Grace Jones returned to London last night to deliver an epic performance at the Royal Albert Hall, giving revellers a tantalising taste of what is to come this summer at Lovebox.
In a show high on spectacle and bristling with energy, the Lovebox headliner delivered a show defying her 61 years, leading Spinner UK to proclaim that “centre stage, more than any other performer, is where Jones is meant to be”.
The imperious singer treated fans to a mix of new material and time-honoured hits such as ‘Nightclubbing’, ‘My Jamaican Guy’ and ‘Pull Up To The Bumper’ in a set spanning 16 songs.
And such was Jones’ dominance over the stage last night, when a brief projector malfunction drew her to predict that “heads will roll” after the show, we were left in no doubt that she meant it.
Roll on summer, so to speak.
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 most authentic festivals of the summer”.
Also present will be the towering NYC Downlow, a now legendary life-size ruin of a NYC tenement block, which will play host to some of our favourite DJs and provide the perfect backdrop to Sunday’s stand-off between Horse Meat Disco and Disco Bloodbath.
As for the artists, Dizzee Rascal will be arriving fresh from his storming set on the Pyramid Stage, which you can see on BBC iplayer here, to headline our Main Stage on Friday. And if that wasn’t enough, he will also be reprising his full band from that performance for his Lovebox debut.
Joining Dizzee on the main stage across the weekend will be Chase and Status, Paloma Faith, Ellie Goulding and Hot Chip, who you can see lighting up the Other Stage here, amongst others. Also in attendance will be Chew Lips, who headlined the Introducing Stage here, and Bombay Bicycle Club, seen here on the John Peel Stage.
To see our full line up, click here.
All footage used in this post appears courtesy of the BBC’s Glastonbury coverage via their iPlayer. More info about the BBC iPlayer here.
