New York afro-poppers play the first of their three gigs at the festival this year

Stephen Stills UK Tour Dates

A degree of anxiety in the air following yesterday’s blog: I can reassure you that, on first listen at least, the new Calexico album sounds pretty strong, being a return to the border territory of “Feast Of Wire”. Apologies for being a little mysterious about this stuff, but one or two other anticipated entries on that playlist aren’t working for me at the moment. Let me listen some more and I’ll report back.

The Rascals and Kate Nash open the festival before Kings Of Leon later

The Scots drop in midway through tour

Four disc set includes demos and unheard songs

Plus Iggy makes his only UK festival appearance!

One of the highlights of Latitude 2008 is sure to be, we reckon, a sighting of the enduring miracle of indie-rock that is Kim Deal. It was Deal, rumour has it, who called time on the Pixies reunion because she would rather be expending her energies on her own band, The Breeders.

Historic recording from 1975 gets re-mastered

Eddie Vedder performs Pearl Jam hits in Madison Square Garden