We sent ace reporter Ellie off to her very first time at Latitude to see what she could see down in the woods
A
fter arriving on the Tursday night, setting up camp and going to explore, I could already tell that
this would be different from any other festival I had experienced in the past. As a Latitude virgin, I was so unaware of the expanse and variety of stages and acts there would be for me to explore. Te only downfall to there is always so much on at one moment meaning you can’t decide whether to see the likes of Roisin Conaty in the Comedy Tent, join the crowds at the Obelisk Arena for the big musical acts like Damon Albarn or to a smaller stage In the Woods or Te Alcove. Te punters also gave off the same varied vibe as to one side of you there’d be a family with small children and packed lunches and on the other a group of teenagers practicing the art of morning drinking.
I was woken up Friday morning to temperatures way into the late 20s that almost melted me in my tent, so I decided to catch some comedy and shade in the Comedy Arena and was met with the absolute hilarity of London comedian Roisin Conaty. Her constant digression and flightiness away from her anecdotes make her show seem more improvised and exciting and is a welcome change from very scripted comedy you often see in stand up. Her ramblings include stories I have simply written in my notes as ‘cheese slice on vagina’, ‘crazy Irish mother’ and ‘lone wolf’, which were equally as funny to re-read as they were at the time!
I next found myself gravitating towards the Obelisk Arena to see one of the acts I was most looking forward to, Kelis. In the hot afternoon sun, her R&B tunes radiated from the main stage and were
welcomed
to a large crowd of sweaty, but happy festival goers. Alongside the classic Milkshake, which it seemed some were exclusively there to see, Kelis and her backing band treated
us to a selection of hits from her repertoire,
including slightly reworked versions of Millionaire and Trick Me which kept us dancing throughout.
By 8pm, the heat was still swelling and I was glad for the shaded and non-too- crowded Radio 6 Music Stage during reformed shoe gazers Slowdive. Looking more like your cool uncles and aunt rather than the mop- haired teenagers that I was shown when researching the band pre-Latitude, they didn't fail to deliver their unique ethereal sound and add to the chilled out feel of the day.
Arguably the hardest job of the
day was down to Lily Allen who had stepped in very last minute for former headliners Two Door Cinema Club who were unable to perform for medical reasons. She seemed to fly through hit after hit including Smile and LDN as well as her newer material and
brought what felt like a well needed pop addition to
the day’s line up. Her music could be argued to be quite generic but it’s her edgy personality and lyrics that really proved her as a worthy headliner. At this point in the evening, the crowd very noticeably thins out as the families and older audience members head back to the campsites, and those who still have the energy head to the
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