Curator - Christine and the Queens - T0906541354 | |
| 9 Jun 23 to 18 Jun 23 | Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L1574351945 |
Grace Jones' Meltdown - T01162546559The 27th edition of the UK's longest-running artist-curated music festival. For her line-up, Jones brings together artists from across the globe, including Peaches, Skunk Anansie and Baaba Maal. | |
| 10 Jun 22 to 19 Jun 22 | Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L435080320 |
Nile Rodgers' Meltdown - T1794271219 | |
| 3 Aug 19 to 11 Aug 19 | Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L01619255046 |
Robert Smith's Meltdown - T1506661626Robert Smith curates the UK's longest-running artist-curated music festival in its 25th year. Smith is the lead singer and principal songwriter of The Cure, and its only constant member since the group formed in 1978. Confirmed in this year's line-up are The Deftones, The Libertines, Manic Street Preachers, Mogwai, My Bloody Valentine, Nine Inch Nails, Placebo, The Psychedelic Furs, 65daysofstatic, Alcest, The Anchoress, Kristin Hersh, Kathryn Joseph, MONO, and The Notwist. | |
| 15 Jun 18 to 24 Jun 18 | Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L1682101629 |
M.I.A.'s Meltdown - T01148465910One of the UK's most anticipated music events, this year M.I.A. curates her own personal festival. | |
| 9 Jun 17 to 18 Jun 17 | Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L382814157 |
2016 - Guy Garvey's Meltdown - T1569821958Guy Garvey, lead singer of elbow, 6 Music DJ, presenter of BBC iPlayer's Music Box with Guy Garvey and latterly solo artist, curates the 23rd Meltdown. | |
| 10 Jun 16 to 19 Jun 16 | Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L1360644409 |
2015 - T1801631766David Byrne, the Oscar, Golden Globe, Obie and Drama Desk award-winning musician known for his eclectic collaborations, and as co-founder of seminal new wave band Talking Heads, will curate the 22nd Meltdown. | |
| 17 Aug 15 to 28 Aug 15 | Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L01074400631 |
James Lavelle Curates - T01716819241Following in the footsteps of some of music's biggest names, including David Bowie, Yoko Ono, Patti Smith, Jarvis Cocker and Massive Attack, 2014 will see James Lavelle curate Meltdown. Since starting iconic music label Mo'Wax aged 18, James Lavelle has proved to be a unique and restless musical and artistic innovator, shaping, re-thinking and changing today's cultural landscape. Over the past decades to the present day Lavelle's artistic energy and enthusiasm has made him one of the most sought after collaborators, defying genres and working across music, art, fashion, design and film. | |
| 13 Jun 14 to 22 Jun 14 | Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L017546770 |
Antony's Meltdown - T06157234Musician / visual artist Antony is this year's Meltdown director. Since 1993, some of the world's most distinguished musicians including Nick Cave, John Peel, Laurie Anderson, Patti Smith, David Bowie and, most recently, Ray Davies, have directed Meltdown, hand-picking their ideal festival by inviting their favourite artists to play, perform and exhibit their work at Southbank Centre. Meltdown 2012 sees Antony create a line-up of twelve days of music, debate and performance that reflects his interests, influences and passions. Having begun his career in the New York underground scene, Antony emerged with Antony and the Johnsons in 1998 and shot to prominence with the Mercury Prize-winning album I am a Bird Now. Since then critical acclaim has followed each of his projects including the albums The Crying Light and Swanlights. His performances have ranged from collaborations with symphony orchestras and performance artists to last summer's The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic, directed by Robert Wilson. Most recently Antony and the Johnsons performed Swanlights commissioned by The Museum of Modern Art to a sold out crowd at Radio City Music Hall, which the New York Times described as 'gorgeously appointed cries from the heart, crashing like waves'. Antony has collaborated with a wide-ranging group of artists and musicians including Bj?rk, Yoko Ono, Devendra Banhart, Rufus Wainwright, Laurie Anderson, CocoRosie and Lou Reed. | |
| 1 Aug 12 to 9 Aug 12 | Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L01130450271 |
Ornette Coleman's Meltdown - T1570282984Meltdown 2009 will be artistically directed by jazz legend Ornette Coleman, widely regarded as a creative genius who changed the musical landscape forever. As attested by his Pulitzer Prize-winning 2006 release Sound Grammar, a Lifetime Achievement Grammy and his stunning concert at the Royal Festival Hall in 2007, Coleman is still making musical history 50 years on from exploding onto the world with his ‘free jazz’ revolution. Ornette will perform two separate concerts in the Royal Festival Hall, inspired by the seminal albums Shape of Jazz to Come and This is Our Music. | |
| 13 Jun 09 to 21 Jun 09 | Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L0655026973 |
2008 - T01720297413During the festival Massive Attack take over all 21 acres of Southbank Centre for nine days of concerts, DJ sets, talks, films, and visual arts as diverse as Massive Attack's many influences and interests, as thought-provoking as it is entertaining.Director Massive Attck (artistic directors). Group/Band Gong (Jun 14). Group/Band Yellow Magic Orchestra (Jun 15). Performer Horace Andy (Jun 15). Performer Johnny Clarke (Jun 15). Performer Prince Malachai (Jun 15). Group/Band Elbow (Jun 16). Group/Band Fleet Foxes (Jun 16). Company Heritage Orchesta (Jun 17 - Vangelis' Blade Runner Soundtrack). Group/Band Stiff Little Fingers (Jun 18). Performer Mark Stewart (Jun 18). Performer Adrian Sherwood (Jun 18). Group/Band The Shortwave Set (Jun 18). Performer Martina Topley-Bird (Jun 18). Performer Grace Jones (Jun 19). Group/Band Dalek (Jun 19). Group/Band Cool Kids (Jun 19). Group/Band The Shape of Broad Minds (Jun 19). Group/Band Flying Lotus (Jun 19). Group/Band Gang of Four (Jun 20). Group/Band Tom Tom Club (Jun 20). Performer Terry Callier (Jun 20). Performer Aloe Blacc (Aloe Blacc (Jun 20). Performer George Clinton (Jun 21). Group/Band Parliament (Jun 21). Group/Band Funkadelic (Jun 21). Group/Band Tunng (Jun 21). Performer Leila (Jun 21). Group/Band Musclehead (Jun 22). Performer Tippa Irie (Jun 22). Performer Trevor Sax (Jun 22). Performer Papa Levi (Jun 22). Group/Band Installation Volume (Jun 13-22). Performer Peaches (DJ Jun 13 / 14 and Jun 19-21). Performer Kieran Hebden (Jun 13.14 Jun 19-21). | |
| 14 Jun 08 to 22 Jun 08 | Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L1149175650 |
2007 - T0458584376Director Jarvis Cocker (artistic director). | |
| 16 Jun 07 to 24 Jun 07 | Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L1418806666 |
