SNOW Patrol have today been announced as the headline act at a new festival set to be held in Suffolk this year.The hugely popular band will join Anthony and the Johnsons and Mogwai as headliners at the Latitude Festival that will be held in Southwold in July.

SNOW Patrol have today been announced as the headline act at a new festival set to be held in Suffolk this year.

The hugely popular band will join Anthony and the Johnsons and Mogwai as headliners at the Latitude Festival that will be held in Southwold in July.

The festival is being labelled an alternative to the other music events held around the country and will see around 15,000 people converge on Southwold for the weekend long event.

See tomorrow's Evening Star for full details of the festival.