Martha Wainwright joins Latitude

As the first signs of summer begin to shine through, the line-up for this year's Latitude Festival is starting to fill up.

The Uncut Arena standing tall on top of the hill looking down over the beautiful site of Latitude will host the utterly fantastic Martha Wainwright.

Eccentric and visionary rock musician, modern antiquarian and one time frontman of post-punk Liverpool outfit The Teardrop Explodes, Julian Cope will be performing in the Uncut Arena on the Friday night.

Eerier than Twin Peaks and spookier than an abandoned Old West, the beguiling melodies of Howling Bells are making everyone sit up and take notice.

Last year you may have spotted Sam Isaac playing early on the Lake stage at Latitude. This year he will be lighting up the Uncut Arena on the Sunday complete with his full backing band.

The hotly tipped White Lies will play the Obelisk Arena on Saturday afternoon.

Joining them on the Obelisk Arena is the psychedelic rock/folk fusion of Anglo/Icelandic band, Fields.

The beautiful Sunrise Arena, already home to current faves Crystal Castles, will now feature Reading via Brighton based singer/songwriter Nic Dawson Kelly.

Drawing on influences from Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Joni Mitchell, London based songstress Tallulah Rendall will be bringing her soulful acoustic sound to the Latitude Festival come Sunday morning.

Headlining this year's event on the Obelisk Arena, Scottish art-rock heroes Franz Ferdinand play their only English festival show exclusively at Latitude on the Friday night; the majestic and soaring Icelandic post-rock outfit Sigur Ros head up Saturday's line-up and New York titans Interpol close the arena on the Sunday with their unique brand of powerful and atmospheric inventive indie rock.

Friday night over on the Uncut Arena will see an incredibly special performance from "Africa's funkiest band" (Evening Standard), the remarkable Amadou and Mariam and throughout the rest of the weekend the Obelisk and Uncut Arenas will host stunning performances from Nick Cave's Grinderman, the epic The Mars Volta, the charming Death Cab for Cutie, the superb Elbow, legendary alt rockers The Breeders and grime, hip-hop, electro pop queen, M.I.A.

Boasting four Music Arenas, the Obelisk, Uncut, Sunrise and The Lake Stage, span a wide range of genres and music hand-picked especially for the festival; bands and artists are chosen with the essence of Latitude in mind.

But of course, Latitude is so much more than a music festival. This year's Latitude can boast the exclusive involvement of BAFTA in the Film and Music Arena; a quite astonishing comedy line-up including Bill Bailey, Omid Djalili, Ross Noble, Frankie Boyle, Rich Hall and Simon Amstell in the Comedy Arena.