Lovebox Magazine Free With Tuesday’s Evening Standard

Read all about it - Get yer Lovebox magazine with tomora’s Evening Standard…

Ok, so we’re excited; tomorrow sees our annual magazine hit the streets, free with the Evening Standard, giving most of London’s commuters an alternative to their daily dose of dropped balls and goalkeeping gaffes.

But what have we got lined up for you this year?

Well, Mark Ronson and Roxy Music’s Bryan Ferry talk reinvention and ‘fleshpots of Soho’ respectively in exclusive interviews for a start. Then there’s our expert Lovebox party guide, giving prospective revellers tips on how to get the most out of our annual weekend extravaganza (tentatively titled ‘72-Hour Party People’).

And if that wasn’t enough we also have yet another exclusive interview, this time with founders of 2 of London’s best clubs: James Hillard from Horse Meat Disco  and Dan Beaumont from Disco Bloodbath, who discuss their seminal role in London’s recent disco revival in anticipation of bringing their parties to ours once more.

Throw in the opportunity for you to get your hands on the FULL Lovebox line-up for the first time, including an exclusive after-party line-up announcement, and you have yourself a tidy publication.

Oh and there’s also a rare opportunity to catch the Lovebox team in their natural habitat (down the boozer) but don’t let that put you off, they are but dull accroutrements to a shoot featuring the fabulous Jonny Woo and friends.

Lord, and like you need any more convincing, there are nipples on the cover!

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 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.

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.