Posted February 14, 200817 yr Massive Attack's Meltdown Saturday 14 - Sunday 22 June 2008 Massive Attack have been announced as Artistic Directors of the 15th Meltdown festival at Southbank Centre. Following in the mercurial footsteps of previous directors John Peel, Robert Wyatt, Scott Walker, David Bowie, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Morrissey, Patti Smith and Jarvis Cocker, the band bring to bear their considerable creativity to this unique festival. Ever since emerging out of the Bristol club scene in the late 1980s, Massive Attack have always been musical innovators, pushing barriers forward with every release and working with a wide range of collaborators including Tricky, Portishead, Liz Fraser, Sinead O’Connor, Mos Def and Damon Albarn. During Meltdown they take over all 21 acres of Southbank Centre - including the riverside, Royal Festival Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall - for nine days of concerts, DJ sets, talks, films, and visual art as diverse as Massive Attack’s many influences and interests. The full line-up for Massive Attack’s Meltdown will be announced soon.
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