Photo: Danny Payne
Damon Albarn has praised Latitude for being 'brave' enough to book him as a headliner at last weekend's festival.
The Blur icon turned solo star headlined the Obelisk Arena on the Saturday night of the festival, where he played a career-spanning set from across his various projects, even inviting Blur guitarist Graham Coxon on stage to perform 'Tender'.
Speaking with the BBC ahead of his performance he said: "They offered me the slot that I've got based on me just playing my record and I thought that was very brave of them. Because it's quite slow and for a festival it's quite a risky thing to play."
The BBC suggested that Latiude would be the place for a performance of the album Everyday Robots - as opposed to any other festival - to which he agreed before adding:"I'm not just playing that record but that's why I chose it [the festival]."
Watch Albarn and Coxon perform 'Tender' together below
Albarn, who was raised in Colchester, also said that the Suffolk festival would have been local to him and that he definitely would have gone to it as a kid.
When asked if Blur would reform again he said "I'm sure one day"
Below: 11 exclusive photos of Damon Albarn's performance at Latitude below
