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10:01 AM GMT 23/02/2010
Richard Thompson will curate the 17th annual Meltdown festival, due to take place on London's Southbank between June 11 - 20.
"I am very excited to be hosting this year's Meltdown at Southbank Centre, " said the British folk-rock legend. "The wide-ranging programme reflects many of my interests and influences across many musical, visual and literary styles, and should provide some unique moments, unusual collaborations and juxtapositions. All this in the place where I saw my first concert in 1961 - such an honour!"
Artistic Director of the Southbank Centre Jude Kelly added: "From the precociously talented 17 year-old with folk-rock pioneers Fairport Convention, through his inspired partnership with Linda Thompson to classic solo albums and brilliantly crafted songs covered by the likes of Elvis Costello, David Byrne and R.E.M., few artists can claim to have maintained such musical virtuosity and songwriting excellence for so long. We are delighted and honoured that Richard Thompson has accepted our invitation to curate Southbank Centre's Meltdown Festival."
The full line-up for this year's festival will be announced over the coming months.
Previous Meltdown hosts include David Bowie, Morrissey, Patti Smith, Jarvis Cocker, Massive Attack and Ornette Coleman.
Thompson is currently touring the US.
For more on this year's event, click HERE.
Photo courtesy of C.Taylor Crothers/Corbis
Posted by Ross_Bennett at 10:01 AM GMT 23/02/2010
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