The first acts set to play the Christine And The Queens-curated Meltdown Festival at London’s Southbank Centre this June have been announced.
And it’s a good list, mate. Real good.There’ll be two performances from Christine And The Queens for one thing. And beyond that, appearances from Sigur Rós, Warpaint, Django Django, Yemi Alade, Bat For Lashes, Oxlade, Moonchild Sanelly, Kokoroko, Jim Jarmusch’s Sqürl, Johnny Jewel, Serpentwithfeet, Let’s Eat Grandma, Lynks, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and Soap&Skin.
Like I said, a good list.“Art to save the city”, pronounces Christine And The Queens. “Ten nights that are ours. Southbank Centre filled with beloved artists, some I discovered recently, some I know are amazing performers and poets.
Dance. Theatre. Words and music. Friends and future friends. Raving, hopefully. Art to save the city! To free its contours and enliven the soul – it’s the why we do what we do.
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