And manning the decks at the Downlow, Lovebox will also have the crème de la crème of envelope-pushing gay disco DJ troupes with Wet Yourself, Disco Bloodbath, Trailer Trash and Horse Meat Disco - four of the most influential, exciting and innovative DJ crews around right now, as can be seen from their deliriously crowded and gloriously messy parties around the globe – just some of the heavy hitters representing on the day, ready to melt eager festivalgoers into a sweaty puddle with their inimitable quest for debauched thrills and spills on the dancefloor.
To add to the dance frenzy, the seminal Chicago house music pioneer Larry Heard, aka Mr Fingers, will be making his UK exclusive at Lovebox, while the legendary Derrick Carter will also be demolishing the dancefloors with his strain of underground house, honed to perfection over the years. Similarly, for the first time ever, Wish will also be hosting at Lovebox, which, for those not in the know, is a defiantly niche and groundbreaking mixed crowd party for gay women and polysexual lovers of uncommercial techno.
And then, of course, there is the big daddy of them all – Salvation. Famous for being not only one of London’s biggest circuit parties but also the biggest gay party anywhere else in the world, it has played host to some of London’s most decadent venues in London, starting in 1998 at the Café de Paris before moving onto larger venues like Pacha, the Bloomsbury Ballroom and its current home the Hippodrome, in the throbbing heart of London’s West End, which saw its 10th birthday celebrations last year. It is a staple of the London dance scene, one of the UK’s most loved and well-respected events, and it’s here at Lovebox, with two of its most cherished DJs, Olivier M and Sharon O Love.