Greentea Peng And Dry Cleaning Among New Acts Announced For Grace Jones' Meltdown Festival
Monday, 11 April 2022
Written by Laura Johnson
Grace Jones' Meltdown festival has got even bigger.
Greentea Peng, Dry Cleaning, Eska, Alewya, Josey Rebelle, and Cktrl with the London Contemporary Orchestra have joined the line-up.
The event was originally set to take over London's Southbank Centre in June 2020 before being pushed back to 2021 and then 2022 in response to the coronavirus pandemic. A post from organisers reads:
"Before the Covid-19 pandemic, back when none of us knew what a furlough was and the only people to put a city on lockdown were Blue, we announced the initial artists of our 27th Meltdown festival; headlined and curated by the one and only Grace Jones. And now we take a huge step towards the festival’s realisation with the addition of 15 fresh acts to the line-up, and a second appearance of Jones herself."
Head below for the latest announcements.
What? A multi-day music festival that each year is curated by a different artist.
Where? Southbank Centre, London.
When? Rescheduled to June 10-19, 2022.
Who? New to the line-up are Greentea Peng, Dry Cleaning, Eska, Alewya, Josey Rebelle, and Cktrl with the London Contemporary Orchestra.
They join the previously announced Grace Jones — who will play two shows, one of which is billed as Up Close & Orchestral, Peaches, Skunk Anansie, Baaba Maal, Adrian Sherwood Time Boom x The Upsetters Dub Sessions, Oumou Sangare, Meshell Ndegeocello, The Love Unlimited Synth Orchestra, Lee Fields, Angélique Kidjo, John Grant, Big Joanie, Sky Ferreira, Dave Okumo ad Brilliant Corners, Honey Dijon, Hercules and Love Affair (DJ set), Cut Hands, Desire Marea, Kevin Richard Martin and Hatis Noit, Two Another, Skinny Pelembe, Shingai, Ben Hayes and Hector Plimmer, and Hot Congotronics, a special one-off concert and unique collaboration between members of Hot Chip and the Congolese collective Kasai Allstars.
Tickets? The next batch of tickets will go on sale on April 13. Head here for details.
FINAL ARTISTS ANNOUNCED for @gracejones' Meltdown! #MeltdownFest takes over the Southbank Centre site from 10 - 19 June 2022
Members On Sale | Tue 12 April
General On Sale | Wed 13 April
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