Not just music … Ono
and her son Sean Lennon visit gas drilling sites earlier this year, for
Artists Against Fracking. Photograph: Richard Drew/AP
It won't just be about music at this year's Meltdown – you can expect guest speakers, political campaigns and a silent disco too
Patti Smith, Boy George, Siouxsie Sioux and Iggy and the Stooges will be among the performers at this year's Meltdown festival, curated by Yoko Ono. For a week and a half in June, London's Southbank Centre will host everything from Immortal Technique's hip-hop to the Pet Shop Boys' take on Battleship Potemkin.
"I'm not pursuing big names for the sake of big names," Ono said in November, when her Meltdown role was announced. "I'm thinking along the lines of a concept, which is more refreshing. There will definitely be an element of feminism
and the plight of women … [and] I am thinking of having one or two
events where I ask men to say something strong about themselves too."
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