Latitude | Festival watch

Henham Park, Southwold, SuffolkWith a capacity crowd this year of 35,000, Latitude might struggle to hold on to its reputation among British festivals as "the quiet, idyllic one". Despite a great line-up and lovely weather, the weekend was blighted by crowds and queues. Much, much worse, though, was the news of two alleged rapes on site.Musically it was a treat. Richard Hawley eased punters into their Friday night and was followed by Florence and the Machine (sounding a touch weary – there's ...

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