First names announced for Lovebox 2012
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- The three-day festival in Hackney features Hot Chip, Magnetic Man, Little Dragon and more, plus stages by Warm, Crosstown Rebels and Rinse FM among others.
- Lovebox have begun revealing details for their 2012 festival in Hackney. The annual event will once again engulf Victoria Park for three days in June, bringing with it dozens of pop, indie and electronic acts. Headliners so far include Hot Chip, Crystal Castles, Magnetic Man, The Rapture, Friendly Fires and Azari & III, as well as Kelis and Azealia Banks. Some familiar names swoop in as "arena hosts" as well, including Warm and Electric Minds (Dixon, Move D, Joy Orbison, Gerd Janson, Prosumer), Horse Meat Disco (Andrew Weatherall, Tim Sweeney, Optimo and the residents) and Crosstown Rebels (Damian Lazarus, Maceo Plex, Art Department). Other highlights include DJ Hell, Ivan Smagghe, Holly Johnson of Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Hessle Audio founders Pearson Sound, Pangaea and Ben UFO.
- Fri, Jun 15, 2012
Lovebox 2012 - Friday
Hot Chip, Crystal Castles, Marcus Nasty, Plastician, Roska, Sub Focus, Rusko, Shy FX, Stamina MC, Breakage, Toddla T, Youngman, The Heatwave, Pearson Sound, Ben UFO, Pangaea, Benji B, Lapalux, Dauwd
- Sat, Jun 16, 2012
Lovebox 2012 - Saturday
Groove Armada, Friendly Fires, Little Dragon, Azealia Banks, Crazy P, Netsky, High Contrast, David Rodigan, Danny Byrd, London Elektricity, Logistics, Nu:Tone, The Prototypes, Fred V & Grafix, Fred V, Dynamite MC, LowQui, Damian Lazarus, Maceo Plex, Art Department, Amirali, Robert James, Dixon, Prosumer, Move D, Joy Orbison, Gerd Janson
- Sun, Jun 17, 2012
Lovebox 2012 - Sunday
Crystal Fighters, Azari & III, AZARI, The Rapture, Patrick Wolf, The Golden Filter, DJ Hell, Ivan Smagghe, Hannah Holland, James Hillard, Luke Howard, Severino, Andrew Weatherall, Tim Sweeney