Day Three At Latitude
All too soon it's Sunday, which is the busiest day for me, in terms of bands that I want to see. I even have some proper clashes. Choices will have to be made.
Anyway, first destination is the comedy tent for the first time to see Phil Jupitus and Friends Improv. It's the first outing for me to the comedy tent, as it's always been too packed for me to bother. But this was the first thing on in the tent, so I figured what the hell. It was funny And Marcus Brigstocke's Robert Mugabe impression had me chuckling all day long.
I also checked out some more Word Theatre, the theme of which today was Love and Hate. I had a position in the tent this time which meant I could actually see the actors. David Soul was one of them - cool, yeah, he was Hutch. But lo and behold if one of them wasn't Gary Dourdan from CSI!! No-one I was with actually watches CSI, so my excitement couldn't really be shared. But I enjoyed it.
First up were The Twilight Sad, who I knew absolutely nothing about, but it turns out they are an "indie rock" band from Kilsyth. They were OK - the singer sings in his own accent, which seems to be in vogue right now. I think they could do with finishing their songs quicker. Fade out doesn't really work live, in my opinion.
Next were These New Puritans, plying their "alternative rock, electronica, progressive rock, experimental rock, post-punk revival, new wave" trade. I first saw them supporting British Sea Power earlier on this year and I had been trying to see them on 3 occasions since then, all to no avail. So part of them was sceptical that I was actually going to see them. But see them I did. They were on the main stage, and I am not quite sure that their sound is quite big enough for that size of stage. However, that doesn't detract from their performance. They were edgy and youthful and exuberant. Great stuff.
Time for Nada Surf, the "American rock music group", who I was very keen on seeing. And they didn't disappoint. They rocked the place in an understated way, but rock it they did. They even got the crowd doing a little dance routine.
I had time to see about three songs by "indie rock, dance-punk" band Foals before I had to leave the main stage to get to the Uncut Arena, to make sure I didn't miss Glasvegas. I enjoyed what I saw.
So, Uncut Arena to see Glasvegas (described as a "Scottish band" on Wikipedia! What, is that it???) for the third time this year. I've already waxed lyrical about them, so I think we all know that I was looking forward to this one. And they were awesome!! As usual. Oozing cool and getting on with it. I cannot wait for this album to be released.
While getting something to eat, strains of "Ah oooh ah, ah oooh ah" began to drift over. It was the start of Cannonball by the "American alternative rock band" the Breeders. I wasn't going to be able to see them and Blondie, so I was opting for Blondie. Apparently their set was chaotic in a loveable way according to one of my friends. But I got to hear Cannonball, so I didn't miss out totally.
Last band in the Uncut Arena for me were going to be Blondie, with their "new wave, punk-rock, pop-punk". The tent was absolutely rammed. Hardly surprising, so really they should have been headlining or else on the main stage. They played a greatest hits set (no Denis or Dreaming or Union City Blue tho. but pretty much everything else you could ask for), and it was amazing. Deborah Harry looked hot and sounded even hotter. She can show the young pretenders a thing or two. But it isn't just about her - the band themselves are super tight and the whole place was having a ball. I boogied and shimmied away. Fantastico!
Interpol and their "indie/alternative rock" were the last headliners on the main stage. They were moody and melodic and it was the first time I had ever really properly listened to them. I liked what I heard. The singer has quite a voice on him. It was perhaps a bit of a flat end, but that might have just been down to the people who were around me.
So that was Latitude over (although we did make it over to the Swap tent, where you danced away and when the klaxon sounded, you were supposed to swap an item of clothing that you really loved. Yeah, OK. We did a bit of dancing, but as mentioned before, I don't do my best work in walking boots and a cagoule, with an aching back).
Highlight - Blondie
Lowlight - having clashes between Foals and Glasvegas and the Breeders and Blondie
Surprise Discovery of the Day - Gary Dourdan and realising that I'd heard him the day before too
Non-surprise Discovery of the day - the toilets in the arena were getting worse
I'd go back.
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