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White Lies for Latitude

plus The Pretenders, Flashguns, and The Chakras

By Scott Williams | Published:

Latitude 2009 - White Lies
Photo credit: Amy Derham


Latitude Festival have announced more acts for the line-up in July at Henham Park Estate, Suffolk.

White Lies
The four new additions playing on the open-air Obelisk Arena who join White Lies include new acts for Friday's bill The Pretenders, and Flashguns. The new names are completed by Irish upstarts The Chakras who open up the Arena on Saturday afternoon.

They are the latest additions to an extensive bill of acts headlined by Pet Shop Boys on Friday, Grace Jones on Saturday, and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds on Sunday. Other acts playing over the weekend include Spiritualized, Magazine, Newton Faulkner, Camille O'Sullivan, Bat For Lashes, Doves, Editors, Gossip, Turin Brakes (acoustic), and Belle & Sebastian (DJ set). There will be many more acts announced shortly.

Latitude takes place from Friday 17th to Sunday 19th July 2009, with the festival opening it's gates on Thursday 16th July for some limited non-musical entertainment. Latitude festival goers can expect music, art, comedy, film, literature, theatre, performance art, dance, sculpture, workshops, restaurants and waiter service bars.

Weekend tickets are on sale and are priced at £150, day tickets are priced at £60, and a campervan Pass is priced at £10. Children aged 12 or under will be eligible for free tickets for Latitude Festival 2009 when accompanied by a ticket holding adult.

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