Dizzee Rascal, Roxy Music and Grace Jones headline Lovebox 2010 as the festival grows to take in the full 72 hour span of the weekend; kicking off a day earlier than in previous years to run from Friday afternoon through until Sunday night.
TICKETS more info at http://www.lovebox.net
Friday 16th July
MAIN STAGE:
- DIZZEE RASCAL
- CHASE AND STATUS
- NOISETTES
- ELLIE GOULDING
- NEWHAM GENERALS
- SMURFIE SYCO
- THE MIDNIGHT BEAST
GAYMERS STAGE:
- THE MACCABEES
- MYSTERY JETS
- BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB
- CHEW LIPS
- TINASHE
- THE BANG BANG CLUB
- MAVERICK SABRE
RELENTLESS ENERGY DRINK ARENA:
- CROOKERS (LIVE)
- BRODINSKI
- SINDEN
- RIVA STARR
- OLI D.A.B. & ROBIN
RIZLA ARENA:
- TODD EDWARDS
- TODDLA T (RADIO 1) AND MC SEROCEE
- ZOMBIE DISCO SQUAD
- STICKY & THE HEATWAVE
- COOLY G
NYC DOWNLOW:
- ZINC AND DYNAMITE MC
- MISTAJAM (RADIO 1 XTRA)
- JOY ORBISON
- MJ COLE
- URCHINS
FAVELA CHIC BIG TOP:
- JOANNA AND THE WOLF
- RADIO FAVELA DJ's
- NATEMA
XFM SOUNDSYSTEM:
- LINE UP T.B.A.
GAYMERS BANDSTAND:
- BIGGA FISH
- RISING TIDE GROOVE CONTROL
- BIGGA BLOCO
- MR B GENTLEMEN RHYMER
- UD VOCAL COLLECTIVE
- GRIMINAL
- MISS BRATZ
- FUNDAMENTAL MC
- DISREALI & THE SMALL GODS
- NEW BRAND FLEX
- AGGRO
CUERVO STREET FIESTA:
- GUAPA SABROSITA
- ENTROPICO
- WARA LATIN DUB SOUNDSYSTEM
- ACTITUD MARIA MARTA
VIP WITH KITSUNE MAISON:
- JAYMO & ANDY GEORGE (RADIO 1)
- LATE OF THE PIER (DJ SET)
- PUNKS JUMP UP
- IS TROPICAL
- PLAY PAUL
- LUCA C
- JBAG (JERRY BOUTHIER
- LUCA C
Saturday 17th July
MAIN STAGE:
- ROXY MUSIC
- MARK RONSON & THE BUSINESS INTL
- PALOMA FAITH
- WILD BEASTS
- ROX
- CODEINE VELVET CLUB
- PRIMARY 1
- I BLAME COCO
- THE BOMBSHELLETES
GAYMERS STAGE:
- EMPIRE OF THE SUN
- YEASAYER
- MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS
- THESE NEW PURITANS
- THE INVISIBLE
- TORO Y MOI
- MAN LIKE ME
- LAUREL COLLECTIVE
RELENTLESS ENERGY DRINK ARENA:
- BOOKA SHADE (LIVE)
- JESSE ROSE
- HENRIK SCHWARZ (LIVE)
- DIXON
- PADDED CELL
RIZLA ARENA:
- GRANDMASTER FLASH
- JAZZIE B (SOUL II SOUL)
- THE NEXTMEN
- TROJAN SOUNDSYSTEM
- HIP HOP KARAOKE
- HEAVENLY JUKEBOX PRESENTS HVN JBX
NYC DOWNLOW - WORK IT vs YOYO:
- TIM WESTWOOD (RADIO 1)
- BLAISE BELLVILLE /MAXWELL JAYE
- LIVIN' PROOF / OI YOU / WORK IT GIRLS
- SHY FX (DIGITAL SOUNDBOY)
- GREENMONEY (FOOLS GOLD RECORDS)
- DJ SMUTLEE / SEB CHEW / LEO GREENSLADE
FAVELA CHIC ARENA SATURDAY:
- MARK RAE
- KIRSTY ALMEIDA
- TOM FINDLAY
- ZOE CHIOTIS
- RADIO FAVELA DJ'S
- GUY CHAMBERS VS MATTIAS MIMOUN
- CYRUS
- SAMBA ROCK
HOT BLOOD SOUNDSYSTEM:
- FELIX DICKINSON / BAD PASSION
- HOT BLOOD: FILLARY & BUTTERFIELD & AD
- FUTURE BOOGIE / TO THE BONE
- FASCINATING RHYTHM WITH STEVE TERRY
- DEEPFREQUENCY.COM ft DJ ALEX - VOICE COLLECTIVE
GAYMERS BANDSTAND:
- BALKAN BEAT BOX
- MR B GENTLEMEN RHYMER / KATZENJAMMER
- BEARDED KITTEN / HULA HOOP HEAVEN
- THE DESTROYERS / THE HEAVY
CUERVO STREET FIESTA:
- DJ CAL JADER
- AJ HOLMES & THE HACKNEY EMPIRE
- MANO DE DIOS / LA REDONDA
- CHOCQUIBTOWN
VIP HOSTED BY GOOD TIMES PRESENTING NORMAN JAY & FRIENDS:
- NORMAN JAY (4HR DJ SET)
- TERRY FARLEY / RUDY RANKS
- LOUD MINORITY / RUSS JAY / DJ MELVO
Sunday 18th July
MAIN STAGE:
- GRACE JONES
- HOT CHIP
- PEACHES
- HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR
- HURTS
- FENECH SOLER
- SOUL MEKANIK
- NIGHTBUS
- JONNY WOO & DR NOKI NHS
GAYMERS STAGE:
- CHROMEO
- CUT COPY
- NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB
- HOLY GHOST! (LIVE)
- WE HAVE BAND
- SILVER COLUMNS
- O CHILDREN
- BRENDAN ROGERS
- UNDERGROUND REBEL BINGO CLUB
RELENTLESS ENERGY DRINK ARENA - SALVATION & WISH:
- PIER MORROCCO / DANNY VERDE / OLIVER M
- KATH HARDING / MAX COOPER / DARIA
RIZLA ARENA:
- LARRY HEARD (AKA MR FINGERS)
- DERRICK CARTER
- HOT CHIP DJS / 2 BEARS
- PETER DIGITAL ORCHESTRA (EKLECTIC LIVE)
NYC DOWNLOW - HORDE MEAT DISCO & DISCO BLOODBATH:
- JAMES HILLARD / JIM STANTON
- SEVERINO / LUKE HOWARD aka FILTHY LUKA
- DAN BEAUMONT / BEN PISTOR
- DAMON MARTIN
WET YOURSELF VS TRAILER TRASH:
- STEPHAN BODZIN / DAVID KENO
- CORMAC / PETER PIXZEL
- JACOB HUSTLEY / HANNAH HOLLAND
- MIKKI MOIST / IAN ROBINSON
KUBICLE:
- CRAIG RICHARDS (FABRIC)
- JAMIE JONES / LEE FOSS (HOT NATURED)
- FB JULIAN (CROSSTOWN REBELS)
- TONI D (KUBICLE) / CLIVE HENRY (DC10)
- LEE CURTIS (WOLF AND LAMB)
- DERREN'S DISCO
GAYMERS BANDSTAND:
- THE CORRESPONDENTS / BRASS ROOTS
- DRUM ALONG DISCO / VID WARREN
- CUT A SHINE / HACKNEY COLLIERY BAND
- THE GRAND MAJESTIC
CUERVO STREET FIESTA:
- GUAPA SABROSITA / DJ IZEM
- JARDARES POR FUERA / PORCAS BORBOLETAS
- DRUM ALONG DISCO / RHYTHMS OF THE CITY
- LOS CHARLY'S ORCHESTRA
- TWELVE TONE BRASS BAND
VIP HOSTED BY BEAR YOUR SOUL:
- ALLSTAR COLLECTIVE FT JOCELYN BROWN (LIVE)
- PAULINE TAYLOR (LIVE)
- THE HEMPOLICS (LIVE)
- RONNIE KING & THE HUSTLERS (LIVE)
- DIRTBOX GIBSON & GANIO DJ SET
- FERAL AKA MC KINKY
- MISS TRIXIE MALICIOUS / MISS LUNA ROSA
"Winner - Best Medium Sized Festival"
UK Festival Awards 2008
"Winner - Party People Award for Dance Music"
UK Festival Awards 2006
"Lovebox is not just one of the most authentic festivals of the summer, but an annual love letter to the capital"
The Guardian
A BIT OF HISTORY AND A FEW IDEALS
Eight years old, Lovebox has become a must do event on the bristling summer social calender. Held annually on London's oldest public park bordering Bethnal Green, Hackney, and Bow, London's most creative and socially dynamic quarters, Lovebox as a festival, urban event or "happening" is without comparison.
“You can’t beat London as the hippest place on the planet, the Lovebox Weekender is proof of that” Gilles Peterson
Music has always been at the heart of Lovebox; with all the rock & roll chaos and glamour of supercharged sets, epic performances with dramatic backdrops, and chuggy jams under the trees from bands and DJs spanning the genres. The first show saw Groove Armada, The Blackbyrds, Norman Jay and Richie Havens play the same live stage while Mr Scruff, Joey Negro, Gilles Peterson and Movement amongst others fired up 3 different dance music arenas.
Since then we've more than tripled in attendance and in the size of the site. Now, with such a big space to play means we had around 50,000 heads come party in July. The best bit about this is that we can now not only programme three times more music, but we can programme across more styles and genres in what gets booked while digging deeper to find some amazing rising talent. The result is that anyone coming to Lovebox can traverse their way across an incredible musical landscape hand picked by a bunch of real fanatics turning each other on to new and old bands, DJs and musical styles, be it folk, hip hop, indie, disco, house, rock, world or electronic music. It's very much a case of the whole being "greater than the sum of the parts.
Set and setting also play a big part in what we do; our basic principle here is to create a space to enjoy the music to enhance mood, provoke thoughts and challenge expectations. Being in the capital city we've a lot to compete with and a standard to live up to, so the levels we set ourselves are already high.
“Festivals don’t come much better” Time Out London
Places to sit, delicious food, cold beer, decent service, enough loos are all basic rights in a big city, so while we strive for the best here we also aim to take the customer out of the city for a while and into something more fantastic, with great care and love lavished on making the beautiful park look even more beautiful and with bespoke built venues and arenas.
"In the hidden corners of Lovebox it still felt like you were part of something deafening, furtive and special" The Observer
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