Wednesday 10th March

Florence and the Machine, Belle & Sebastian and Vampire Weekend have been announced as the headliners at this year’s Latitude festival.

The Suffolk-based event is in its fifth year and will take place between Friday 16th and Sunday 18th July.

Florence will play on the Friday, with Belle & Sebastian on the Saturday and Vampire Weekend rounding things off on the Sunday.

Empire Of The Sun, The Maccabees and Rodrigo Y Gabriela are also playing the festival.

It marks Florence and the Machine’s first headlining slot at a festival and Belle & Sebastian’s return to the live UK arena.

You can find out more information on latitudefestival.co.uk.

Wayne Coyne is hoping to persuade Justin Timberlake to appear in his new film.

The Flaming Lips frontman is currently working on the follow-up to his 2008 effort ‘Christmas On Mars’, which will be shot with friends and family in Oklahoma City.

However, in an interview with the NME, Coyne said: “I’m going to try to get real actors too.

“I’m in the process of begging Justin Timberlake to be part of it; if I’m lucky I’ll be able to wear him down in another year.”

Musically, The Flaming Lips are preparing for the physical release of their cover of Pink Floyd’s iconic album ‘Dark Side of the Moon’.

It has been available to download since December but will be granted a physical release in May.

Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello has confirmed that he is working on the score for Iron Man 2.

On his Twitter page, Morello, who appeared in the first Iron Man film, wrote: “Is that really me in Iron Man? Of course. Iron Man kicks my ass. I’m working on score for Iron Man 2. Rockin’. Movie is awesome.”

AC/DC have also worked on the musical accompaniment for the film, which will be released in Britain on April 30th.