Mark Ronson has announced that he will be taking to the stage at London's favourite festival - The LOVEBOX Weekender, to join pop legends Duran Duran during their headline set.
Ronson, who is currently producing material for the band's new album, will join the band for an exclusive English set during their live show on the opening night of the festival on Saturday 18th July at London's Victoria Park.
Ronson has been a fan of the band since boyhood and has confessed that the first song he learned to play was Wild Boys, so the producer of the moment is no doubt thrilled to be producing the Brummie legends' new album and performing with them at Lovebox Weekender. The band holds him in high regard as Simon Le Bon has called Ronson "one of the biggest talents to have emerged in recent years".
The band's connections with the man with the Midas touch stretch back to Ronson's youth, when John Taylor was a family friend. Ronson has since become one of the world's hottest producers, working with acts like Christina Aguilera, Lily Allen, Robbie Williams and Adele and winning best British male at last year's Brit Awards after releasing a hit album of cover versions.
In further news, Lovebox founders, Groove Armada have confirmed that their performance on July 19th will be their last time playing the event live for the foreseeable future. In what is poised to be an epic end to the weekend, the set will be the duo's Lovebox swansong, but will also herald a new beginning for the act.
Tom Findlay, from Groove Armada said: "Andy and I had a chat about this and decided that although we loved performing at the festival, we were ready to pursue new opportunities.
"Yes, it will be the end of an era for us, but it will also definitely set us a new challenge. It's the only UK festival show we'll be doing his this year, so we'll be unveiling new material from our new album "Black Light," due out in October and introducing RGBs front woman Saint Saviour, as our lead female vocalist. It will definitely be a show to remember."
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