Friendly Fires, Hot Chip, and Holly Johnson for Lovebox

Hot Chip, Friendly Fires, and Holly Johnson top this year's first raft of acts announced for Lovebox 2012 taking place over an earlier weekend this year, from Friday 15th to Sunday 17th June 2012.

Lovebox are celebrating a decade of love by bringing some of their past favourites back to the 10 stages set amongst the trees.

Friday's line-up features Hot Chip, Crystal Castles, Magnetic Man, Sub Focus, Skream, Madeon, 2 Bears, P Money, Marcus Nasty, Trim, N-Type, Plastician, Shy FX, Stamina MC, Rusko, Breakage, Toddla T, Youngman, The Heatwave, Ben UFO, Pearson Sound, Pangaea, Zinc, Boy Better Know, Roska, and Brackles.

On Saturday Friendly Fires are joined by Emile Sande, Kelis, Bobby Womack, Azealia Banks, Little Dragon, Crazy P, London Elektricity, Fred V b2b Grafix, Danny Byrd, Prototypes, David Rodigan, S.P.Y, Gerd Janson, Nu:Tone, London Elektricity, Damian Lazarus, Logistics, Maceo Plex, Art Department, Dixon, Robert James, Camo & Krooked, High Contrast, Netsky, Prosumer, Amirali, Joy Orbison, MC Wrec, and Dynamite MC.

The final day sees Holly Johnson persent a 'greatest hits' set spanning his days with Frankie Goes to Hollywood through to his solo career, and topping a bill that includes Azari & III, Tyson, The Golden Filter, Ronika, Niki & The Dove, Patrick Wolf, The Rapture, Horse Meat Disco, DJ Hell, Ivan Smagghe, Gutter Slut DJs, Per QX, Nic Fisher, Ralf, Miss Crystal MC, Trailer Trash DJs, Hannah Holland, Mikki Most, Jonny Woo, Dalston Superstore, Jim Stanton & James Hillard, Luke Howard, Severino, Andrew Weatherall, Optimo, Tim Sweeney, Jodie Harsh, JoshYouAre, Tiga, and Kris Di Angelis.

Lovebox are offering a deposit scheme on 2 Day and 3 Day ticket combinations. Ticket purchasers can pay half now and defer payment of the balance until any time up to the 1st May 2012.

A three day weekend ticket is priced at £99, a Saturday & Sunday two day ticket is priced at £87.50, Friday & Saturday two day ticket is priced at £65. A Friday only day ticket is priced at £29, and a Saturday or Sunday only day ticket is priced at £49.50.

Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult Over 18, maximum four per adult. Everyone 12 or over will require a ticket to gain entry. Children aged under 12 free (ID may be required to gain entry); they must be accompanied by a Ticket Holder Over 18, maximum four per adult.

Lovebox will offer three days music, cirque, cabaret and entertainment across ten stages, once again within 40 acres of London's Victoria Park.

The 40-acre site will also feature new acts, performers, stage sets and special effects from all over the world for what promises to be a carnival of anarchic entertainment including This Is... Circus, Hospitality, and NTC Downlow.

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