Brooding Bristolian trip-hoppers Massive Attack are the latest guests to be invited to curate London’s annual Meltdown Festival. Daddy G and 3D (a.k.a. Grantley Marshall and Robert Del Naja) have carefully handpicked an eclectic bunch of musicians to grace the halls of various venues on London’s South Bank in June.The band is following in the lofty footsteps of former Meltdown curators such as John Peel, Nick Cave, and Jarvis Cocker. But this incarnation of the festival must rank as one of the broadest so far. There can’t be many events that find space rockers Gong rubbing shoulders with post-punk figureheads Gang of Four.
Among the highlights are appearances from the inimitable Grace Jones, legendary Japanese electropoppers Yellow Magic Orchestra, and reggae great and longtime Massive Attack collaborator Horace Andy. And just to show how broad 3D and Daddy G’s record collections are, they’ve even scheduled an unlikely appearance from Belfast punks Stiff Little Fingers.
Here’s the full lineup:
MASSIVE ATTACK
June 14 and June 22
Among the highlights are appearances from the inimitable Grace Jones, legendary Japanese electropoppers Yellow Magic Orchestra, and reggae great and longtime Massive Attack collaborator Horace Andy. And just to show how broad 3D and Daddy G’s record collections are, they’ve even scheduled an unlikely appearance from Belfast punks Stiff Little Fingers.
Here’s the full lineup:
MASSIVE ATTACK
June 14 and June 22
GONG
June 14
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
June 15
Reggae Acoustic Songbook
HORACE ANDY + JOHNNY CLARKE + EARL 16 + PRINCE MALACHAI
June 15
REPRIEVE SCREENINGS
Taxi to the Dark Side and post-show talk with Moazzam Begg & Clive Stafford Smith
June 15
ELBOW + FLEET FOXES
June 16
THE NIGHT JAMES BROWN SAVED BOSTON
Screening
June 16
VANGELIS' BLADE RUNNER SOUNDTRACK
performed live by the Heritage Orchestra, mixed by Massive Attack
June 17
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS performing Inflammable Material
+ Mark Stewart & THE MAFFIA Showcase Edit
+ ADRIAN SHERWOOD
June 18
THE SHORTWAVE SET + MARTINA TOPLEY-BIRD
June 18
GRACE JONES
June 19
Massive Attack Presents Future Sounds of Hip-hop
DALEK + COOL KIDS + SHAPE OF BROAD MINDS + FLYING LOTUS
June 19
GANG OF FOUR + TOM TOM CLUB
June 20
TERRY CALLIER + ALOE BLACC
June 20
GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT / FUNKADELIC
June 21
TUNNG + LEILA
June 21
SAXON SOUND SYSTEM
+ MUSCLEHEAD + TIPPA IRIE + TREVOR SAX + PAPA LEVI
June 22
UNITED VISUAL ARTISTS
Installation Volume
June 13-22
REPRIEVE SCREENINGS
Taxi to the Dark Side and post-show talk with Moazzam Begg & Clive Stafford Smith
June 15
ELBOW + FLEET FOXES
June 16
THE NIGHT JAMES BROWN SAVED BOSTON
Screening
June 16
VANGELIS' BLADE RUNNER SOUNDTRACK
performed live by the Heritage Orchestra, mixed by Massive Attack
June 17
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS performing Inflammable Material
+ Mark Stewart & THE MAFFIA Showcase Edit
+ ADRIAN SHERWOOD
June 18
THE SHORTWAVE SET + MARTINA TOPLEY-BIRD
June 18
GRACE JONES
June 19
Massive Attack Presents Future Sounds of Hip-hop
DALEK + COOL KIDS + SHAPE OF BROAD MINDS + FLYING LOTUS
June 19
GANG OF FOUR + TOM TOM CLUB
June 20
TERRY CALLIER + ALOE BLACC
June 20
GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT / FUNKADELIC
June 21
TUNNG + LEILA
June 21
SAXON SOUND SYSTEM
+ MUSCLEHEAD + TIPPA IRIE + TREVOR SAX + PAPA LEVI
June 22
UNITED VISUAL ARTISTS
Installation Volume
June 13-22
SILENT DISCO
including DJs PEACHES + KIERAN HEBDEN (aka Four Tet)
June 13, June 14 and June 19-21
including DJs PEACHES + KIERAN HEBDEN (aka Four Tet)
June 13, June 14 and June 19-21
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Gong and YMO? I am so there!