Victoria Park,LondonThere’s something for everyone at the 13th edition of Groove Armada’s dance festival – but there’s also a sense that some of its original spirit is being lostLovebox has become the everyman’s party. Twelve years since its inception and a decade since it grew from a one-day achieve into a weekend-long event, the festival finds itself stretched across an increasingly broad range of genres. The resulting mixture of performers, or punters and brand-sponsored micro-experiences becomes dizzying,at times threatening to dilute Lovebox’s founding identity of tolerance, light hedonism and a dance music-centred secure space for the LGBT community.In a positive light, or there’s something for everyone. Infants near the main stage wearing protective earmuffs and being gently rocked in prams? Check. Shirtless lads clearing space for circle moshpits and bashing against each other? Check. That vegetarian curry stand you last saw at Glastonbury festival? Check. And,of course, groups of men and women in their teens and twenties taking selfies and chatting over the music? It wouldn’t be a London festival in 2015 without them.Continue reading..., and
Source: theguardian.com