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Lovebox is not just about big acts, breakthrough bands and underground jocks - it's also about the boutique touches, bells, whistles and wonderful comic flourishes that have established the show as London’s only real festival experience.
Nestled within in a peaceful clearing of trees is the Fringe Field - a weird and wonderful alternative to the rest of the festival. 21st century hoedown pioneers, Cut-A-Shine host their own Barn-Dancing Tent with folk and acoustic sessions from the Magpie’s Nest and there’s hordes of walkabout performances from the likes of the Trans-Siberian Marching Band, The Whoopee Club and our resident magicians.
There the Affordable Vintage Clothes Fair with a bounty of beautiful clothes being sold and the Out Of the Ordinary Stage debut’s this year with what can only be described as a mind-bending symposium of esoteric learning on earth mysteries, crop circles, leylines and, yep - you guessed it, shamanism.
THE FRINGE STAGE:
FRINGE SATURDAY
12:00 Create Band
12.40 Stickleback Plasticus
13.10 Katy Carr
13.50 Skate Naked
14.05 Opera Burlesque
14:20 Compere/DJ
14:30 Ash Grunwald
15:00 Skate Naked
15:10 Monosteryo
15:40 Compere/DJ
15:50 Earl Okin
16:15 Compere/DJ
16:35 Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
17:25 Hoola Hoop Showdown
17:40 Black Joe Lewis
18:25 Compere/DJ
18:40 Last Man Standing
FRINGE SUNDAY
12:00 Create Band
12.40 Hoola Hoop Showdown
13.10 Dynamo Rhythm Aces
13.55 Compere/DJ
14.10 Twilight Players
14:50 Compere/DJ
15:05 The Jive Aces
15:50 Compere/DJ
15:55 The Jones and Barnard Show
16:10 Chipolatas
16:30 London Swingphonia ft. Harry Martin
17:30 Compere/DJ
17:50 Bunty
18:25 Compere/DJ
18:40 Danny and the Champions of the World
Unique to Lovebox and this year hosted by La Clique’s mistress of ceremonies, Miss Behave, the Edinburgh-inspired Fringe Stage returns to present another mouth-watering mix of operas, orchestras, comic’s and cirque.
Saturday:
There’s debut performances from Lollapalooza favourite’s Black Joe Lewis and his 8-piece rock n’ soul band and Skate Naked with their own fire-breathing antics and thong-tastic circus show. The Bees Knees will be hosting a giant ‘al fresco’ dance class and there’s gypsy fiddlers Hot Club of Belleville and sex god troubadour, Earl Okin both joining the bill.
Sunday:
Back by popular demand are Sunday headliners Dynamo’s Rhythm Aces and joined by Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - the much-admired seven-piece jazz / hip-hop innovators from New Orleans. The London Swingphonia debut Lovebox this year - a 20-piece orchestra of rat-packed hits sung by the spectacular, tuxedo-wearing Harry Martin and two shows from bizarre soloist, Opera Burlesque.
KIDS ENTERTAINMENTS:
Sunday is the de-facto family day, with not only a kid-friendly program on the Fringe Stage but specific highlights from Lovebox favourites, The Chipolotas, and The Jones & Barnard Show - both serving up a couple of hours of kid-friendly slapstick cirque, street theatre and comedy. And when that lot are atking a break, there’s the Pirate Ship, lots of magicians and resident kids entertainers Sharkey & George to keep them occupied!
