Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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Solange Knowles, queer-feminist Peaches and soul icon Barry White are just three of the acts Grace Jones has invited to the Southbank Centre as she curates this year's Meltdown festival which returns for its 27th year. Reggae great Jimmy Cliff, the musician who penned 'I Can See Clearly Now', Lee Scratch Perry, who returns after curating Meltdown in 2003, and Graces Jones herself perform - as the curator closes the festival with "an extraordinary new show unlike any other she has performed before". Look out for The Love Unlimited Synth Orchestra, Skunk Anansie, Baaba Maal, Oumou Sangare, Meshell Ndegeocello, Lee Fields and the Expressions, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and more also at the fantastic festival of contemporary music and culture. As curator, Grace Jones joins a long list of illustrious Meltdown maestros including Nile Rogers, David Bowie, James Lavelle and Yoko Ono, Morrissey, Elvis Costello and Jarvis Cocker.
About Southbank Centre
London's hub of cultural arts, The Southbank Centre announced in March 2013 that it's set for a £100 million revamp that will see the 1960s design finally move into the 21st century with a proposal that includes a floating glass pavilion, two more roof gardens, a space for riverside arts and a large pedestrian area. More about Southbank Centre
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London > Entertainment > Arts Centres
Belvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 | Same location as Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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Belvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 | Same location as Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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London > Entertainment > Live Music
Belvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 | Same location as Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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London > Attractions > Museums
Level 5, Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 | Same location as Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
The most comprehensive and accessible collection of poetry from 1914 in Britain, The Poetry Library within the Southbank Centre contains 90,000 items and is still growing. ... More

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South Bank, London SE1 | Same location as Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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Belvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 1 minute from Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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London > Shopping > Books
Riverside, Level 1, Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre, South Bank, London SE1 | Same location as Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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London > Shopping > Delicatessens
22 Cornwall Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 6 minutes from Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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Lower Marsh, South Bank, London SE1 | 7 minutes from Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
South Bank Centre, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 | Same location as Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
Food to go in its simplest form. Freeshly baked bread for hand-made made sandwhiches; home made soups; simple salads. Another high street option for fresh. fast ... More

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Unit 6, Royal Festival Hall Riverside, South Bank, London SE1 | Same location as Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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Unit 1, Royal Festival Hall Riverside, South Bank, London SE1 | Same location as Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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London > Education > Arts and Drama
Somerset House, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 7 minutes from Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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London > Education > Universities and Colleges
1 Sheffield Street, Holborn, London WC2A | 12 minutes from Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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24 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, WC2H | 13 minutes from Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
Westminster Bridge Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 4 minutes from Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
3 Belvedere Road, South Bank, South Bank, London SE1 | 4 minutes from Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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Upper Ground, South Bank, South Bank, London SE1 | 6 minutes from Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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London > Nightlife > Pubs
25 Roupell Street, South Bank, London SE1 | 6 minutes from Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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10 Northumberland Street, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 7 minutes from Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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62 Stamford Street, South Bank, London SE1 | 8 minutes from Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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Belvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 | Same location as Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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47 Villiers Street, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 6 minutes from Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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London > Business > Venue Hire
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 | Same location as Grace Jones: Meltdown Festival 2020
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