Southbank Centre’s Meltdown festival is famed for bringing to life the world of its director.
This year the multi-award winning musician David Byrne, known for his eclectic collaborations and as a co-founder of the seminal new-wave band Talking Heads curates the festival, offering fans unique insight into artists and ideas that influence and inspire Byrne today.
In 2015, its 22nd year, Meltdown spans a range of musical genres, from afro-funk to flamenco, spoken word to second-line – it also stretches beyond the musical realm into dance and theatre, with one production featuring Byrne himself.
Included are Anna Calvi, Young Marble Giants, Benjamin Clementine, Estrella Morente, Sunn O))), Atomic Bomb! The Music of William Onyeabor, David Longstreth, Matthew Herbert, Petra Haden, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and more
Monday 17 – 30 August 2015, Southbank Centre
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/meltdown
Anna Calvi performs a special intimate show in the Queen Elizabeth Hall with a 12 piece choir conducted by Jules Buckley in collaboration with Chris Wheeler of The Heritage Orchestra.
FULL LIST OF ANNOUNCED ACTS BELOW – MORE TO FOLLOW IN COMING MONTHS
ESTRELLA MORENTE – Monday 17 August, 7:30pm, Royal Festival Hall
BIANCA CASADY & The C.i.A. – Monday 17–Tuesday 18 August, 7:30pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall
SUNN O))) + PHURPA – Tuesday 18 August, 7:30pm, Royal Festival Hall
PSAPP – Wednesday 19 August, 7:30pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall
ATOMIC BOMB – Thursday 20 August, 7:30pm, Royal Festival Hall
MARIA RODÉS – Thursday 20 August, 7:45pm, Purcell Room
HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE – Thursday 20 August, 7:30pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall
BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE – Friday 21 August, 8pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall
PETRA HADEN – Friday 21 August, 7:45pm, Purcell Room
CARMEN CONSOLI – Friday 21 August, 7:30pm, Royal Festival Hall
ANNA CALVI – Saturday 22 August, 7:30pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall
JOHN LUTHER ADAMS: ACROSS A DISTANCE - Sunday 23 August, 2pm and 6pm, Across Southbank Centre site
MATTHEW HERBERT – Sunday 23 August, 7:30pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall
LONNIE HOLLEY – Monday 24 August, 7:30pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall
DAVID LONGSTRETH + GABI – Tuesday 25 August, 7:30pm, Royal Festival Hall
FRANCOIS & THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS + ZUN ZUN EGUI – Tuesday 25 August, 7:30pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall
YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS – Thursday 27 August, 7:30pm, Royal Festival Hall
GOB SQUAD: WESTERN SOCIETY – Wednesday 27 – Sunday 30 August, 7:45pm, Purcell Room
YOUNG JEAN LEE: WE’RE GONNA DIE – Thursday 27 August – Sunday 30 August, 7:30pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall
