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• Lovebox initial Line-up
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  FRIDAY
  Headlined by Brit award-winning, hip-hop impresario Dizzee Rascal, the new Friday will showcase the very best in dance and pop including the enchanting Ellie Goulding and pop trio the Noisettes while Brighton based indie rockers The Maccabees will headline the Gaymers Stage.
  
  Friday will also play host to some of the hippest names on the dance music scene, with Italian DJ duo Crookers making their only London festival appearance, superstar club DJ’s Brodinski and Sinden taking to the stage and arguably Europe’s hottest DJ property for 2010, Riva Starr, joining the bill.  While over in the NYC Downlow, Zinc and Dynamite MC, Toddla T, MJ Cole, and 2009’s favourite producer, on a London festival exclusive, Joy Orbison will be keeping things mighty real. 
  
  SATURDAY
  The Lovebox crowd will be in for a rare treat when the phenomenal Roxy Music take to the main stage on the Saturday night.
  
  Bryan Ferry said ‘There is a song on my album that I have co-written with my friends Groove Armada.  They asked me if Roxy would like to perform at Lovebox.  We of course thought it would be cool.’
  
  The newly-formed Mark Ronson & the Business will be joining them on the bill, alongside the acclaimed Empire of the Sun who are playing their first ever London show.
  
  Internationally renowned outfit Booka Shade headline the Relentless Energy dance stage on Saturday and we have our own slice of Berlin in the capital in the form of Jesse Rose, Henrik Schwarz Live and Dixon (Innervisions).  We are also proud to welcome an East vs West London soundclash to Lovebox, the Hip Hop and R N B crews Work It and Yo Yo will be pairing up for a proper NYC style block party!
  
  SUNDAY
  This year also sees the exciting launch of Lovebox’s groundbreaking all-new Sunday, which blends the coolest music, emergent art, cutting edge fashion and more to create an all-inclusive polysexual event unlike any other.
  
  The immortal music and style icon known as Grace Jones will be headlining the main stage, bringing her ever revolutionary flair for subversion to Victoria Park. Beloved electro-pop juggernauts Hot Chip will also be present and correct, fresh from the critical success of their brand new album, One Life Stand. Over on the Gaymers Stage, electro-funk duo Chromeo will be tearing up proceedings and are joined by returning Aussie heroes Cut Copy, who, in a UK festival exclusive, will be dazzling audiences with their beautiful, nostalgia streaked pop, while the glam disco machine known as Hercules and Love Affair will also be back to enthrall once more with their irrepressible, glitter-strewn music.
  
  Also along for the ride are renowned pop provocateur Peaches, the much buzzed about and deliciously offbeat new duo Silver Columns, and moody new upstarts Hurts, who pricked up ears last year with their wonderfully dark and disturbed single Wonderful Life. Disco Bloodbath, Trailer Trash and Horse Meat Disco are just some of the DJ crews who will be hosting areas on the day.
  
  In addition, the incomparable Jonny Woo – performance artist/entertainer nonpareil – will be compeering the main stage along with his troupe of club freaks and drag queens, which will include a unique, one-off fashion show by Dr Noki NHS. His fiercely individual, recycled clothing has found devotees in the likes of Lady Gaga and Beyonce, as well as an innovative art collaboration with Central St Martins in support of the charity Art Against Knives, which works towards reducing knife crime by engaging young people in troubled areas with art and fashion-based workshops. All in all, an exciting and compelling day out, and a fitting finale to a great weekend.
  
  Alongside the show-stopping performances there will be another healthy dose of Lovebox's summer shenanigans; with the 40 acre site playing host to numerous other stages, performances and activities.
  
  The infamous NYC Downlow also returns to Lovebox for 2010 after a year’s hiatus. This life-size ruin of a NYC tenement will resurrect New York’s golden age and festival-goers can expect to enjoy an eclectic mix of disco, soul, funk and dance.
  
  As well as offering a diverse music experience - the bustling food market, Sourced Market, returns again, serving up culinary treats direct from the best stalls at Borough and Broadway markets. There will also be a broad program of theatre, art and comedy for those wanting to take timeout from the music performances.
  
  LINE-UP SO FAR:
  
  FRIDAY
  DIZZEE RASCAL
  CHASE AND STATUS
  NOISETTES
  ELLIE GOULDING
  THE MACCABEES
  CROOKERS
  RIVA STARR
  CHEW LIPS
  NEWHAM GENERALS
  SMURFIE SYCO
  BRODINSKI
  SINDEN
  ZINC & DYNAMITE MC
  TODDLA T
  JOY ORBISON
  MJ COLE
  
  SATURDAY
  ROXY MUSIC
  MARK RONSON & THE BUSINESS
  EMPIRE OF THE SUN
  BOOKASHADE
  WILD BEASTS
  ROX
  CODEINE VELVET CLUB
  JESSE ROSE
  HENRIK SCHWARZ LIVE
  DIXON
  WORK IT VS YO YO
  BLAISE BELLVILLE
  MAXWELL JAYE
  LIVIN' PROOF
  OI YOU
  WORK IT GIRLS
  SHY FX (DIGITAL SOUNDBOY)
  GREENMONEY (FOOLS GOLD RECORDS)
  DJ SMUTLEE
  SEB CHEW/LEO GREENSLADE
  
  SUNDAY
  GRACE JONES
  HOT CHIP
  PEACHES
  HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR
  CHROMEO
  CUT COPY
  HURTS
  SILVER COLUMNS
  HORSE MEAT DISCO
  TRAILER TRASH
  WET YOURSELF
  JONNY WOO
  DR NOKI
  
  FURTHER ACTS & STAGES TO BE ANNOUNCED

  
  
   

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