tutti will be discussing her hugely acclaimed autobiography Art Sex Music which charts her rise with era-defining
COUM Transmissions through to her time with Throbbing Gristle. John Lloyd will reflect upon his career creating some
of the most iconic comedy TV shows including Not The Nine O’Clock News, Spitting Image, The Hitchhikers Guide to
the Galaxy, Blackadder and QI, interviewed by author and TV critic, Viv Groskop.
Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs), will celebrate the life of playwright Joe Orton in the 50th anniversary year of
his death. A panel led by Leonie Orton, Chris Shepherd, Dr Emma Parker and Robin Ince, will discuss Orton’s life, work
and perform his witty letters of complaint, written under the pseudonym of Mrs Edna Welthorpe. John Osborne,
creator of John Peel’s Shed and Sky 1’s After Hours, will also present Circled in the Radio Times a new storytelling show
exploring the changing nature of how we all watch television.
Multi-award winning poet, playwright and novelist, Simon Armitage will return to Latitude to perform from his
collection of poems The Unaccompanied. Insightful, relevant and empathetic, The Unaccompanied is a bold new
statement of intent. Jamaican-British dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson will call Latitude to arms with his poetry on
Saturday. Linton’s highly political poetry has been at the forefront of counterculture since the 1970s and in 2002 he
became the second living poet to have his work included in Penguin’s Modern Classic series. Murray Lachlan Young,
who shot to fame in the mid-90s when he become the only poet to sign a contract worth £1m, will present an
anthology of work in How Freakin’ Zeitgesit Are You?.
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Recent Ted Hughes Award winner for Nobody Told Me, a poetic memoir about becoming a parent, Holly McNish will
be at Latitude to discuss her latest anthology. Plum is a genre-bending candid account of Holly’s memories from
childhood to attempted adulthood. This is a book about growing up, about flesh, fruit, friendships, work and play.
Hollie will also team up with Rosy Carrick and Hannah Silva to honour the Russian revolutionary poets in The Language
of Revolution. Bang Said The Gun, the team who put on poetry nights for people who think they don't like poetry will
host guests Deanna Rodgers, the youngest UK Poetry Slam Champion and voice to watch, and Kriss Foster who has
won plaudits for his stories about Vimto, trains and the seaside.
Recently selected by London's Evening Standard as one of the exciting new and young poetic voices in London, Richard
Osmond will be taking audiences on a poetic foraging walk starting in Latitude’s stunning Faraway Forest on the
Sunday. Richard is a professional forager, a hobby from childhood that grew into a career and has in turn gone on to
shape his life and his first collection of poems, The Useful Verse. Other poets confirmed for The SpeakEasy include:
Ross Sutherland, Mark Grist, Michelle Madsen, Jonny Fluffypink, Bohdan Piasecki, BAC Beatboxers, Mark Grist, Lisa
Luxx, Toby Thompson and Ian Duhig.
In Pandora’s Playground, we welcome back Dylan’s Mobile Bookstore where the audience can immerse themselves
in the poetry of Dylan Thomas, Swansea’s most famous son.
In the Music & Film Arena, Latitude is delighted to welcome MOBO founder and music industry pioneer, Kanya King
to the stage for a very special interview exploring her extraordinary work to bring black music to heart of international
music culture. Comedian and magician Pete Firman, known for his appearances on The Magicians and The Next Great
Magician, will be joining the Comedy stage on Saturday for a performance of his trademark tricks. Hosted by Phil Ellis,
London’s innovative Soho Theatre will welcome hip-hop duo Rubberbandits, Swedish musical comedian CarlEinar Häckner, Colin Hoult performing as his alter ego Anna Mann, live art provocateur Lucy McCormick and highoctane stand-up Desiree Burch. In the Theatre Arena, National Theatre Live will broadcast the Old Vic’s hugely
acclaimed production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead which stars Daniel Radcliffe and Joshua McGuire as
the eponymous duo. Rave Karaoke will play karaoke classics of yesteryear in The Cabaret Theatre, presented by DJ,
performer of full-time show-off Anna Greenwood.
In the Wellcome Trust Arena, Caroline Wright will present Breath Control: Osmosis, featuring classical soprano Laura
Wright. Join Caroline and Laura as they lead an interactive session with the Breath Choir, exploring pulmonary health
and providing a snap shot of lung capacity through song. Also joining the festival’s Wellcome Trust supported
programme, giving talks at Unlimited Theatre’s Space Shed in the Faraway Forest, are endurance athlete Shu
Pillinger, to speak about optimizing the body for athleticism on earth and in space, and Beth Healey, the doctor who
spent a year in Antarctica in the name of space exploration.
Elsewhere in the Faraway Forest, audiences will encounter sheds, talks and installations from artists and companies
including the V&A, who will preview images and an immersive chorus audio experience from their forthcoming Opera:
Passion, Power and Politics exhibition in collaboration with Royal Opera House. This immersive exhibition spans 400
years, through the lens of seven premieres in seven cities, and explores the seminal forces that drive so many stories.
Audience should also keep an eye out for The Hypercollider, Emily Goss’s Grow Your Own Love Revolution, and can
drop in to visit the Arts Council, Amy Winehouse Foundation and Medicins Sans Frontieres. Our unseen artists in the
Faraway Forest include Metro Imaging, who support the Gallery, and Jane Lennard, who will transform the Forest’s
iconic Tree of Life into a mass of yellow roses.
ENDS
TICKET INFORMATION
Adult Weekend tickets £197.50 face value + £8 booking fee per ticket
Accompanied Teen Weekend tickets (13-15 years) £132.50 + £8 booking fee per ticket
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Child Weekend tickets - £10
Adult Day tickets £77.50 + £7 booking fee per ticket
Child Day Tickets - £5
Disabled access requirements and PA/carer ticket applications will open on March 31 st. Please refer to the website or contact
the access team on [email protected] for more information and guidance.
More ticket information / Tickets available at www.ticketmaster.co.uk/latitude
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PARTNERS
Carlsberg are proud to be the official beer partner of Latitude Festival. Carlsberg will be bringing a touch of Danishness to Latitude
this summer as it’s the fusion of Danish simplicity and precision that brings you a light, easy drinking, refreshing lager.
www.carlsberg.co.uk
Somersby are excited to be the official cider partner of Latitude Festival. Best served thirsty. This delicious cold-filtered cider has
no artificial flavours or sweeteners, simply bucket-loads of great apple taste. That’s real refreshment.
MIX IT UP WITH SMIRNOFF AT LATITUDE THIS SUMMER!
To celebrate this year’s epic festival season, Smirnoff, the world’s most popular vodka brand, is proud to be the official vodka and
partner with the biggest festivals across Europe including Latitude, teaming up great music and great drinks to make the weekend
one to remember.
Follow us on Twitter @SmirnoffEurope or on Facebook facebook.com/smirnoffGB, for all of the latest festival news and gossip
from around Europe and some exciting ways to get involved this summer!
Pepsi Max is proud to be the official cola partner of Latitude Festival. Follow us on Twitter @PepsiMaxUK
GAME ON AT THE PIMM’S CROQUET CLUB THIS SUMMER!
PIMM’S are excited to be taking their Croquet Club to Latitude this year, where festivalgoers can enjoy a spot of croquet or simply
relax in a deckchair over a glass of the quintessential summer drink. We’ll meet you there at Pimm’s O’clock.
Follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/pimms/, Instagram @pimmsgb or Twitter @PimmsGB
https://www.anyoneforpimms.com/
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Visit the Waitrose Green at Latitude. We’ll be serving breakfast, lunch and dinner menus* featuring new foodie favourites such as
avocado on toast, deli platters and veggie burgers. 'Pimp your Prosecco' or show your myWaitrose card to relax in our rooftop
lounge with a free hot drink. Not a member yet? Sign up at waitrose.com/mywaitrose *Menu subject to change
Big Green Coach is the largest festival coach travel provider in the UK and is the official and exclusive coach travel partner to
Latitude Festival. Operating return coach travel from 19 locations around the UK to right inside those festival gates, Big Green
Coach takes the hassle out of organising your journey.
So go green and forget about taking it easy on the last night, as you can sleep all the way home! Choose coach travel only or as a
package with a festival ticket: http://www.biggreencoach.co.uk/events/latitude-festival-tickets-coach-travel