Meltdown Festival 2016 Announces Final Line Up Additions

Guy Garvey of Elbow is curating this years festival at the Southbank Centre. Additions to the line up include Laura Marling, Richard Hawley, Femi Kuti and Robert Plant, who will all perform between the 10th and 19th of June this summer. More information can be found HERE. 

Line up and dates below: 

Friday 10 June
HELEN WHITAKER – FRIDAY LUNCH – 1pm, Royal Festival Hall foyer
LIFT TO EXPERIENCE + support KIRAN LEONARD – 7:30pm, Royal Festival Hall
DRUNK AT VOGUE – Friday 10 June, 10:30pm, Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall

Saturday 11 June
THE BRYAN GLANCY STAGE – 2-7pm, Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall
MELTDOWN THE RIVER – 12:30pm & 6:30pm, Meltdown Party Boat (departs from Royal Festival Hall)
THIS IS THE KIT + support THREE CANE WHALE  – 7:00pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden
FEMI KUTI + support TIGGS DA  AUTHOR – 7:30pm, Royal Festival Hall
KOG & THE ZONGO BRIGADE / AFRIQUOI (DJ SET) – 10:30pm, Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall

Sunday 12 June
MELTDOWN CIRCUS DAY – 11:30am -5:30pm, across Southbank Centre’s site

Monday 13 June
I AM KLOOT + support THE PLUMEDORES  – Monday 13 June, 7:30pm, Royal Festival Hall

Tuesday 14 June
THE STAVES – Tuesday 14 June, 7:30pm, Royal Festival Hall
EVIDENTLY SPOKEN WORD NIGHT – Tuesday 14 June, 7:30pm, Blue Room at Royal Festival Hall

Wednesday 15 June
CONNAN MOCKASIN + support NZCA LINES – 7:30pm, Royal Festival Hall
STEVE – 10:30pm, Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall  

Thursday 16 June
RICHARD HAWLEY – 7:30pm, Royal Festival Hall

Friday 17 June
MANO MCLAUGHLIN – 5:30pm, Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall  
GUY GARVEY + support JESCA HOOP – 7:30pm, Royal Festival Hall
DIFFERENT STROKES NORTHERN SOUL NIGHT – 10pm-2am, Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall  

Saturday 18 June
THE BRYAN GLANCY STAGE – 1-7pm, Riverside Terrace
SNOOZETIME STORYTIME – 1-3:30pm, Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall
BEYOND THE BASSLINE – GUY GARVEY SPECIAL – 3pm, St Paul’s Roof Pavilion
LAURA MARLING + support MARIKA HACKMAN – 7:30pm, Royal Festival Hall
BIG BAND KARAOKE WITH THE MINI BIG BAND – 10pm-2am, Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall

Sunday 19 June
REFUGEES WELCOME – 1-7pm, across public spaces at Royal Festival Hall
THE BOAT WE’RE IN – FEAT: ROBERT PLANT, GUY GARVEY, NICK MULVEY, NADINE SHAH, JOSEPHINE ONIYAMA,