Lovebox 2017

Lovebox has become one of London's best-loved music festivals, thanks to its diverse lineups and infectious energy. Sweeping from indie through to house and techno via all things urban, the festival brings its eclectic vibrancy to the capital's Victoria Park.

After an unmissable year at Victoria Park, Lovebox are thrilled to announce Frank Ocean as their Friday headliner for 2017 as a London festival exclusive.

Visionary artist Frank Ocean has earned his place as one of the most celebrated and critically acclaimed acts of this era.

Following four years of mystery since the release of his debut Channel Orange, Frank Ocean released one of the most anticipated albums ever in Endless via livestream earlier this year. One day later fans were gifted the phenomenal Blonde which features exceptional guest spots from the likes of Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, André 3000 and James Blake.

As they enter their fifteenth year, Lovebox has made a name for itself with lineups featuring taste making-headliners and need-to-know acts from Britain and around the world.

Frank Ocean is sure to lead the way of what will be an unforgettable roster, once again making London’s own Lovebox a defining moment of the festival season.

Saturday’s headliner comes in the form of one of the UK’s best live acts, and a Lovebox favourite. Chase & Status’ ferocious live sets are truly a sight to behold, whether they’re storming through classics from their 2008 debut More than Alot or the bestselling homage to 90s dance, Brand New Machine.

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Featuring

Frank Ocean

Frank Ocean is New Orleans songwriter Christopher Francis Ocean. Signed to Def Jam in 2009, Ocean delivered his debut mixtape, instantly winning fans on both side of the Atlantic. In his short career Frank has already written with the likes of Brandy, John Legend and Beyonce for 'I Miss You'.

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Solange

The little sister of Destiny Child's Beyonce Knowles is a singer-songwriter, actress, model, dancer, and DJ.

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Andy C

In the world of electronic music, there are few bigger names than that of Andy C. Regarded as one of the greatest DJs to ever touch a turntable, the Ram Records founder has relentlessly dedicated almost two decades of his life to the music he loves. Much more than just a DJ, Andy C is a true figurehead for the drum & bass movement, within which he has been an instrumental player since its very beginnings. His DJ sets and seminal productions have helped to evolve the genre through the many stages of its evolution. His commitment to his craftsmanship has earnt him a status as one of the most iconic and important figures in global dance music culture.

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Seth Troxler

Seth has ignited the world of house and techno with a constant barrage of vocal jams, been voted Number Three best DJ in the world in the Resident Advisor Top 100 DJ Poll (beaten only by Ricardo Villalobos and Richie Hawtin), landed a much vaunted residency at DC10 in Ibiza and been invited by Pete Tong to deliver an Essential Mix for BBC Radio One.

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Ricardo Villalobos

One of the most influential artists in contemporary electronic music.

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Eats Everything

This omnivorous beat-maker Eats Everything is at the forefront of an emerging wave of talented producers to come out of the West Country’s bass epicentre Bristol, helping define an entirely new genre of forward-thinking underground music.

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Jamie Jones

Welsh born but now a truly global presence, Jamie Jones is the label boss of Hot Creations, the label that created and defined a new flavour of moody yet pop-inflected deep house that has taken the world by storm. He is regularly found topping the annual Resident Advisor top 20 DJs list, and his party brand Paradise is a dominant force not only in Ibiza, but across clubs worldwide.

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Gerd Janson

Without a doubt, Gerd Janson is one of the hottest talents on the German DJ circuit. The word has spread, and so hes travelling a lot as a DJ now and when not spinning records he is known as a prolific music journalist writing for Groove magazine or Spex.

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Jazzie B

DJ, music producer, entrepreneur and a founding member of Soul II Soul. Although Jazzie B and Soul II Soul will always be connected, both spiritually and substantially, that has never been all Jazzie has been about. For years he has built a parallel career away from the collective, one that allows him to advance his own ideas and character. Among his more eclectic achievements as Jazzie B, he has been a regular on London radio since Kiss FM was a pirate, and also does a variety of voice-overs for radio and television. He has had a spell running Motown in the UK, designed a sneaker for the Lacoste Legends range and presented James Brown with the Diesel U Music Lifetime Achievement award – an honour the late Mr Brown would accept in person on the one condition that it was Jazzie who presented it to him!

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Chainska Brassika

The mischievous rabble from London have been causing mischief since school, spreading their contagious horn driven ska anthems across the UK, mainland Europe and beyond. Chainska Brassika are firm party favourites, getting crowds rocking from Glastonbury to Nottinghill Carnival, Rototom Sunplash to Outlook - and even touring the island of Jamaica. Well known for regularly opening for UK ska legends Madness, Chainska are at the forefront of the new UK ska movement, and their crazy live show have got the band regularly onto europe’s biggest stages. Their debut album 'Skinna' was released in late 2015, being championed by reggae DJ David Rodigan and backed with recently being crowned winners of the World Reggae Contest in Poland, beating over 100 bands from 28 countries - despite being predominantly a ska band. This earned the band a trip to record their follow up album in Jamaica at Harry J Studio's - famous for where Bob Marley & The Wailers recorded the albums Natty Dread, Catch A Fire, Rastaman Vibration & Burnin'.

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Matuki

A Bristol based band playing Funky Afrobeat, infused with some Jazz, World, Latin and Reggae.

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Jazzie B

DJ, music producer, entrepreneur and a founding member of Soul II Soul. Although Jazzie B and Soul II Soul will always be connected, both spiritually and substantially, that has never been all Jazzie has been about. For years he has built a parallel career away from the collective, one that allows him to advance his own ideas and character. Among his more eclectic achievements as Jazzie B, he has been a regular on London radio since Kiss FM was a pirate, and also does a variety of voice-overs for radio and television. He has had a spell running Motown in the UK, designed a sneaker for the Lacoste Legends range and presented James Brown with the Diesel U Music Lifetime Achievement award – an honour the late Mr Brown would accept in person on the one condition that it was Jazzie who presented it to him!

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Jamie XX

Producer, remixer and one third of Mercury Music Prize winning band The xx.

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Mac Miller

Mac Miller was an American rapper, singer and record producer who died suddenly in September 2018.

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Rag'N'Bone Man

Rag'N'Bone Man (aka Rory Graham) has a holler like hot buttered rum. Loaded with disparate and cross generational influences, the sound of Rag'N'Bone Man is both hugely idiosyncratic and massively moving. He combines a purity of spirit with his unique brand of acoustic hip-hop soul into a force which is entirely his own. He is the real deal.

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