
Little Simz to curate 30th edition of Meltdown Festival
The Southbank Centre has announced Little Simz as the curator of the 30th edition of its contemporary music festival, Meltdown.
Commenting on her curatorship, Little Simz said: “I'm super excited to be the 2025 Meltdown festival curator! My team and I are preparing eleven days of art, music, workshops and more. So many incredible artists have curated this festival so it's a true honour to be a part of it. Thank you to the Southbank Centre for having me. Meltdown 2025 the Simz way is going to be epic.”
Little Simz joins previous curators such as Chaka Khan, Christine and the Queens, Grace Jones, Nile Rodgers, Robert Smith, David Byrne, Yoko Ono, Anohni, Massive Attack, Jarvis Cocker, Patti Smith and David Bowie.
Little Simz’ Meltdown will take place from 12-22 June 2025. The first names will be announced in the Spring.
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