YOKO ONO ANNOUNCES MELTDOWN FESTIVAL LINE-UP
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."