July 2010
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The Guardian Essential Lovebox Playlist
Lovebox is so close that even The Guardian are getting excited…
Feast your ears on their Essential Lovebox Playlist here.
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Special Guest Announcement: Jay Electronica Added...
At Lovebox we like to keep you on your toes, which is why we’ve left it to the very last minute to spring our final surprise guest on you.
This Saturday, mercurial rapper and former J Dilla protege Jay Electronica will be crossing the Atlantic for his ONLY UK festival appearance on our main stage.
Returning to these shores after TWICE selling out London’s Jazz Cafe in February, 2010 has so far...
Lovebox welcome community music project...
Lovebox are please to welcome performers from the Hackney / Tower Hamlets community music project ‘Reprazent’ to the festival this year. Run by the PTriple organisation, who partnered with Lovebox for this project - at Haggerston Community Centre in Hackney, the show will be the culmination of a ten week music production and performance course. Local musicians aged 16 – 21 have been taught and...
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HMV To Bring festival shop to Lovebox
This year at Lovebox make sure you keep an eye out for HMV, who will be popping up with their first ever festival shop and selling a selection of festival related merchandise whilst hosting a series of signings and (deep breath) secret gigs!
The shop will be right in the centre of the action, so you can get your hands on some of the exclusive limited signed CD’s on offer without having to...
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Mark Ronson Warms Up For Lovebox With Amy...
It’s official, Mark Ronson is back.
Last night saw the triumphant return of the super-producer, who warmed up for his upcoming Lovebox appearance with a new band, The Business Intl, and one of his very special former protégés (more on that later).
The ‘Version’ hit-maker breezed through a collection of old hits and new material for an intimate invite-only audience at the legendary 100...
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LOVEBOX AND NME BREAKTHROUGH ANNOUNCE FINALIST TO...
Its official: MATT HENSHAW will open the main stage at Lovebox on Friday 16th July!
After thousands of votes, via the Official Lovebox Facebook Page, Matt Henshaw will be opening our main stage on Friday 16th July, alongside Dizzee Rascal, Ellie Goulding and the Mystery Jets.
Matt was one of five finalists who were chosen from the NME Breakthrough community, which saw over 1500 initial...
Lovebox in the Big Issue
This week saw us gain the seal of approval in the iconic magazine, The Big Issue.
To see what the acclaimed publication had to say about us, make sure you pick up a copy and remember to make a donation!
Presenting our Artist-In-Residence: THE DO LAB
This year, we are proud to announce that world-renowned festival art impresarios The Do LaB have been given the honour of being our inaugural artists-in-residence and have been commissioned to create a series of bespoke art installations around the Lovebox site.
Over the last six years, brothers Jesse, Josh and Dede Flemming have become the undisputed masters in building interactive...
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Life After Glastonbury
This year the sun shone on Glastonbury as revellers were afforded a rare opportunity to enjoy the festival rolling around on the grass.
If you missed it you can catch no less than 39 acts who will be making the jump from countryside to big city for this year’s Lovebox. AND of course with all the Glastonbury style bells and whistles that led the Guardian to call Lovebox “one of the...