Meltdown 2007

Each year MELTDOWN offers a guest director the chance to produce his or her own fantasy festival, mixing artists and art forms, reflecting their own personal passions and interests.

This year, the Artistic Director is Jarvis Cocker, who'll curate nine days of multi artform events across all the spaces and venues of Southbank Centre.

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The festival programme is as follows:-

Crawling Kingsnakes
(featuring Bobby Gillespie, Kevin Shields and Douglas Hart) Xxteens, Forty Fives, Le Volume Courbe, The Dodoz and project Komakino

With DJs Jarvis Cocker, She Set and Danilo
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Saturday 16 June, 1.00pm-5.30pm

Motörhead + support Selfish Cunt
Royal Festival Hall, Saturday 16 June, 7.30pm
Tickets £35, £30, £25

Melanie + support Mathew Sawyer & the Ghosts
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Saturday 16 June, 7.45pm
Tickets £22.50, £20

Gonzales featuring Mocky
Purcell Room, Saturday 16 June, 7.30pm
Tickets £10

Northern Soul Night - tbc
Ballroom Floor, Saturday 16 June, post-show
non ticketed

Forest Of No Return
Hal Willner presents the Vintage Disney Songbook
Featuring Jarvis Cocker plus very special guests
Royal Festival Hall, Sunday 17 June, 7.30pm
Tickets £27.50 / £22.50

KPM Allstars
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Sunday 17 June, 7.45pm
Tickets £18.50, £16

Roky Erickson + support Clinic
Royal Festival Hall, Monday 18 June, 7.30pm
Tickets £25, £20

SUNN O))) + support Chrome Hoof
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Monday 18 June, 7.45pm
Tickets £15, £12.50

Saint Etienne presents Turntable Cafe
Ballroom Floor, Monday 18 June, post show
non ticketed

Devo + support DRUMIZE (SCOTCH EGG BAND)
Royal Festival Hall, Tuesday 19 June, 7.30pm
Tickets £45, £30

Forced Entertainment: Bloody Mess
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Tuesday 19 June, 7.45pm
Tickets £17.50, £15

Matthew Glamorre
Ballroom Floor, Tuesday 19 June, post show
non ticketed

Iggy & the Stooges + support Scout Niblett
Royal Festival Hall, Wednesday 20 June, 7.30pm
Tickets £32.50, £30

Jerry Dammers’ Spatial AKA Orchestra
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Wednesday 20 June, 7.45pm
Tickets TBC

Jarvis in conversation with Don Letts
Purcell Room, Wednesday 20 June, 6.30pm
Tickets £5

Don Letts DJ Set
Ballroom Floor, Wednesday 20 June, post show
non ticketed

John Barry & The London Philharmonic Orchestra
The cinematic works of John Barry chosen by Jarvis Cocker
Royal Festival Hall, Thursday 21 June, 7.30pm
Tickets £55, £45, £35, £25

Cornershop / Jeffery Lewis & The Meteorites
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Thursday 21 June, 7.45pm
Tickets £15

The Jesus & Mary Chain + support 1990s
Royal Festival Hall, Friday 22 June, 7.30pm
Tickets £27.50, £22.50

Optimo DJ’s - the Glasgow based club to host /DJ
Ballroom Floor, Friday 22 June, post show
non ticketed

Jarvis Cocker + support The Valerie Project
Royal Festival Hall, Saturday 23 June, 7.30pm
Tickets £27.50, £22.50

Lost Ladies of Folk
Featuring Bonnie Dobson, Wendy Flower and Susan Christie
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Saturday 23 June, 7.45pm
Tickets £17.50, £15

Desperate Sound System and more to be announced
Ballroom Floor, Saturday 23 June, post show
non ticketed

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