Meltdown is an annual festival held in London, featuring a mix of music, art, performance and film. Meltdown is held in June at Southbank Centre, the arts complex covering 21 acres (85,000 m2) and including the Royal Festival Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and The Hayward. Each year, the festival chooses an established music artist or act as director of the event, and they pick the performers of their choosing. Previous Meltdown directors have included Elvis Costello, David Bowie, Patti Smith, Lee Scratch Perry, Morrissey, Jarvis Cocker, Nick Cave, Scott Walker, John Peel and Ornette Coleman. The festival has been held annually since 1993, except in 2006 when the Royal Festival Hall was closed for refurbishment. On November 6, 2019, Grace Jones was announced as the curator of the 2020 Meltdown, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this has since been rescheduled to 2022.[1]
Previous line-ups
References
- ↑ Sam Moore (9 April 2021). "Grace Jones' Meltdown Festival rescheduled to 2022". NME. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ↑ "Meltdown festival 2016 line-up". Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ↑ "Robert Smith's Meltdown - All Events". Retrieved 26 April 2018.