I love it when the summer months arrive, it means that festival season is with us again! And I love festivals.
I've said before how much I love a big occasion when everyone comes together in a party atmosphere. But, when you hold it in a field, with music from a list of people I've always wanted to see, all in the same place, great food and a bunch of other happy spirited people, I just can't contain myself! You'll find me dancing at pretty much every opportunity, moving round the site in a constant jig because there's music in the air and I get to spend time with my friends in what feels like another world.
This weekend everyone else might have been getting involved with Isle of Wight or London's own Hackney Weekend and I was watching from my sofa, but with my festival numbers looking a bit small this year I'm trying to make things last longer by reliving my first festival date of the year from last weekend, Lovebox.
Lovebox is a cracking festival. Created by Andy Cato and Tom Findley of Groove Armada 10 years ago, who, in their words, 'decided to do an outdoor live gig, [and] turn it into a bit of a party. It had sold out in four minutes. Which is when the chaos started.' In the past decade it has gone from a one day party on the common, to a monster 10 stage, three day, action packed adventure in its spiritual home of Victoria Park... The People's Park! *
The beauty of Lovebox is that every day has a different feel to it. Friday tends to have a younger audience that is drawn in by the grimy beats busting out all over. Saturday pulls in the big names, this year Groove Armada themselves made an incredible return to the stage for a one off treat! Last year it was Snoop Dogg cracking out the full Doggystyle album to the masses... And Sunday is Gay day, with so much joy and flamboyance the park is sparkling and not just with the amount of glitter and sequins in the air! This year the pleasure was all ours with Grace Jones and Chaka Khan which fully competes with last year's Scissor Sisters and Blondie! Things just keep getting better.
Unfortunately for me I was only available on Saturday, but that is what makes these London festivals so great. You can dip in as much as you can without the whole shlep of lugging everything you own to a distant field for 24 hours, yet still be fully immersed in festival land, with your comfy bed at the end of a days dancing.
So, here are a collection of photos from not only my time at Lovebox 2012 but some carefully chosen others that I hope you enjoy...
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| Please note my two new festival friends racing up behind me... I love festival land! |
I've said before how much I love a big occasion when everyone comes together in a party atmosphere. But, when you hold it in a field, with music from a list of people I've always wanted to see, all in the same place, great food and a bunch of other happy spirited people, I just can't contain myself! You'll find me dancing at pretty much every opportunity, moving round the site in a constant jig because there's music in the air and I get to spend time with my friends in what feels like another world.
This weekend everyone else might have been getting involved with Isle of Wight or London's own Hackney Weekend and I was watching from my sofa, but with my festival numbers looking a bit small this year I'm trying to make things last longer by reliving my first festival date of the year from last weekend, Lovebox.
Lovebox is a cracking festival. Created by Andy Cato and Tom Findley of Groove Armada 10 years ago, who, in their words, 'decided to do an outdoor live gig, [and] turn it into a bit of a party. It had sold out in four minutes. Which is when the chaos started.' In the past decade it has gone from a one day party on the common, to a monster 10 stage, three day, action packed adventure in its spiritual home of Victoria Park... The People's Park! *
The beauty of Lovebox is that every day has a different feel to it. Friday tends to have a younger audience that is drawn in by the grimy beats busting out all over. Saturday pulls in the big names, this year Groove Armada themselves made an incredible return to the stage for a one off treat! Last year it was Snoop Dogg cracking out the full Doggystyle album to the masses... And Sunday is Gay day, with so much joy and flamboyance the park is sparkling and not just with the amount of glitter and sequins in the air! This year the pleasure was all ours with Grace Jones and Chaka Khan which fully competes with last year's Scissor Sisters and Blondie! Things just keep getting better.
Unfortunately for me I was only available on Saturday, but that is what makes these London festivals so great. You can dip in as much as you can without the whole shlep of lugging everything you own to a distant field for 24 hours, yet still be fully immersed in festival land, with your comfy bed at the end of a days dancing.
So, here are a collection of photos from not only my time at Lovebox 2012 but some carefully chosen others that I hope you enjoy...
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| 10 years of Lovebox posters |
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| I was lucky enough to be invited into the VIP lounge. Cute tables, a fountain and topiary being the order of the day |
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| An ethereal Lana Del Ray, glowing on the Second Stage |
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| The NYC Downlow |
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| Grace Jones hoola hooping her way through her headlining slot |
Great pics. Big up to the Art Against Knives tent at this year's Lovebox - proves that all you need is a transit van with some Function One speakers in the back, a big awning, smooth beats and you got yourself a party. Great atmosphere and good cause too, obvs.
ReplyDeleteFave act this year was Azari & III on the Second. Mega!
Thanks for your comment! Unfortunately I didn't get any photos of the Art Against Knives tent, but it is a great cause for bringing people together with a great atmosphere... More reason that makes Lovebox fantastic, a festival that speaks to people on all levels x
DeleteHey Charly, LOVE your blog post. Really enjoyed Lovebox too this year and we missed you on the Sunday. My faves were Azari & III, Sub-Focus and Groove Armada. Felix da Housecat closed the festival down with an awesome set on the Sunday too. As Ivan said the Art against knives tent was super cool, we managed to catch Tom Staar there late on the Saturday night xxx
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