Latitude 2012, day three/four

From Latitude 2012

The rain started to come down quite heavily in the early hours of Saturday morning, and continued all through the night.  By the time we woke up then next day, the campsite was looking distinctly Glastonburyish.
There were not really any musical acts that I wanted to see in the first part of the day's programme, so we spent much of the afternoon in the comedy and literary arenas.
As the evening approached, we waded over to the  iArena to catch a lively performance from the up-and-coming Django Django.  I had to cut this short to get back to the Obelisk Arena to see Laura Marling, who just seems to get better each year.  For the day's finale we took up our positions close to the front to get a good view of the festival's headliners, Elbow.  These guys really know how to do festivals, and Guy Garvey has the ability to get the audience eating out of his hand.  It doesn't do any harm that they have one of the most audience friendly sing-along songs since hey Jude, with their hit One Day Like This.  A classic way to finish off the day on a musical high.  

From Latitude 2012

We awoke on the Sunday to glorious sunshine. Hooray!  The day's entertainment kicked off with a recital by the world renowned Chinese pianist, Lang Lang, who treated us to a virtuoso performance of various piano classics from Chopin, Liszt and Brahms. Next up, in the coveted Sunday Midday slot (actually 1pm) was Rufus Wainwright and his band.  Great to listen to while lying in the sun, sipping the first pint of cider of the day. I was feeling too lazy to get up and we ended up listening to the next act, Alabama Shakes,who delivered some impressive blues/gospel songs, particularly considering the relative youthfulness of their lead singer.

Then:

 Thomas Dolby, St Vincent, Simple Minds, Bat For Lashes,

Buena Vista Social Club, Paul Weller