Latitude Festival 2008 Obelisk Arena Line up

White Lies

White Lies belt out the kind of massively epic, chart-topping pop The Killers should still be making. Backed by the management team that are responsible for the Kaiser Chiefs.

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Cheeky and charismatic four-piece from Scotland, pedalling angular, arty and knowing indie-pop. In 2004 they won the hearts of the music press and public alike - their best-selling, eponymously-named debut album scooping the much-coverted Mercury Music Prize. With choppy, catchy hooks, bohemian tongue-in-cheek lyrics and a fantastic live show, they're a breath of fresh air into the world of the beautiful indie people.

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Sigur Ros

Four-piece Icelandic indie rock outfit from Reykjavik described as 'part Spiritualised and part Enya with the immense epic sonic vistas of God Speed You Black Emperor'. The band play with precision and style, contributing their individual instruments to an overall single sound of pure beauty.

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Interpol

American alt rock band Interpol, whose critically acclaimed Turn On The Bright Lights and Antics have propelled them to international fame. Expect choppy post-punk with hints of Pixies, Modest Mouse and Joy Division.

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Joanna Newsom

Harpist Joanna Newsom hails from Nevada City, California. She now lives in San Francisco. Her music has more of an affinity with the folk revival of the 60s, or the bluegrass movement at present, than with most contemporary "folk" scenes. Her harp arrangements are at times ethereal and delicate, at others galloping and ornate, presenting a fusion of influences.

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Grinderman

Featuring Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos, Grinderman produce sleazy garage rock and blues-fueled rock'n'roll. Electrifying stuff.

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The Go! Team

A kaleidoscope of cut and paste sounds and old skool beats, combined with some chilled vocals, The Go! Team have been building up legions of avid fans over the last year or so. The fact that a fifteen minute power failure in the middle of their headlining set on Glastonbury's John Peel stage failed to deter any of the crowd should tell you all you need to know about their live performances. Imagine Saint Etienne and Grandmaster Flash playing recorders and other school-music-cupboard instruments and you're somewhere close. Superb.

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Seasick Steve

This is the real deal. Having learnt about the hobo lifestyle early on in life (via many a freight train) Steve 'Seasick' Wold has developed a vivid and wholly authentic folk-blues style. He's been playing music professionally since the 1970s and still has it today.

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British Sea Power

British Sea Power are Yan, Noble Hamilton, Woody and Eamon. The band began life in Cumbria, 2001, and after a few relocations gained an enormous reputation in Brighton and then Europe, as tour supports to such greats as Interpol and The Flaming Lips. By the end of 2004, they were known worldwide, receiving acclaim as 'the best band in Britain' (Sunday Times) and attaining the Time Out award for Live Band Of The Year. It's quite remarkable that in this short time, BSP have established themselves as one of Britain's most noteworthy bands.

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Foals

Indie-funk five piece The Foals, who make an irresistible blend of electronic-pop, dirty disco and pulsating indie-tech. Punked up, funked out and most definitely music to get down and boogie to. '…one of the hottest new bands in indie - they deserve your immediate and total adulation.' - NME

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Fields

In a garden shed in Warwickshire, with a modest home studio setup, lead singer Nick Peill first sketched out the songs that would end up being the basis of Fields. Combining a harmony pop sensibility to rival The Magic Numbers, with My Bloody Valentine style soundscapes, Fields are one of the most exciting bands of our times.

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Beth Orton

Darling of the music press whose quiet, slow dreamy songs blend trip-hop breaks with folky guitar and haunting vocals. First noticed by dance music supremo William Orbit when a suitably inebriated Orton sang on his 'Strange Cargo' albums. There is a definite 70s folk influence, (Neil Young, Rickie Lee Jones and Joni Mitchell), which has effortlessly moved to the noughties.

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Deus

An alt.rock band from Antwerp, who were one of the most interesting indie acts of the nineties. Formed in 1994, they quickly went about producing a distinctive body of work that reflected a vast range of influences, setting them apart from many other alternative acts of the time. Despite numerous line-up changes and a five year hiatus the group are back, ready to remind the world of their creative power.

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Nada Surf

'Progressive post-grunge rockers Nada Surf sardonically shake the alternative rock tree with their witty, highly stylised vocals and driving guitar licks. Nada Surf present a sort of cross-section of modern rock, teetering on the edge of progressive icons Pavement while remaining within the pop-rock sounds of Weezer.' (Rolling Stone)

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Murder By Death

American experimental indie group Murder By Death, combining the dark ramblings of Johnny Cash and Nick Cave with the epic grandeur of Modest Mouse and the Pixies.

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Listed on Ents24.com since: Mar 2007

Latitude Festival:
Obelisk Arena:
Franz Ferdinand + Sigur Ros + Interpol + Joanna Newsom + Grinderman + The Go! Team + Seasick Steve + British Sea Power + Foals + White Lies (1) + Fields + Beth Orton + Deus + Nada Surf + Murder By Death + Plus More!

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White Lies

Franz Ferdinand

Sigur Ros

Interpol

Joanna Newsom

Grinderman

The Go! Team

Seasick Steve

British Sea Power

Foals

Fields

Beth Orton

Deus

Nada Surf

Murder By Death

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Latitude Festival:
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