After teasing away (and even asking Radiohead over Twitter), MIA has confirmed the first batch of names lined up for this year’s curated Meltdown Festival, taking place between June 9th and June 18th.
Taking place the Southbank Centre, the series of shows confirmed today include nights with Young Fathers, Crystal Castles, Yung Lean, Mykki Blanco and more – before MIA herself rounds things out with a special headline show at the Royal Festival Hall on June 18th.
Speaking about the shows, MIA said:
“I hope you rate my curating. I’m happy and honoured to be a part of Meltdown amongst important artists who have contributed to keeping it real in the past. I’m bringing together new outlaw musicians from everywhere, who have all contributed to keeping things weird, exciting, opinionated, loud, emotional, brave or off the grid in the present climate. It’s a layered ten days of creative ideas, curated out of wanting to know these artists as well as knowing their art well.”
“Hopefully my contribution fills these summer days with vibez, wild ruckus, controlled chaos and good times, with a touch of education – working together to break boundaries with clashing identities, beliefs, styles and sexualities. Welcome to London, Summer 2017.”
With more dates and artists to be announced soon, it’s probably best you keep your eyes out – with MIA in charge, you know it’s going to be something pretty special.
Tickets for the run of shows are on sale from April 6th.
MIA’s confirmed Meltdown Festival programming so far includes:
JUNE
09 Young Fathers
10 Afrikan Boy
11 MHD/Mr Eazi
14 Yung Lean
15 I Wayne/Dexta Daps
16 Crystal Castles
17 Young M.A/Tommy Genesis
17 JD Samson/Mykki Blanco
18 MIA
Taking place the Southbank Centre, the series of shows confirmed today include nights with Young Fathers, Crystal Castles, Yung Lean, Mykki Blanco and more – before MIA herself rounds things out with a special headline show at the Royal Festival Hall on June 18th.
Speaking about the shows, MIA said:
“I hope you rate my curating. I’m happy and honoured to be a part of Meltdown amongst important artists who have contributed to keeping it real in the past. I’m bringing together new outlaw musicians from everywhere, who have all contributed to keeping things weird, exciting, opinionated, loud, emotional, brave or off the grid in the present climate. It’s a layered ten days of creative ideas, curated out of wanting to know these artists as well as knowing their art well.”
“Hopefully my contribution fills these summer days with vibez, wild ruckus, controlled chaos and good times, with a touch of education – working together to break boundaries with clashing identities, beliefs, styles and sexualities. Welcome to London, Summer 2017.”
With more dates and artists to be announced soon, it’s probably best you keep your eyes out – with MIA in charge, you know it’s going to be something pretty special.
Tickets for the run of shows are on sale from April 6th.
MIA’s confirmed Meltdown Festival programming so far includes:
JUNE
09 Young Fathers
10 Afrikan Boy
11 MHD/Mr Eazi
14 Yung Lean
15 I Wayne/Dexta Daps
16 Crystal Castles
17 Young M.A/Tommy Genesis
17 JD Samson/Mykki Blanco
18 MIA
