Azealia Banks, first mermaid of hip-hop, is to headline Lovebox 2013 with Plan B and Goldfrapp

Plan B, Azealia Banks and Goldfrapp are to headline this summer’s Love Box festival in East London.

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James Blake, Liquid Room, Edinburgh

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Orlando, St George's West, Edinburgh

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Win one of two pairs of weekend passes to Bestival with RizLab

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