Afternoon slots on a festival's main stage can be a cruel and intimidating testing ground for up-and-coming performers.  What may sound great within the gloomy confines of a medium-sized urban venue can lose its impact when performed on a big field in broad daylight before a transient crowd of musical moochers.  It takes a certain calibre of artist to fill that space, make an impact and grab that crowd's attention. It takes someone like Patrick Wolf. On Saturday afternoon, the 26 year-old multi-instrumentalist didn't just fill Latitude's Obelisk Arena; at times it felt as though the festival's largest stage would struggle to contain his [...]

Patrick Wolf performing 'Hard Times' at the Latitude Festival 2009 on 18th July 2009.