Lovebox are excited to reveal its Saturday night headliner as Sly & The Family Stone. London’s ground-breaking music festival welcomes one of music’s true innovators: the band that championed black and white integration and fused soul and rock music with psychedelia and what’s more the line-up includes many of the original roster such as Lisa Stone and Cynthia Robinson.

“You can’t beat London as the hippest place on the planet, the Lovebox Weekender was proof of that”
Gilles Peterson

Hosted by Groove Armada the festival will celebrate the anniversary of the Summer Of Love with main stage live performances from Sly & The Family Stone, Blondie, The B-52’s, Tinariwen, Hot Chip, Soul II Soul Soundsystem, The Rapture, Patrick Wolfe, Super Furry Animals, Nouvelle Vague, The Presets and Junior Boys. Fresh from the success of their new album ‘Soundboy Rock’, Groove Armada will close the festival on Sunday night.

Being music fanatics, the team behind Lovebox have booked a super eclectic line-up of established acts and cutting-edge break-through talent from indie, pop, rock, folk, Latin, baile funk, hip hip, techno, electro, punk funk, disco, country, rock & roll and reggae.

“Tinariwen are happy to be in the box of love with the people of London. As the Touareg say ‘the world is a big tent, with plenty of room for all’”
Tinariwen

Hence highlights away from the main stage include Ojos De Brujo, K’Naan, Toots & The Maytals, Malcolm Middleton, Good Shoes, Tiny Dancers, Mr Hudson & The Library, Don Letts, New Young Pony Club, Blood Red Shoes, Who Made Who, Pull Tiger Tail, Ska Cubano, Tunng, Candi Payne, DJ Diplo, Buraka Som Sistema, Bonde Do Role, Daddy G from Massive Attack, Dennis Alcapone, Adem, Rowenta Cash, Dynamo’s Rhythm Aces, Rub N Tug, and Joey Negro playing an exclusive ’70s disco set.

Confirmed artists include:
Saturday
Sly & The Family Stone, Blondie, Super Furry Animals, Soul II Soul Soundsystem Live, The Presets, Patrick Wolf, Junior Boys, Tiga, Scratch Perverts, Gilles Peterson, Ojos De Brujo, Malcolm Middleton, Switch, Freeform Five, Groove Armada (‘Space Terrace’-style DJ set), Issst, Andy Votel, Pete Fowler, Rub’N’Tug, New Young Pony Club, Fuyija Miyagi, Blood Red Shoes, Who Made Who, Pull Tiger Tail, Friendly Fires, Man Like Me, Stateless, Secret Sundaze, Funk D’Void, Horse Meat Disco, Joey Negro (exclusive disco set), Maurice Fulton, Ska Cubano, K’Naan, Soothsayers, Vincent Vincent & The Villains, Dark Captain Light Captain, Adem, Rowenta Cash, DJ Russ Jones

Sunday
Groove Armada, The B-52’s, The Rapture, Hot Chip, Nouvelle Vague, Tinariwen, Toots & The Maytals, Felix Da Housecat, Digitalism, Layo & Bushwacka, Mr C, Andy Cato, Paul Arnold (Chew The Fat), Will Saul (Simple), The End, Don Letts, Greg Wilson, Ashley Beedle, DJ Diplo, Bonde Do Role, Buraka Som Sistema, DJ Format (exclusive Latin soul set), Trojan Soundsystem, Daddy G (Massive Attack), Dennis Alcapone, Anthony Johnson, Jerry Dammers, Andy Smith, DJ Derek, Good Shoes, Mr Hudson & The Library, The Presets, Tiny Dancers, Palladium, Ra Ra Riot, The Whip, The Wallbirds, The Runners, Goldierocks, Candi Payne, Tunng, Hey Negrita, Dynamo’s Rhythm Aces, Cut A Shine, Last Man Standing, Beardyman, Williams Fairey Brass Band

TICKETS ON SALE
Buy tickets at: www.loveboxweekender.com

Date: 21st July — 22nd July
Venue: Victoria Park (Hackney, London)
Ticket price: Tickets £35 for the day adv. and £60 for the weekend adv. VIP tickets will be available at a higher rate.
Doors open: 10am London (subject to licence)
Curfew: London 11pm (Saturday) 10.30pm (Sunday) followed by a number of after-parties
Capacity: 30,000 people per day