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CIRCUE DU SALVATION AT LOVEBOX
SUNDAY 18TH JULY
From the minute we heard about Lovebox this year, we were extremely excited, not just because we were determined to ensure it didn’t miss our radar, but the gAylist influence in 2010 was considerably boosted by the inclusion of international mega clubbing brand Salvation in the Sunday proceedings, thus making the whole event so much more appealing. Mind you, with a headlining act like Grace Jones, this ostensively straight three day dance festival couldn’t have someone more gay friendly involved, Grace holding near iconic status our side of the fence, so yet another reason to hold this event in high regard.
So with full details of this massive Lovebox festival available at http://lovebox.net/, what part will Salvation be playing in proceedings? Well, with details now finally ironed out, we can confirm that Salvation will be hosting their own arena within the full-on festival, this Sunday (18th July), known for this Lovebox festival as “Cirque Du Salvation”, kicking off from 12 midday & running their considerable dance space through till 5 p.m., while, of course the festival itself carries on until 10.30 p.m. Now, in terms of exactly where Salvation’s arena will be within the park, we are not sure, although as details of this, along with any other tit bits of last minute info come through, we will share it with you in an Extra Bites post.
However, what we can confirm is the D.J. line up and it is very much a Salvation drenched terrific team who firstly welcome back to the fold Oliver M, who played such a big part in their London parties a few years ago. However, with club promotion commitments in recent years & months, Oliver’s appearances for Salvation were sometimes difficult to match with the demands of his other duties, although this engaging & effervescent German is very much concentrating on his D.J.’ing that the moment, his international career behind the decks having blossomed again in recent months, appearances across Europe including La Demence, Rapido, Cologne Pride, a three day tour of Moscow & a Salvation gig out in Tel Aviv. However, we don’t want to say too much on him here, as he is getting full focus in our upcoming Music Is The Answer post, although we couldn’t escape plugging his Lovebox inspired latest compilation now, which you can grab now at http://djoliverm.podomatic.com/.
Also making plenty of Salvation waves at Lovebox will be Pier Morrocco, a man who is definitely one of life’s jet setters, he hardly ever keeping still & in one place, so his inclusion in the line up is a bit of a land. Pier has been part of Salvation for as long as we can remember and we absolutely delight in his funky electro yet tough tech inspired tones which have lots of uplifting beats to them. Plus we are pleased as punch to include a link to a very rare compilation of his which is available at http://events.piermorrocco.podomatic.com/, & is one you should grab while you can, meaning we simply couldn’t resist slipping in here although we think you should re-name it Lovebox , what do you think Pier? Other D.J. inclusions have been last minute Salvation resident additions of Paul Coals & Mis-White, who will replace Danny Verde who will not be able to make “Cirque Du Salvation” at Lovebox due to some complicated technical difficulties. Now whilst we are extremely disappointed with this news, Steve Elliot is at strains to express that “...there will be NO sadness, but smiles all day...” and we know that Mis-White at the very least will prove a real treat for us and indeed everyone, along with Steve’s stellar line up of jocks to gyrate.
Now, music aside, what will be on offer within the “Cirque Du Salvation” arena? Well Steve promises us a surreal & twisted affair with all the fun of the circus, which will include gorgeous go-go dancers dressed to dare as wild animals (we only begin to imagine just how wild they are going to look) and with head dancer Raul Gonzalez masterminding the stunning stage shows which should be a real wow. Then there will be trapeze artists & an amazing aerial strongman, loads of stilt walkers, clowns & other characters to really boost that circus feel, all supplied by Twisted Dreams & Andromeda productions teams. Plus with the deployment of a special LED lighting wall as well as some special show lasers, will make the whole arena look stunning. However, on top of “Cirque Du Salvation” flying the gAylist flag at Lovebox, other attractions across the Sunday will be the more metrosexual offerings of “Horse Meat Disco”, “Wish”, “Trailer Trash” & “Disco Bloodbath” with the likes of James Hillard, Jim Stanton, Luke Howard, Severino, Kath Harding, Dan Beaumont, Ben Pistor, Hannah Holland & Mikki Most performing, so plenty of other offerings to pop your head in on. Plus, Grace herself will be taking to the main stage at about 8.30 p.m., so even devoting yourself to the whole of “Cirque Du Salvation” as you should be doing, will mean you won’t miss out on any of Miss Jones’s prolific performance. Details of all the attractions, shows, performers etc at Lovebox can be found at http://lovebox.net/.
Now, a little birdie tells us that ticket sales are going better than expected with well over 20,000 sold already and we suspect many more running up till Sunday, which you can buy in a number of ways. Remembering that this is a three day festival when you look at prices, tickets just for Sunday are available at £45, although that includes entry to the whole Lovebox festival which, obviously includes the “Cirque Du Salvation” arena. So where can you grab yours? well online via http://www.lovebox.net/tickets, where you will find loads of options & outlet details, or you can pop into Prowler & Clone Zone who are selling tickets direct, failing which just turn up at Victoria Park and pay at the Box Office. In terms of directions, again the website details everything you need to know, although the nearest tube is Bethnal Green (yes its East London, don’t moan!) and, of course, http://lovebox.net/ is THE place to get details of the whole festival, so go check it out.
As for “Cirque Du Salvation” at Lovebox on Sunday, well it should prove to be a brilliant afternoon of music, dance & delight, so gets our resounding thumbs up & recommendation, as does the return of Salvation to London for this special showing. More details on this international clubbing brand can be found at http://salvation-london.com/ and watch this space for news on a full on event back in the capital in September. (DISCO MATT)
CIRCUE DU SALVATION AT LOVEBOX
SUNDAY 18TH JULY
From the minute we heard about Lovebox this year, we were extremely excited, not just because we were determined to ensure it didn’t miss our radar, but the gAylist influence in 2010 was considerably boosted by the inclusion of international mega clubbing brand Salvation in the Sunday proceedings, thus making the whole event so much more appealing. Mind you, with a headlining act like Grace Jones, this ostensively straight three day dance festival couldn’t have someone more gay friendly involved, Grace holding near iconic status our side of the fence, so yet another reason to hold this event in high regard.
So with full details of this massive Lovebox festival available at http://lovebox.net/, what part will Salvation be playing in proceedings? Well, with details now finally ironed out, we can confirm that Salvation will be hosting their own arena within the full-on festival, this Sunday (18th July), known for this Lovebox festival as “Cirque Du Salvation”, kicking off from 12 midday & running their considerable dance space through till 5 p.m., while, of course the festival itself carries on until 10.30 p.m. Now, in terms of exactly where Salvation’s arena will be within the park, we are not sure, although as details of this, along with any other tit bits of last minute info come through, we will share it with you in an Extra Bites post.
However, what we can confirm is the D.J. line up and it is very much a Salvation drenched terrific team who firstly welcome back to the fold Oliver M, who played such a big part in their London parties a few years ago. However, with club promotion commitments in recent years & months, Oliver’s appearances for Salvation were sometimes difficult to match with the demands of his other duties, although this engaging & effervescent German is very much concentrating on his D.J.’ing that the moment, his international career behind the decks having blossomed again in recent months, appearances across Europe including La Demence, Rapido, Cologne Pride, a three day tour of Moscow & a Salvation gig out in Tel Aviv. However, we don’t want to say too much on him here, as he is getting full focus in our upcoming Music Is The Answer post, although we couldn’t escape plugging his Lovebox inspired latest compilation now, which you can grab now at http://djoliverm.podomatic.com/.
Also making plenty of Salvation waves at Lovebox will be Pier Morrocco, a man who is definitely one of life’s jet setters, he hardly ever keeping still & in one place, so his inclusion in the line up is a bit of a land. Pier has been part of Salvation for as long as we can remember and we absolutely delight in his funky electro yet tough tech inspired tones which have lots of uplifting beats to them. Plus we are pleased as punch to include a link to a very rare compilation of his which is available at http://events.piermorrocco.podomatic.com/, & is one you should grab while you can, meaning we simply couldn’t resist slipping in here although we think you should re-name it Lovebox , what do you think Pier? Other D.J. inclusions have been last minute Salvation resident additions of Paul Coals & Mis-White, who will replace Danny Verde who will not be able to make “Cirque Du Salvation” at Lovebox due to some complicated technical difficulties. Now whilst we are extremely disappointed with this news, Steve Elliot is at strains to express that “...there will be NO sadness, but smiles all day...” and we know that Mis-White at the very least will prove a real treat for us and indeed everyone, along with Steve’s stellar line up of jocks to gyrate.
Now, music aside, what will be on offer within the “Cirque Du Salvation” arena? Well Steve promises us a surreal & twisted affair with all the fun of the circus, which will include gorgeous go-go dancers dressed to dare as wild animals (we only begin to imagine just how wild they are going to look) and with head dancer Raul Gonzalez masterminding the stunning stage shows which should be a real wow. Then there will be trapeze artists & an amazing aerial strongman, loads of stilt walkers, clowns & other characters to really boost that circus feel, all supplied by Twisted Dreams & Andromeda productions teams. Plus with the deployment of a special LED lighting wall as well as some special show lasers, will make the whole arena look stunning. However, on top of “Cirque Du Salvation” flying the gAylist flag at Lovebox, other attractions across the Sunday will be the more metrosexual offerings of “Horse Meat Disco”, “Wish”, “Trailer Trash” & “Disco Bloodbath” with the likes of James Hillard, Jim Stanton, Luke Howard, Severino, Kath Harding, Dan Beaumont, Ben Pistor, Hannah Holland & Mikki Most performing, so plenty of other offerings to pop your head in on. Plus, Grace herself will be taking to the main stage at about 8.30 p.m., so even devoting yourself to the whole of “Cirque Du Salvation” as you should be doing, will mean you won’t miss out on any of Miss Jones’s prolific performance. Details of all the attractions, shows, performers etc at Lovebox can be found at http://lovebox.net/.
Now, a little birdie tells us that ticket sales are going better than expected with well over 20,000 sold already and we suspect many more running up till Sunday, which you can buy in a number of ways. Remembering that this is a three day festival when you look at prices, tickets just for Sunday are available at £45, although that includes entry to the whole Lovebox festival which, obviously includes the “Cirque Du Salvation” arena. So where can you grab yours? well online via http://www.lovebox.net/tickets, where you will find loads of options & outlet details, or you can pop into Prowler & Clone Zone who are selling tickets direct, failing which just turn up at Victoria Park and pay at the Box Office. In terms of directions, again the website details everything you need to know, although the nearest tube is Bethnal Green (yes its East London, don’t moan!) and, of course, http://lovebox.net/ is THE place to get details of the whole festival, so go check it out.
As for “Cirque Du Salvation” at Lovebox on Sunday, well it should prove to be a brilliant afternoon of music, dance & delight, so gets our resounding thumbs up & recommendation, as does the return of Salvation to London for this special showing. More details on this international clubbing brand can be found at http://salvation-london.com/ and watch this space for news on a full on event back in the capital in September. (DISCO MATT)
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