Lovebox is an award winning event that offers the only authentic festival experience anywhere in London, with music, cirque, cabaret and entertainment taking place across 10 stages and set within 40 acres of London's beautiful and historic Victoria Park. Lovebox is not just one of the most authentic festivals of the summer, but an annual Love letter to the capital - The Guardian. With an emphasis on outstanding production throughout and the best and most eclectic entertainment wherever you roam, Lovebox provides the perfect opportunity to treat valued customers or clients to the best in boutique festival hospitality. Lovebox 2011 was a huge success with sets from Scissor Sisters, Debbie Harry, Robyn, Beth Ditto, Kelis, Snoop Dogg, Groove Armada...and so many more. We offered some fantastic VIP hospitality for clients and will be releasing details of hospitality packages available, nearer the time of the festival in 2012. For further details on hospitality packages from Summer 2011 click here.

The legendary music venue, the newly refurbished Garage in Islington has once again opens its iconic doors to the vibrant London Music scene. Since opening in July The Garage has demonstrated a new, modern move to its music policy. The once old dark rock venue is now a modern and airy space with the most recent of digital designed sound and lights. The new and improved venue fulfills its potential as a space that can adapt to feel tailor-made for a huge range of events. With the option of free flow access between ‘Upstairs at The Garage’ and the main room, club events will be able to take over the entire space. A Brand new seated format option in both areas will mean that The Garage can become a destination not only for the rock shows it built its reputation on, but also acoustic events and comedy for audiences who can now sit back and enjoy the show in comfort. The mini bar also has potential as a space for a range of activities including private entertaining / VIP area as well as small scale, intimate experiences including literary events, cabaret, stand-up and up close music for a select crowd. Since opening in July everyone has been delighted to have put The Garage back on the map. The flexibility of the 3 room operation is unrivalled in any London venue of this size. The level of interest to date has been phenomenal and the venue has gone from strength to strength.’ New Club Nights for November 09; BANGERS & MASH, Every Saturday. www.bangersandmashme.com SLAM DUNK, Every 2nd Friday. www.myspace.com/slamdunkclub DIRTY BOOTS, Every 3rd Friday. www.dirtybootslondon.com HOT BLOOD, Every Last Friday. www.lovebox.net Gigs so far …. Since July 09 the venue has seen the following acts take to the stage either as there first time at the Garage or returning after 3 years of closure. Bloc Party, Kid Koala, Peter Bjorn & John, Kasabian, Foxboro Hot Tubs (aka Green Day), Europe, Ladyhawke, Why?, Future Of The Left, The Used, New Found Glory, Arcade Fire, Hank III, Ian Brown, Chuck Prophet, Bananarama, The Joy Formidable, The Datsuns…..and many, many more Further information: Laura Bailey, MAMA Group Press & Marketing, 020 7688 9000/ laura.bailey@mamagroup.co.uk For tickets call 0844 847 1678 (open 24 hrs) or book online at www.ticketweb.co.uk and www.ticket-text.com Background Opened in 1993 The Garage quickly established itself as the capital's finest indie and rock venue playing host to many bands early on in their careers. Playing a show at The Garage became something of a right of passage. The venue became part of MAMA Group plc’s estate in August 2007 in the acquisition of Mean Fiddler Holdings (which also included the Jazz Café and Borderline). In January 2009 MAMA Group and HMV created a new joint venture Mean Fiddler Group under which HMV acquired 50% ownership of 11 of MAMA Group’s venues, namely The Garage, Jazz Café, Heaven, G-A-Y Bar, G-A-Y Late, The Borderline, Aberdeen’s Moshulu and the renamed: HMV Hammersmith Apollo, HMV Forum, HMV Picture House, Edinburgh and opening later this year the HMV Institute, Birmingham.. Venue Details 3 rooms: 600 capacity Main Space (250 seated) 150 capacity ‘Upstairs at the Garage’ 50 capacity Mini Bar Fully production complete. For availability contact:  stuart@thegarage.co.uk Refurbishment The refurbishment features major improvements including new dressing rooms and production facilities have been introduced as well as new PA & Lights. For the customer, toilet facilities will be increased and upgraded as well as an increased capacity from 350 to 630. The venue is also become fully digitally equipped, so that bands can produce top quality live recordings for on the spot release A selection of bands that have passed through The Garage doors: Arctic Monkeys, Test Icicles, The Killers, Cat Power, Sigue Sigue Sputnik [!], My Morning Jacket, Fionn Regan, Drugstore, Lightyear, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Razorlight, Cypress Hill, The Shins, Stereophonics, Damien Rice, My Vitriol, Le Tigre, The Darkness, Biffy Clyro, Modest Mouse, Feeder, Young Knives, Rumble Strips, Moby, King Kurt, Babyshambles, Kings of Leon, Sleepy Jackson, K T Tunstall, The Gossip, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Jeff Buckley, Dirty Pretty Things, Stiff Little Fingers, The Undertones, HIM, My Chemical Romance, The Rasmus, Spiritualized, Catatonia, Supergrass, Placebo, Elastica, Radiohead and Oasis.