Latitude Festival 2010

Lost Property

Jul 19, 2010

All lost property is removed from site and stored by Lauren and Harvey Rayner at:

23 Mill Lane,
Wrentham,
Beccles
Suffolk NR34 7JQ

Queries can be emailed to latlostprop@gmail.com or by letter to the address above.

Queries cannot unfortunately be accepted by telephone.

In The Woods ~ Sunday

Jul 18, 2010

In The Woods musical offerings polarised the musical spectrum on Sunday afternoon starting with a man playing a ukulele backed by a marvellously over the top orchestral band performing a musical about fleas.

On the same hallowed stage that Tom Jones played only two nights ago, the band led the crowd in an array of quirky insect themed anthems.

“I don’t like nationalism but I love national anthems. This is the national anthem of a nation of fleas who live on a dog!”

Not long after at the base of the woods, Lewis Floyd Henry, “one man and his 30w pram” who sounds like Jimi Hendrix covering Slayer with a battered guitar and mini-drum kit, played a busking thrash set to a shocked but thrilled Sunday horde.

Owain Peace

The xx ~ The Word Arena ~ Saturday

Jul 18, 2010 Minimalist riffs and deep bass that can only be perfected by London's The xx proved one of the biggest hits so far at Latitude this year. The three-piece played the cavernous Word Arena, a huge space to fill with sound in contrast to their very recent more modest housings.

After releasing their debut album 'xx' early last year that is already being regarded as worth of the Mercury Music Prize 2010, the band suffered a loss when their keyboardist left last year. This has undoubtedly not shaken their rapid rise to success. Notably, Shakira covered 'Islands' at this year's Glastonbury.

The xx's headline show last night was both delightful and oppressive, something which Romy, Oliver and Jamie seem to revel in. Who knows; we may see them on the Obelisk Arena this time next year.

Alexandra Pereira