London's Lovebox Festival Announces 2012 Line-Up & Tickets
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
Hackney, East London, is set to be shaken to its very core this summer as the 2012 Lovebox festival brings together a cool, unique and diverse line-up to celebrate 10 amazing years in its first line-up announcement of the year.
The most iconic names in dubstep, hip-hop, drum & bass, house, techno and indie will team up with some of the capital’s most cherished club nights to deliver a 3 day weekender poised for the musical history books.
London’s biggest dance floor opens early on Friday with Hot Chip, Magnetic Man, Sub Focus Live, and Crystal Castles throwing down the gauntlet alongside a selection of arena hosts that include the return of East London's unstoppable, genre-defining radio station, Rinse 106.8FM¸ and all for a recession-busting price of less than £30.00
Little time to breathe, as Saturday rolls out an all-encompassing sonic mash up of hipper than thou rockers Friendly Fires, Brit Awards Critic’s Choice Winner Emeli Sandé, Swedish electro hipsters Little Dragon while New York City’s finest are represented in the form of Harlem’s hottest lyricist, Azealia Banks, and back by very popular demand Kelis.
The main stages are set against the bone shaking soundscape of drum & bass' number one club night and record label, Hospital Records, plus house and techno institution Warm and international mad-hatters Crosstown Rebels who will be throwing a notorious Rebel Rave .
On Sunday things hot up considerably as Lovebox’s incredibly successful polysexual “Out and Out Fierce” party takes over proceedings with hi-energy disco and electro sounds dominating the site. Holly Johnson takes to the main stage to deliver a “greatest hits” set spanning his days with Frankie Goes to Hollywood through to his solo career. Described by the NME as “the most influential dance act in the world right now” Azari & iii return to Lovebox after their sensational performance last year and there is a debut performance from BBC Sound of 2012 nominee’s Niki & The Dove as well as performances from The Rapture and Patrick Wolf on the Sunday Superstore Live stage hosted by East London’s favourite venue Dalston Superstore.
For more informtion on Lovebox 2012, please visit www.lovebox.net.
FRIDAY Main Stage:
Hot Chip
Crystal Castles
Madeon
Big Top (Hosted by Rinse 106.8FM):
Magnetic Man
Zinc
Boy Better Know
P Money
Marcus NastyPlastician
N Type
Roska
Trim
The Stockade:
2 Bears
Digital Soundboys Eastside Carnival:
Sub Focus LIVE
Rusko
Shy Fx + Stamina MC
Breakage
The Toddla T Sound
Youngman Live
The Heatwave
B Traits
The NYC Downlow:
Hessle Audio presents:
Pearson Sound
Ben UFO
Pangaea
Benji B
Picture Music pres Lapalux b2b Dauw
SATURDAY Main Stage:
Friendly Fires
Emile Sandé
Kelis
Little Dragon
Second Stage:
Azealia Banks
Crazy P
The Big Top – Hospitality:
Netsky
High Contrast
David Rodigan
Camo & Krooked
Danny Byrd
London Elektricity
SPY
Logistics
Nu:tone
The Prototypes
Fred V & Grafix
Hosted By:
Dynamite MC
Wrec
Lowqui
SP:MC
AD
Risky
Live Vocalists:
Jessy Allen
Ayah Marar
The Stockade - Crosstown Rebels present A Rebel Rave:
Damian Lazarus
Maceo Plex
Art Department
Amirali LIVE
Robert James
The NYC Downlow (Hosted by Warm & Electric Minds):
Dixon
Prosumer
Move D
Joy Orbison
Gerd Janson
Warm Residents
SUNDAY (Out & Out Fierce) Main Stage:
Holly Johnson
Azari & iii
Nikki & The Dove
Jonny Woo Etc
Second Stage (Hosted by Dalston Superstore):
The Rapture
Patrick Wolf
Tyson
Ronika
The Golden Filter
Penguin Prison
Big Top (Hosted by Gutterslut & Trailer Trash):
DJ Hell
Ivan Smagghe
Gutter Slut DJ's
Pr QX
Nic Fisher
Ralf
Miss Crystal MC
Trailer Trash DJ's
Hannah Holland
Mikki Most
The NYC Downlow (Hosted by Horsemeat Disco):
Jim Stanton and James Hillard
Luke Howard
Severino
Andrew Weatherall
Tim Sweeney
Optimo
The Stockade – This is…Circus:
Kris Di Angelis
Jodie Harsh
Joshyou Are
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