Isobel has a drink of water
The Latitude Festival, Henham Park, Suffolk - 20th July 2009
Nosher and Isobel had done the first Latitude festival back in 2006, which was especially memorable for its refreshing lack of lagered-up festival knob-wits, but the intervening two were missed through a) inaction and b) sprognation. However we finally got round to the fourth, this time with Fred in tow and a couple of tents to sleep in. This year's festival is similar in extent, but has a lot more attendees and is missing a couple of smaller music tents, but it's still easy going, with its off-mainstream range of music and laid-back atmosphere. Fred takes to his first full-on camping experience pretty well, even though he likes waking up at 5am.
next album: A Trip to Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland - 21st July 2009
previous album: Summer Walks, and The BBs Play a Taptu Gig, Suffolk and Cambridge - 12th July 2009
Fred on a blanket
First sight of the festival
Some information helpers
Fred looks freaked out
Blue light on stage
Keyboard action in a sea of yellow
Fred's belly
The main stage
Main stage action
Wings and a tutu
Another alternative faery cycles off
Flags in the children's area
Another act on stage
The Boy Phil eats pizza
Smoke on stage
Lights and smoke
A floating stage on the lake
A view over the lake
Up in the woods
Isobel and The Boy Phil
The Latitude sign
The Pet Shop Boys
Back at the campsite
Fred and Phil mess about
A tent on a Land Rover
Tent city
The massed crowds
Regina Spektor on stage
The Blue Man group roam around
A random group of people
Paloma Faith in the Uncut Arena
The Boy Phil and Fred
Isobel plays with Fred
A balloon seller with a fag on
Fred reaches up for a balloon
A girl shimmies up a flag pole
Fred gets a drink
White Lies are on the main stage
White Lies on stage
Fred and Isobel
Crowds in the afternoon sun
A bloke in a donkey hat
Doves take to the main stage
More music in the Uncut Arena
Uncut Arena stage action
Grace Jones with a cone on her head
Grace Jones and lasers
The amazing Grace Jones on stage
Fred and Phil
Breakfast barbeque smoke is everywhere
The crowds head off to the arena
Fred gets a piggy back
Fred and Nosher
A collection of welly boots
Juggling balls
More fancy dress
Isobel and Fred
More circus skills
Somebody does the ribbon thing
Some more risqué fancy dress
It rains so everyone hides under a tree
Rain pours in through the marquee roof
It lashes it down outside
Red Light Company in the Uncut Arena
A lone tent in front of the main stage
Wild Beasts do their thing
Wild Beasts in action
The comedy tent is 18s only
The rain totally lashes down again
More tree huddling
Everyone crams into the nearest tent
A rainbow umbrella
The paths quickly turn into a muddy river
Girls apply flourescent paint
The painted sheep of Latitude roam around
Pink sheep
Party frock and a fag
Something raucus in the Uncut Arena
Fred ignores it all
Editors on the main stage
Some tool films the gig with a laptop
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds play the final set
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Isobel has a drink of water
Isobel has a drink of water
Fred on a blanket
First sight of the festival
Some information helpers
Fred looks freaked out
Blue light on stage
Keyboard action in a sea of yellow
Fred's belly
The main stage
Main stage action
Wings and a tutu
Another alternative faery cycles off
Flags in the children's area
Another act on stage
The Boy Phil eats pizza
Smoke on stage
Lights and smoke
A floating stage on the lake
A view over the lake
Up in the woods
Isobel and The Boy Phil
The Latitude sign
The Pet Shop Boys
Back at the campsite
Fred and Phil mess about
A tent on a Land Rover
Tent city
The massed crowds
Regina Spektor on stage
The Blue Man group roam around
A random group of people
Paloma Faith in the Uncut Arena
The Boy Phil and Fred
Isobel plays with Fred
A balloon seller with a fag on
Fred reaches up for a balloon
A girl shimmies up a flag pole
Fred gets a drink
White Lies are on the main stage
White Lies on stage
Fred and Isobel
Crowds in the afternoon sun
A bloke in a donkey hat
Doves take to the main stage
More music in the Uncut Arena
Uncut Arena stage action
Grace Jones with a cone on her head
Grace Jones and lasers
The amazing Grace Jones on stage
Fred and Phil
Breakfast barbeque smoke is everywhere
The crowds head off to the arena
Fred gets a piggy back
Fred and Nosher
A collection of welly boots
Juggling balls
More fancy dress
Isobel and Fred
More circus skills
Somebody does the ribbon thing
Some more risqué fancy dress
It rains so everyone hides under a tree
Rain pours in through the marquee roof
It lashes it down outside
Red Light Company in the Uncut Arena
A lone tent in front of the main stage
Wild Beasts do their thing
Wild Beasts in action
The comedy tent is 18s only
The rain totally lashes down again
More tree huddling
Everyone crams into the nearest tent
A rainbow umbrella
The paths quickly turn into a muddy river
Girls apply flourescent paint
The painted sheep of Latitude roam around
Pink sheep
Party frock and a fag
Something raucus in the Uncut Arena
Fred ignores it all
Editors on the main stage
Some tool films the gig with a laptop
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds play the final set