Access All AreasLittle Simz is to follow in the footsteps of acts including David Bowie, Grace Jones and Patti Smith to curate the thirtieth edition of the Southbank Centre’s Meltdown festival.
Billed by organisers as the ‘longest artist curated festival in the world’, Little Simz’ Meltdown will take place from 12-22 June. The first acts selected by her to perform at the event will be announced in the Spring.
Southbank Centre said that along with the headline acts, the eleven-day festival will include two weekends of free participatory programming, featuring grassroots collectives and local organisations.
Southbank Centre artistic director Mark Ball said, “Meltdown has become one of the most enduring and anticipated highlights of the annual music calendar, shaped each year by the spirit, imagination and artistry of its curator. Little Simz is becoming such a powerful influence in London and beyond and we’re delighted that for eleven days in June the Southbank Centre will become her cultural playground where she can fully explore her musicianship, her icons and her cultural passions.”
The venue complex’s head of contemporary music Jane Beese added, “We’re incredibly excited to witness the lineup she’ll curate and for the power of her great art, leadership and culture to bring people together on-site for our 30th year.”