Lovebox Weekender 2009 Line up Saturday 18th July

Duran Duran

80s pop megastars who, for a decade, bewitched the world with chart-topping platinum and gold singles and albums across the decade. After acrimonious splits, Simon Le Bon & Nick Rhodes relaunched the band in the mid-90s and the band continued to be successful Stateside (as well as scoring hits in the UK with 'Ordinary World' and 'Come Undone'). 2003 saw the group reform with their original line-up and the reaction proved their fan base is as huge as ever.

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NER*D

Rock meets hip hop as Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo (both of The Neptunes' fame) and Shay Haley join forces to make punked up funk influenced by metal, soul, r'n'b and more.

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Florence and The Machine

Florence and The Machine is a one-woman force of bluesy rock with her roots in the same ground as Scout Niblett and PJ Harvey. The music of 20-year-old Florence Welch, sounds rough and ragged, likened to American pre-war folk and blues.

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Listed on Ents24.com since: Nov 2007

Friendly Fires

Friendly Fires lie somewhere between the poppiness of Snap!, the funkiness of Prince, and the electronic dance-iness of Daft Punk. Friendly Fires were the first unsigned band ever to play Transmission on Channel 4, shown on 9th November 2007. Signed to Moshi Moshi they are a band subject to much media frenzy.

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Listed on Ents24.com since: Dec 2006

Fat Freddy's Drop

A seven-piece band hailing from New Zealand who are purveyors of a Pacific funk/reggae explosion, combining bottom heavy funk, jazz, deep dub and skanking roots reggae. With some sweet soul vocals, a resident DJ and a horn section bringing an old world jazz charm to this unique fusion of styles.

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Listed on Ents24.com since: Mar 2004

Gang Of Four

One of the most radically inventive of the original New Wave bands, Gang Of Four were formed in 1977 by four Leeds University students. They quickly began marking out a territory of their own, fusing politics, musical experimentation and sheer rock 'n' roll energy. The band split in 1982, but have been reforming ever since. Their shows are always popular, both with fans who saw them the first time round, and with a new audience attracted by the huge number of bands the Gang have influenced.

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Mr Hudson

It takes someone with foresight and imagination to pull-off the cross-pollination of hip hop and r&b beats with classic song writing, but in doing so Mr Hudson has hit upon a winning formula. A self-confessed outsider, this mixing of styles comes easy to an artist who has become the undefeated Jump Off Producer Champion of 2005. Championed by the likes of Sway and 1Xtra DJ Semtex, who were surprised to find themselves firm fans of the trilby-doffing newcomer, Mr Hudson's hybrid sound is attracting interest from all corners of the music industry.

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Listed on Ents24.com since: Oct 2005

VV Brown

Vanessa Brown, aka VV Brown is a singer, a songwriter, a performer, multi-instrumentalist and a producer. She describes her music as 'doo-wop indie whilst traveling on a rocket to outer space'. Passionate, music-obsessed and real.

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Dan Black

You may be aware of his cover of Notorious BIG's classic, 'Hypnotize' - he's Dan Black, former singer of indie-rock champions The Servant, with some gorgeous new songs to show off. Black has also worked providing guest vocals for italian group Planet Funk.

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Horse Meat Disco

Gay-friendly disco-electro DJs.

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The Jive Aces

The No 1 Jive and Swing band in the UK playing a lively 40s and 50s music including swing, jive, rock'n'roll, boogie woogie and rhythm and blues with a great live show to boot! They have released an album, 'Life Is A Game', featuring some of the hottest music and coolest sounds around. As well as ten original tracks, it also boasts tributes to Louis Armstrong, and classics such as 'White Cliffs of Dover' and 'Singing in the Rain'.

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DJ Sneak

AKA Carlos Sosa, Puerto Rico born Sneak has been in the top 100 worlds best DJ list for the past five years straight. A frequent visitor to Ibiza, musically his sets are very diverse playing anything from upfront banging Chicago house to more melodic rhythmic disco influenced tunes. Originally avoiding the DJ limelight by focusing on music production and starting his own record label, Sneak revolutionised house music with his innovative sounds and rhythms.

Giles Smith

Secretsundaze co-promoter and resident, and an inspirational figure on the UK underground scene.

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James Priestley

Of the 'Secret Sundaze' phenomenon.

Listed on Ents24.com since: Aug 2004

Severino

Outstanding disco, electro and soulful house.

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Tommy Reilly

Winner of the Orange Unsigned Act 2008, young Scottish singer-songwriter Tommy Reilly not only wowed the judges with his musical talents, but also won over the audience as one of the most genuinely likeable characters to emerge from the contest. One to watch in 2009!

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Listed on Ents24.com since: Dec 2008

Rizla Invisible Players

The headline party hosts are a line-up of creative icons: Jazzie B, Jon Carter, Micachu, Gruff Rhys and David Shrigley.

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Listed on Ents24.com since: May 2009

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Duran Duran

NER*D

Florence and The Machine

Friendly Fires

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VV Brown

Dan Black

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Giles Smith

James Priestley

Severino

Tommy Reilly

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