Following Ornette Coleman’s Meltdown, Southbank Centre have announced a packed programme of gigs and events between June and September.
Starting with burlesque singing sensation Camille O’Sullivan (28/29 June), gigs in the Royal Festival Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall include Emmy The Great (19 July), Marianne Faithful (20 July), Black Box Recorder (23 July), folk legend Buffy Sainte-Marie (28 July), The National (10 August), Laura Marling (11 August), An Evening with Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan (19 July), another chance to see Magazine on 1 September and Emiliana Torrini (13 September).
Southbank Centre’s third London Literature Festival (2 – 16 July) features appearances by Kate Nash and Peggy Sue (11 July) and Southbank Centre Artists in Residence Bellowhead bring to life Coleridge’s classic poem The Ancient Mariner in a free performance. The festival also features Shakespeare’s sonnets set to music by Gavin Bryars and guest composers Antony Hegarty, Mira Calix and Natalie Merchant.
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first moon landings, Silent Arena returns to Southbank Centre in a new setting with an extraterrestrial theme (17 July) and The Heritage Orchestra play the music of The Clangers alongside other lunar delights on (20 July).
Gurrumul, one of the most important Aboriginal voices, makes a rare London appearance (21 July) and Keith Jarrett (25 July) returns to the Royal Festival Hall.
Southbank Centre Ticket Office 0871 663 2538 / www.southbankcentre.co.uk
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who is supporting the national?
Yea definitely be up for that National one!
apparently Broken Records will be supporting The National (I think that’s what it says on last.fm), which I am quite pleased about, as their album seems enjoyable enough.
Broken Records are supporting, brilliant album. Tickets completely sold out though… the chance of getting your hands on them for love or alot of money is slim