Latitude Festival Artist Interviews 4: “Cultured, Sexy and Eccentric”

• 3rd Jul 2008

As the Howling Bells say Latitude is “a lil nerdy, but profoundly cooler than the rest” and it is almost upon us. In just two weeks Henham Park in Suffolk will be ready to host the festival line-up of the summer. Here are some more words of wisdom from the performing people to whip up the excitement.

HOWLING BELLS (Uncut Arena)

1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year's Latitude festival across the Arenas and why?
I'm excited to see Sigur Ros again, they put on a magnificent show and Crystal Castles purely for great energy and Interpol, coz I've loved them forever!

2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
I guess the fact that the festival acknowledges various genres of music/art/culture is a real turn on for everyone. Latitude's kinda like the hot geek at school, you know, a lil Leelee Sobieski in 'Never Been Kissed', she's cultured and sexy and eccentric. That's how I feel about Latitude, a lil nerdy, but profoundly cooler than the rest.

3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
We're in the process of finishing our second record, so defiantly a whole lotta new songs, we're anxious but excited, it'll be one of our first few shows since the last tour!

4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
Anything involved in the arts, fashion, media, and culture. I have to LOVE, LOVE, LOVE what I do.

5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep?
Aubergine

STEWART LEE (Comedy Arena)

1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Latitude festival across the Arenas and why?
Julian Cope, John Hegley, Ken Campbell and Steward Lee, who is listed on the ads as being on in Robin Ince's Book Club. He has almost the same name as me so I am looking forward to seeing what he is like.

2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
The fact that you can go in the theatre, comedy and spoken words tents and actually hear what people are saying, which never happens at any other festivals.

3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
I will be doing 20ish mins of old material on the big comedy stage and lots of little sets of new stuff at the Book Club.

4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
Staying at home working.

5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep?
Black

TIMO TIERNEY OF THE MAYBES? (Sunrise Arena)

1.) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year's Latitude festival across the Arenas and why?
The artists I'm most looking forward to seeing at Latitude would be Sigur Ros, because they're a really good band and they very rarely play England, well up north anyway, and they sing in a language that we can't understand – that's always interesting. I am Kloot are probably one my favourite bands around at the minute I've been to see them a good few times they're great.

2.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why?
I've heard that there's lots of forest land and clean toilets. A good environment for watching and listening to music.

3.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned?
People can expect us to bring a fresh sound and a collection of good catchy songs previewing our album out in September called 'Promise'. We also know how to make a good campfire!

4.) If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
If I wasn't in The Maybes? I'd probably be doing something in music, well I would like to think that I would be anyway. But my dad and my three uncles are all scaffolders by trade so I was lucky to escape that!!!

5.) What is your favourite colour Sheep?
Black, it's a gorgeous colour sheep!

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