16/7/08 We have put a few questions to some of the artists, comedians and poets appearing at Latitude 2008 about what they have planned for this year’s festival. For the final instalment it's the much tipped White Lies, math dancing Metronomy, lusious indie types Fields, the one and only cock n bull kid , the soon to be huge Luke Leighfield and many, many more Here’s what they had to say:
Dirty Tim – Theatre Arena
1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
I'll have a play on with my theatre company Dirty Protest, so I'll catch as much theatre as I can. I can't wait to see what Drywrite do with the guilty project, and The Factory boys are bringing their awesome Hamlet which is different every time. Joel Horwood's the next Dennis Kelly in my book, so I'll watch his Nabokov piece with pen and paper in hand. Theatre aside, I've got to see Carol Ann Duffy, Hanif Kureshi because I love their work. I've seen Kureshi before and he's a curious guy. Comedy I really want to see Tim Minchin and Hans Teuween because I keep missing them. Music-wise I have to see I am Kloot and the Breeders. I can't believe I'll share air with the Deal sisters.
Saying all that though I'll probably miss all of those and spend the entire weekend in the woods with my shirt off making friends and losing property. And I'll still think it's value for money.
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
I love the fact that the festival has the widest range of arenas other than Glastonbury, but the arenas are still intimate spaces. I've been every year since the start and can remember some performances as if they were yesterday because of intimate venues.
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
We're writing a site-specific play for The Woods arena. I've written act one, and I've opened it up to the public and writing community in Wales to finish the play for me. So I don't know what's going to happen in the end but I can tell you the first act is going to change the landscape of British theatre. Or if it doesn't, it might just make you stop walking towards the Sunrise arena, sit down and listen to a story rather than a song.
4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
The only thing that would stop me coming to Latitude would be incarceration or three ex girlfriends buying tickets to go. And being as I've killed all three of them and put their heads in a draw-string and buried them in the garden, I'm pretty sure I'll be free to come.
5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep?
Puce.
Luke Leighfield – The Lake Stage
1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
I’m probably looking forward to Sigur Ros because they’re one of my favourite bands but I’ve never been able to see them live before. Apart from that I’m excited about seeing my good friend Sam Isaac on a big stage!
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
I’ve been told it’s the most picturesque, friendly festival around so we’ll see if it lives up to that! I’ve been too busy to go to festivals over the past few years so it’s nice to be able to come to Latitude.
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
I will mostly be bringing my piano and my band, and maybe a tent. Probably some sweets and Top Trumps too. I’m quite friendly. I hope that’s enough.
4.) If you weren’t doing this what would you be doing?
I would probably be hanging out with my parents, watching Casualty on the Saturday night and maybe heading to church on Sunday.
5.) What is your favourite colour sheep?
I’m gonna keep it real and say white.
Liz - The School – The Lake Stage
1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
Loads! and we hope they don't all clash. There are some great main stage acts that we've never seen before like Breeders and Grinderman, and also some smaller bands that we know or have played with that would be great seeing at a festival like our old drummer The Voluntary Butler Scheme, Bearsuit, KateGoes, Their Hearts Were Full of Spring and Wave Pictures. We're also listening to Wild Beasts, Lykkle Li and Johnny Foreigner at the moment, and obviously we can't wait to see Bill Bailey!
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
There's just such a good standard of music, but also the mixture of high quality comedy and theatre compared to any other festival, in beautiful surroundings so it sounds like our ideal festival.
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
We're going to be the best hangover cure they've ever had!
4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
Wondering why no one booked us for a festival this year and crying to ourselves contemplating our future as a band. So thank you!
5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep?
Electric.
Hugo Manuel from Jonquil - The Lake Stage
1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
Death Cab For Cutie, Foals and Joanna Newsom. We listen to those bands in the tour bus all the time. So it would be pretty emotional to say the least.
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
We’ve played Latitude every year it’s existed so I like the familiarity of it! The Woods are definitely the best part of the festival though. I think they make every band sound like a special occasion.
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
Last year we played an extra set in the woods after all the bands had finished. We just had a snare drum, some acoustic guitars, trumpets and accordion and made a complete racket for an hour or so. We had a pretty big crowd surrounding us... I guess they just wanted to watch something more, it didn’t matter what it was! So maybe well be doing that again on Friday night.
4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
Working in a job that I didn’t like... and going to lots gigs and feeling jealous!
5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep?
Cow-coloured
Jack Lawrence-Brown from White Lies - Obelisk Arena
1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
I think we are all looking forward to seeing Interpol play. It's great that they're headlining on the last night, that's the perfect time for an Interpol set. We're also looking forward to Mars Volta, and Metronomy will be good.
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
The site that Latitude is located is supposed to be amazing, so I'm definitely looking forward to a festival that doesn't feel and look like a bombsite. Any festival next to a lake in a forest is going to be pretty special.
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
It’s going to be one of our first ever shows at a festival and it’s going to be amazing for us to be opening a main stage. People can expect a glimpse of what our album will be like. Something dark and epic. We've have been told our sound will suit a big stage so hopefully we'll be finding how big we can go.
4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
I think we'd all still be doing something musical. Maybe I would be focusing more time on my label Chess Club, but to be honest, I can't really imagine us not all playing music together.
5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep?
White Lies. Black Sheep.
Lisa from Bearsuit - The Lake Stage
1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
I think we're most looking forward to seeing bands like the Breeders, Go Team , Black Kids, Johnny Foreigner, Clinic, Crystal Castles and Joanna Newsom. The whole festival has a really good line up of established acts but we're also looking forward to watching all the up-and-coming gems on Huw Stephens' Lake Stage. It's often the ones you've never heard and stumble upon accidentally that really blow you away.
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
I like the fact that it's not just about music - that there's comedy, theatre, poetry, cabaret, art and all sorts of other stuff going on too. It's a very eclectic festival. I also like the fact that it's quite intimate and not too big.
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
We always try to put on a good stage show. Not only do we play an array of instruments - flute, cornet, keytar, keyboards, samples, violin, accordion, theremin, as well as drums guitar and bass - but we also have some special new outfits planned. I don't want to give too much away but they're pretty spectacular and shouldn't be missed! If we can be lowered onto the stage on wires and harnesses we will be.
4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
To be honest we'd probably come for the weekend even if we weren't playing. Being from Norwich it's right on our doorstep.
5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep?
Neon blue
This City - The Lake Stage
1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
There’s quite a few good bands playing this year. I’d love to see Sigur Ros again, having never seen them at a festival I think this could be a whole new experience. But there’s also Crystal Castles, Foals, Seasick Steve, Murder By Death, Interpol, and a few others in there I’ll check out. I doubt I’ll go near the Theatre, Literary and Poetry stages. But if I get the chance I’d definitely check out Bill Bailey and Rich Hall. Michael Nyman might be quite good, I like some of his stuff. That said it is a festival so I’ll probably miss them all!
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
It seems like there’s a lot do there. There’s so many different kinds of stages and things going on, so I’m quite looking forward to seeing how that will all work. I’m just really llooking forward to taking it easy and actually watching some bands.
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
We all love running about and getting involved in our live show. We always try to play with a lot of energy and get the crowd going. The more the crowd get going, the more we will! As far as anything special planned, we may have some new material and the short shorts might make an appearance at some point, but I guess you’ll just have to come check us out!
4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
If we weren't playing Latitude this year we would probably be hanging out with our friends in Brighton, drinking beer and causing trouble! We’re also working on the album at the moment so we should be in the studio soon getting some demos etc recorded.
5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep?
Black with chrome!
Anita Blay aka the cock n bull kid - The Lake Stage
1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year's Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
Music wise Interpol, Blondie, Black Kids and Lykke Li. I also really wanna see Stewart Lee as I think he's one of Britain’s best stand ups. I'm looking forward to having a look at the literary tent as I don’t usually equate the traditional 'festival' with being civilised and feeding the brain so I might try that for a change.
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
The comedy arena. You can't beat some good stand up. I'll be watching out for Bill Bailey, Phill Jupitus and Stewart Lee.
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
Love.
4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
I should be packing my suitcase as I'm off to Barcelona tomorrow but I've got this awful feeling I've lost my passport so I'm procrastinating.
5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep?
Is that a trick question?
Derwyddon Dr Gonzo - The Lake Stage
1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
Blondie, she's a pin-up at the Derwyddon camp. She's just scrumptious isn't she?
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
The incredible variety of acts, and the amazing location
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned? As always, good times, tidy dancing, erotic costumes, and of course a good o'l dose of brassy gypsy-punk-hip-hop-funk.
4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
Sitting naked in a cold, damp room, crying and wishing we were at Latitude!
5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep?
Asparagus green
Rod Thomas - The Lake Stage
1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year's Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
I can only make it for Sunday this year as I'm playing another festival the day before but I'm SO pleased Joanna Newsom is playing on Sunday, that will be amazing! If I could catch Bill Bailey, The Breeders and some exciting new stuff in the Literary arena I'll be very happy.
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
I'm really looking forward to the location and the massive variety of work you can see. I rarely get chance to see new theatre or comedy with what I do so I'm really excited about that.
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
A lot of fun! I've got some more interactive elements planned which go down well in gigs and a sock puppet competition which is up on my blog to tie in with the new video.
4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
Running my own label and helping other artists make music.
5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep?
I get asked about sheep a lot as I'm Welsh. I'd like to think I don't discriminate, I'm a very accepting person.
James Yuill - The Lake Stage
1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year's Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
Death Cab For Cutie...but I have a feeling my set may clash with theirs so...Sigur ros
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
The size, the location and the artists
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
I can be expected to bring a tent to the festival and I may also bring some mini baby bells too. I believe that's answered both
4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
Playing music in my bedroom, roped in bin liners and pretending I was onstage.... just a normal weekend really.
5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep?
Are we talking the West African mountain sheep or the indigenous jumper sheep of Wales?... actually...they're both blue so it doesn't really matter.
a.P.A.t.T. - The Lake Stage
1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year's Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
OOO a.P.A.t.T. are big fans of Joanna Newsom, Deus used to be amazing and they have been away for few years so it will be good to see what their up to.
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
Latitude seems to be in the woods, is this right??? We really like playing outside in the sun so it looks well mad playing in there and in the woods! can't wait!!!
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
Every show we play is special, this show will flow with awesomeness.
Expect many surprises as usual. If people want to see something different this year watch a.P.A.t.T.
4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
Making very private, odd, beautiful, interesting music, without anyone knowing!
5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep?
Ooo if there was a Blue one that would be swell.
Arnab Chanda - Comedy Arena
1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year's Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
Most excited about Blondie I think. Life is sad sometimes because everyone dies eventually, except me, I’ll probably live because I pray a lot, but sadly Blondie will die too so I want to see them before that happens because they're such an amazing legendary band. And Rich Hall as well. When you watch him you realize he's in a super league of comedians along with people like George Carlin and Chris Rock. It’s a privilege to watch.
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
So many great acts in tents which are in cool little nooks and crannies. People seem to be smiling and are friendly, which is rare in England.
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
People can expect me to bring my legs and head and face. Anything beyond that is a bonus. I may have jokes, which may or may not work. Who knows?
4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
I’d be superman.
5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep?
I like sheep that play paintball. You know which sheep play paintball because they have either a red or blue spot on them. Sheep that don't play paintball are boring and lame and don't deserve to be eaten, but I don't like them, that’s the point.
Nic Dawson Kelly- Sunrise Arena
1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
I'd have to say Johnny Flynn and Joanna Newsom from the musical acts. I've been lucky enough to catch Johnny a few times this year and he never fails to disappoint. Joanna, I've never seen but am holding my heels with excitement for...alongside this I enjoy some of the poets you've got this year. Simon Armitage last collection was heartbreakingly brilliant and what Adrian Mitchell has written I enjoy.
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
It doesn't separate genres. Good music has its elements of poetry and comedy, and likewise...comedy and poetry has its rhythm. I think with Latitude you tend to get that whole package.
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
The Colombian dancing girls and Thai Circus won't be with me for the summer...so I guess I'll just have to rely on singing, which may be a shame for the audience. Hopefully I can win em round though...if not, if not I’ll have to fall back on my crotch less leopard print slacks.
4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
Selling second hand Ascot headwear for next year’s lah-de-dah.
5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep
I've never gotten over the purple and yellow one's in Amsterdam. I suppose you shouldn't feed livestock marshmallows.
Magistrates - Uncut Arena
1.Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
There are so many people playing. I think I will actually head over to the comedy tent as its not often you can play and then watch comedy.
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
That there is so much going on. It seems different to most festivals. Music, poetry, film, a nice mixture for everyone.
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
That’s a tough question to answer, we will bring the sun and good music that will make you feel great for the rest of the weekend. Nothing special planned just of yet we tend to think of these things the day before that way its extra special.
4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
Continue recording our album most possibly.
5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep
I speak for myself, no idea what the other guys favourite sheep is. in my mind I like the idea of a black sheep with white stripes. In fact that’s what we have planned, we are going to bring on stage a sheep with white stripes, not Jack and Meg, however that could be interesting!!!
Tallulah Rendall - Sunrise Arena
1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year's Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
The Mars Volta - their records are brilliant and I have never seen them play.
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
Exploring it all... giggling to Bill Bailey, listening to Nick Torday, wiggling my ass with the Laundretta chicks and finding a boat.
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned? Butterflies... Yes
4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
Buying a ticket, taking a guitar and Jo´s cello and playing in the wood... and the railway station... and anywhere else that would have me/us.
5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep?
A white one.
Godwits - Sunrise Arena
1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
Pretty much everything I think. I'm hooked on the Howling Bells record right now, also Lykke Li, BSP, Joanna Newsom, Death Cab, Guillemots, Sigur Ros... We'll probably just wander round being happily bewildered at all the good stuff going on. Plus I studied Carol Anne Duffy at school and she's smashing. Maybe catch her ripping up the stage with a rendition of her onion poem.
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
I think the diversity of what's going on is astounding. Broadening the line-up to encompass other performing arts is a really great idea, people can give their eardrums a rest and check out Bill Bailey, Simon Armitage, or theatre and cabaret... In that sense it might also alert a lot of people to a wealth of good literature and performance that they'd not have come across otherwise.
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
We're playing quite early so we hope people will be out of bed. Think it's first thing on Friday or something. I think people can expect small-town, middle England folk songs that spent their formative years in the reign of British Indie. A sorta synthesis of those two perhaps? It's jangly noise with violins and mandolins and brass and things.
4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
This interview? Um, I'd probably be preparing and eating breakfast. Which is what I'll be doing shortly after I finish doing this. Cereal, most likely. And toast.
5.What is your favourite colour Sheep?
There's this sorta parable about empirical science that runs along these lines: three people are on a train from London to Glasgow, and as they cross the border the first thing they see on the Scottish side is a sheep, facing the window of the train. The first says: "All sheep in Scotland must be black." The second says: "We can only really say that one sheep in Scotland is black." And the third says "Actually, all we can say for certain is that the front half of one sheep in Scotland is black."
So my favourite colour sheep is front half black, back half orange, confounding train travellers everywhere.
Grammatics - Dominic Ord - Sunrise Arena
1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
Howling Bells, Grinderman, Interpol and maybe a few others in the music arenas. Stewart Lee on the comedy stage for being the best thing since Bill Hicks. Maybe better! Irvine Welsh and John Niven in the Literary Arena for an insight into their wonderfully warped minds.
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
The huge variety of acts and artists appearing - it'll be a rare chance to do something other than trying to watch a band when you've just woken up feeling like the apocalypse.
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned? Besides tents and sleeping bags, weird pop music and a keen eye for hecklers. Anything special planned? I think we’re the opening band of the weekend on the Obelisk Arena so I suppose we’ll have to think of an appropriate welcome for the revelers. We’ll get our thinking caps on.
4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
Recording our debut album with our long time friend and producer James Kenosha in a barn on the Yorkshire coast.
5).What is your favourite colour Sheep?
Ginger.
Nick from Fields. - Uncut Arena
1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
We will be looking forward to seeing Sigur Ros as it will remind Thorunn of home. One of the best things is just to wander about and discover things as they happen. It is nice not to have a plan sometimes. I expect to be enjoying some spoken word in a cidery haze. Is ‘cidery’ even a word? It is now.
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
The coloured sheep. Do they get a choice in what colour they will be?
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
We shall probably bring a tent so we can stay the entire weekend. As for our performance we shall be bringing an entirely new set of material and a Somerfield bag full of cider. Expect some form of psyched up cider-fuelled carnage.
4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
Probably attempting to recreate Latitude on the roof of my east London flat with elaborately spray painted pigeons, some acoustic guitars, ‘the ha ha bonk’ joke book and a Somerfield bag full of cider.
5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep?
It is tempting to say black as I can relate to that but really I would rather see a gold sheep. Can you do one with stripes? Pink/gold/black. That would be good. What colour does the sheep want to be???
Joe Dunthorne - Poetry Arena
1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
Crystal Castles in the music arena. I'm looking forward to just hanging out at the Theatre tent. And in Literature and Poetry there's lots: Irvine Welsh, Simon Armitage, the Aisle 16 boys, Rachel Pantechnicon, Tim Turnbull, John Osbourne.
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
The arts stages. There's no other festival with its breadth of arts stuff going on.
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
I'll be bringing the noise, the pain, the wickedness - anything I can lay my hands on.
4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
Making creepy noises outside people's tents as they sleep. Yeah, that was me.
5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep?
I'm Welsh and we keep it traditional: white.
Metronomy - Sunrise Arena
1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
British Sea Power, Sadler’s Wells dancers, Franz Ferdinand, The Breeders, Julian Cope, Grinderman, Interpol...plus many more.
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
Last year I really enjoyed sitting in on the BBC 4 recordings. It's also nice to see that the headliners are a bit more diverse than at most festivals.
The boat that takes one across the lake is also a highlight, because it is exciting.
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
Well, last year we played in the daytime. This year we are headlining a stage, so I think people can expect us to bring their evening to a nice end. We'll try and do a party set and perhaps trick Sadler’s Wells into dancing for us.
4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
If I wasn't in a band I would be a driving instructor.
5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep?
Off white.
The Joy Formidable - Sunrise Arena
1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
Hello Latitude Festival.
Tough question, I'm going to be doing a lot of running in between stages I think. I am looking forward to Grinderman. Brilliant album, very curious to see the live show.
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
The musical aspect is definitely of huge interest, being my main passion and obsession. Such a treat to see so many different artists. Saying that, I have a love affair with poetry, theatre and comedy too ...so again, a lot of flitting to be done.
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
We're an exciting live band who have a lot of fun. We might throw a few surprises into the mix, but no pyrotechnics planned for this one.
4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
This interview? I should be recording, we're at our house/studio. I'm waiting for Rhyds to finish his bass parts and then I'll adorn with guitars.
5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep?
Are there sheep at Latitude? I love all things flossy, so I couldn't possibly choose.
Rosie and the Goldbug - Lake Stage
1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Latitude festival across the Arenas (Obelisk, Uncut, Comedy, Theatre, Literary and Poetry, Film & Music) and why?
Mars Volta because they are the most original band and crazy people I have ever seen, Bill Bailey easily the funniest man alive, Sigur Ros for the heart melting moments of pure genius, Grinderman because Nick Cave is the darkest man alive, Blondie no need to explain why, it’s Blondie!, Interpol his voice is awesome, Dave Gorman makes me laugh…
2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
The aspect that I like most about Latitude is that they choose artists that actually live for their music and mean something rather than bands that just happen to have a top 10 album at the time.
3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
We hope to bring the Cornish weather and some raw sounds that just might make you want to lose control of your bodily functions.
4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
Watching the bands at Latitude with a smelly friend. There really is nothing else we want to do but play music.
5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep?
I like the idea of a best of both worlds sheep which changes colour with your mood.
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