Massive Attack's Meltdown: Line-up announced (2008)
Story by Jack Foley
MASSIVE Attack have announced the line-up for their Meltdown at London’s Southbank Centre from June 14 to 22, 2008.
The diverse bill includes performances by Massive Attack themselves, as well as Elbow, The Shortwave Set and Martin Topley-Bird and Grace Jones, as well as a performance of the Vangelis’ Blade Runner soundtrack performed live by the Heritage Orchestra and mixed by Massive Attack.
There will also be screenings of Shane Meadow’s Somers Town, In Prison My Whole Life and BUG: Massive Attack’s videos, not to mention Blade Runner: The Director’s Cut.
The line-up so far is…
June 14 & 22
Massive Attack
June 14
Gong
June 15
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 16
Elbow + Fleet Foxes
June 16
The Night James Brown Saved Boston (screening)
June 17
VANGELIS’ BLADE RUNNER SOUNDTRACK performed live by the Heritage Orchestra, mixed by Massive Attack
June 18
Stiff Little Fingers performing Inflammable Material + Mark Stewart & The Maffia Showcase Edit + Adrian Sherwood
June 18
The Shortwave Set + Martin Topley-Bird
June 19
Grace Jones
June 19
Massive Attack Presents Future Sounds of Hip-hop Dalek + Cool Kids + Shape Of Broad Minds + Flying Lotus
June 20
Gang Of Four + Tom Tom Club
June 20
Terry Callier + Aloe Blacc
June 21
George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic
June 21
Tunng + Leila
June 22
Saxon Sound System + Musclehead + Tippa Irie + Trevor Sax + Papa Levi
June 13-22
United Visual Artists (Installation Volume)
June 13, 14 and 19-21
Silent Disco including DJs Peaches + Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet)
More artists and events to be confirmed. Check back for updates including pre-show sessions with Trojan Sound System and Blast Theory’s Day Of The Figurines.
BFI Southbank: 020 7928 3232
BFI IMAX: 0870 787 2525