Student Life August 2019
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LATITUDE FESTIVAL<br />
BY TSHEQUA WILLIAMS<br />
The highlight of my year has to be<br />
festival season – in particular Latitude<br />
Festival. Held in Henham Park (near<br />
Beccles, Suffolk), it usually runs from<br />
a Thursday to Monday (entertainment<br />
Thursday evening to Sunday) within July<br />
for weekend camping, although there is<br />
the option to buy day tickets. Despite the<br />
main attraction being the music, Latitude<br />
is definitely a celebration of all of the<br />
arts, featuring everything from theatre,<br />
comedy, and dance, to poetry, film, art<br />
and photography. This is one of the main<br />
reasons why Latitude is so amazing, no<br />
matter what your interests are you will<br />
definitely find something to enjoy over<br />
the weekend (even if there is no music<br />
you know, you are bound to discover new<br />
artists or even just preoccupy yourself with<br />
everything else that goes on).<br />
This year the headline acts were George<br />
Ezra, Stereophonics and Lana Del Rey, as<br />
well as many other amazing performances<br />
from Loyle Carner, Underworld, Freya<br />
Ridings, Tom Grennan, Pale Waves and<br />
The Japanese House. For me, the highlights<br />
were Lana Del Ray, whom I have loved for<br />
many years, therefore making it so magical<br />
to finally see her live, and Loyle Carner. I<br />
was first introduced to his music by going<br />
with my cousin to see him at Latitude 2017<br />
and I fell in love with his sound instantly.It<br />
was so wonderful to watch him again since<br />
her has developed so much as an artist;<br />
especially as he has released a second<br />
album since then.<br />
The festival itself has such a beautiful vibe.<br />
The forests are adorned with lights and<br />
detailed decoration with so many different<br />
areas and stages to explore. Another<br />
thing that I love is the wide selection of<br />
food stalls they have – literally anything<br />
you could think of, from steak to vegan<br />
sushi, the choice is endless. This year I<br />
particularly enjoyed the ‘Annie Mac’ mac<br />
n cheese from Anna Mae’s Mac N Cheese<br />
which was definitely some of the best I’ve<br />
ever had!<br />
I’d definitely recommend it to everyone –<br />
over the last 3 years of going I have seen<br />
so many incredible performances, made<br />
some lovely memories and friends, all<br />
while relishing in the sense of freedom you<br />
get from escaping to the fascinating, but<br />
remarkable world of Latitude Festival.<br />
13 • ENTERTAINMENT • STUDENT LIFE
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