Latitude announces Alabama 3, Amy Dickson, and Gavin Osborn

plus Young Dancer, Minecraft, film, cabaret and comedy additions

By Scott Williams | Published: Thu 18th Jun 2015

Alabama 3

Thursday 16th to Sunday 19th July 2015
Henham Park Estate, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 8AN, England MAP
£192.50 weekend adult ticket, plus booking fees
Daily capacity: 35,000
Last updated: Wed 8th Jul 2015

More names have been added to the line-up for Latitude Festival held from Thursday 16th to Sunday 19th July 2015 in the grounds of Henham Park Estate, in Suffolk.

The Film and Music Arena will host saxophonist Amy Dickson, Alabama 3, and Gavin Osborn, as well as filmmaker Doug Aitken in conversation before a screening of his new film 'Station to Station'. Plus film director Mike Figgis will be discussing his extensive and varied career including 'Leaving Las Vegas', 'One Night Stand', and 'The Loss of Sexual Innocence'.

On The Waterfront Stage Sadler's Wells will present a double bill programme showcasing performances from the Grand Finalists of the first ever BBC Young Dancer. Sheffield Doc/Fest will be celebrating both the art and the business of documentary making with an exclusive Q&A with Georg Holm and Orri Pall Dyrason from Sigur Ros, who have scored The Greatest Shows on Earth: A Century of Funfairs, Circuses and Carnivals.

Tania Harrison, Arts Curator of Latitude, said, "This time of year is always exciting as the festival comes together before July 16th and I'm pleased that we are still announcing artists and shows as exciting and important as Sadler’s Wells presenting BBC Young Dancer 2015, Mike Figgis on film making, and Georg Holm and Orri Pall Dyrason from Sigur Ros in discussion on their score of the new film 'The Greatest Shows On Earth: A Century Of Funfairs, Circuses And Carnivals' presented in conjunction with Sheffield Doc/Fest."

The area will also host Tate Worlds: Surrealist inspired Minecraft which will be part Minecraft buildathon, part surreal club night. Festival goers will get the opportunity to step into a digitally powered world inspired by the surrealist masters. Expect animated visuals, created in Minecraft and inspired by surrealist artworks from the Tate collection, which will provide the backdrop to an evening of music and making. A team of Minecraft experts will also be live on stage building Latitude’s very own dream landscape with contributions from the audience.

Elsewhere Penny Arcade, Panti Bliss, Le Gateau Chocolat, Twisted Loaf, Paul Currie, Rhys Nicholson, and Lou Sanders are added to the Cabaret Arena line-up, and Joe Wells, Tom Allen, and Matt Rees join the comedians in The Literary Arena.

Director Gemma Fairlie (Artistic Director of Tin Bath Theatre) and Director Neil Bettles (Artistic Director of ThickSkin) have come together to create Light the Fuse, a new company that charge everyday spaces and traditional stories with explosive visual and physical elements to surprise and captivate audiences of all ages. They bring their first production 'Full Sto' to Pandora’s Playground at Latitude this year.

The music line-up includes Alt-J, Portishead, and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will headline, plus Manic Street Preachers, Caribou, James Blake, Laura Marling, Wild Beasts, Lianne La Havas, Seasick Steve, Jose Gonzalez, Femi Kuti and the Positive Force, Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens, Benjamin Booker, JP Cooper, Jon Hopkins, The Vaccines, SBTRKT, Django Django, Public Service Broadcasting, Catfish & The Bottlemen, La Roux, Years And Years, Toro Y Moi, Savages, Wolf Alice, Young Fathers, Kwabs, Sun Kil Moon/Mark Kozelek, King Creosote, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Thurston Moore Band, The Districts, Soak, Clark, Clare Maguire, Neon Waltz, Prides, Aquilo, Charlie Cunningham, Clarence Clarity, Denai Moore, Formation, Gulf, Eaves, Boxed In, Man Made, Petite Meller, Pretty Vicious, Sundara Karma, To Kill A King, Outfit, The 2 Bears, Adult Jazz, Kiasmos, Jack Garratt, Shura, Gengahr, Ibeyi, Susanne Sundfor, DM Stith, Duke Garwood, Leon Bridges, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, The Twilight Sad, Curtis Harding, Marika Hackman, Nadine Shah, Dolores Haze, Ben UFO, DJ Ez, Monki, Alexander Nut, The Four Owls, The Busy Twist, Werkha, Chilly Gonzales & Kaiser Quartett,  Sadler's Wells, The Portrait Choir, Simon Armitage, John Cooper Clarke, Michael Rosen, Nick Helm, George The Poet, and more.

For the line-up details as available see the Latitude line-up page.

Latitude offers much more than coloured sheep and music, however and the first of the other entertainments of art which will include film, comedy, theatre, cabaret, dance, poetry, and literature have been revealed too.

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An adult weekend ticket is priced at £192.50 with a Family Camping option also available, a teen weekend ticket is priced at £132.50, with a weekend ticket for all children aged 5 -12 years priced at £8. Campervan permits are priced at £39.50, and mobilehome and caravan passes are priced at £59.50, Day tickets are not yet on sale.

Tickets can also be paid for in instalments, and secured with a first payment of £50.




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