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KEEPING UP WITH THE SMITHS
More names have been added to the swelling line-up for PATTI SMITH’s
MELTDOWN FESTIVAL.
The annual season at London’s South Bank Centre will this year be
curated by the punk icon to mark 30 years since the release of her
seminal work ‘Horses’. Smith performs the album in full on June 25
at the Royal Festival Hall.
Smith’s peers Television play two shows at the Queen Elizabeth
Hall on June 20-21. Meanwhile, the punk reunion will also see
former Voidods leader Richard Hell, who retired from music in 1984,
reading from his new novel ‘Godlike’ on June 18.
Elsewhere, Tori Amos and Marianne Faithfull join Smith, Yoko Ono,
Beth Orton, Sinead O'Connor and Kristin Hersh on the
‘Songs Of Innocence: Protest Song and Lullabies’ line-up at
the Royal Festival Hall on June 18.
That evening’s Jimi Hendrix-themed counterpoint, ‘Songs Of
Experience’ will now feature Joanna Newsom alongside Red Hot
Chili Peppers Flea and John Frusciante.
The festival is opened on June 11 by The Brian Jonestown
Massacre and Ed Harcourt, while Eels play June 12, both
at the QEH.
Tickets are available now via the South Bank Centre
Box Office on 08703 808 300 or online at
www.rfh.org.uk/meltdown.
※ 編輯: terissa 來自: 220.130.197.12 (05/13 17:09)